A new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Half is in the works at MGM. Released in 1989, the novel tells the story of Thad Beaumont. A recovering alcoholic, Thad has a duplicitous professional career. While he has some success as an author under his real name, it’s the series he publishes under a pseudonym that’s truly a runaway hit. Under the alias of ‘George Stark’, Thad publishes popular novels about the life of a fictional serial killer....

Brief Background There are various forms of phishing, but each form has a similar objective: to elicit information from an unsuspecting victim (refer to this article for more details). Phishing Phishing is an attack wherein an attacker attempts to acquire sensitive information from a target, including usernames and passwords, personal identification information, or payment card information. This is typically done via email, but it can also be broadened to include watering hole attacks, wherein an attacker plants innocuous-looking links in places like discussion forums to entice victims to click....

Having somehow managed to gets its iOS music-purchase app approved by Apple, UK record store HMV today saw the app pulled for contravening the terms & conditions which prohibits directing sales of goods or services outside of an app, reports the Guardian. HMV, which once owned more than 300 record stores, entered administration earlier this year after failing to adapt its business model to the digital music era. It was then bought out and relaunched with 133 stores....

Lizzie McGuire followed the title character through her middle school experiences on the Disney Channel - and into one big screen movie. Soon, fans will see her experiences as an adult on Disney Plus. For Lizzie, every day in middle school provided a new challenge. Luckily, she had a few friends (not to mention a few frenemies) to help her get through it. During Lizzie’s time in middle school, a book series also made its debut....

Honor is soon going to release its Note 10. According to the rumours, the phone looks good with some decent specifications if launched in the right price. Honor has officially released a poster and confirmed that a 5000 mAh battery is going to power their newest upcoming offering. As announced earlier, it is already known to many that the smartphone will launch on 31st of July. The leaks of the phone are in news since a few days, be it the specifications, or be it the renders, etc....

WARNING: This post contains SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame. Avengers: Endgame wrapped up plenty of plot threads and left room for the already announced Disney+ Marvel series to start. After a record breaking first week of release, with a worldwide box office tally that has soared past $1.2 billion already, Avengers: Endgame could possibly become the highest-grossing film of all-time. The culmination of 11 years of intricate franchise planning and 22 movies has provided fans and critics alike with plenty of entertainment and discussions over the evolution of the superhero and blockbuster genres....

Concentration is a pretty important element in Baldur’s Gate 3. Recently, there have been a lot of discussions going on regarding what Concentration is in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you’re familiar with Harry Potter, you’ll know that casting spells require some sort of attention. Well, concentration holds the same concept in Baldur’s Gate 3. The spellcasters in Baldur’s Gate 3 can cast spells that can act in your favor. However, for some of these spells, you must give kind attention for it to work and stay active....

It’s been four years since the last standalone Thor film, and it seems clear that Marvel is hoping to make Thor: Ragnarok so ambitiously epic that it will have been worth the wait. The movie will separate Thor (Chris Hemsworth) from his hammer Mjolnir; his homeworld Asgard faces destruction from the Goddess of Death; and he’ll have to fight a gladiator battle against the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). It’s not exactly clear, yet, how the characters will get from Point A to Point B in the complex plot, which also includes interactions with the evil Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), Skurge The Executioner (Karl Urban), and Asgardian goddess Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson)....

Renaming multiple files can be a tedious process when doing so manually, but the Finder in OS X can make it easier to rename a batch of files at once on your Mac. Instead of relying on a third party app, use this handy tip to quickly rename a batch of files without breaking a sweat. Step 1: Select the files that you wish to rename. Step 2: Right click, and select Rename Items....

Adding PDF files into Google slides is easier than ever. With Google Slides, it’s easy to create presentations for your office or personal assignments. Also, Google slides is an application that provides an excellent way for sharing documents, collaborating in projects, etc. It is by far the most popular alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint, using which you can create beautiful but straightforward documents that help you collaborate with others. You can share the Google Slides documents with anyone who owns a Google account....

Manage Storage Storage drives have become much more efficient over the years, as have the available software tools that assist in the same way. On Mac, Apple provides various tools to maximize local storage while also making available iCloud compatibilities. It all starts with the automatic Optimized Storage feature on macOS. When activated, the tool offers different features, including: Moves files, photos, movies, email attachments, and other files that aren’t often used on your machine to iCloud....

For one thing, he earned a Religion degree at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania whereas conventional wisdom might have led him to pursue something more along the lines of a Computer Science degree. But while his post-secondary focus might seem like an odd choice for someone interested in information security, MacLeod’s love for technology and how things work balances things out just fine. “Back in grade school, I would spend far too many hours getting yelled at by my parents because I had dialed into yet another BBS looking at more software,” says MacLeod, a one-time network security engineer who now works as a product manager with WildPackets in Walnut Creek, California....

What Does Edge Block? When we talk about crapware, we’re referring to potentially unwanted programs or PUPs. These include the junk that some apps try to install in the browser, like annoying toolbars, crypto-miners, adware, and other unwanted apps. Turn on Microsoft Edge Crapware Blocking Launch the new Edge and click the Options menu (three dots) in the upper-right corner to enable the blocker. Then click on Settings. Now on the Settings page, click on Privacy and services in the left panel....

It’s much easier to know about people’s lives with the trail left by them on social media. For example, some social platforms tell you when a person is online, and some will show you their activities from likes, comments, and tags. With these trails at your disposal, it’s not so hard to know if your spouse or lover is cheating on you using Facebook. This article will detail all the signs your partner can exhibit that tell you they’re cheating....

For different work scenarios, you have to adjust mouse sensitivity accordingly. In case you use your PC or laptop for general purpose, then average sensitivity is alright. However, if you work with digital art, photo manipulation, or involve heavy gaming, then you might need to increase mouse sensitivity in Windows 10. Mouse or Touchpad sensitivity is a personal option. Not everyone will be comfortable with the default pointer speed or sensitivity....

Change the Microsoft Office Color Theme Launch any Office program and click the File tab and then Account. There under Office Theme, select the color you want from the drop-down menu. It’s also worth noting that this is where you can change the Office Background as well. Another way to modify the color and background is to go to File > Options, and under Personalize your copy of Microsoft Office, select the color you want from the drop-down list....

As Apple’s acquisition of Beats Electronics and Beats Music nears completion this financial quarter, the Cupertino and Culver City, California-based companies have begun work on transitioning select employees and technology resources from Beats to Apple, according to sources briefed on the transition. Apple executives have visited Beats’ Southern California headquarters this week and last week to offer groups of employees positions at Apple and to notify some members of the Beats staff that they will not be included in the transition....

We have some bad news. Crooks can easily jam your cameras with a $15 gadget, rendering them blind. Tap or click here for how the trick works and what you can do to prevent it. Now here’s some worse news. Blocking what your cameras see is one thing, but hackers can also use them to enter your network. And it’s not only cameras. We’ll show you how to secure your most vulnerable devices....

A number of users flooded Apple Support Communities forums following yesterday’s release of the Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 update to complain about dreaded CUI errors. In addition to a bunch of minor issues, some people reported being greeted with unexpected app crashes after rebooting into 10.7.3. For them, attempting to launch any application would produce the above (and below) prompt saying: Log files reveal that the affected users are often unable to use their computer normally as a large number of crashes are being logged....

Apple looks all set to dominate the mobile gaming market as more and more users are picking up their smartphones to play popular titles from developers that previously may have been reserved for consoles. Here’s why iOS has a big advantage over Android when it comes to gaming. In a detailed TechCrunch piece, Matthew Panzarino dives into how Apple is headlining tech industry events that the company doesn’t even have a presence at....