R2-D2 finally gets a sequel trilogy character poster as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker releases a new batch of artwork. First introduced in the original Star Wars in 1977 along with his constant companion C-3P0, the feisty astromech droid affectionately known as Artoo quickly became a fan favorite for his plucky courage in helping Luke Skywalker and company take down the Galactic Empire’s ultimate superweapon the Death Star. After his key role in the first movie’s climactic battle, which left him badly damaged but still alive, Artoo went on to be a hero again in the sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi....

Back in August, we saw the OtterSpot, a wireless charging pad system that offered both tabletop and portable charging. The RapidX MyPort is the same idea, but with a charging stand design rather than a flat pad. Both devices aim to be the only wireless charger you’ll ever need, providing outlet-powered charging at home and power-bank charging on the move… The strength of the OtterSpot is the ability to stack the charging pucks to charge more than one at a time....

The five main characters of Pretty Little Liars are often the most talked about as they’re stylish, full of secrets, and the focus of the drama over seven thrilling seasons. Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell), Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson), Alison DiLaurentis (Sascha Pieterse), and Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale) are all interesting characters who keep fans guessing every episode. But there are tons of other characters on this show, from partners to teachers and family members and acquaintances, and some of them aren’t quite so adored....

Not everyone needs 4-bay RAID solutions like the Promise R4i, and not everyone needs ridiculously-fast RAID SSD setups like the Sonnet M.2 4×4 PCIe Card. Enter the Promise Pegasus J2i. The Promise Pegasus J2i is a two-bay SATA enclosure with a pre-installed 3.5-inch 8TB HDD that fits inside the Mac Pro. Should you consider it? Watch our hands-on walkthrough for the details. Specifications Built exclusively for the Mac Pro Securely mounts inside Mac Pro chassis Includes a 3....

According to the company, most quantum computers are currently error prone meaning that only the shortest and simplest algorithms can run, inhibiting on quantum computational capabilities being delivered to end users. However, through its research activities, the company said it has identified methods using AI and automation to reduce the number of errors. At the same time, the research was completed using conventional cloud access to commercial quantum computers and did not require any special hardware access....

The Bachelorette lead Rachel Lindsay has married fiancé Bryan Abasolo in a destination wedding. The couple made sure their wedding day was about them - and that there were no red roses involved. Lindsay was the lead of Season 13 of The Bachelorette in 2017 after being a contestant on Nick Viall’s season of The Bachelor. Abasolo was a front-runner early on, and though fans were disappointed, it did not come as a shock when Lindsay accepted Abasolo’s proposal over runner-up Peter Krause....

While lovers of classic Tolkien lit and lovers of modern Tolkien films either overlap or debate the merits of their favorite representation of The Lord of the Rings, we can all agree that each time we lose one of our most beloved characters it hits us hard in the feels. Both J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Jackson gave us versions of incredible heroes who fought against the odds to save Middle Earth and we’ll always miss the ones we lost....

1. U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and mounting damage caused by cyber criminals. The DOJ guidance specifically refers to Colonial as an example of the growing threat that ransomware and digital extortion pose to the nation. Read more » 2. Ten critical flaws found in CODESYS industrial automation software Last week, cybersecurity researchers disclosed as many as ten critical vulnerabilities impacting CODESYS automation software that could be exploited to remote code execution on programmable logic controllers....

With Office 2013, Microsoft seems determined to put an end to stuffy cramped conference presentations and make them accessible online. But, if you ask me it’s off to a rocky start. Here I’ll take the feature for a spin using the Office 2013 (365 Home Premium) Preview. Note: This feature is only available in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and OneNote 2013. Open your PowerPoint presentation or Word document and click the File tab....

For those looking to notch a few extra bits of speed out of Apple’s professional desktops, this seems like a nice addition: OWC Mercury AccelsiorM. The $49.95 (suggested retail price) PCIe controller card is available immediately from Other World Computing and other select retailers. The full press release is below. OWC launches Mercury Helios PCIe Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis (9to5mac.com) OWC launches first MacBook Pro with Retina display SSD update (9to5mac.com) Mountain Lion installed on a MacPro1,1, here’s how to do it (9to5mac....

Stating that cryptography is a fundamental security control is by no means an exaggeration; for millennia, military communications have been ciphered and thus protected with the use of some cryptographic model. From the era of Caesar with a basic substitution cipher, through World War II with the famous Enigma machine used by German forces. Even today, nations’ secrets are protected with what is still called military-level encryption. Of course, data protection has long moved on from being an issue restricted solely to the military....

Qubit’s Quest, with its adorable protagonist and multitude of different gameplay styles, is the best MARS Lightcon game currently available. Qubit’s Quest is an interesting take on the rail shooter genre, one which asks the player not to fight, but to defend, although said defense will still involve a heck of a lot of shooting. The titular Qubit, a robotic dog tasked with getting from one side of any given area to the other, will walk forward with fearless confidence even in the face of electric pits, exploding barrels, and hordes and hordes of murderous robots....

In earlier tutorial, you learned how to use Decision trees to make a binary prediction. To improve our technique, we can train a group of Decision Tree classifiers, each on a different random subset of the train set. To make a prediction, we just obtain the predictions of all individuals trees, then predict the class that gets the most votes. This technique is called Random Forest. We will proceed as follow to train the Random Forest:...

There’s been a huge shift in Hollywood in the last couple of years with female-driven blockbusters like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel, female characters taking over huge franchises like the Star Wars saga, and female-led comedies outshining male-led ones. Before then, the heroes of the silver screen were predominantly male. Still, some women managed to slip through the cracks of sexist Hollywood and stand out. A few of these strong cinematic women became legendary in Peter Jackson’s big-budget adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy....

Main FIFA competitor, Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) announced a major update to their mobile soccer game today for iOS. The game received a graphics engine overhaul, upgrading from Unreal Engine 3 to Unreal Engine 4, which should provide serious visual improvements over the previously featured third-generation engine. The update comes as Konami looks to invest more in the PES franchise with FIFA raking in exorbitant amounts of money globally each year with its ever popular Pro Clubs....

After many years of being available to users as a way to fully customize the operating system, the backbone that handles purchases on Cydia (which was only available to jailbroken devices) is today shutting down. Saurik, the creator of Cydia, made the announcement on a Reddit thread Friday evening. He said that this was a long time in the making as the store was making little to no money. The store recently had a bug that may have put users at risk....

As we get closer to iPhone season, it is the norm for more and more components from the upcoming iPhone models to leak out online. We already know how the overall phone will look from the outside. Today, we get a glimpse at some of the device’s internals. The new images were published on Slashleaks. The iPhone X, XS, and XR used L-shaped logic boards. This latest leak implies a return to a more standard, rectangular, logic board design....

Aubrey Plaza has made a career out of playing strange and off-putting or awkward characters. And while the projects she picks don’t always work, she nearly always shines in them. Her next big project is one of the most high-profile on her resume as she’ll headline the Child’s Play remake that’s coming out in June. Given her impending transition from snarky girl to horror movie mom, it seemed a good time to take a look back at some of her better roles....

However, when threat modeling is woven into the culture of an organization, applied alongside the implementation of new software and technology solutions and conducted at regular intervals during normal operations, the practice can help security teams ensure that the necessary controls are in place to address threats from across their enterprise. The practice can be used both incrementally to identify new potential security issues and holistically to measure risk across an organization....

Raspberry Pi 4 features at a glance 1.5GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 CPUUp to 4GB of LPDDR4 SDRAMGigabit Ethernet portDual-band wifi networking (2.4GHz & 5.0GHz)Bluetooth 5.04 USB Ports (2 USB 3.0 & 2 USB 2.0)Dual Monitor support (using two Micro HDMI ports) up to 4K resolutionCompatible with all previous Raspberry Pi ModelsMore… Available in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB Raspberry Pi 4 is available in three memory variants. 1GB costs $35, 2GB costs $45, and 4GB costs $55....