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A few days after the release of the new iPad Pros, which feature Liquid Retina displays, Netflix for iOS has today been updated to support the new screen resolutions. As usual, Netflix’s release notes are generic and don’t go into detail about any new features. They read: Despite being the same screen resolution as the last generation, apps for the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro need to be updated to accommodate the rounded corners and Home indicator....

A new Call of Duty game is already playable, despite not even having been announced yet, as confirmed by a number of athletes who were invited to go hands-on with the upcoming title in a recent event hosted by Activision. Rumors about the new Call of Duty game have been persistent over the last few weeks, with many suggesting it will be the next iteration of Modern Warfare, although Activision and developer Infinity Ward have been coy about the subject thus far....

macOS Catalina adds a new Find My feature, which combines Find My iPhone and Find My Friends. Finding a lost or stolen Mac works even when the machine is sleeping … In sleep mode, it can still send low-energy Bluetooth signals which can be picked up by any other Apple device within range. So if there is anyone at all with an iPhone, iPad or Mac within Bluetooth range of the Mac, it will relay its location back to you....

Today’s best deals include the first discount on the new Mac mini, plus Apple’s official iPhone Smart Battery Cases are on sale, and MacBook Pros are discounted. Hit the jump for all that and more. Apple’s 2020 Mac mini sees first price cut B&H is currently offering the recently-refreshed entry-level Mac mini 3.6GHz/8GB/256GB for $699. Typically selling for $799, today’s offer saves you $100, marks the first discount we’ve seen, and is a new all-time low....

NBCUniversal announced that its brand new streaming platform, Peacock, will host a variety of unscripted reality TV shows. Peacock will have a Real Housewives spin-off series, now fans are trying to guess which housewives will the show center around. According to the NBC Comcast website, Peacock will include a variety of scripted and unscripted series. The long list of reality TV shows includes Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Real Housewives, Top Chef, and Chrisley Knows Best....

Using Windows 8 Netflix App Launch the Windows 8 app store an you’ll find it under the Entertainment category. I installed it on a Desktop PC and Dell Inspiron Duo with a touch enabled display. And from first impressions it seems basic compared to other devices like iPad or Xbox 360. After you log in, you’ll find your Instant Queue, recommendations and newly added movies and TV shows. All of your favorite TV shows and movies are still there of course, and the new Windows 8 interface makes it easy to browse through them....

Prominent iOS application developer, and friend of the website, Steven Troughton-Smith released a neat new iPhone and iPod touch application called “The Lotto Machine“ that is a random number generator. Besides the great design, the application is unique because of its physics engine. The physics engine is best demonstrated when a user holds down the “Hold to spin!” button that cranks the wheel. The new application also shows off its accelerometer usage when a user tilts their device....

Apple’s self-driving electric car, codenamed Project Titan, is moving ahead more quickly than originally believed according to a new report from The Guardian. The site claims that documents it has obtained regarding the project indicate that Apple is currently seeking out a secure location to test its vehicle. This development follows our reporting earlier this year profiling numerous auto industry hires Apple has working on the project. As noted by The Guardian, Apple has expressed interest in using GoMentum Station for testing purposes....

When executed well, a brand that jumps on trending topics can reap the benefits of extensive press coverage and a boost in social media engagement. A well-timed blog post or media placement can drive traffic back to your website and positively impact the perception of your brand. But when done poorly, an attempt to create timely content can fall flat. As tempting as it is to hop on a trend, especially one that’s gaining momentum quickly, effective newsjacking calls for a surprising amount of patience and selectivity....

Netflix’s new thriller Earthquake Bird, sets up the mystery of who killed Lily Bridges - and the ending appears to answer that question (with some room left for doubt). The latest film from director Wash Westmoreland, of 2018’s Collette and 2014’s Still Alice, is a dour mystery-drama about a woman who seems haunted by an unending stream of death all around her. Split between a police interrogation and the events leading up to the investigation, the movie finds no easy conclusions amid a person’s disappearance and the people that surrounded her....

Netflix is leading the teen rom-com movie renaissance with a slate of Originals that capture the nostalgia of the genre’s Golden Age (the 80s, 90s and early 00s) and repackage it for a modern audience. They might be adapted from YA novels or Wattpadd favorites and they might follow a central couple or feature several intertwining love stories. Some, such as To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (one of the best streaming movies of the decade), have achieved cult status already....

Disney is ramping up publicity for their upcoming live-action movie Aladdin, with clips now available to view online. This comes after the trailers have already shown fans what they are in store for when Aladdin comes to the big screen this month. Fans will be delighted to see some of their favourite characters coming to life in the excerpts that feature Aladdin, Princess Jasmine and Genie. Unlike a trailer, these clips are taken straight from the movie, giving fans a chance to whet their appetite even more for the much-anticipated live-action remake....

It’s March 21st, the day of Apple’s March 2016 media event. As we’ve been reporting over the past several months, Apple is set to debut a new 4-inch smartphone called the iPhone SE, a 9.7-inch version of the iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch bands. You can read our extensive roundup to see all of our expectations. It is still to be seen if Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage to discuss the Apple/FBI case, which goes to court tomorrow morning....

Netflix today announced that it is updating its parental controls to create more detailed protection for young viewers. The service is also adding clearer maturity level rating labels to its content. First up is the service expanding the existing PIN feature to let parents restrict individual movies, shows, and series. As my colleague Benjamin mentioned, this may be seen as a hassle by many users to apply limits on an individual basis, but Netflix sees it as an important step nonetheless....

Netflix is bringing the Shirley Jackson horror classic The Haunting of Hill House to life on the small screen. Horror is quite the staple of American entertainment. Some of the most renowned horror stories have come from American writers, including H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen King, and Shirley Jackson. America’s love of scary stories has been influencing film and TV in the U.S. for as long as those mediums have existed, with some of the earliest movies being horror films and scary TV shows that has sustained their popularity for decades....

If there’s one annoyance pretty much every Netflix subscriber has experienced at least once, it’s an error message asking you to call Netflix – the usual solution to which is to remove and reinstall Microsoft Silverlight. When Apple announced during the WWDC keynote that the new version of Safari supplied with OS X Yosemite would be using HTML5 for streaming video, Netflix was mentioned as an example. Netflix has now confirmed that it will be consigning Silverlight to the wastebin – where it belongs....

Users will be able to personalize just about every aspect of the operating system, such as the font, the boot animation and much more. However, at the moment this seems to be a preview of what the app will be, since it isn’t yet available on the Play Store. Cyanogen is actually holding a contest where it invites content creators from around the world to submit themes to Themes Studio....

With PlayStation 5 rumors in full swing, a new set of details emerging from a patent Sony filed back in October of last year seems to suggest the console will be even more powerful than previous hints made it out to be. The latest patent hints at a console that will be able to learn from the players who are using it, customizing the play experience to better suit the device’s owner....

As anticipation around the film continues to build, a brand new image and poster for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have been revealed, and for many fans of writer and director Luc Besson’s work, the film is a long time coming. Not only has Valerian been a passion project for years for Besson, but it’s also the first time that the legendary filmmaker is returning to the same kind of space opera genre since 1997’s The Fifth Element....

Apple has already taken steps to help improve the experience of using an iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask. New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, however, has penned a letter directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook, calling on the company to take further steps to educate customers about using Face ID while wearing a mask. iOS 13.5 was released in May with a small but incredibly useful change to Face ID....