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Apple has officially announced the Apple Watch Ultra. This is the rumored ‘Apple Watch Pro’ version of the Series 8. It features a dedicated “action” button and larger digital crown. Pre-orders start today ahead of the September 23 release date. Read on for price and specs! Apple Watch Ultra Here’s what you need to know: 36 hour battery life on single charge Up to 60 hours battery life with upcoming software feature...

Avengers: Infinity War will undoubtedly be one of the biggest films of 2018, but odds are it will not break one of the all-time opening weekend records. At long last, the cinematic event Marvel Studios has spent 10 years and 18 movies building to is upon us, and many are curious to see just how high its box office numbers go. There was a point in time where some (including us) wondered if it would be able to top the figures posted by the phenomenon that was Black Panther, but now it looks like that showdown won’t be a close contest....

With the U.S. opening of Captain America: Civil War just days away, a new chapter of Marvel Cinematic Universe history is set to begin. As the opening salvo for the much anticipated Phase 3, Civil War will set the tone and direction for the upcoming entries into the franchise, which will vastly expand upon the established mythos and bring new characters and new stories to the big screen for the first time ever....

Update: Set photos confirm Jeremy Renner wears the Ronin costume and we have a theory as to why Hawkeye becomes Ronin in Avengers 4. The latest images from the set of Avengers 4 show a different take on Hawkeye. Marvel fans are still anticipating the release of a trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, but even before something official from next year’s team-up arrives, we’ve been getting glimpses of the follow-up. Now that Infinity War has wrapped filming, shooting for Avengers 4 is in full swing in Atlanta and a variety of other locations....

UPDATE: Read our Avengers: Endgame trailer breakdown. The Avengers 4 title has finally been revealed. Years ago, Marvel Studios originally announced plans to release Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1 in 2018 and Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2 in 2019, but plans started to change as directors Anthony and Joe Russo ironed out the story for the concluding chapters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first saga with screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely....

Battlefield V gets its second major expansion this week, along with a batch of players’ most requested changes and bugfixes. Battlefield V’s Chapter 2: Lighting Strikes is the game’s second free content update, and it will bring new modes, weapons, vehicles, and some much-needed gameplay tweaks. Like Chapter 1: Overture before it, the Lightning Strikes expansion will be made available to all Battlefield V players over the coming weeks at no cost....

Siri isn’t the worst voice assistant on phones today, according to MKBHD. In his latest video, Marques Brownlee conducts a four-way test between Siri and its competitors to see how voice assistants compare in 2022. So what’s holding Siri back from being the best voice assistant in MKBHD’s test? It all comes down to timers and follow-up questions. Siri on the HomePod and even Apple Watch can handle multiple timers, but Siri’s main domain on the iPhone has a one-timer mind in 2022....

Chilling new photos have been released, revealing the characters in American Horror Story: Cult played by Cheyenne Jackson, Colton Haynes, Alison Pill, Billy Eichner and Billie Lourd. The Ryan Murphy FX horror anthology series also stars Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lena Dunham, Emma Roberts, Frances Conroy, Mare Winningham, Adina Porter and Leslie Grossman this season, but their characters posters are still in the dark. So far, we know that Cult is going to be an election-themed season inspired by the events of the actual 2016 election of Hillary Clinton vs....

Concept art for Ant-Man & the Wasp reveals a subtle homage to Ultron and Hank Pym of the comics; certain versions of the Ant-Man helmet were visually similar to the android created by Hank Pym in the books. Although the MCU is inspired by decades’ worth of Marvel comics, the creative teams have made a substantial number of differences. One of the key changes is with the villainous artificial intelligence known as Ultron....

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Wonder Woman. – Antiope’s death was a catalyst for Diana to leave Themyscira and track down Ares to stop World War I, but that did not make the fact that audiences would not be seeing any more of her easier to digest. Well, it turns out that Antiope will be back in the DCEU and part of the packed cast for Justice League. In an interview with LA Times, Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Connie Nielsen (Hippolyta), and Wright were asked about the family relationships that Wonder Woman explores....

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After introducing better widgets, Apple Music for Android is getting an in-app Sleep Timer that offers extensive options. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. Keep in mind that Google may or may not ever ship these features, and our interpretation of what they are may be imperfect....

About three months after the Mac Studio launched, Apple has now started selling the model on its refurbished store. Priced at $1799, Apple is offering a $200 discount compared to buying the same model as a brand new unit. The available refurbished Mac Studio model is the base model $1999 configuration, equipped with an M1 Max chip with 512 GB SSD, 32 GB RAM and a 24-core GPU. The $1799 price works out to an approximately 10% reduction....

Apple is releasing iOS 14.8 to the public today for iPhone users, just days before we expect iOS 15 to also be released to the public. Analytics and Xcode data had previously suggested that iOS 14.8 was in development, and sure enough, it is rolling out now alongside iPadOS 14.8. Update: More details on the security fixes here. The build number for today’s release of iOS 14.8 is 18H17. You can update your iPhone by going to the Settings app, choosing General, then choosing Software Update....

Bloomberg has echoed concerns about Apple’s dependence on China for what the company terms FATP: final assembly, test, and pack. Mark Gurman observes that it was Tim Cook who was responsible for the decision to use China as an assembly hub, back in the days when he was the company’s chief operations officer … Background We’ve been warning about Apple’s over-dependence on China for many years now. Back in 2017, we wrote:...

Apple TV+ today announced it has commissioned a new TV series into production. Based on the best-selling novel by Victor LaVallle, ‘The Changeling’ is described as a fairytale for grown ups. The drama series will star LaKeith Stanfield, who recently featured in the movie Judas and the Black Messiah. The show is produced by Apple Studios and Annapurna. Kelly Marcel will adapt the novel to screen, who recently wrote the script for the Disney+ movie Cruella....

Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says that his villain, Black Manta, is being set up for future appearances in other DC Extended Universe movies. Directed by James Wan (The Conjuring), Aquaman will be the first DCEU movie since last summer’s Justice League, in which Jason Momoa’s Aquaman saved the planet (with a little help from his friends). A classic supervillain from the comics, Black Manta (whose real name is David Hyde) uses a specially designed underwater suit to do battle with Aquaman on his own turf - the highlight of which is a helmet capable of blasting rays from its eyes....

Apple last year dropped the polarizing Touch Bar from the MacBook Pro models, but Dell has just launched a new laptop with a touch bar in the trackpad … Background Back in 2016, Apple replaced the function keys on the high-end MacBook Pro models with the Touch Bar – a high-resolution touch-sensitive strip that allowed access to function keys but could also have dynamically changing content depending on both apps and user preferences....

The wait is over, as the first reviews for Avengers: Infinity War are now online. As Marvel Studios prepares to wrap up 10 years of the MCU and launch its next Phase of films, audiences around the world are anticipating the release of Avengers 3 this week. Though there’s a certain amount of risk involved in combining so many franchises and characters, Marvel has certainly earned enough goodwill for fans to assume the best....

New fan art for the upcoming Avengers 4 features a battle-ready Ronin. Not to be confused with Ronan the Accuser from Guardians of the Galaxy and the upcoming Captain Marvel, Ronin is one of the aliases used by Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye. Ronin made his debut in 2005, but Hawkeye himself has been around since 1964 when he appeared in Tales of Suspense #57. Many people have gone by the name Ronin in the comics, but Avengers 4 is likely to feature Hawkeye as Ronin....