Qualcomm has substantially cut both revenue and profit forecasts as it revealed that Apple has ceased all royalty payments to the company pending the outcome of lawsuits between the two companies … Qualcomm’s general counsel Don Rosenberg described the move as a ‘global attack’ by Apple, seemingly referring to the fact that Apple suppliers are already withholding royalty payments Reuters reports that Qualcomm’s stock price fell on the news. Apple originally sued Qualcomm, claiming that it had been charging royalty fees for technology it didn’t own, and that it had been over-charging for tech that it did, as Tim Cook recently explained....

Core members of the Rainbow Six Siege development team, including the creators, are moving on from the popular shooter to spearhead a new project at Ubisoft. There’s no denying how important Rainbow Six Siege has been for the publisher, with the game continuing to grow year-over-year thanks to a post-launch roadmap. The game was even up for an award at 2019’s The Game Awards, which it ultimately lost out on, but the fact that it was mentioned as one of the best ongoing games of 2019 speaks volumes for the support it still recieves....

Bloomberg points at an RBC Daily story which claims that Apple could begin selling iPhone 5 in Russia this November, “almost immediately” after sales begin in the US. The Russian newspaper’s story is sourced from unnamed handset retailers. Bloomberg notes: So, the Russians likely won’t be getting their hands on iPhone 5 the same day as their American counterparts. On a brighter note, it took the country three months last time to get iPhone 4 so this would be an improvement (Hope Russian President gets his iPhone unlocked this time) It is interesting that Apple is allegedly prepping to open its first Russian store inside the trade gallery of the reconstructed Hotel Moskva, near Kremlin, in late 2011....

Today’s best deals include Powerbeats Pro at an all-time low, plus previous-generation iPad Pro is on sale, and Anker’s Cyber Week promotion starts at $13. Head below for all that and more in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Powerbeats Pro drop to all-time low price at $150 Powerbeats Pro delivers some of the latest technology on the audio side from Apple, offering up to 24-hours of playback and a totally wireless design made for workouts....

Apple has opened the floodgates for a lot more regions to order the Powerbeats Pro truly wireless earphones. The Powerbeats Pro can now be ordered from the Apple Store in Japan, Spain, Sweden, and several more countries around the world. Powerbeats Pro have been in incredibly short supply since they went on sale in the United States in May, followed by the UK, Germany, and France in June. They are currently backordered by about two weeks in most online Apple Store listings where they are on sale, including the US....

In December, Project Runway season 18 launched on Bravo. After being on Lifetime for 11 seasons, the hit-runway series returned to Bravo in early 2019. The relaunch of Project Runway included major changes to the series’ host, mentor, judges, and format. Original Project Runway host Heidi Klum and mentor Tim Gunn decided not to return for the series’ 17th season, which led to former Project Runway contestant and fashion designer Christian Siriano replacing Gunn as the mentor, and model Karlie Kloss replacing Klum as host....

Within the world of horror films and films in general it’s difficult to think of a movie that is more recognizable and well renowned than the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Psycho. This movie is such an enduring classic because it’s an absolute master class in horror film making, and its twists and turns are still as surprising today as they were in the year that Psycho was made. Alfred Hitchcock is undeniably the most talented and creative horror filmmaker in the annals of film history, and Psycho is without question his magnum opus....

Ubisoft Connect is an online gaming client that offers users to log into the Ubisoft account and start playing video games online that are listed on the platform just like others. It’s available for PC, Consoles, and Mobile platforms. It’s free to use service where the interested users can easily join and can get exclusive benefits of the Ubisoft Connect with achievements as well. However, some of the users are reporting that the purchased game not showing up in Ubisoft Connect and we have a couple of possible fixes below....

One of the finest filmmakers out there, Quentin Tarantino has had a series of great films during his career. Tarantino is an auteur whose style can be identified instantly and who has amassed a good following of massive fans over the years. With mostly - but not all - great films, Tarantino’s directed/written features have proved immensely popular. A good gauge for this popularity is on Rotten Tomatoes, a great authority on a film’s consensus by critics and audiences alike....

Your browser does not support iframes. Re/code has posted the video of Walt Mossberg’s wide-ranging interview with Apple’s SVP of operations Jeff Williams. Williams spoke about the company’s decision not to share Apple Watch sales numbers, how iPhone sales are hard to grasp, corporate responsibility issues – and touched briefly on the car … Asked how the Apple Watch was selling, Williams said that he would say only that sales are “a lot” and that demand continues to outstrip supply....

A Poynter Institute WhatsApp bot will provide a simple way to fact-check coronavirus claims which users might otherwise forward … TNW reports that more than 4,000 hoaxes have so far been identified. Getting access to the bot is simple: IFCN said 80 fact-checking organizations from 74 countries have identified more than 4,000 coronavirus-related hoaxes since January. The new bot makes it easier for you to search through these myth-busters. You can search for terms like “Masks” or “Garlic” to get related fact-checks....

New versions for the Python 3.10, 3.9 and preview 3.11 series are out today and arrived in spite of numerous hold ups, including a “more complex than expected” code signing certificate renewal. Version 3.10.x is the latest feature release series of Python 3, while 3.9.x is the legacy series and Python 3.11.x is the future. “The releases you’re looking at were all cursed in some way. What a way to start 2022!...

Android is one of the most used Operating Systems in the world. Since it is made explicitly for smartphone and tablet devices, it has a greater reach and a better growth rate than any other OS in the market. But that is not the only reason for the popularity of Android.Since Android is an open-source OS, it provides users with greater flexibility for customization.However, while exploring your Android device, you might come across some settings or options that are restricted for you....

While the evidence seems pretty clear that a hacking group’s claim to have obtained the details of 600M iCloud accounts is a hoax, many less techy people have only heard the claim, not Apple’s refutation. Telephone scammers are now taking advantage of this fact to pretend to be calling from Apple in order to obtain actual login details and other personal information … MacWorld writer Glenn Fleishman said that his wife received no fewer than six of these calls....

The loop control statements break the flow of execution and terminate/skip the iteration as per our need. Python break and continue are used inside the loop to change the flow of the loop from its standard procedure. A for-loop or while-loop is meant to iterate until the condition given fails. When you use a break or continue statement, the flow of the loop is changed from its normal way. In this Python tutorial, you will learn:...

Qualcomm today reported its fourth quarter earnings for 2017 and the numbers aren’t pretty. The company announced a nearly 90 percent drop in profits, while revenue fell 4.5 percent. While the company still beat expectations, it noted that numbers were plagued by its ongoing legal case with Apple… As noted by CNBC, the company beat Wall Street estimates on both earnings per share and revenue: Earnings per share of 92 cents vs....

While he and many of his staff members use Apple’s iPads, United States President Barack Obama has revealed why he does not use an iPhone: “I’m not allowed for security reasons to have an iPhone,” the President said earlier today. Nonetheless, he says that his daughters both use iPhones. President Obama has stuck to his BlackBerry over the past few years because of its messaging and encryption capabilities. No word on if the iPhone will ever be suitable for a President, but Apple has been beefing up its smartphone’s security via hardware, software, and sensors in recent years....

Back Up your Apple iOS Device Before Installing the New Apple File System We previously covered how to back up your iOS device, so be sure to check our guide for details. So, what’s the big deal about APFS? Well, the last time Apple released a file system for use on a system drive was in 1998. That was HFS+, which was an incremental upgrade to the Hierarchal File System (HFS) introduced in 1985....

If you find you have to log in to TweetDeck again this morning, there’s no need to worry: it’s the aftermath of a global Twitter outage affecting many users yesterday… Twitter Support acknowledged the problems occurring yesterday. Some users were unable to log in to TweetDeck at all. There has been no subsequent tweet confirming things are back to normal this morning, but reports of problems do seem to have died down....

Philips Hue has expanded its lineup of smart lights considerably over the years and that’s included its outdoor options. In an announcement today, the company shared that power supply units included with six Philips Hue outdoor products sold between 2018 and 2020 could short circuit and in “very rare cases” cause electrocution when touched. Philips Hue detailed the recall and replacement program for the 40W outdoor power supply on its website (via CNET):...