I’ve said more than once that I’m relaxed about Apple’s decision to fit only USB-C ports in the new MacBook Pro. I’d rather have to pay for two adapters and one cable now than be stuck with outdated ports for most of the 4-5 years I expect to keep the machine. But I discovered that Apple did have one more hidden extra cost in store for 2016 MacBook Pro buyers: the $69 (13-inch model) or $79 (15-inch model) power adapter the company sells as an accessory doesn’t include the USB-C cable you need to actually, you know, use it …...

Update: Patently Apple spotted an Apple patent published the day after this piece, in which the company shows a drawing of a touchscreen MacBook. No conclusions should be drawn from this, however: the patent is a generic touchscreen one, and it’s common for Apple to cover all the bases when it comes to protecting potential applications of its inventions. With Apple touting the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with keyboard as a full replacement for a PC, the company seems to have moved on from Steve Jobs’ view that touchscreens are not meant to be vertical....

It has become quite essential in the present time to involve a smartphone in our life. Without the involvement of the same, nothing is possible and that’s one of the leading reasons for the enhancement of smartphone sales globally. Some legendary gadgets have been known to provide users far beyond what they actually expect. Users can simply assure everything in their life once they invest in them. If you are planning to gift yourself a stunning smartphone that makes your life easier, surely Asus Zenfone 6 is the one you should consider....

If you have recently tried to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons using its online features, then you must have come across communication error. You might experience this despite a flawless internet connection. The communication error happens when you try to connect with a friend’s town. It goes on to a certain extent and even allows you to see their island but never loads completely. The Nintendo console stops responding, and it often becomes an aggravating task....

Understanding the configuration file for each web server instance is key to successfully running lighttpd. This tutorial will also cover adding PHP support for your web servers. Lighttpd ​Configuration Options After installing lighttpd, we will begin by creating a file that defines the web server settings. Let’s call this ‘example.conf’ in the home directory. We will simply copy the default config file found in /etc/lighttpd. This is a standard ‘....

During this morning’s conference call where Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer announced a new dividend and share repurchase program, Cook was asked about first weekend sales for the new iPad. The new iPad officially launched in 10 countries on March 16 to the usual long lines outside Apple retail stores. The company also quickly sold out of initial online preorders leading up to the launch....

Create Custom Podcast Stations Install or update the Podcasts app to the latest version if you haven’t already. Launch it and tap My Stations at the bottom. The next screen will give you an overview of what My Stations is. Tap Get Started. The next screen will have a few default stations. To make your own, tap the New Station button, then type in a name for the new station you’re creating....

According to its producers, Black Lightning was a late addition to Crisis on Infinite Earths, but plays a significant role in the Arrowverse crossover. Since its debut in January 2018, Black Lightning has been the odd man out among The CW’s DC superhero TV series. The well-received show is currently on its third season, but has remained separate from the Arrowverse (officially, that is) up until this point. By comparison, four of the other five Arrowverse series started off as part of the franchise, and Supergirl was brought into the fold after its first season aired on CBS....

Carrie Ann Inaba, one of the judges on Dancing with the Stars, opened up about her visceral reaction to James Van Der Beek’s elimination, after it was revealed that his wife Kimberly had suffered a miscarriage. Carrie Ann called the decision “heartbreaking,” adding that after the show aired she went home and vomited. On Monday’s episode of the reality show juggernaut, judges decided to save pair Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber, instead of James and his partner Emma Slater....

Reportedly, the latest X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix, doesn’t have a post-credits scene. Dark Phoenix is the final mainline X-Men movie as part of 20th Century Fox’s X-franchise. The series kicked off way back in 2000’s X-Men, which inspired a full trilogy that concluded with X-Men: The Last Stand, an adaptation of The Dark Phoenix Saga comic book storyline. However, The Last Stand wasn’t well received by comic or movie fans, and Fox ultimately rebooted the franchise with X-Men: First Class....

Multi-time WWE champion and Hollywood star Dave Bautista unleashed a verbal smackdown after Arrow’s Stephen Amell questioned his WrestleMania match. Bautista - who wrestled simply as Batista - was of course one of WWE’s top stars for a long time, racking up accolades and pay-per-view main events like there was no tomorrow. Since hitting it big with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy though, Bautista has primarily focused on his acting career, picking up big roles in films like Spectre and Blade Runner 2049, and reprising Drax the Destroyer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Kojima Productions has announced that Death Stranding has officially gone gold. This means that the game has completed development, has been printed onto a master disc, and is headed out to manufacturers to be mass produced leading up to its street date on November 8. It’s been a strange and interesting road to release for Hideo Kojima’s latest game. Death Stranding was announced at E3 2016, and despite Kojima’s admission that development was slightly behind schedule, the game was eventually given a solid launch date of November 8....

Whilst Apple is touting the LG 5K UltraFine as the best choice for pro Mac owners today, Dell is launching a ‘5K’ display of its own … $5K that is. Leapfrogging the market, the UltraSharp UP3218K is the ‘world’s first’ 8K consumer monitor with an insane 7680×4320 resolution. With a screen size of 31.5 inches, the IPS panel touts a 279 PPI pixel density easily exceeding the Retina bar for desktop computer displays (the 5K iMac has 217 PPI)....

After a disastrous reception, Bungie is changing course on a key system in Destiny 2’s Trials of Osiris: Artifact levels will no longer affect the PVP gameplay. Players joining Trials will find their power unaffected by any Artifact abilities. This is a sharp reversal of the plans previously announced for the game mode. Trials of Osiris was a popular PVP mode from Destiny 1 which pitted three-player teams against each other in a battle of skill, with the most powerful weapons the teams could find....

Smartphones are the elements that simply let you understand the chemistry behind the world. The rising craze especially among youngsters for this gadget gave reasons to innovative minds to show their true skills and design smartphones that are no less than a wonder. Several smartphone makers across the globe have offered their best to the users and almost every modern person in the present time understands and values these gadgets. If you are looking for something simply amazing, Huawei is one of the best available options right now....

The budget smartphone vendor Infinix comes with great smartphones. In the new Infinix Note 7 Lite, the brand has also provided DTS Audio technology. The smartphone pairs with Helio P22 SoC, quad rear cameras, 5,000 mAh battery, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, and runs on the latest Android 10. Thus, smartphones are amazing devices to be invested in and it needs utmost care when you use it in day to day life....

One of the famous sayings about technology is it can be a ban or a boom. Surviving in the modern world without technology is next to impossible for humans. It is actually the technology that is making things possible for us to manage and perform. Therefore, one always needs the powerful gadgets to access the technology available to us. Despite having several other widgets, smartphones are the best that can be trusted over them....

Spending a day without a smartphone is like spending 100 years in the present time. This is simply because a gadget like this is helpful in each and every task. It simply makes us feel that life is full of entertainment and excitement. Smartphones these days even control emotions and mood and because of the very same reason, everyone loves to buy gadgets that are best in every aspect. There is nothing wrong to say that limitless options are available in the market these days and even if you apply multiple filters, options are still huge in number....

There is hardly any other device which is as useful as a smartphone to humans. This fact doesn’t need a lot of explanation as more and more people are already well-familiar with the same. Well, you might have no idea but in the present time, smartphones are there in almost every pocket and on an average basis, every modern man spends around 4 hours regularly using this gadget. This clearly indicates how addicted we are to devices like these and there is probably nothing wrong to say that phones are the prime needs of humans....

iOS 14 was a major release for the platform, adding things like widgets, the App Library, updates to Messages, a redesigned Siri, and so much more. It was lauded as a key feature update so it would only be natural for iOS 15 to be a smaller update focused on refinements. While brainstorming what made the most sense for an iOS 15 concept, I had to weed out lots of ideas....