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WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Batman #63 Batman was just forced to watch another of his loved ones die. After Batman’s failed marriage to Catwoman, he is once again helpless as Selina Kyle is shot, and killed in front of him… with one catch. Thankfully, this death is even less permanent than usual for superheroes–because it didn’t really happen. The damage and emotional strain is the same, however, as Catwoman’s death was a product of the living nightmare Batman has currently been trapped in, thanks to a cabal of his most dangerous villains....

Here are all the extras featured on The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. The late, great John Hughes wrote and directed any number of classic comedies. He started out as the screenwriter of movies like National Lampoon’s Vacation before moving behind the camera for coming of age comedies Sixteen Candles, Weird Science and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. He later moved from teen movies to more grown-up fare with She’s Having A Baby and Planes, Trains And Automobiles....

Darren Cross, aka Yellowjacket, will not appear in Ant-Man and the Wasp. Established as a one-time protégé of Hank Pym’s in the 2015 original, Cross spent a majority of the film trying to perfect his own shrinking suit, which he could then sell to a variety of terrorist organizations. Yellowjacket was, at the time of Ant-Man’s release, the latest in an ever-growing line of mirror villains (antagonists who have the same powers as the titular hero)....

As of today, Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company. Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco has now taken over that title. According to Bloomberg, this reversal is because of a surge in oil prices due to current inflation increases. Aramco, which hit a $2.43 trillion market capitalization, has surpassed Apple for the first time since 2020. As of 1:05pm ET today the Cupertino company’s stock fell 3.9% on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)....

Kanye West continues to face repercussions for his antisemitic and anti-Black rhetoric, this time by Apple Music. After being dropped by companies like Adidas and Balenciaga, Rolling Stone reports today that Apple has removed its curated “Kanye West Essentials” playlist from Apple Music. West’s full discography, however, remains available via the streaming service. This move makes Apple Music the first streaming platform to take action against West following his many hateful and offensive comments....

All of today’s best deals are up for the taking and headlined by an Apple Pencil 2 discount hitting $100. That’s alongside 20% off OtterBox’s collection of iPhone 13 MagSafe cases and VIZIO’s new MQ6 AirPlay 2 TVs at $152 off. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple Pencil 2 discount drops price to $100 Whether you recently picked up the new iPad mini 6 or one of the flagship iPad Pros, bringing Apple Pencil 2 into the mix helps get the most out of what iPadOS has to offer....

Apple today launched the Self Service Repair Store, allowing iPhone customers in the United States access to parts and manual that they can use to repair their own devices. The new store enables repairs of iPhone SE, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 components, including display, battery and camera replacements. Apple also said it will launch Mac self-service repairs later this year. The tools and parts available through the Self Service Repair Store are the same as what Apple’s own repair teams are given access to....

A new video from the Kingsman: The Golden Circle panel at San Diego Comic-Con pairs Eggsy with Archer in a fun animated short. Earlier today, we finally got to see the new red band trailer for Kingsman 2, showing Eggsy’s journey to America, the quirky Statesmen, and tons of killer action. Earlier this week, we also got a look at all the new and returning characters from the film thanks to a batch of Golden Circle SDCC posters....

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice doesn’t just have a long title; it is also a fairly long movie, clocking in at 2 hours and 31 minutes of superhero rivalry. Director Zack Snyder has said that he cut a significant amount of footage to keep the film from being 3 hours long, even though the studio was “willing to let the movie indulge pretty hard.” But that hard indulging is only off the cards for the theatrical cut of the movie, with a director’s cut of the movie to hit Blu-ray afterward....

Battle Princess Madelyn is a charming throwback to a bygone era of gaming, even if it’s sometimes more frustrating than it is actually fun. Video games are at a better place technologically than they ever have been, from breathtaking open world experiences like Red Dead Redemption 2 to gorgeous fast-paced first person shooters like the rebooted Doom game. Developers love to show off the graphical capabilities of their game engines and every so often, something comes along that truly pushes video games into what can only be described as the “next generation....

Alien: Covenant has gone through some significant changes over the course of its development, the least of which being director Ridley Scott changing the title (from Alien: Paradise Lost to Covenant), and the more pressing matter being the ousting of future franchise successor Neill Blomkamp, whose own Alien 5 film project has been put on hold until further notice. Meanwhile, Scott now intends to produce two subsequent films following Covenant, all three of which will follow the events depicted in Scott’s Alien prequel/spinoff film, Prometheus....

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Apple last year introduced a new App Store Connect experience with some useful changes for developers, including the option to submit in-app events and edit items without having to create a new version of the app. While this update was optional, Apple is now informing developers that it will be rolled out to everyone later this month. The company has confirmed via the Apple Developer website that all developer accounts will be automatically upgraded with the new App Store Connect experience on January 25, 2022....

Today, the Dutch watchdog said Apple will allow alternative payment methods in the App Store for dating apps in the Netherlands. The statement from the Authority for Consumers and Markets comes after Apple announced on Friday that it was again updating App Store guidelines to comply with the Dutch government’s requirements. With the statement (via Reuters), the Dutch watchdog says Apple’s App Store will meet the requirement that the regulator had set under the European Union and Dutch competition rules:...

Owners of Apple products such as iPhones and iPads can take their devices to an Apple Store or authorized service provider (AASP) to request a battery replacement. When it comes to some iPad models, Apple replaces the entire device instead of just the battery. Now this is about to change for the iPad mini 6. Battery replacement for iPad mini 6 For some unknown reason, Apple never replaced just the internal battery of the sixth-generation iPad mini....

Apple last month quietly raised the price of the Apple Music student plan in several countries such as South Africa, India, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, and Israel. A month later, the company is now adjusting the prices of the Apple Music student plan in the US, Canada, and the UK. A version of the Apple Music webpage archived on June 21 still shows the old prices in the US, Canada, and UK website, which suggests that Apple has raised prices for the Apple Music student plan in the last 48 hours....

The Apple Store has now started notifying iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro buyers that their orders have shipped, ready for deliveries beginning tomorrow, Friday September 16. All the iPhone 14 series went up for preorder last Friday (albeit with some hitches). The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max launch tomorrow. The iPhone 14 Plus will be available from October 7. Of course, the phones have already been in transit for a few days, but Apple only notifies of shipment about a day ahead of the release date....

The first-ever Apple Store strike took place in Australia on Tuesday, with additional working restrictions imposed by staff yesterday. The strike lasted for just one hour in what was clearly intended to be a signal to Apple that union members are ready to take further action if their call for higher pay and improved working conditions goes unheeded … Apple unionization background We first learned of retail staff plans to unionize back in February....

Apple TV+ today announced that it has picked up a new docuseries centering on the life and career of NBA icon Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson. A release date for the four-part series has not yet been finalized. As part of a continuing expansion of sports-related content for the service, the new series pickup hails from New Slate Ventures and XTR Production. It will explore Johnson’s life and accomplishments using never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with Johnson himself....

Plans for an Apple VR headset continue, with the company reportedly now testing a display panel with a massive pixel density of 3,000 dots per inch (dpi). Conventional OLED panels max out at 600 dots per inch, and Apple has so far used the term Retina to describe displays as low as 227 dpi … Background: Apple VR headsets Apple is believed to be working on two distinct head-worn devices. In the longer term, it is expected to launch Apple Glasses – a wearable that looks like conventional eyeglasses, but with built-in displays for notifications and augmented reality content, like arrows overlaid on the street ahead of you to indicate Apple Maps directions....