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Fortunately, this is year three of the pandemic. Gone are the days when people would scramble to their local pharmacies in hopes of snagging the last stock of masks and, worst yet, resell them at inflated prices. Today you can find high-quality masks online that are proven to help keep you and your loved ones safe from contagious diseases. Here is a thoughtfully curated list of face masks and face coverings that are professionally-tested, effective in avoiding COVID, and available to buy right now....

For all of its greatness, Apple Pay hasn’t nearly killed the need to take your wallet with you wherever you go. But if you are like me, it has lightened your load a little bit. Instead of carrying around 5 credit cards, I now carry around one each of debit and credit. Combine that with some other de-Costanzifications (scan insurance cards and health club cards for instance) I’ve made recently, I can now consolidate my wallet into a few card slots....

Apple’s request to have the Apple Watch exempted from tariffs on Chinese imports has been approved. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Trade Representative approved the request on Friday in a letter to Apple. President Trump imposed 15% tariffs on a wide-ranging list of products imported from China last September, including the Apple Watch. The tariff was cut in half last month as part of the initial trade deal between the United States and China, but now the Apple Watch has been completely exempted....

A good example of this is OWASP’s list of free for Open Source Application Security Tools, which includes solutions for static, dynamic and interactive application security testing, and static code quality tools. Even though some of the solutions listed also have paid versions, for most use cases they are free, including their use in open-source projects. Security solutions do not necessarily have to be expensive, at least not in terms of licensing....

The Arrow series finale ended the show in the best way possible - after eight, long seasons, which helped spawn an expansive shared universe of DC shows. While Oliver Queen’s adventures as the Green Arrow ended in Crisis on Infinite Earths, the series finale is where the Emerald Archer got his proper ending. The eighth and final season was mostly used to set up the 5-hour crossover event while also serving as a love letter to its loyal viewers....

Following Apple’s earnings results yesterday, AT&T just announced its fourth-quarter results and highlighted record smartphones sales and a record 8.6-million iPhone activations. In its results, the company said that 16 percent of iPhone activations were to new customers, while it also noted that it saw the best quarter ever for Android sales. It all added up to record sales, the most ever among any U.S. carrier, with 10.2 million units sold during the quarter....

Avatar: The Last Airbender may be over, but that hasn’t stopped fans from coming up with theories left and right. Thankfully, with all of the extra materials coming out (the graphic novels as well as The Legend of Korra), fans have gotten a chance to learn the accuracy of some of their theories. Understandably, some of these fan theories ended up being nothing but wishful thinking. But other fan theories? They were spot on....

Co-director Joe Russo says that Avengers: Endgame’s tone is very different from Avengers: Infinity War. In less than a month, Marvel Studios will wrap up the 22-film arc that they have been unspooling since 2008’s Iron Man. A direct sequel to last year’s Avengers 3, the Phase 3 capper will be the fourth MCU project for the Russo Brothers and writers Stephen Markus and Christopher McFeely. Having the privilege and burden to follow-up such a well-received film, the pressure to deliver is not lost on the foursome, but at this point, they seem to know how exactly they’re going to wrap-up this massive narrative....

Warning: SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame Avengers: Endgame just teased Black Widow’s father ahead of her solo movie - but who exactly is Ivan Petrovich? In Marvel Comics, he is her guardian, but not her birth father. However, that doesn’t look to be the case in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When Black Widow and Hawkeye travel to Vormir in Avengers: Endgame, Red Skull calls her “Natasha, daughter of Ivan.” This may have seemed like an unimportant piece of information, but she later confesses that she did not know her father - or at least that “Ivan” was her true father until this cosmic figure claimed it to be so....

Peter Weber from The Bachelor recently compared his bloody set injury to a murder scene. Weber became tabloid fodder and the butt of a Halloween parody by fellow Bachelor alum Nick Viall following an injury he sustained while filming season 24. The accident happened while Weber was in Costa Rica on the quest to find his wife. The show was taping one of its infamous dating segments in the Central American country when Weber, while in a golf cart, had a nasty altercation with its windshield....

The funding follows a $335 million Series D round last May and will be used to hire more people and expand the already growing customer base that spans 16 markets and five regions. Back Market co-founder and CEO Thibaud Hug de Larauze told ZDNet that a major focal point for the company this year would be expanding brand awareness and the benefits of refurbished devices. “Our goal is to make refurbished electronics the first choice for tech purchases,” Hug de Larauze said....

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet game have got quite popular nowadays due to its ability to explore Tera Raid missions in the game itself. Pokémon game titles have always been a point of discussion among Pokémon fans as they allow you to explore the Pokémon world in detail and bring back childhood memories. Today in this guide, we will share some of the Best Dachsbun Tera Raid Build available in the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet game....

With the Pokemon GO Throwback Challenge live, Obstagoon makes its addition to the game. By hatching Zigzagoon through the 7-Kilometer eggs, all the trainers have the chance to evolve it into Obstagoon in Pokemon GO. As most players in Pokemon GO might’ve already evolved and got Obstagoon, the next necessary step that they should take is finding the best movesets for Obstagoon to use in battles. As Obstagoon in Pokemon GO will learn multiple moves through the progression, it is vital to know what to keep and what to leave behind....

Click image for Retina display resolution Several of Apple’s popular Mac apps received updates today after the opening keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Many of the updates help apps take full advantage of the new 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro’s display. The details for Final Cut Pro, Aperture, and iPhoto are below. Final Cut Pro: Final Cut Pro received a small update today that included enhancements for the MacBook Pro’s Retina display and improvements to overall stability....

While Apple has been mostly mum on the numbers behind Apple Watch sales so far, Best Buy is standing behind the iPhone maker’s general message that the Apple Watch has been a hit with customers. The electronics retailer started selling Apple Watches this month in select stores, first in the United States and later in Canada, and today Best Buy’s CEO Hubert Joly said Apple Watch demand has been “so strong” both online and in stores as the retailer plans to carry the smartwatch at even more locations....

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install a .watchface File on your Apple Watch. The latest watchOS 7 has bought in a ton of new features. Sleep Tracking, Hand Washing Detection, Spacial Audio, and Watchface Sharing are just some of the noteworthy ones. As for this guide, our focus will be on the last one. Apple Watch beholds a plethora of customization options. You could tailor-make it as per your preferences, using different colors, images, and on-screen app widgets....

The way that Apple Watch podcast downloads are counted is being changed, to avoid double-counting which occurred with the original approach. The issue only occurs with Apple’s own Podcasts app. This change means podcasts will see their audience number appear to fall – and, indeed, for Apple Watch listeners to more-or-less disappear altogether … The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) recently announced the problem in somewhat technical terms. AdTech made a better job of turning this into plain English....

Apple has quietly added a line on its CarPlay microsite acknowledging that it will indeed support the feature in existing cars through aftermarket systems. Specifically, Alpine and Pioneer are listed under the line “And you’ll soon be able to add CarPlay to your current car with an aftermarket system.” The companies announced earlier this week plans to update existing in-dash display systems with CarPlay compatibility through firmware updates. While the announcements had the full weight of credibility, Apple recognizing these brands specifically on its microsite is a significant development as the company has only pushed upcoming vehicles as having the feature up until now....

A disgruntled Apple customer is attempting to bring a new class-action suit against the company, claiming that replacement devices received under the AppleCare+ protection plan were not “like new,” despite being presented as such as part of the policy. Buyers involved claim that by providing refurbished devices as replacements, Apple breached the AppleCare contract… The suit was launched by Joanne McRight, a Texas woman who was given an iPhone 5 in 2012....

The DC Extended Universe is set to have a big year in 2017, with Wonder Woman and Justice League both rolling out and The Batman set to begin shooting (as soon as they find someone who wants to direct it). In 2018, DC will send Aquaman to theaters as a follow-up to the character’s appearance in Justice League (he was of course already seen briefly in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and that film too has long been scheduled to begin shooting in 2017....