While Mad Men doesn’t really have an outright ’evil’ character throughout the entire series, Pete Campbell is certainly the main character who can be most associated with that role. While he does have some good qualities, there are many moments when he really does get under the skin of the audience. Everything Pete does seems to be from a good place in his own head. However, the vast majority of his decisions are incredibly selfish and with his rise in business in mind, no matter how much hurt it costs other people around him....

Mazda CarPlay plans took a step forward today when the company announced a retrofit option for some older models. Mazda was named as a CarPlay partner way back in 2015, but it wasn’t until this year that it finally launched the option on new cars, starting with the Mazda6. It promised a Mazda CarPlay option for older cars at the time, and says that this is now available … It’s available for 2014 cars or newer, and they need to have the Mazda Connect infotainment system fitted, as it is this which gets upgraded to add CarPlay support....

Kim’s Convenience is one of the greatest hidden gems on television. The show follows the day-to-day life of a convenience store owner and his family. The family is made up of Appa: the patriarch, Umma: the matriarch, Janet: the artsy daughter, and Jung: the sporty son. They are an immigrant family from Korea, making a life now in Toronto, Canada. The sitcom is witty, has a big heart, and most importantly is downright hilarious....

At its Build developer conference this year, Microsoft revealed a new “Your Phone” application that it hopes will make iOS and Android devices work better with Windows 10 PCs. The app bring things such as photos, texts, and more directly from your smartphone to your Windows PC. One key missing feature, however, is iMessage support – but Microsoft says it would love to work with Apple to change that… In a thorough interview with The Verge, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore and Shilpa Ranganathan explain that some things are harder to bring to the new Your Phone application than others....

Microsoft always says it takes its security seriously, and now the company has confidently stated they will begin paying players to hack their Xbox One systems. Bug bounties, as they are often called, are a popular way for companies to easily find flaws in their software and hardware, with actual users doing all the hard work for them. This allows companies to save money on researching issues while still getting the job done with the help of people who use the products on a regular basis....

An annual Brand Intimacy survey – designed to determine which brands generate the strongest emotional bonds with consumers – has once again given top billing to Apple … The findings are based on a survey of 6,000 consumers across the USA, Mexico and United Arab Emirates. Apple topped out the list last year too, but this time brand agency MBLM provided a separate ranking for younger consumers, and tells us that Apple took the #1 slot in both....

Mobile phone billing – also known as carrier billing – for Apple ID purchases is now available in a further seven countries in the world. This allows people to pay through their mobile phone bill for App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books purchases – as well as Apple Music subscriptions … Apple has gradually been rolling out the the facility since 2015, with previous waves including Germany, Austria, Italy, Singapore and Russia....

Almost three out of four of us (71%) check our phones within 10 minutes of waking up. If we are on our expensive phones most of the day, do we really get anything in return? Well, Mode Mobile has released an app for Android phones that enables users to do just that. The Mode Earn app, is a rewards-based app that gives phones users the opportunity to earn supplemental income, up to $600 per year or more, for doing everyday activities such as listening to music, or playing games on a mobile device....

Modern Family’s Gloria Pritchett is known for being feisty, overprotective, and passionate. Hailing from Columbia, she keeps her roots and home country’s traditions alive while she raises her two sons in America. However, her dedication to being an overbearing mother and wife can sometimes land her in hot water. On the show, Gloria gets herself into hilarious situations because of her fiery personality. You can compare her to a modern-day Lucille Ball from I Love Lucy....

For the past 10 years, Modern Family has gifted us with corny dad jokes, parenting struggles, and relatable moments for anyone with a large family. We’ve seen all the kids grow throughout the years — Luke was only 10 when the show started — and saw relationships mend and strengthen through the hard times, like DeDe’s death. However, out of all the wonderfully unique couples on Modern Family, none are quite as adorable as Phil and Claire Dunphy....

One of the co-creators of Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon, recently spoke up about wanting to see the likes of Scorpion or Sub-Zero joining the roster of Super Smash Bros Ultimate – stating that it would feel like a personal stamp of approval for his fighting game series. Fans of Nintendo’s crossover fight title the world over are always anticipating news of the next gaming character that’ll be joining the fray. This holds especially true after Nintendo pulled the curtain back on Smash Ultimate’s Fighter Pass Vol....

One of the brands that seem to transcend to all people of all ages is LEGO. I am continually amazed by how the company continues to create unique products. LEGO Harry Potter products are some of my all-time favorites, and my kids play with LEGO products almost every day. LEGO products aren’t just for offline play, though. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been testing the LEGO Education SPIKE Prime kit...

Freeform releases the first trailer for Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger starring Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph as titular superheroes Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, respectively. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been expanding since it was first introduced, but the television side has been particularly growing in recent years. Following the premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC, Marvel TV launched The Defenders universe on Netflix, which will include a total of six separate series by the end of 2017....

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a sitcom full of cheerful characters in bright and colorful clothing with a wacky tone. The Netflix show, created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock (who gave us 30 Rock), just finished its final and fourth season. While everyone wants to laugh their butts off while watching a good sitcom, it’s crucial that the people are interesting to watch and that there is more going on than just characters who say silly stuff and are in weird situations....

Shreya Patel, an Associate Software Engineer, is part of this quickly growing team. After starting her career in healthcare, she pursued her curiosity about technology by enrolling in Dev Bootcamp, an 18-week coding bootcamp here in Chicago. We see coding bootcamps as a great way to begin a career transition: These experiences typically teach students not only how to program, but how to learn and collaborate in a fast-paced environment....

Learn how to secure both your corporate environment and your personal computer, provided that you use Exchange-based clients such as Outlook, Calendar and the default Mail for Windows app. What is the Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover Protocol? According to a post by Microsoft, the Autodiscover protocol minimizes the effort needed for the configuration of clients by offering them Exchange features. When dealing with Exchange Web Services (EWS) clients, it is used to find the EWS URL....

Windows 10 September Patch Tuesday This update will cover all three current versions of Windows 10 and will bump your build to 19043.1237, 19042.1237, and 19041.1237 repectively. Here are the highlighted fixes with this update: Addresses an issue that causes PowerShell to create an infinite number of child directories. This issue occurs when you use the PowerShell Move-Item command to move a directory to one of its children. As a result, the volume fills up and the system stops responding....

Minecraft Pocket Edition, the iOS version of the popular Minecraft PC game, is getting what developer Mojang says is the app’s biggest update yet today. Version 0.9.0 introduces a number of new features carried over from the original game including infinite worlds, much improved caves, wolves, new items, and much, much more. In addition, Mojang is bringing over new biomes from the PC version of the game with mesas, jungles, swamps and extreme hills, and you’ll also notice abandoned mineshafts, villages and “new feature generation, including lakes, vines and monster rooms....

Pom Klementieff, who plays Mantis in the MCU, has officially joined the cast of Mission: Impossible 7 and 8. While a lot of franchises begin to show their age by the time they get to their seventh installment, most would agree the Mission: Impossible films have only continued to improve with time. Last year’s Mission: Impossible - Fallout, for example, was the best-reviewed entry yet, despite being the sixth movie overall....

Recent Mission: Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson confirms she’ll be back for Mission: Impossible 7. Ferguson made her debut as special agent Ilsa Faust in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, where she formed an alliance with Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt. She was the breakout star of the film, with some fans even hoping she might get a spinoff of her own. Instead of doing a solo movie, Ferguson returned for Mission: Impossible - Fallout last year, though the reunion with Ethan wasn’t a smooth one, as their individual missions momentarily made them adversaries....