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iOS 13 introduces a number of changes for how developers are able to use user locations. Now, a group of app developers have joined forces to call the changes anti-competitive, and are taking their complaints directly to Tim Cook. As detailed in a new report from The Information, developers say that the new location changes in iOS 13 will hurt their businesses. They also accuse Apple of being anticompetitive and having a “double standard” when it comes to the ability applications have to use location data....

It is not all that long since brands thought that they would need to build a relationship with a celebrity to be successful. And, for many businesses that type of deal is well outside viable budget levels. But brands are beginning to discover that influencer marketing is not the same as celebrity endorsement. The critical point for somebody to be considered an influencer must surely be that the person exudes influence, i....

More recently, cybersecurity experts from Palo Alto published a study focused on Digium Phone Software. In detail, these VoIP devices are vulnerable to CVE-2021-45461, and criminals are taking advantage of them to drop a web shell on the servers in a large and massive global campaign with the goal of exfiltrating internal data and taking control of internal networks. Modus operandi The scripts and how the attack was conducted share similarities with the INJ3CTOR3 campaign reported by Check Point in November 2020, potentially a new wave from the previous attacks....

According to the original writer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, he and Scott Derrickson hadn’t even written a first draft before they left the project. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was officially announced at San Diego Comic-Con last year, where it was also teased as the MCU’s first scary film. Derrickson, who directed 2016’s Doctor Strange, was initially confirmed to return for the second installment, but last month, Derrickson stepped away from the project following creative differences with Marvel....

One answer to the problem is good documentation, providing developers with regularly updated information, delivering that as part of the build process for a library or for an API. If documentation isn’t ready, then a build must fail; code should never be released without documentation. SEE: How to build a successful developer career (free PDF) Another is delivering self-paced training, embedding coding tools and test suites into training programs. That’s the approach taken by services like Microsoft Learn, using its documentation as a source of training but offering in-line code scratchpads where you can try out what you’ve just learnt....

The story of Jean Seberg is one of confusion, betrayal, idealism, and the uphill battle faced by anyone who dares to try to make the world a better place. The promising young actress, an instant icon of the French New Wave movement of the late 1950s, had her career utterly derailed and her livelihood threatened by interference from the FBI. Back in those days, under the direction of the infamous J....

Halo co-creator Mark Lehto’s new game, Disintegration, was officially revealed during Gamescom 2019 with a brand new gameplay trailer, and it looks a lot like Destiny. Lehto previously released a Disintegration teaser back in early July, announcing the game’s full Gamescom reveal. Lehto co-created the concept for Halo: Combat Evolve when he began working at Bungie in 1997 as art director. After the first Halo, Lehto was an art director on Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo: ODST, becoming creative director of Halo: Reach and an unspecified new game (most likely Destiny)....

Star Wars: Andor Today Disney Plus is starting the action with an exciting new trailer and key art for “Andor,” which is a 12-episode series from Lucasfilm. The series will take place before the events of the hit movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” The series will debut exclusively on Disney Plus on its modified date of Wednesday, September 21, which includes a three-episode premiere. The series explores a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy....

AMC’s new anthology series Dispatches from Elsewhere has a cast of quirky characters that includes legends like Sally Field and André Benjamin (a.k.a. André 3000). Created for television by Jason Segel, the show is based on the 2013 alternative reality-themed documentary The Institute. Dispatches from Elsewhere season 1 follows numerous individuals whom are recruited by the clandestine Jejune Institute. They play a fascinating game - one that could provide them with meaning, or perhaps be part of dangerous conspiracy....

Domain Name System (DNS) is a naming system used to convert human readable domain names like infosecinstitute.com into a numerical IP address. The process works like this: Let’s assume a user types infosecinstitute.com in their browser and what you see is indeed the infosecinstitute website. But what happens behind the scenes is rather interesting, like how the request got from my browser to the correct domain name? Well, it is the job of the DNS resolver in the end user system to fetch the IP address for the requested domain....

Last November, Marvel introduced a whole new world of magic and mysticism with the blockbuster Doctor Strange. The movie enjoyed a huge $85 million dollar opening, while going on to gross over $675 million dollars worldwide. Marvel’s fourteenth feature film release scored a 90 percent on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, indicating a majority of critics favored the film as well. Any movie in the Marvel cinematic universe has the input of hundreds of voices, however Marvel president Kevin Feige once again made an inspired hire in director Scott Derrickson....

The long-running sci-fi TV show Doctor Who brings us a creative universe of aliens, monsters, friends, time travel, and the adventures to see it all. The Doctor himself has gone through many incarnations since the 1960s, and one of the more recent ones was the 12th Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. He and Clara, Bill, and Nardole had all kinds of adventures across the stars. The 12th Doctor has handed the TARDIS key over to the 13th, played by Jodie Whittaker, but fans aren’t ready to forget Twelve and his contribution to the show just yet....

It’s always unnerving when science-fiction parallels real-life, and Doctor Who’s Praxeus virus is a case in point, with strange parallels to the current Coronavirus crisis. At its best, science-fiction holds a mirror up to real life, allowing people to confront society’s problems and imagine the world as it could be. Doctor Who has a rich tradition of confronting real-world issues and politics; “The Green Death” was about pollution, “The Curse of Peladon” paralleled Britain’s joining the European Union, and “The Happiness Patrol” featured a villain inspired by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher....

For a while it seemed that fans of Bungie’s Destiny weren’t going to get the sequel they were hoping for. Then, among leaks and rumours, the release date for the science fiction sequel was released prior to a cinematic trailer teasing a zanier and more comedic game than the first. Exactly one week later, Bungie has finally unveiled Destiny 2, with a brand new trailer, plot details, and some exciting developments for PC fans....

One of the standout features in iOS 11 is support for drag and drop, which allows iPad users to easily move things such as links and images between applications. Though, the feature is limited to iPad users as Apple works to make the device more of a PC replacement. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith, however, has discovered how to enable inter-application drag and drop on iPhone… Smith explained in a series of tweets that drag and drop on iPhone is currently hidden deep inside the iOS filesystem, but that it is there and has seemingly been tested and considered by Apple as a potential feature....

For answers to these and other important questions, organizations turn to digital forensic investigators. What is digital forensics? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines digital forensics as the application of science to the identification, collection, examination and analysis of data — while preserving the integrity of the information and maintaining a strict chain of custody. Put more simply, it’s the scientific process of collecting information and artifacts around a cyber incident....

Discover Mobile version 4.10: The Discover for iPhone app officially gains Passbook support for saving redeemed Cashback Bonuses. -Your Discover app now includes Apple Passbook integration for partner eCertificates! Redeem your Cashback Bonus for a partner eCertificate and save it to Passbook! (Available for users on iOS 6 or greater) Draw Something Pro: OMGPOP is out with a new, paid, ad-free version of its popular Draw Something app. While you could get a universal, ad-free $2....

Though Tangled debuted 9 years ago, this Rapunzel retelling remains one of Disney’s most beloved tales. Featuring a lost princess, charming thief, two hilarious sidekicks, and 70 ft. of golden hair, this film has a lot going for it. As much as we adore this animation, however, we couldn’t help but notice that not every detail of the film makes sense. While the movie doesn’t have any gaping plot holes, there are a few smaller details that could have been better explained....

For TV+, Apple has put an emphasis on making the service available on different platforms, ranging from Fire TV to Roku and various brands of smart TVs, with more to come. Disney is taking a similar approach, as evident by today’s announcement. Meanwhile, for Apple users, Disney has yet to make any announcements about supporting Apple TV Channels. This integration would allow you to watch Disney+ directly in the Apple TV app on tvOS, Mac, iPadOS, and iOS....

Joaquin Phoenix might be trading one villainous role for another, as reports say Disney is eyeing him for the role of Captain Hook in their live-action remake Peter Pan and Wendy. Last month, it was confirmed that Disney was developing a live-action adaptation of their classic 1953 film and that the title would change from simply Peter Pan to Peter Pan and Wendy. Not long after, reports surfaced that Margot Robbie was being considered for the role of Tinker Bell, though her casting is not yet official....