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It looks as if fans of Magic: the Gathering Arena will be able to play the formerly PC-only title on mobile devices later this year, according to a recent earnings call. Commonly abbreviated to Magic Arena, the video game version of the popular Magic: the Gathering card game released in September of 2019 for Windows computers as a free-to-play title developed and published by the card game’s longtime distributor Wizards of the Coast....

It is the secret usage of computing processing power to mine cryptocurrency. This can lead to security breaches and can greatly impact the computer resources which are available. For instance, IT systems can freeze, personal data can be lost, and gaps can be created that other Cyber attackers can further exploit. In the past, Crypto jacking was used in drive-by malicious schemes. It occurred when the victim unknowingly installed a malware that secretly mined cryptocurrency....

As it did last year, Apple is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day by using its homepage to display a full-page photo and another equally timely quote. The quote is from a letter King wrote while incarcerated in the Birmingham city jail … Tim Cook also tweeted another MLK quote. On #MLKDay, let us remember our own duty to do good. As King said: “In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late....

Martin Scorsese’s take on the MCU is correct to a degree, but also ignores plenty of qualities the franchise has that prove him wrong. In a recent interview promoting The Irishman, Scorsese claimed that, despite trying to invest and enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, he hadn’t managed to connect with them. Scorsese argued that Marvel’s modern superhero movies were “not cinema” and lacked “human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences....

Comic fans had no idea that when a mysterious young superheroine showed up with the powers of a younger, better Captain Marvel, she would turn out to be a villain in disguise. But when the dust settled, Star wasn’t just an enemy to Carol Danvers, she was somehow getting her own comic book. Now readers understand why. Eventually Star was revealed to be a manipulated former reporter named Ripley Ryan, but her biggest twist came when she was defeated, charged, and locked up… only to find out what power truly resided inside of her: The Reality Stone....

While 2019 has undoubtedly been the year of Keanu, he has been lighting up screens across the world for nearly four decades. Four decades of roaming through time and space, kicking butt and completely disregarding names. Keanu has become a staple of American cinema, etching his legacy as a truly iconic action hero in film after film after film. Keanu has encompassed vengeance itself, he has been the one, he’s taken on samurai and traveled through time....

Meizu is expected to launch the 16S series smartphones soon this month. The phones will be an update to the 16th flagship duo launched by Meizu last year. Design wise, don’t expect a major upgrade as the main aim of Meizu now is to make their bezels as small as possible with the selfie camera and sensors still inside. Meizu don’t want to have a notch in their flagship phones, nor are they interested in punch hole cameras or lifting cameras....

Early video game box art could be pretty hit-or-miss, but one way a publisher could avoid producing terrible retro game box art was to take inspiration from pre-existing work, just as the original Metal Gear game did with an image from The Terminator. In fact, Metal Gear’s cover is a more than inspired: It’s a complete copy of The Terminator, aping an image of Kyle Reese almost exactly. Metal Gear, the first game in what would become Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid series, was released in Japan for the MSX2 computer in 1987 and was later ported to the Famicom and NES....

Previously, we reported that the growing cast list for Avengers: Infinity War had seemingly added Michael Rooker to its ranks - reprising his role as Yondu from Guardians of the Galaxy - when the actor took a selfie at Starbucks while wearing an Infinity War-branded beanie hat. If the hint proves to be true, Rooker would be joined by the majority of his GOTG pals including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillan, as well as Sean Gunn as Rocket who have all been confirmed as participating in the upcoming battle against Thanos....

Looking over the release notes (or the lack thereof…), my guess is KB3074179, being the second update in June lacks any significant feature updates and primarily focuses on just bug fixes. Here’s the official release notes: Office 2016 for Mac Preview June 23rd, 2015 Update Version 15.11.1 The Office 2016 for Mac Preview – June 23, 2015 update provides bug fixes for the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)....

Today Microsoft released Data Protection Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (Sp1.) It’s a big release which is why I thought it was worth a mention this morning. Although I’m not using it on any of my Production systems yet, DPM is a VERY promising alternative to the standard Tape Backup solution for Exchange and SQL. Of course, as I get my hands dirty with DPM, you should expect the How-To articles to begin flying out here at groovyPost....

Windows 10 19H1 Preview Build 18312 This build includes Microsoft’s changes to managing disk space through “reserved storage,” for a smoother upgrade process. The company says, “Through reserved storage, some disk space will be set aside to be used by updates, apps, temporary files, and system caches. Our goal is to improve the day-to-day function of your PC by ensuring critical OS functions always have access to disk space.” To learn more about the technical details, make sure to read the company’s article on Technet about Windows 10 and Reserved Storage....

The Sets feature is a tabbed-windows experience that lets you group together different apps on your desktop. Think of it like having different tabs open in your browser, but for apps and File Explorer. It’s a nice way to organize and access a set of apps and makes it much easier to navigate between them and improve your workflow. Details on why it was removed and when it will come back have been vague....

Microsoft Update Adobe Flash Player Fix (KB3132372) According to Microsoft, this update fixes vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge for Windows 10 Version 1151 (November Update). The affected software includes Flash Player in IE 10 and IE 11 in Windows 8, 8.1, RT, Server 2012, and Windows 10 as well as Microsoft Edge in Windows 10. Here’s the Microsoft support page summary: As always you’ll get this latest update automatically, but if you don’t want to wait, you can grab it manually by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update....

Microsoft is today launching a new Xbox Live mobile SDK to iOS and Android to allow developers to bring Xbox Live functionality to mobile platforms. The Verge reports that features such as achievements, Gamescore, hero stats, friend lists, clubs, and a few family settings will be available on both iOS and Android. Microsoft is pushing hard at making its Xbox Live SDK available everywhere, not just on its Xbox and Windows platforms....

Mike and Molly was a sitcom that ran on CBS for six seasons and is one of the most underrated sitcoms of the past decade. The comedy set in Chicago was created by prolific sitcom producer, Chuck Lorre, and with his string of hit shows such as Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, it isn’t outlandish to see how the show managed to slip through the cracks....

This kind of DBMS uses dynamic schemas that mean that you can create records without first defining the structure, such as the fields or the types and their values. MongoDB allows you to change the structure of records, which we call documents by adding new fields or deleting existing ones. What is MySQL? MYSQL is a popular and widely used DBMS system. The name is taken from the girl name My, who is the daughter of the co-founder Michael Widenius....

Mophie has today released its latest portable batteries in its powerstation lineup. The new offerings come in capacities from 5,000 mAh up to 20,000 mAh and feature USB-C as well as USB-A ports for charging up iPhone, iPad, and more. Mophie announced the new portable powerstation batteries in a press release today: The new powerstation mini and powerstation include one USB-C port for input and output and an additional USB-A port for charging a second device....

How To Sync Any Folder with Dropbox Using Symlinks When doing this kind of thing, a single typo can kill ya. With this in mind, I like to use Notepad to pre-type all my commands. Then I paste them into Windows CMD Prompt and limit the issues. So with that said: Step 1 Open Notepad Step 2 Open your Dropbox folder then copy and paste the location of My Dropbox into your Notepad....

The Outlook To-Do bar packs into Outlook as an outstanding time organization tool. Personally, it keeps me from being late to meetings, finishing deadlines on time, and remembering that it’s time to buy new groceries. Like the good assistant, it keeps track of every task that you ever put into it. But one of the only downsides of using To-Do bar is that if you are keeping track of a lot of tasks, it can become claustrophobic....