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There has been much discussion recently about iPad vs. Macs vs. Chromebooks vs. Surface laptops in recent months. Chromebooks are coming in convertible formats. Microsoft is touting a touchscreen laptop. Apple even had a commercial with the tagline of “What’s a computer?” when talking about iPad. Here’s the deal: a computer is a device with a way to input data They all just come in various form factors with various input devices with varying screen sizes....

Monsters at Work on Disney Plus Here is the video you of that provides a sneak-peek into what you can expect from the new animated series: Here is what Disney Plus says about the new series: Get Disney Plus If you aren’t a subscriber yet, no worries. You can sign up at any time. Head to Disney Plus and grab a monthly or yearly subscription. It costs $7.99 per month or $79....

Update: Apple has removed “iPhone SE” from Belkin’s screen protector on its official online store. First spotted by Aaron Zollo, Belkin’s InvisiGlass Ultra Screen Protector designed for iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 that is available from Apple’s online store has just been updated with a description that mentions compatibility with the “iPhone SE.” Besides the fact that this link has just been updated, only the screen protector for the 4.7-inch model mentions the iPhone SE....

In this guide, we’ll be sharing the easy steps to install the Motorola Moto E6 Play XT2029-3 Stock Firmware (codenamed Bali). As an open-source platform, Android devices do come with plenty of customization options which can also lead to bricking or stuck in the boot loop issue due to unsupported file flashing or even improper flashing steps. Needless to say that most Android users want to heavily customize their devices via flashing third-party firmware files or rooting....

By all accounts, Apple is set to unveil its first Apple Silicon-based Macs in the next few weeks. While there is much to discuss around the benefits of Apple Silicon for the general consumer, there will be massive benefits to Apple’s strategy in K-12 and the enterprise. About Making The Grade: Every Saturday, Bradley Chambers publishes a new article about Apple in education. He has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009....

As rumors of Apple’s plans to create AR and VR products intensify, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg joins The Information 411 podcast this week to talk about Facebook’s own interest in AR and VR. Zuckerberg made it through the interview without mentioning Apple by name — but the icy relationship between the two companies was clear in multiple comments from the Facebook CEO. The Information’s Alex Heath asked Zuckerberg about Facebook’s focus on reducing its reliance on Apple and Google by building its VR and AR products from the “ground up....

For many people, the day they say “I do” is one they’ll always cherish and look back on fondly. But how many Aussies say these simple yet life-transforming little words? And how do they go about it? To help you make heads or tails of it, we’ve compiled some facts and stats about marriage rates in Australia, weddings, couples, Australian dating and marriage customs, and so much more to keep you entertained, or even help you plan your own shindig....

Cloak & Dagger is officially a go at Freeform, with the Marvel TV series having received a 10-episode season 1 order. Over the next few years, Marvel will be bringing a number of new properties to TV, across multiple networks. Over the next six months or so, we’ll be seeing The Defenders on Netflix and Inhumans on ABC (after a brief stint in IMAX theaters). We’re also scheduled to get The Punisher on Netflix later this year....

If you are familiar with Nmap, the learning curve for Masscan would not be a challenge. Though Masscan produces like Nmap, it operates more like Zmap, Unicornscan, using asynchronous transmission. Apart from being faster than other scanners, it is more flexible, allowing arbitrary address ranges and port ranges, a feature, still lacked by many. Masscan’s repository can be found at https://github.com/robertdavidgraham/masscan. It is available for Windows, Linux, and MacOS....

Clegg has worked at Meta for over three years. Prior to joining Facebook as its global affairs vice president in 2018, Clegg had served as Britain’s deputy prime minister. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a post on his personal Facebook page, said Clegg’s new role will see him lead Meta on all of its policy matters. It will also put him “at the level” of Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s chief operating officer....

The list includes a Microsoft Windows SAM local privilege escalation vulnerability with a remediation date set for February 24. Vulcan Cyber engineer Mike Parkin said the vulnerability – CVE-2021-36934 – was patched in August 2021 shortly after it was disclosed. “It is a local vulnerability, which reduces the risk of attack and gives more time to deploy the patch. CISA set the due date for Federal organizations who take direction from them, and that date is based on their own risk criteria,” Parkin said....

We have been hearing about Microsoft’s alleged plans to launch an iPad app for its Office suite for quite some time, especially after The Daily featured a supposed shot of it running on an iPad just a few months ago. Microsoft denied that it was a real screenshot; however, The Daily stood its ground and claimed the app was demoed to them by a Microsoft employee. Interestingly, at the same time, Microsoft would neither confirm nor deny plans to launch the app....

Free Microsoft Guide The guide is 13 pages and is a MS Word document available in in .docx format. You can download it from Microsoft here. Below is a shot of some of the topics available in the document. The guide is simple to follow and gives you the basics of the new features that are included in the newer Windows 7. If you’re new to Windows 7, this is a good document to have at the ready....

Windows 10 20H1 Preview Build 18950 Snip & Sketch improvements include a new single windows mode, a zoom feature, and improved discoverability. Based on Insider feedback, Japanese IME improvements include key customizations. Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc write: “We’ve updated the default assigned value of Ctrl + Space to be “None”. Ctrl + Space can still be used for toggling IME-on/off by changing the value through its setting.”...

Latest beta ROM from Xiaomi is currently rolling live. MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM 8.5.10 is now available for over 20 Xiaomi smartphones. The changelog brings nothing spectacular. It fixes the bug, which is the Settings getting force closed on clicking Print services. Even the previous Global Beta 8.4.26 ROM was a bug fix update. Below we have put the list of devices getting the MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM 8....

Set Snagit to Print Screen The first thing to do is to go into the Snagit Print settings and make sure it’s going to the right device. To do this, click the Output menu and select Properties. Go to the Print tab and then double-check the settings and make sure the printer is set up correctly. Next, there’re the capture/input settings. The basic way of doing this would be to set it to Full Screen....

Maps+ is a universal app for your iPhone and iPad that combines common mapping features, courtesy of the Google Maps back-end, with advanced location and tracking capabilities usually found in standalone GPS tracking apps. The app can record and edit your GPS tracks and tweet your location, for starters. But that’s so last century. How about pinning location-based alarms on the map? This is when things get interesting. For example, a location alarm lets you remind yourself to get off at a train station....

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-3628271656800759125&hl=en&fs=true Oh, and they mention Apple and the iPhone a few times along the way along with postulation of a 7-inch iPhone type device that will challenge the Kindle. Best interview we’ve seen in years. Marc Andreessen (born July 9, 1971, in Cedar Falls, Iowa and raised in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, United States) is known as an entrepreneur, investor, startup coach, blogger, and a multi-millionaire software engineer best known as co-author of Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser, and founder of Netscape Communications Corporation....

Just over a month ago, Nintendo released its highly anticipated Mario Kart Tour game for both iOS and Android. The initial launch day stats looked strong, and new data from Sensor Tower today reveals that Mario Kart Tour was downloaded over 123 million times in its first month of availability. Sensor Tower explains that Mario Kart Tour amassed 123.9 million unique downloads across the App Store and Google Play during its first month....

The battle between intelligent voice assistants is moving into hotel rooms, as Marriott International is testing both Siri and Alexa to decide which will control devices in at least some of its hotel rooms. Bloomberg reports that the chain is putting the two platforms in a head-to-head test in its one of its Aloft-branded properties … The company said it has already identified that Siri and Alexa were the only two intelligent voice services worth trialling....