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There are several apps in the App Store for people who like to keep a personal journal on their iPhone, and recently, I found a new app called Punkt. The app makes it easy and fun to register what you’ve been doing every day with different categories of emotions and more. Instead of making you think about what you’re going to write, Punkt simplifies the process by asking you to describe your day in just one sentence....

Prince Harry had reportedly lost many close friends who became resentful after Duchess Meghan became pregnant. Apparently, some friends grew frustrated with Prince Harry pulling away and prioritizing his family. Since the couple announced last week on January 8th, that they would be stepping aside from their senior duties, Buckingham Palace has been trying to figure out how to fix their sticky situation. Prince Harry and Markle have not been living the fairytale dream that most assumed would follow after they were married....

John Carpenter’s highly underrated 1987 film Prince of Darkness is easily his weirdest to date, and here’s what inspired that strangeness. When it comes to horror, Carpenter is definitely a filmmaker worthy of the genre’s hall of fame, if such a body existed. Even if Carpenter’s contribution to the horror genre began and ended with 1978 masterpiece Halloween, he could still claim to have made an enormous impact. But it didn’t end there, with terrific films like The Thing, In the Mouth of Madness, and The Fog still to come....

Both Prince William and Prince Harry have united to deny allegations that bullying led to their royal rift. Despite speculation, the brothers say that things aren’t quite as bad as they might appear. The royals have always been admired, holding up centuries of traditions and pride in the UK. Before Meghan Markle entered the picture, Prince William and Prince Harry were inseparable. The two famous brothers performed most of their royal duties side by side and enjoyed picking on one another - as siblings do....

It’s unlikely that too many pros with the budget to invest in the upcoming Mac Pro will be looking for an Apple Pro Display XDR alternative, but for any that are, Asus thinks it has an interesting option. The Asus ProArt PA32UCG specs put it into close competition with Apple’s professional monitor, not matching the forthcoming XDR on resolution but beating it on refresh rate… The Verge got to try it....

Fight for the Future, the protest group that organized demonstrations in support of Apple outside its retail stores, plans to hold a demonstration outside the next Apple/FBI court hearing on March 22nd. Re/code reports that the group has created a website inviting people to voice their support for secure iPhones, comments from which will be displayed outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Riverside, California. Fight for the Future has so far had mixed success with its protests …...

“Apple contends that because Psystar is ‘distributing computers with Apple’s copyrighted software loaded on them’ that ‘Apple is within its rights in asserting copyright infringement’,” said Psystar in the papers filed Jan. 7. “Apple’s assertion that Psystar cannot distribute computers with Apple software (and that a purchaser could not use the same) would run roughshod over 17 U.S.C.,” Psystar added, referring to the section of U.S. law that pertains to copyright....

If you travel frequently for work, you’ve probably seen one of a number of 30-pin alarm clocks that have almost become standard at business hotels. That was great while we had 30-pin iOS devices, but now that we’ve mostly moved to Lightning, it is mostly just lip service – about as convenient and up to date as that wired room line phone installed next to the toilet. Philips hopes to remedy the transition to Lightning with their new-ish AJ7260D/37 Dual Dock Triple Charging Clock Radio which retails for around $130....

I’m calling it now. If Apple continues to grow like it has (and maybe accelerates growth with a low cost iPhone and CDMA), it will produce the kind of numbers that will topple Nokia in the second half of 2011. Apple’s iPhone product releases generally happen at the end of the second quarter but the majority of product refreshers will be taking delivery in the third quarter. The pent up demand and new carrier options in the US (and abroad) will allow Apple to continue grow its market share significantly....

Materials for the 16GB iPhone 5 cost an estimated $167.50, or approximately $35 more than the iPhone 4S bill, according to initial calculations by TechInsights. UBM Electronics owns analyst firm TechInsights and the news website which first reported the story, EE Times. The preliminary data is based on specs released by Apple at its San Francisco event earlier this week and teardowns of older-version 16 GB iPhones. According to the results, Apple’s A6 processor is the priciest component part at $28....

Underground markets offer a wide range of products, from drugs to hacking services. In this post we will focus on products and services specific to the cybercrime ecosystem. The most interesting markets for this kind are the Russian underground and the Chinese market. Together we will try to analyze their offers, exploring how sellers are customizing their offer based on their origin. In 2012, TrendMicro security firm published the study “Russian Underground 101,” which provided a brief summary of the cybercriminal underground and shed light on the basic types of hacker activity in the region....

After a lot of abuse, my MacBook Pro’s 85W MagSafe 2 adapter finally died last week. Often Apple adapters fray at joints and this one did to an insane degree but somehow it kept working for 3 years through tons of travel, work and even some fun. So what to do? Typically I’d buy a new Apple Magsafe 2 adapter. But clearly Apple has some redesigned MacBook/Pro/Airs coming later this month and they will likely be charged via USB-C, at least in some cases....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been dropped from mobile app stores in China. The Battle Royale title has been a worldwide sensation, but was only available in China as part of a trial run. Now, it has been replaced by Game For Peace, which is very similar to PUBG in a lot of ways. Initially, PUBG was one of the pioneers of the Battle Royale genre. Breaking sales records in its staggering upward trajectory, some did wonder whether that popularity would be sustainable and eventually PUBG did lose out to Fortnite in terms of being the biggest Battle Royale game on the market....

A show about spies never really got a chance to dig too deep into what it’s like to be one. From the start, Quantico focused more on flashbacks and time-jumps than anything else. The characters’ backstories had to be told but with such a large and diverse group, important information got lost. Still, Quantico was a character-driven show and once these recruits were finally unleashed into the spy world, you could see the potential it had for a great run....

For this article, we’ll be analyzing two notorious forms of malware, WannaCry and Jigsaw. The malware handled in this article will be within a sandboxed environment. A brief overview of the Volatility framework The Volatility framework is an open-source memory forensics tool that is maintained by the Volatility Foundation. The Volatility Foundation is an NGO that also conducts workshops and contests to educate participants on cutting-edge research on memory analysis....

The privacy-focused web browser Brave now offers native support for M1 Macs, unlocking faster performance for owners of the latest machines … The company says the latest version also has a fix for problems playing videos from a couple of key sites. Brave blocks ad trackers by default, and claims to be faster by blocking most ads too. It should be noted, though, that it’s built on the Chrome engine, which has been associated with high memory usage and poor battery performance....

. When word hit at the end of July that Apple was planning an iPhone launch in September, the other big guys in the space all seemed to scurry. Microsoft’s Windows 8/Nokia event was planned for Sept. 5 in New York City and announced on Aug. 15. Google subsidiary Motorola planned an event for the same day in New York City (easy for the Tech Press!). Invites went out Aug. 17....

Has God been controlling Jesse Custer from the very start of Preacher? Jesse’s story begins when the chain-smoking preacher is inhabited by Genesis, the voice of God capable of commanding a person to do absolutely anything. Seeking answers, Jesse turns to God but finds that the big man upstairs has gone missing and not even heaven’s angels know where their leader is hiding. Since Preacher season 2, Jesse has been on a journey to find God and discover the meaning behind just about everything....

If you’ve used an iOS device at all, you’ve almost certainly been presented with the above popup asking you to enter your Apple ID password. It often appears within the App Store and iTunes Store, but it also has a tendency to randomly popup from time to time due to something running in the background. A new blog post from developer Felix Krause, however, explains how that popup could be used to easily trick someone into handing over their Apple ID and password…...

The latest Apple ID phishing scam comes in the form of a fake confirmation of a Spotify subscription. The phishing attempt hopes to get you to give up your Apple ID by erroneously claiming you’ve purchased a year of Spotify Premium. The tactic was first reported on by Business Insider. Essentially, the hackers send an email that is a fake confirmation of a year-long Spotify Premium subscription agreement. If you choose the option to “review your subscription,” you’re taken to a page that disguises itself as an Apple ID login page....