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On Monday, Apple unveiled the new AirPods 3 during its “Unleashed” event. AirPods 3 include a new MagSafe Charging Case, and Apple simultaneously started selling AirPods Pro with a MagSafe Charging Case as well. Three days after the announcement, this new version of AirPods Pro is already available in the UK. Twitter user Nikolaj Hansen-Turton posted his brand new AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Case. As you can see in the pictures, the box shows that the product is a refreshed version of the 2019 model....

Not your typical chillers, these are the movies for people who like their horror extra fancy. From world-class directors, and with very few actual kills (if any at all), these movies focus more on social anxieties than they do on hatchet-wielding maniacs and/or the supernatural. If you’re looking to widen your palate a little bit, or maybe impress someone with your discerning taste in movies, this is the list for you....

There’s nothing quite so enjoyable in a movie than a well-executed plot twist. When filmmakers are able to catch their audience off-guard by taking the narrative in an unexpected new direction, it can be an exciting, suspenseful moment. Interestingly, cinematic history is filled with films that would have benefited from the inclusion of a major plot twist, only for this element to be abandoned prior to release. It actually makes a lot of sense: a plot twist – which asks us to question everything we thought we knew about a movie – can prove controversial, so omitting them is often a safer bet....

This was bound to happen. Joss Whedon’s super smash The Avengers took in over a billion dollars at the box office in 2012, demolishing competition with five franchises coming together under one collective tent. Dating back to 2008, it was a gutsy move on the part of Marvel Studios, who played it smart, took their time, and wound up reaping the benefits that come with a shared superhero world. Now, the term “cinematic universe” has become a cultural staple, thrown around as frequently as “sequel” and “spinoff” with even more in the way of anticipation....

Marvel and Disney will introduce Captain Marvel to the world in 2019 with the next Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. Over her tenure in Marvel Comics, Carol Danvers has had a very interesting history: her father was a U.S. Navy officer and her mother was a Kree champion; she joined the Air Force at the age of 18 before moving onto NASA where she befriended Mar-Vell, the first Captain Marvel; and she was then involved in an accident that gave her superhuman powers, where she took on the name Ms....

“Well, I’ve been afraid of changing / ‘Cause I’ve built my life around you,” Fleetwood Mac once sang. Hopefully they weren’t singing about television shows, because there’s no point expecting those to refrain from changing. Most television shows morph and develop over time, subtly shifting as their characters grow and change. A comedy program might start off fairly grounded, but then up the goof factor once the audience is familiar with the characters....

Looking past upcoming franchise movies is something of a tradition these days. When the franchise is the X-Men, which arguably kick-started the super hero movie revolution back in 2000, it’s safe to say there’s life in the mutant dog yet. We all know that Professor X’s team of mutant superheroes is set to face off against Apocalypse, the first mutant, in the next entry of the long-running franchise, but there’s still room in the franchise for many villains from the comic book’s past to make an appearance....

Film will always be a subjective medium. What films some people consider classics, others sometimes consider the worst films of all time. There really isn’t a set criteria of what a “Best Picture” should be, but we can all agree that sometimes, the Oscars just don’t get it right. We can usually forgive them on getting Best Acting or Editing wrong, but when it comes to Best Picture, the Academy seems to be off the mark, quite frequently....

Some trailers prove that marketing companies will do just about anything in order to sell a movie. It’s bad enough leaving the theater of one of the most anticipated funny movies to find that the trailer has spoiled all of the good gags, but sometimes previews can mislead audiences entirely, promising an experience that the film just does not deliver. Trailers and television spots are designed to excite viewers about upcoming attractions, but sometimes they can be deceiving for moviegoers....

It’s an accepted fact that superheroes never age. After all, how could these superior beings retain their god-like status if they succumbed to the affects of time like the rest of us? They just don’t get older — and it’s never talked about, either. But every now and then, the creative folks behind the biggest superheroes decide to imagine “What if?” What if superheroes aged like the rest of us? Or what would it be like if we could revisit our favorite supers decades after their prime?...

Pokémon is a well-known franchise the world over. Beginning its life as a pair of video games on the original Nintendo Game Boy, the hit sensation has expanded its reach into the realm of several other media types, including a popular trading card game, animated television shows and films, toys, comic books, and more. Pokémon is the second best-selling video game franchise of all time. Originally created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 as Pocket Monster in Japan, the franchise is largely focused on imaginary creatures called Pokémon (shortened from the original Japanese title)....

Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch is one of the most complicated, endearing Avengers. First appearing as a villain, a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in early issues of X-Men, Wanda has been a member of the Avengers from nearly the very beginning, joining the team all the way back in issue #16. Since then, she has had no shortage of ups and downs, from falling in love and marrying the Vision to having a breakdown that decimated the team....

There are few items in the DC Universe that are more powerful than the various power rings that have been bestowed to the Lanterns that roam the galaxy. In spite of these weapons usually being a tool to help these heroes act as guardians of the universe, they have fallen into the hands of villains through the years, too. When the different colors of the power rings are reflecting certain emotions like greed or fear, for instance, it’s only natural that certain evil individuals are going to end up personifying those traits....

Star Trek: The Original Series, or simply Star Trek, was a popular sci-fi show that ran on NBC from 1966 to 1969. The series ran for a total of 3 seasons and 79 episodes, not including the pilot “The Cage”. The series starred William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. The show quickly gathered a large fan base known as Trekkies, which continued to grow even after NBC canceled the show....

The last two decades saw an uptick in blockbuster film franchises based on YA novels, with huge successes like the Harry Potter series and The Twilight Saga, to name a few. The only other series that can even come close to competing with those two, in terms of ticket sales and pop culture reach, is The Hunger Games; a four-movie series that kicked off in 2012 and has seemingly wrapped up with Mockingjay – Part 2 in 2015....

There’s a flurry of rumors this week about a new premium ‘HiFi’ tier for Apple Music and some disappointing news about the iPad mini. Zac and Benjamin also go hands-on with the AirTag, and Apple execs head to the courtroom. Sponsored by ExpressVPN: Take back your Internet privacy today and get 3 months free with a 1-year package at ExpressVPN.com/HappyHour. Sponsored by BetterHelp: As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp....

A Quiet Place lives up to the ambitious challenge that it sets for itself, taking audiences on a compelling and suspenseful journey along the way. The third feature-length film directed by John Krasinski (aka. Jim from The Office), A Quiet Place is an excellent example of how to take a simple premise - monsters that hunt using sound - and flesh it out into a lean, mean creature feature with solid human drama at its core....

Long-term AAPL investors, who have seen the value of their stock rise substantially over the years, should give back to Apple, suggests one of them. Financial adviser Paul Lane says that he always spends money on buying the latest and greatest iPhones and iPads each year… PED30 carried Lane’s message. What’s your take on this? Let us know in the comments. Like most of your subscribers I have owned shares in Apple for many years....

WARNING: This post contains spoilers for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 finale. - The season finale of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “The End,” has seen the team succeed in averting the Earth’s destruction. The timeline has been changed, but the triumph came at a terrible cost. Leopold Fitz, one of the show’s most popular heroes, has paid the ultimate price - but he can still return in season 6. Season 5 has seen Fitz’s role develop in some fascinating, albeit unexpected, ways....

Fans know to always be on the hunt for easter eggs or hidden references, especially as shared movie universes become more and more popular. But who says the fun has to stop when the movie does? Whether they change the message, offer a laugh, or tease something to come, these post-credits scenes are a must-watch for movie buffs. Here are Screen Rant’s 10 Post-Credits Movie Scenes You Probably Missed. Kill Bill Quentin Tarantino is famous for putting extra work into his end credits, like saving the Bride’s actual name - Beatrix Kiddo - until the end credits of Kill Bill: Vol 2....