Thieves dressed as Apple Store staff have stolen a total of $66,000’s worth of iPhones in two separate thefts at retail stores in New York. Apple’s Upper West Side store was targeted back in March, when 67 iPhones worth almost $50k were stolen, followed by the theft of 19 phones worth $16k from the SoHo store last week. Police now believe that the same thieves may be responsible for both. The criminals seemed to have done their research well, notes Gizmodo …...

The latest Apple Watch health study has been announced by the University Health Network (UHN) in Canada. The goal of the study is to research how Apple’s wearable can “can drive better clinical outcomes for heart failure patients.” Reported by Newswise, the UHN Apple Watch heart study will be led by renowned Canadian cardiologist Dr. Heather Ross, of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre....

New Girl, the Fox sitcom about a teacher who moves into a loft full of guys, aired seven successful seasons between 2011 and 2018. Being that we’ve dived into everything from Jess’ relationships to the hidden details in the loft, we decided it was time to look at something a little more personal: every characters’ intelligence. In this lineup, we’ll be stacking up every main character (and a few reoccurring ones) based on their smarts....

With the recent announcement of the Noob Saibot fighter in Mortal Kombat 11, as well as DLC content, there’s been a steady stream of teasers from NetherRealm Studios about the other goodies that fans of the series can expect when the game releases soon. Now, there’s been an announcement on Twitter about the newest Mortal Kombat 11 fighter, The Kollector. Mortal Kombat 11 is due for release on April 23, 2019 on all available platforms including the Nintendo Switch....

AirPods remain a hot commodity even a year later, but they’re definitely not worth unemployment. Unfortunately, it sounds like a New Orleans police officer may have miscalculated that equation during a recent Apple Store visit… The Times-Picayune reports that a patrol officer for the New Orleans Police Department is accused of misdemeanor theft after allegedly stealing a pair of AirPods from the local Apple Store in Metairie, Louisiana. The officer accused of stealing AirPods from the Apple Store has since resigned as a result....

Last year, Google announced that the future of Gmail will see Chat messaging and group Rooms join the existing Meet video calling integration. This is already available to enterprise Workspace users, and Google is now letting personal Gmail accounts get this “integrated workspace.” Update 6/16: On Monday, Google launched “Workspace for everyone” and officially publicized the ability for free, personal accounts to turn on Google Chat in Gmail. If you visit settings to enable, the Google Chat option no longer has an “Early Access” badge....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TQlu39SIH6M] When Apple launched the new iPad on Friday, it did so with a new dual-core A5x processor and quad-core graphics inside. During the product’s unveiling, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller talked about the new chip noting that it provides four times the performance of Tegra 3. Nvidia was quick to question the slide displayed by Apple onstage (pictured right), which did not provide any specific benchmark data. We now finally have some solid benchmark tests courtesy of Laptop Mag that provide us new insight....

A new Star Wars movie is reportedly in development, and may possibly land on the Disney+ streaming service. Last December, Lucasfilm released The Rise of Skywalker, which concluded the epic Skywalker saga after nine films. While that was billed as the end of a generations-spanning story, it was never going to be the last Star Wars movie. Disney’s set aside three release dates for mystery Star Wars films, with the first coming in December 2022....

According to Nikkei, the next-generation of Apple silicon — tentatively dubbed “M2” — has entered the production cycle. Chip ramps are slow, and Nikkei indicates that beginning production now means the chips would be available in mass supply as soon as July. This schedule likely means they will be included in new MacBook models in the fall, probably the upcoming revamped MacBook Pro line. The 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU M1 chip architecture delivered impressive performance and battery life when it debuted in the first Apple Silicon Macs last fall....

There are a number of settings in NBA 2K21, including the new shot meter to adjust the timing for your shot, dunking techniques, and altering the camera angle, that you must learn about in order to master the game. Now, most of the fans are excited to know the three most in-demand techniques used in NBA 2K21. But wait, are you one of them? Then relax; you are in the best place to learn the changing of shot timing, perform a dunk along with changing the camera angle....

In yet another case of a critically acclaimed series failing to find a large audience and being subsequently canceled, Netflix has axed its reboot of One Day at a Time shortly after the release of season 3. A reimagining of the ‘80s sitcom of the same name, the series brought back legendary TV creator Norman Lear to work with creators Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce, for an update on the series that focused on a Cuban-American family in present-day Florida....

Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is one of the streaming services’ most binge-worthy series in history. It’s snappy, fresh, and fun, with woke characters, plenty of gore and a spine built out of friendship and feminism. There’s romance, sure, but the series is focused more on the teenager herself than her obsession with a boyfriend, which is a nice change from the original source material. What are we to do while we wait for the next chilling season to arrive?...

The latest beta version of macOS Big Sur comes with codes for two new iMacs, which are identified as “iMac21,1” and “iMac21,2” — it’s worth mentioning that these numbers are not related to display size. Last week, a developer noticed some crash reports in their app coming from an unknown iMac powered by an ARM processor. At the same time, Apple recently discontinued the iMac Pro and some configurations of the 21....

The sometimes reliable MacGeneration claims that Apple’s new MacBook Pros will feature higher resolution displays, better battery life, a lighter design, in addition to the rumored separate SSDs to store the operating system. They also claim that the 13-inch MacBook Pro will gain a 3rd USB port, a matter screen option, and an i3 processor. They also say there will be an option to replace the superdrive on the 15 and 17 inch models with another SSD drive....

When it comes to the basketball playing a video game or a simulation game, NBA 2K21 comes on the list of the top ones. Visual Concepts and 2K Sports have built such a nice game that’s based on National Basketball Association and it’s the 22nd part under the NBA 2K franchise. However, most of the NBA 2K21 players are getting ‘unable to retrieve content info’ error message which means they can’t download rosters or classes....

As nature documentaries go, a rather high bar has been set by the likes of the BBC’s Blue Planet and Planet Earth series, both of which have delivered the same high-end visual spectacle, affording viewers the chance to witness the splendor and diversity of nature up close and personal, without braving harsh weather conditions or putting themselves in harm’s way when it comes to bearing witness to large predators or perilous natural events....

Who’s in Sextuplets’ cast and where have you seen them before? Directed by Michael Tiddes, the new Netflix comedy movie follows a father-to-be who tracks down his five siblings. In Sextuplets, Marlon Wayans stars as the protagonist Alan. He gains access to adoption records, and proceeds to track down his five siblings, all of whom have distinctly unique personalities. The film is rated TV-14, so the humor is definitely on the more family-friendly side....

In order to bring 1080P video playing to the new Apple TV, Apple included what they called a single-core A5 processors. Many industry watchers noted that this A5 was a new A5 chip specifically designed for the new Apple TV, as it is Apple’s only single-core A5. The A5 SoC from the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is a dual-core variant. While Apple calls it a single-core A5, Chipworks reveals that, while the chip runs as a single-core unit, the chip is actually dual-core based....

Fortnite’s Limited Time Modes provide its avid players with a little something extra to enjoy besides the title’s standard Battle Royale fare. After the success of Season 7’s Swords LTM, it’s nice to see that Epic Games is revisiting an old classic for the new Fortnite LTM in Season 8: The Floor is Lava. The Floor is Lava was a popular game that you most likely played as a child. As the name suggests, you would have to avoid the floor of whatever room you were in by leaping onto pretty much anything at hand, whether it was the nearest couch or another kid playing the same game....

In a report from ABC 15 Arizona, Apple’s plans for an expansive new retail location in Scottsdale, Arizona have been detailed. The impressive new store, slated for construction in the Fashion Square Mall, has now been revealed in renders of the site. Documents published by the city of Scottsdale (and surfaced on Twitter by Storeteller) include design schematics and building permits containing three new images of Apple’s planned store. According to ABC 15, Apple will occupy 15-17,000 square feet of floor space in a split-level configuration....