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A newly documented entitlement will allow app developers to request privileged access to RAM on iOS and iPadOS. This system entitlement has existed in prior iOS versions as a private escape hatch, used by some internal processes. The change from private to public means that third-party app developers will be able to take advantage of it where appropriate. This will be especially useful on the latest-generation iPad Pro with M1 chip, where available system RAM can reach 16 GB but the standard RAM-per-app limit is only 5 GB....

The Arrow midseason finale threw our team of heroes several devastating curveballs, with fugitive Diggle (David Ramsey) getting caught, Curtis’s (Echo Kellum) husband leaving him because of his secret vigilantism, and Evelyn (Madison McLaughlin) being revealed as a mole for Prometheus. That formidable villain’s worst deed yet was tricking Oliver (Stephen Amell) into killing Felicity’s (Emily Bett Rickards) boyfriend, Detective Malone (Tyler Ritter). That wasn’t the only major twist, however. A distraught Oliver returned to the Arrow cave only to find a surprisingly alive Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy)....

Bitcoin has been surging at an unprecedented pace over the last few days, starting the week at just under $10,000 and rocketing to over $18,000 for a brief period today. Now, in conjunction with the crytpocurrency’s rise, popular Bitcoin wallet Coinbase has become the most dowloaded app in the United States… As first noted by Recode, Coinbase ranked around 400th on the free chart in the App Store less than a month ago, but has spiked to #1, beating out the likes of YouTube, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram....

I have precisely zero regrets about the purchase. In a nutshell, here’s why: This is Not a Chrome OS Review First, I want to establish that I am not reviewing Chrome OS. For that, I suggest you read Dave Greenbaum’s post: Why I Love My Chromebook (and You Should Too). As Dave puts it, a Chromebook is like having a bike in addition to your car. For short trips, having a lightweight vehicle that puts a minimal amount of machine between you and the world is much more enjoyable....

Update: In a statement to TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino, Apple says it is committed to protecting user privacy: Facebook is removing its controversial and spyware-like Onavo Protect application from the App Store. The Wall Street Journal reports today that Apple has ruled the app as being in violation of its data-collection policies. The report explains that apple informed Facebook earlier this month that Onavo Protect violated new App Store Guidelines. Following that communication, Apple and Facebook officials met several times last week, with at least one of those meetings taking place at Apple Park, sources said....

AT&T U-Verse customers will be pleased to learn that today they have access to new content on their iPhone and iPad. The WatchESPN app was previously available to most that subscribe to an ESPN package, but up until today AT&T U-Verse subscribers were not included. With update to version 1.6.6 today, U-Verse customers can now access live streaming feeds from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPNU directly from within the universal iOS app for iPhone and iPad....

iPhone-controlled drones have become popular lately for capturing stunning video like Apple’s Campus 2 in addition to offering pure recreational fun, and AT&T has a vision for how drones could go further and actually improve the LTE connection to your iPhone. While detailing how the network is already using drones in the field, AT&T imagines a future where drones could be used as cellular repeaters to provide boosted LTE signals in temporarily packed venues and other hard-to-reach locations where towers may not be enough:...

Oscar screeners of Avengers: Endgame ignore the fact that it’s a superhero movie. The culmination of the 23 MCU films, Avengers: Endgame is the highest-grossing movie of all time. Marvel’s success, which began in 2008 with Iron Man, has provoked a divisive reaction from other filmmakers. The most notable of these reactions are, of course, the comments made by renowned directors Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. In The Avengers, Nick Fury says “There was an idea....

A side-by-side trailer comparison shows the considerable difference in screen size between the IMAX version of Avengers: Endgame and the standard version. The fourth Avengers film, whose title was only recently revealed after a long period of suspense, is set to arrive a year after the universe-shattering events of 2018’s blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War. Details about the new movie are being kept a closely guarded secret, but fan theories abound as to how the remaining Avengers and their friends will band together to reverse the tragic events brought about by the Mad Titan Thanos....

Avengers: Endgame co-writer Stephen McFeely explains the lack of a Hulk-Thanos rematch in the movie. The five-year time jump in the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed flick allowed the surviving heroes to move on from their defeat from Thanos (Josh Brolin) in Avengers: Infinity War. Captain America (Chris Evans) hosted group discussions, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) manned the Avengers HQ and monitored everybody’s whereabouts, while Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) finally got the quiet family life he so wished for....

Update 2/5: Auction just wrapped up at $3,250 just over the estimated value. Former Beats Music CEO and current Apple employee Ian Rogers is participating in a charity fundraiser through the online auction site Charitybuzz. With the estimated value pegged at $3,000, the fundraiser has a starting bid of $600, and runs for two weeks starting today. The highest bidder will have the opportunity to meet the former Beats Music CEO in either Los Angeles (where Beats is headquartered) or Cupertino (near Apple’s campus) for a private lunch meeting....

After a bit of restructuring and some acquisitions to help accelerate development of its Beats Music streaming service, an executive at the company confirmed to TNW today that the service will officially launch on iOS, as well as on the web and Android, in the next few months. President and COO Luke Wood also shared some details on how the service will work compared with iTunes Radio and other competitive streaming services....

Warzone 2 Season 1 Reloaded is here with a bunch of new surprises! The players are excited to complete the new missions and events to get some more cool rewards. This season will bring some new adventurous missions that you will surely love to play. To complete those missions, you need to have the best weapons along with the best loadout. The loadout is the extra attachments, perks, and equipment which is added to the gun to make it more stable and powerful to use....

Ring As per the official description, ‘Ring is a free and universal communication platform which preserves the users’ privacy and freedoms.’ Ring is a complete peer to peer network and you are automatically assigned a ring id when you install ring to your device. This ring id is essential to make calls to other ring users. You can also use SIP(Session Initiation Protocol ) numbers with ring to call other SIP users....

As the launch of its premium subscription service, Apple TV+ nears closer, news about another original show has surfaced. The latest is an adaptation of the award-winning Israeli TV show, False Flag. As reported by Deadline, Apple is working on a remake of Keshet International’s Hebrew-language TV show, False Flag. The thriller and was created by Amit Cohen and Maria Feldman. Here’s a summary of the show’s first season: False Flag was an award winner at Series Mania and was available on Hulu as well as internationally....

There are a lot of interesting announcements this Sunday morning. Here is a rundown, but make sure to hit us with anything else you find in the comments below. iFixit offers a special tool for opening the new iPad, which is reinforced with extra glue: From the makers of Doxie comes Shreddie, the portable document shredder. ThinkGeek —whose previous entry, the iCade, became a real product— introduced us to Hungry Hungry Hippos for iPad:...

Now, a fresh report coming from business publication Reuters seems to be suggesting that Taiwanese company Asus could actually be interested in taking over the company. Of course, this is actually a bold statement, but that’s how these deals usually get born – from an idea, a hearsay or somebody’s hot beans spilled all over. This time, it’s apparently Asus’ CEO Johnny Shih who made the comment in response to questions raised at its annual general meeting....

Asustor Marketing Manager Jack Lu told ZDNet that the company is “going to release a recovery firmware for support engineers today for users whose NAS is hacked so they can use their NAS again.” “However, encrypted files can not be recovered unless users have backups,” Lu added. Asustor released a warning on Wednesday that the Deadbolt ransomware was being used in attacks affecting Asustor devices. It announced that the myasustor....

WARNING: Spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. Avengers: Endgame resolves a major plot hole in Avengers: Age of Ultron. As far as Kevin Feige is concerned, the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are “The Infinity Saga.” They’re a single narrative, one that runs from 2008’s Iron Man all the way through to Avengers: Endgame. Although Spider-Man: Far From Home will essentially serve as an extended epilogue, that story is now complete....

When Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to eliminate half of all life in Avengers: Infinity War, the whole world seemed to suffer, but there were some people that used this tragedy for their own benefit. The repercussions of the snap that rocked the universe in Infinity War are explored in various parts of Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home. Endgame deals heavily with the emotional pain and hardship that came with the snap, but Far From Home looks at it from a different viewpoint....