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Smartphones are being widely praised all over the world these days. It’s not just the sudden bloom in this gadget that started attracting the attention of the users but it’s the years of efforts made by some loyal smartphone makers. The same is the results we are having smartphones in their present form right now. The contribution of Chinese technology in any domain is always large and so does in the smartphone industry....

As the September 12th Apple iPhone media event approaches, new images show an interesting new look at how the rumored next-generation iPhone design compares to both an iPhone 4S and iPhone 3GS. iColorOS (via NoWhereElse) appears to have assemled exterior next-generation iPhone pieces to build these comparisons. Notice how much thinner this new iPhone design is in comparison to the iPhone 4S and iPhone 3GS. In addition, these new photos showcase how much taller the new iPhone design is in comparison to older models....

Troubleshooting a computer network is really a very vast topic. In the first part of the series you learned how to create a network on the computer and what is needed to navigate the Web. You met the principle of action and programmed DHCP to set network adapters on Linux. In this article we will understand the ARP and DNS translation. By the way, I’ll show an example program to translate names, based on the DNS protocol....

A few weeks before WWDC, Apple previewed a few new accessibility features that will be coming later this year. One of those features was background sounds, which Apple plans to ship in iOS 15. Background sounds are effectively built-in white noise features with additional accessibility options. These new features are hidden in the Settings app and aren’t easily discoverable. We think they are so important that they warrant their own app in the future, and it should be called “Sounds....

First, from the menu bar, click the Apple icon then System Preferences. Next click Software updates from the System Preferences screen. On the next screen Scheduled Check will be selected by default. Here’s where to set the frequency to check for updates. You can select between Daily, Weekly or Monthly. Check whether to download updates automatically or not. If you uncheck Download Updates Automatically, the system still will automatically check for updates....

The Addams Family’s latest incarnation arrives in theaters on October 11th, thanks to the vision of directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan. The two previously teamed up on Sausage Party, and they’ve brought their wacky synergy to Charles Addams’ beloved cartoons. The duo talked to Screen Rant about their new additions as well as the homages they pay to the source material. Guys, congratulations on the film. The Addams Family is back, and it’s great; I loved it so much....

A number of big, exciting 2010s movies were ruined by reshoots that were supposed to be fixing their apparent problems. Thanks to the likes of World War Z and Rogue One, the blockbuster scene of the last decade was marked by a barrage of movies whose productions were heavily impacted by the presence of extensive reshoots. Reshoots are a process whereby movies go back after principal photography is finished to either redo already-filmed scenes or capture footage for brand-new sequences....

Changing the smartphone is really a tough job. Many users think they wouldn’t get better features in the new smartphone. Others don’t accept change quickly. However, there are situations when one has to change the existing smartphones. This doesn’t always mean the common problems are responsible for this. The actual fact is smartphones have a limited life. They need to be replaced after that. On the other side, it is possible to add days to the overall life of a gadget like this....

Technology has an excellent contribution in making the things easier for us all. It is true that our life has become very significant with the involvement of technology in it. Well, there is always a price which we need to pay to get comfort in life. Some investments offer us much more than what exactly was paid by us. A smartphone is one of the perfect examples of this statement. There are thousands of tasks which we can perform through it and can add comfort up to an infinite level in our life....

Warning: SPOILERS for Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown #1 Conan’s legendary powers are more than a match for nearly any terrain, but in writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Luke Ross’s Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown #1, the Cimmerian finds that he might need another skill set to survive in the modern world. Fortunately, one of Daredevil’s former teachers arrives just time to teach him some of the same lessons she taught Matt....

Developers of the popular series Alan Wake and Control, Remedy Entertainment, is currently working on three separate new projects, and one of them will be the company’s first long-term service-based multiplayer game. Creators of the first two titles in the Max Payne series, as well as Quantum Break, Remedy Entertainment has been a well-known name in the gaming industry for over two decades, but they have primarily focused on single-player experiences throughout the majority of their career....

Siri, open the pod. I mean, do I need an umbrella today? It looks like HAL 9000, it’s named similar to the famous antagonist in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction Space Odyssey saga and is the first accessory for Siri, the iPhone 4S’s artificial intelligence-powered digital secretary. Introducing the Iris 9000, a voice control module from ThinkGeek that lets you control Apple’s Siri voice assistant from across the room. Just place your iPhone 4S into the Iris 9000 cradle and tap the included micro remote control once to trigger Siri....

The unpopular Blackboard Mobile Learn app has been redesigned using feedback received from users. The application that can either be licensed by a school or purchased for $1.99 per year or $5.99 for life by the student has received terrible ratings over the years, but the new design looks much cleaner and, in a way, ready for iOS 7. Blackboard is a learning management system used by schools of all sizes....

Since announcing that Robert Pattinson would be the next actor to take on the Dark Knight, there has been a lot of speculation as to how the 33-year-old actor would do playing the Gotham Vigilante. As the 3rd Batman in less than 12 years, it will be very interesting as to how Pattinson will take on the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. With Batman being one of the most popular superheroes in history, all eyes will be on him....

SRI International, the team behind the technology that later became Apple’s Siri voice assistant feature in iOS, today announced a new product that it says “aims to improve the consumer experience on mobile devices through intelligent conversation.” Kasisto will be a similar intelligent voice assistant but the company will open it up to business customers to integrate into their own apps: The company says Kasisto will allow businesses to integrate the virtual personal assistant features into mobile apps in days or weeks intend of months while greatly decreasing the costs currently associated with similar technologies....

One of the observations I made in my first impressions piece on the iPhone SE was how pleased I was to lose the camera bulge of the iPhone 6/6s. It really seemed to me that, in the iPhone 6, Apple was prioritizing an inconsequential bit of extra slimness over a pleasing design. Assuming all the iPhone 7 mockup images are accurate, then Apple has smoothed out the edges on the upcoming model....

It hasn’t been a long time since OnePlus launched their first smartphone. However, they are counted in the world’s leading brands that have contributed in taking these gadgets to a novel height of success. If you are a OnePlus fan, probably you remember the day you first invested on this gadget. Presently, there is hardly any smartphone freak that is not familiar with them. There are several reasons for the same and the leading among them is innovation....

After the 2018 iPad Pro, Apple introduced all the new iPhone 12 models with flat edges that resemble its classic products, such as the first generation iPad and the iPhone 5. But what about Apple Watch? While there’s no evidence that Apple will redesign its smartwatch anytime soon, designer Wilson Nicklaus has created a concept that imagines a new Apple Watch with flat edges. Nicklaus created some render images showing what an Apple Watch Series 7 with flat edges would look like, just like the latest iPhone and iPad models....

Both the book and film adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline are certainly worthy of the praise and fandom they’ve received since they’ve hit their respected shelves. Gaiman’s gruesome yet kid-friendly tale of a girl who discovers a parallel world in a secret room of her house has delighted and terrified readers for years, and so has the movie. Bringing a book to the big screen is never an easy challenge, but Henry Selick did an excellent job with this stop-motion masterpiece....

For some strange reason, Crackdown 3 will not support Xbox Live parties for its multiplayer Wrecking Zone mode at launch. The title is the latest installment in the Xbox-exclusive franchise that began with Crackdown in 2007 for the Xbox 360. Taking place in a fictional city known as Pacific City, players take on the role of Agents in the title, biologically-enhanced people who go on missions to take down crime lords and their syndicates....