Netflix’s The Witcher has certainly been a hit for the streaming platform, though reviews have been mixed. There have been questions about the season’s length, its chronology, and its style. What has not been questioned, and cannot be argued, is that Henry Caville’s performance as Geralt of Rivia has been completely engrossing and entirely badass. Having binged all eight episodes of the series first season, Geralt had a lot of standout moments....

Netflix updated its iPhone and iPad app to version 7.0 today adding optimization for the larger displays on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus introduced in September. The updated version of Netflix shows more content like titles and genres as well as previews of movies and TV shows when browsing for something to watch. In addition to optimizing the Netflix app for iPhone 6 users, Netflix says the new version of its app will now offer video playback in 1080p, full HD, for users with the 5....

Ad Age reports that Chase is running its first TV ad for Apple Pay, focusing on use in small businesses, and featuring Fun lead guitarist Jack Antonoff’s side indie band Bleachers. Chase said that Apple was heavily involved with the ad … The ad, out of creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi, features members of indie pop band Bleachers roaming Los Angeles in the hours leading up to a performance. The musicians make purchases along the way using their Chase Freedom credits cards — but through Apple Pay on their iPhones, not the physical cards....

A new trailer for Dark Phoenix has officially received a rating, meaning that it should get released soon. The movie will occur nearly 10 years after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse, with a highly trained X-Men team regularly going on dangerous missions. After they get hit with a solar flare, though, Jean Grey loses control of her powers and transitions into Dark Phoenix, unleashing an enormous amount of power that threatens to drive her mad....

A new trademark filed by Nintendo is suggesting the company has plans for more entries in the Mario & Luigi series, even though its previous developer, AlphaDream, went bankrupt in 2019. In 2003, AlphaDream created Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance, which was an RPG that allowed the player to perform additional interactions during the battle scenes, such as jumping at the correct time to avoid an enemy attack or pressing a button properly in order to deliver a more devastating blow....

Nexomon Extinction is the latest entrant in the monster-taming RPG mobile series from Vewo Interactive and PQube. It is the sequel to Nexomon, which came out back in 2017 and was recently ported for the Steam platform. Even though the game’s overall aesthetic and the gameplay is certainly inspired by the all-time popular Pokemon series, Nexomon: Extinction does a very good job of bringing its own unique touch to the genre....

Warning! Major spoilers for Locke & Key. Locke & Key, based on the popular comic book series written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, has taken a long journey from page to screen. Back in 2011, a pilot was made for Fox, but it never made it to series. A few years later, Universal announced a trilogy of films, but it never saw the light of day. Then, Hulu picked up Locke & Key, but its 2017 pilot was never picked up for series....

Apple has just posted five new photography tutorial videos for the iPhone X – though they are equally applicable to other iPhones. The videos cover a creative way to shoot panoramic photos, using burst mode to capture action shots, how to get a dramatic slow-motion video clips and using backlighting to add drama. There’s also a timely bonus video … That one pulls together all of the techniques, and more, to illustrate how to shoot a soccer video....

There has been a lot of talk about a ‘Great Resignation’ and what’s prompted it. The fact that career progression has come to a juddering halt for many is clearly a driving factor. When it comes to tech and IT teams, many report feeling as though their considerable efforts in keeping businesses operating throughout the pandemic have gone unnoticed or unappreciated. Software development can be thankless work; couple this with the intense demand the pivot to remote working and digital-first business placed on tech teams, and it’s little wonder many IT workers have had enough....

Apple has scheduled its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge for June 5 in celebration of World Environment Day. This challenge encourages Apple Watch owners to fill their Stand ring by standing and moving around for at least one minute during 12 hours that day. Apple did not hold an Apple Watch Activity Challenge for Earth Day last month, likely in an effort to encourage people to stay home and practice social distancing due to COVID-19....

In 2008, terrorists launched a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India, killing over 160 people all across the city, including more than 30 people at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. The new film, Hotel Mumbai, dramatizes the terrorist attack, giving particular focus to the events that took place at the Taj, and the gripping story of the victims and survivors of the event. Directed by Anthony Maras, Hotel Mumbai is a graphically violent tale of the horrors that humans can inflict on each other, but also highlights the humanity and compassion that brings people of disparate backgrounds to join together in a frightening fight for survival....

At the same time, NBN announced the next 200,000 that will be able to upgrade from fibre to the node (FttN) to fibre to the premises (FttP). This latest announcement now leaves only 400,000 premises remaining to be announced to complete the company’s two million premises able to upgrade target. NBN added it was also expecting the first invitations for customers to upgrade fibre to the curb (FttC) connections to be sent in 2022....

The storage company reported third quarter revenue of $1.61 billion with net income of $330 million, or $1.10 a share. Non-GAAP earnings for the quarter were $1.44 a share. Wall Street was expecting NetApp to report second quarter revenue of $1.61 billion with non-GAAP earnings of $1.07 a share. “Q3 results and positive growth outlook are powered by the alignment of our differentiated technology portfolio with customer priorities for cloud and digital transformation....

New Apple AirPods, Apple Watch Series 3, and MacBook Pros are all on sale in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Head below for more. New Apple AirPods see price drop again Apple Watch Series 3 returns to $199 Best Buy offers stellar deals on latest MacBook Pro Best Buy is running a new promotion today, taking up to $500 off the latest MacBook Pro models from Apple. However, you can leverage student deals to save an extra $100 off, which brings prices down as low as $1,300....

Apple published a new page on its iOS developer center Thursday night that lists a variety of resources for app designers looking to get the most out of iOS 7’s new look and feel. Most of the information consists of videos and documents that are already available to developers, but these were previously grouped in with other development resources rather than being set apart on a design-specific page. The page’s header lists both iOS and OS X as platforms where “exceptional user experience” is paramount, but the resources below deal mainly with iOS 7 without any real mention of OS X aside from a single HIG document at the bottom of the list....

To celebrate the launch of the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and Apple Watch Series 5, Apple is preparing a whirlwind of retail updates. In addition to Apple Fifth Avenue’s grand reopening in Manhattan, multiple Apple Stores across the world will reopen or move to greatly expanded spaces on September 20. As is custom for new product releases, the majority of Apple’s 508 retail stores have set special hours for iPhone launch day....

A new filing for an upcoming MacBook has shown up on the Eurasian Economic Commission’s database. It’s possible the yet to be released notebook could be a 13-inch MacBook Pro with the redesigned Magic Keyboard and scissor switches that arrived with the 16-inch MacBook Pro late last year. Apple recently submitted a number of new filings to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The unreleased product that stands out is model A2289 and Apple detailed that it is a “portable personal computer” running macOS 10....

The Vin Diesel-led xXx: Return of Xander Cage failed to make significant waves at the domestic box office, but is currently the top-grossing film release of 2017, with an international box office total of $330 million (and climbing). Diesel’s true powerhouse franchise, Fast & Furious, returns to theaters this spring with The Fate of the Furious - a film that may well surpass Return of Xander Cage’s total global take within the first week (or so) of its release....

Potential proof this morning that the next-generation iPod touch will — at last — host a camera, with French Apple website, HardMac, bringing us pictures of a new case design for the product.As you can see in the image above, the camera is situated in the back top right of the device (when held from the front). There has been some speculation this will be a -megapixel camera, but most now agree a 3-megapixel camera will appear....

Update: Shipping times for the 13-inch models with Touch Bar have increased to 4-5 weeks in the US, Canada and other markets through Apple. Availability through third-party retailers may vary. Apple’s new lineup of MacBook Pros has already started slipping in shipping times. The new models started out shipping in 2 to 3 weeks, but have now slipped into the 3 to 4 week range a few hours after going on sale....