A new openly-gay character will be cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe very soon, according to Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo. Amid all the success that Marvel Studios has experienced over the last eleven years, the lack of diversity in their films has been a common and major criticism. It wasn’t until last year with Black Panther that a person of color was the lead of one of their films, while this year’s release of Captain Marvel marked the studio’s first female-led movie....

Social data stands to have a monumental impact on businesses—but only if marketers start tapping into its potential now. Most (89%) executives agree their company’s success will depend on how effectively it can use social data to inform marketing strategy, according to research conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of Sprout Social But currently, only 55% of marketers use social data to understand their target audience, 32% to analyze trends and 10% to inform business decisions, demonstrating that there is still a huge opportunity for improvement....

T-Mobile is extending its popular Music Freedom service, which allows unlimited use of Apple Music and other streaming music services without eating into your data allowance, to MetroPCS prepaid customers – albeit under a slightly different name. T-Mobile said that its Music Unlimited service would be available on a range of plans, starting from just $40/month. The company is also offering a Binge On equivalent, known as Data Maximizer. This compresses streaming video streams down to DVD quality to allow customers to stream three times as much video content for the same data usage … Music Unlimited includes more than 30 music streaming services, including Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, Slacker, iHeart Radio, and Google Play Music....

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsknmA96Jv0] Microsoft has previously aired commercials that targeted the iPad comparing multitasking and mocked Siri. Microsoft airs new commercials in time for the holidays that pits the Surface 2 against Apple’s iPad Air. These three new ads demonstrate that Windows 8 can handle hands free mode, multiple accounts and has a USB port. Microsoft’s first ad (above) shows the Surface 2 being propped up with the kickstand, using Bing’s Food and Drink app to demonstrate hands free mode....

Windows 10 1803 Cumulative Update KB4340917 Here is the list of the new fixes and improvements included in today’s new update: Addresses an issue that causes devices within Active Directory or Hybrid AADJ++ domains to unexpectedly unenroll from Microsoft Intune or third-party MDM services after installing provisioning package updates (PPKG). This issue occurs on devices that are subject to the Auto MDM Enrollment with AAD Token Group Policy. If you ran the script Disable-AutoEnrollMDMCSE....

Modern Family’s Haley Dunphy is the eldest of the Dunphy household and of the grandchildren. As the daughter of Claire and Phil, she’s one of the ditzier of the kids. Her sister Alex is the brainiac and her brother Luke is a charismatic entertainer. Haley, on the other hand, didn’t know what her best attributes or hobbies were besides being pretty. It took (around) nine seasons for Haley to finally realize she was capable of more mature and honest work and relationships....

Richard Madden reveals that there are a few more casting announcements for Eternals that have yet to come. Marvel Studios is launching a brand new superhero team with the Chloe Zhao movie. Boasting a star-studded ensemble, as it turns out, the list of actors involved in the project isn’t finalized just yet, with some still waiting to be formally revealed to the public. In conjunction with the official confirmation of the project at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige also unveiled the primary cast of Eternals with Angelina Jolie as Thena, Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite and Don Lee as Gilgamesh....

NetherRealm Studios, the developer behind Mortal Kombat 11, is under scrutiny this week after former employees and contractors spoke out about the “severe crunch” they experienced working for the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment company. All of their accounts detail a job that expected 80-100 work weeks and subtle coercion to keep up the breakneck pace, a story we keep hearing time and time again. Crunch has become more and more controversial recently, with studios like Rockstar Games making headlines for the practice....

However, we’re expecting that a software patch fix will gonna fix this issue most probably. Otherwise, the unit replacement needs to be done according to Motorola. The Motorola Edge+ is Motorola’s first mainstream flagship smartphone to be released after a couple of years. After focusing on the mid-range market for a few years, Motorola now aims to take on the premium segment once again. The phone screams premium and its specifications are on power with any flagship launched this year....

AutoSave Screenshots to OneDrive on Windows 10 To set up your screenshots to automatically save to OneDrive, right-click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar and select Settings. Then select the Backup tab and under the “Screenshots” section, check the “Automatically save screenshots I capture to OneDrive” box and click OK. Saving Screenshots to OneDrive There are many different ways to take screenshots in Windows natively without having a third-party program using the correct keyboard shortcut....

There are many video games set in worlds ruined by nuclear war or environmental disaster and at first glance the Metro may not seem to have much to separate it from similar first-person games like Fallout. Metro stands out with its attention to detail, giving players access to game mechanics like monitoring their gas mask in irradiated areas and forcing them to interact with different groups of survivors like the communist Reds, the Nazi inspired Fourth Reich, and the elite and protective Rangers....

Being a long time, loyal fan of the popular file sharing service FolderShare.com, I wasn’t exactly surprised by the announcement that Microsoft will be dumping the legacy FolderShare name (FolderShare was a Microsoft acquisition 12-18 months ago) and rebranding the services – Windows Live Sync. Granted, I “thought” the strategy would be to work the functionality into their Mesh.com service. However, I guess they’ve decided to keep things separate for now (and somewhat confusing) for Windows Live Sync, SkyDrive, and Mesh....

Update: Fortune reports that in a conference call, Huberty said her forecast was in part based on an estimated 10% drop in component orders. She noted that this could be due to robust inventories rather than weak demand, and that the numbers in the note were a ‘worst-case’ scenario. Huberty emphasized that she remains upbeat on Apple, citing a strong brand, loyal customers, R&D investment and other revenue streams compensating for weaker predicted iPhone sales....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/?v=hGdwUiTRn-I] Game maker Rovio today announced a milestone that is incredible no matter how you look at it: Their Angry Birds franchise (which consists of the games Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio) has hit the half a billion downloads mark. This makes Angry Birds the best-selling mobile game in the world and one of the most downloaded titles in the history of gaming. But an even bigger story is the Angry Birds merchandise....

While some say that the ’80s TV drama thirtysomething was simply about yuppies who complained all the time, the show offers up an intelligent look at friends navigating a crucial time in their lives. From Hope and Michael starting a family to Ellyn doing better in her professional than her personal life, from Melissa wondering if she would ever find happiness to Gary’s refusal to grow up, these characters stay in the minds and hearts of anyone who has watched the series....

The characters on Firefly are easily the most compelling part of the entire series. The concept of a space western is definitely a cool one, and the story is undeniably riveting in it’s own right, but ultimately the complex and charming characters are what make the series so memorable, even more than a decade and a half after it aired and was prematurely canceled. What made the characters of the series so memorable is that they were extremely different from one another, but each had a staggering amount of development considering how long the series actually lasted for....

When it comes to shipping, fans have many pairings they will put together. Some of these are canon, while others include characters who have never interacted. Some pairings are much more popular than others, however, whether they actually become canon or not. Steve and Bucky, commonly known as Stucky, is one of these ships. While it never became officially canon, there were so many things that happened in the MCU that made it seem like they would....

The band last month quietly made the entire Metallica back catalogue available through iTunes in the US and Canada, saying of the lack of international availability: “Our record company overseas doesn’t seem to want to play ball with us on this at the moment. Hopefully this will get sorted out ASAFP, but we didn’t want our fans in North America to have to wait any longer while our overseas record company tries to get their shit together!...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjo7zwrGA8w&feature=youtu.be] Updates: Tentacles: Enter the Dolphin: Released today on iOS for iPhone and iPad, Microsoft’s “Tentacles: Enter the Dolphin” was previously only available as a Windows Phone marketplace exclusive. Microsoft made its entrance into iOS gaming with the Kinectimals app released late last year, but that title wasn’t exactly aimed at the hardcore gamers. Microsoft describes the Press Play developed title as an “action packed, top-down platformer with fascinating 3D-animated Vein, Intestine and Brain levels....