A source with a decent track record has suggested that the processor in this year’s MacBook Pro models will be branded the M1X rather than the M2, backing Bloomberg suggestions that it will be the same cores, but just more of them, and with a performance-heavy configuration. Apple is said to be reserving the M2 name for next year’s chips, and that this will likely debut in a new MacBook Air …...
We’ve been hearing rumors about a new redesigned MacBook Air for some time now, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has reported multiple times that there’s a high chance it will be introduced at WWDC 2022. Now the journalist has corroborated that the new MacBook Air was “planned” to be introduced at Apple’s developer conference. However, he claims that it may not be available in multiple colors as expected. In a few tweets shared by Gurman on Friday night, he reiterated that the next-generation MacBook Air “has been planned to launch at WWDC” next week....
The weekend saw Mark Gurman reporting on his understanding of a revised 2023 Mac Pro plan by Apple. Essentially, he believes Apple to have abandoned plans to make the machine the ultimate Mac, relying instead on user expansion options to unleash the full potential of the machine. In a sense, that’s a return to the original concept of the first-generation Mac Pro way back in 2006 … The first Mac Pro Leaving aside the technicality of whether the 2005 Developer Transition Kit counts as the first Mac Pro, the official launch was in 2006....
Images of the various Disney Princesses from the upcoming Disney animated movie Wreck-It Ralph 2 have the Internet buzzing with excitement and possibility, much of it stemming from Vanellope’s dubious regard of the princesses’ predicament. When she asks if they need law enforcement intervention after they ask her if she’s been abducted, cursed, or otherwise mistreated, it’s a perfect self-parodying moment for Disney, much like the joking about falling in love with someone you just met in Frozen....
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Action movies are known for placing their heroes in nail biting life or death situations where there’s danger at every turn. Directors enjoy ramping up the suspense, engaging the audience in what’s happening on the screen. Sometimes the sequences are so risky, the help of a stunt double will be enlisted so the leading man or woman stays safe. But for some, that’s not good enough. Hollywood is full of daredevil A-listers who prefer to do as much as they can to ensure maximum authenticity when viewers settle in to watch the film....
Rotten Tomatoes has been on every movie fan’s lips this month, as Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice opened, and currently sits at a brutal 29% on the site. Although fans gave the flick an audience score of 71%, the rotten rating has been getting a lot of attention, with 209 of the 293 critic reviews counted landing in the “rotten” camp. Ouch. Since the site launched in 1998, it’s “tomatometer” has been aggregating critic reviews (and audience opinion) to let fans know if the overall response has been positive or negative – it’s a system that isn’t without flaws, but it’s a solid starting point when considering critical reception....
Supernatural has kept us busy, enthralled, mystified, haunted and just about every other emotion since 2005. In all that time, super-fans have memorized practically every detail about the show from the characters’ preferences in food to discrepancies in the show. It’s obvious Supernatural isn’t afraid to cross lines, bring up taboo subjects or break the rules. In fact, the show practically outlines those acts as necessary in order to save the world season after season....
Love it or hate it, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is a fun movie to take a poke at, and by now just about everyone’s had a go, from the unofficial stars of YouTube to the veterans of late-night comedy. Some of the jabs were put together well before the movie came out, while others were quick responses to the early released footage, so spoilers are definitely light here. If you like to laugh and enjoy films in general, we think there’s sure to be something here that’ll make you smile....
At one point or another, some of cinema’s most beloved characters found themselves on the chopping block. Original drafts reveal many a time where screenwriters did their heroes in, often times to the tune of breaking up potential franchises for the studio. But, for whatever reason, these writers felt the death of a crucial character raised the stakes for their story, and were willing to take the heat for burying them six feet beneath the page....
Ever since the X-Men changed the landscape of modern blockbusters in the summer of 2000, Mystique has become a household name. The sometimes good guy, sometimes bad guy (and usually somewhere in-between) shapeshifting mutant has gone from being a henchman of Magneto to a central character in the film franchise. In the comics, she’s been an influential character since first appearing in Miss Marvel #16 in 1978 and then breaking out in the original Days of Future Past storyline in 1980....
Game Of Thrones returns in just over a month, bringing with it devious plots, complicated relationships, frequent deaths… and some of TV’s most nefarious villains. Unlike many shows, there are no clear heroes in Game of Thrones. Even fan favorites are often murderers (just look at Tyrion Lannister), and most characters live firmly in the moral grey area. Some, however, are villains through and through. From sadistic brats who delight in torture to schemers who get lesser men to do the killing for them, there are plenty of people in Westeros who you would definitely not want to cross....
Since Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone debuted in 2001, the Potterverse has been a huge part of pop culture. Its characters and world have become a hit over generations, making the books a modern classic series. Many fans grew up with Harry and his friends, rooting for them against Voldemort and sympathizing with the struggles of growing up. After that, fans only got to fall more in love with classic characters and meet new ones in Fantastic Beasts, The Cursed Child, and everything on Pottermore....
The controversy surrounding the violence in Mortal Kombat, and the supposedly titillating content in Night Trap, led to the creation of the ESRB ratings system. It is the job of the ESRB (and similar organizations in other countries) to give games an age rating based upon their content. Even though games are more tightly regulated now, it doesn’t mean that every title made before 1994 was a sex & violence fest....
It’s pretty easy to find a creepy movie to enjoy every night leading up to Halloween. There are so many scary movies made each year that there is an entire movie subscription service dedicated just to the genre (called “Shudder”, naturally). Even after seeing most of the classics and many of the contemporary horror films, many aficionados have yet to enjoy the many creeptastic musicals out there. Some horror fans may even scoff at the possibility of enjoying a musical to satisfy their screen-limited blood lust, but theater has a long, cold history of villainy and mayhem....
There’s no denying that Disney’s Marvel has found resounding success at the box office. Every year the studio releases new additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe that expand on fan excitement and add to the already impressive fortune of the Disney empire. Two of the seven Marvel movies to surpass $1 billion at the global box office came out this year, only a couple months apart. One of those was Black Panther, which has been hailed by fans and critics alike as a masterpiece within the Marvel gallery of movies....
In the last decade, superhero movie have exploded into a full fledged genre. Many of the biggest stars in Hollywood have participated in a superhero movie in one way or another. We have seen superhero roles propel some actors to A-listing super stars while others have fizzled out. Many of these actors have had to work their way up from the bottom and along the way made some egregious choices in their filmography....
That MCU/DCEU crossover is coming for us all. It seems like an insane idea right now, but flash forward to 2035 where, in the wake of a disastrous box office performance for Rocket Racer 2: The Return of Big Wheel, Marvel is going to have some serious soul searching to do. And an event level Batman v. Iron Man movie is going to wind up looking like the best way to recapture those 2018 glory days....
Zac found an eMac on a beach. More importantly, Apple responds to AirTag stalking reports with a new round of mitigations, launches a new Tap to Pay on iPhone initiative, and reveals the new deal terms for alternative payment systems in the ongoing Dutch dating app saga. Sponsored by Trade Coffee: Right now Trade Coffee is offering a total of $20 off your first three bags when you go to DrinkTrade....
Adobe has announced today it is now accepting images created with the help of generative artificial intelligence applications like Stable Diffusion and DALL-E, opening up the sale of these images at Adobe Stock. The legitimacy and legality of stock images generated by AI is a topic of debate in the art and design community, with competing sites like Getty Images banning the sale of AI-generated graphics altogether due to fears of copyright claims....
