The “new year, new you” adage might be a cliche at this point, but for better or worse, it’s many people’s mindset when we start a new year. We’ve already rounded up some of the best applications to help you stick to your new year’s resolutions, but what about hardware? New technology certainly isn’t required to help you achieve your 2022 goals and resolutions, but it can absolutely help. These suggestions add that new-technology motivation factor and can help you track new metrics to stay on top of your health throughout the year....

Warning: Minor SPOILERS for Aquaman By taking the classic legend of King Arthur into the underwater Atlantis, fans might think that Aquaman most pays homage to fantasy films, and classic adventures. But that’s only if you miss the special Star Wars Easter Egg helping to bring Atlantis to life. The DCEU has been a reliable source of comic book Easter Eggs and nerd-focused callbacks, and director James Wan didn’t disappoint with Aquaman....

Avengers: Infinity War has become just the fourth film in history to hit $2 billion at the worldwide box office. Billed as the culmination of the MCU’s first 10 years of interconnected storytelling, the epic crossover event was unquestioningly 2018’s most anticipated title and its commercial performance more than reflects that. Shattering the all-time opening weekend record as it entered theaters at the end of April, Infinity War proceeded to rewrite the record books during its run as it marched towards this latest milestone....

Major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War. - Avengers: Infinity War has one of the most shocking endings of not just the MCU, but the entire superhero genre. Today we’re going to break down how that cliffhanger came to be and what it means for Marvel movies going forward. As the marketing has made heavily clear, Infinity War is everything the ten-year Marvel Studios experiment has been building up to, dubbed repeatedly as a “culmination”....

It’s been three years since Tony Stark and Bruce Banner shared the screen, but Avengers: Infinity War will reunite the Science Bros and add a new layer. With Avengers: Age of Ultron sending the Hulk riding off into the sunset, the MCU broke apart one of its most dynamic pairings; Tony and Bruce have been separate through their respective adventures in Captain America: Civil War and Thor: Ragnarok. Thankfully, Avengers 3 will start with Bruce crashing to Earth and quickly meeting back up with his fellow Science Bro....

Ever since Spotify introduced its own podcast platform, we’ve been seeing the Swedish streaming service surpass Apple Podcasts in some countries. Now, according to an analysis by eMarketer, Spotify is actually close to globally overtaking Apple Podcasts in number of users. There are, however, some things to keep in mind with this report: subscriber-only channels and shows on Apple Podcasts don’t count towards RSS activity. eMarketer is also somewhat vague with its definition of “users” and doesn’t share clear methodology for some of its data....

Ant-Man and The Wasp director Peyton Reed has opened up about his unmade Fantastic Four movie and exactly how it would have differed from Fox’s 2005 film. This isn’t the first time that Reed has talked about the film that could have been; last year he said he still “dreams” of making a movie based on the popular Marvel characters. Reed ultimately got his chance at making a comic book movie, directing both Ant-Man and its sequel, Ant-Man and The Wasp as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

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Foundation, one of the most anticipated shows of Apple TV+, is finally premiering on September 24, the same day Apple starts selling its brand-new iPhone 13 line. Not only that, the company announced an official podcast for this sci-fi show with weekly episodes. To start, there’s already a one-minute introductory episode that reminds listeners that the show is based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov. Join host Jason Concepcion and Foundation’s showrunner and executive producer David S....

After first announcing support for digital IDs in iOS 15 last year, the first state has gone live with the feature. Arizona residents can officially add their driver’s license or state ID to the Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch. Apple shared the details in a newsroom post this morning: 30 states have been exploring the idea of adopting Apple’s digital IDs and in today’s release, Apple specifically called out more states will indeed launch support soon....

Following the release of new firmware for the AirPods wireless earphones, Apple is also rolling out a firmware update for its AirTag item tracker on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know about this new version. AirTag firmware update Today’s new firmware release is version 2.0.24, and it features build number 2A24e. Prior to today, the most recent version of AirTag firmware was version 1.0.301 and featured build number 1A301. Unfortunately, it’s uncertain at this point what changes with the update, as Apple has yet to share update notes for today’s firmware....

As employees at a growing number of Apple Store locations around the United States explore unionization options, Apple is ramping up its push to quell those attempts. A leaked memo obtained by Vice reveals the anti-union talking points that Apple has distributed to retail store leaders in an effort to dissuade their employees from unionizing. Apple looks to stop employee union efforts As it stands today, the exact scope of unionization efforts among Apple Stores in the United States is unclear....

Apple announced Tap to Pay feature in February. The function, which is supported starting with iOS 15.4, allows businesses to use their iPhones to “seamlessly and securely” accept Apple Pay payments with a simple tap. Now, global financial technology platform Adyen announced it will offer Tap to Pay to its customers later this year. According to the company, Adyen is working with enterprise customers and commerce platforms, such as Lightspeed Commerce and NewStore, to bring the feature to even more businesses....

Some people are finding that an Apple Watch $100 rebate program announced by Apple is not being honored by carriers. Bloomberg Apple correspondent Mark Gurman has gone as far as to say that the deal is “designed to not pay out” … Apple announced the promotion with a single line in a press release about Apple Watch Series 7 availability. There was no small print or footnote in the release with any conditions....

[SPOILERS for those not caught up on Arrow ahead.] - The trailer for the next episode of Arrow is here. It’s getting close to the end of the fifth season of Arrow and whatever revenge Adrian Chase has been building to all year is nearly at hand. Sure, it seemed like Team Arrow had beaten him when the news that his father was planning to disinherit him literally drove Chase to his knees in surrender....

New photos celebrating the Arrowverse’s presence at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 highlight The CW’s superhero universe, and the addition of Batwoman (Ruby Rose). The Arrowverse all began with Stephen Amell playing Oliver Queen in Arrow, but it’s since become something bigger. Grant Gustin joined to play Barry Allen in The Flash, while several side characters, namely Caity Lotz as Sara Lance aka White Canary, were spun out to form Legends of Tomorrow....

The Avengers: Endgame cast opens up about the emotional process of filming the movie in a new featurette. Aside from being the culminating film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Joe and Anthony-directed flick also wrapped up several arcs of fan-favorite characters. Marking the end of 22-film arc known as The Infinity Saga, Endgame was also the swan song for beloved actors and the heroes they play, marjority of them had been in the series since its early years....

New Avengers: Infinity War official promo art includes Okoye (Danai Gurira) and Shuri (Letitia Wright). Marvel Studios’ most ambitious undertaking yet will gather up all superheroes populating the MCU for an epic showdown against intergalactic villain Thanos and his children, the Black Order. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo and written by Stephen Markus and Christopher McFeely, the epic blockbuster will be longest MCU film to date. It would be a gross understatement to say that Infinity War will be packed with heroes (and villains) and aptly so, considering that it is the culmination of 10 years’ worth of cinematic storytelling....

Battlefield V might not have been the game that everyone had been hoping for, but it’s still getting content coming through for its player base. Some of its new content seems particularly ambitious, especially a new set of maps that are on the way for the game. Although many people had been extremely excited for Battlefield’s return to WWII, Battlefield V did not quite meet expectations. A lack of cohesion over what it wants to be has seen criticism from some, while its real money microtransactions did little to help the title or EA’s reputation when it comes to purchasable content in its published games....

Actor Richard Hatch, who was known for his role as Captain Apollo on the original Battlestar Galactica series, has passed away from pancreatic cancer at age 71 according to TMZ. Hatch was born on May 21, 1945. He started his career in theater before being cast as Philip Brent Sr. on the soap opera All My Children in the early ’70s, a role he played for two years. He began to pop up on episodes of other shows, including Hawaii Five-0 and The Waltons....