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September marks the Apple Watch’s sixth month on the market, and there are already plenty of accessories available — great Apple Watch stands and battery packs, interesting cases, and lots of replacement wristbands. As time has gone on, I’ve become increasingly interested in replacement bands, as they do the most to change the way an Apple Watch feels. They can also change how the watch looks, but in a more subtle and tasteful way than any of the Apple Watch cases I’ve seen....

Great photographers are made, not born, and even the best photographers have plenty of unimpressive shots in their collections. But in the age of digital photography, it’s possible to create a great photograph without being a great photographer. You can even accomplish this days after snapping your photo, so long as you have the right post-processing software and a little time to play around. Macphun’s Creative Kit 2016 ($150) provides photographers of all skill levels with six different tools that make bland or imperfect photos look great....

Update: October 26th: Seagate just released a firmware update The Post PC age is upon us and we’ve now got new iOS devices in all shapes and sizes in our homes. But getting and sharing media to all of these many devices starts to become a chore, especially when on the go. One solution is moving media into an Internet-connected NAS or the (i)Cloud. Unfortunately, pulling that data down to your iDevice when you are on the go, especially high quality video, can be an expensive burden on your wireless data plan....

I remember spec’ing out an Apple XRAID a few years ago which I filled with 14 400GB hard drives. At the time, it was the biggest and fastest volume I’d ever built. After putting those drives in RAID 5, I had around 2.4TBs per side. If memory serves me correctly, that rig cost around $15,000. That was then. This week, Western Digital sent us 6TB in its latest MyBook Studio Edition II for review....

For the last few weeks, I’ve been testing out both the RAVPower Wireless Charger and the xRobot Power Bank, two unique takes on the conventional way to charge your devices. While both products come from the same family, their functionality couldn’t be farther apart. Let’s take a look how both worked. Qi-Enabled Wireless Charger If you’re not familiar with wireless charging, it’s a process that works through electromagnetic induction. You set your device down on a pad that’s plugged into the wall, and it’ll begin charging....

The latest episode of Rick and Morty season 4, “One Crew Over the Crewcoo’s Morty,” takes aim at the heist movie genre with an escalating series of twists, double-twists, reveals and ridiculous plot contrivances - culminating in an ultimate twist at the end of the episode. While attempting a tomb-raiding expedition on an alien planet, Rick and Morty discover that they’ve been beaten to the prize by professional heist organizer Miles Knightly....

I think the Globe and Mail was the first to report that RIM’s beleaguered CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are out – moved upstairs to the boardroom. The strangest thing about the story, and really the past few years, is the total denial by the leadership that Blackberry is in a death spiral. Even in appointing a current co-COO, who looks even less charismatic than either of the two people he replaces (video below), RIM is hedging its bets on Blackberry 10/QNX, which it won’t release until the end of 2012 on phones —if it bucks recent trends and ships on time....

A new report from Opensignal today takes a look at mobile network experiences around the world and ranked 87 countries based on average download and upload speeds, 4G availability, video experience, and latency. While the US performed well for 4G availability, it fell short of many countries for the other metrics. The study notes that South Korea was the only country to have higher than 50 Mbps average mobile network download speeds....

The iPad 7, the latest generation entry-level iPad for the masses, is one of the best deals in tech at only $329, and often found for much less on sale. It’s the first entry-level iPad to feature Smart Connector support, allowing users to conveniently connect a Smart Keyboard. It also features a larger display with more on-screen real estate. In this hands-on review, I discuss why the iPad 7 is indeed the best iPad for most people, and why it’s $329 entry-level price point is a steal given the amount of features packed inside this slab of aluminum and glass....

Yesterday, I reviewed PowerSkin’s Spare, a semi-protective battery case designed specifically for the iPhone 6. While Spare didn’t strike me as a great value for its asking price, PowerSkin also sells a more powerful alternative called PoP’n 3 that can work with multiple iPhones, including the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and earlier iPhone 5 models. And despite having nearly twice as much power as Spare — enough power to fully recharge any iPhone — it sells for only $50-$55, depending on the color you prefer....

One of the common knocks against Apple’s iPad is its keyboard. The entire premise of the iPad is its large, Multi-Touch keyboard, but some call the feature a roadblock to content creation. We previously profiled a slim, convenient Logitech keyboard that will “kickstart your your transition from consumption to creation” on the iPad. Over the last couple of weeks, we have been testing out an iPad accessory called the TouchFire, which for a decent price, will open up more doors for content creation on the iPad....

Riot Games’ lawyers are defending the company’s proposed $10 million settlement in a discrimination case. Following reporting on the lawsuit, the League of Legends developer sent Screen Rant a copy of a recent court filing contesting a California state agency’s allegation that Riot’s $10 million proposed settlement is inadequate. Riot Games recently proposed a $10 million settlement with the women, whose class-action lawsuit arose from a culture of discrimination and harassment at the company....

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker had less of a box office drop than Star Wars: The Last Jedi on its first Monday. The final installment in the Skywalker saga has been hotly anticipated by Star Wars fans, ever since director J.J. Abrams released the first film in the new trilogy. Back in 2015, the arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the first time in a decade that fans had the opportunity to see a brand new Star Wars film....

While risk assessment is concerned with identifying potential threats, risk management involves taking action. Indeed, risk management should be performed by all the departments of the organization that collaborate in order to react as a post-incident corrective measure to reduce negative consequences as much as possible and avoid them as well as other incidents in the future. More importantly, it aims to anticipate and prevent the increase of risk of potential threats and vulnerabilities through risk intelligence and strategic risk management by a centralized incident management and/or reporting system that:...

Retrospect is an old Mac standby. They’ve been around since OS 6-7, earning the users’ trust with their easy to use and comprehensive Mac backup solution. EMC acquired the original Retrospect developer, Dantz Development Corp, in 2004. In 2010, Roxio snapped up the company from EMC, but they spun off of Roxio later. Today, the new company introduced a new team which announced a major new version of the Retrospect utility....

Retuers, who doesn’t publish a rumor unless they know it’s going to happen, says Google will begin selling an updated Nexus 7 in July. Said tablet will be made by ASUS, just like the first one, but the NVIDIA Tegra chip will be swapped out for a Qualcomm Snapdragon, mainly due to power concerns. Google allegedly has plans to sell eight million of these new tablets during the second half of 2013....

You can check out my full review of the Jackery Solar Generator 1500 here, but this time I got to test one of the company’s much smaller power stations. While this one won’t keep your kitchen fridge running during an outage, it still packs a sizeable lithium-ion battery to charge up to six of your gadgets at once — including your laptop. Sure, these power stations are handy to bring to backyard get-togethers, but they can also become an indispensable part of your road trip and camping gear....

Robert Liefeld is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Deadpool with writer Fabian Nicieza, and has since been called one of the most controversial figures in the comic industry. In the early 1990s, the self-taught artist became prominent due to his work on Marvel Comics’ The New Mutants and later X-Force. In 1992, he left the company to help found Image Comics, which started a wave of comic books owned by their creators rather than by publishers....

After making a splash at the 2018 Fantasia Film Festival, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot is approaching its proper release to general audiences. Though it sports the title of a pulpy straight-to-video action flick, that assessment couldn’t be further from the truth. Boasting the talents of Oscar-nominated special effects legends Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich, to say nothing of the unparalleled star power of the great Sam Elliot, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot is a character study disguised as a pulpy romp, delivering excitement and palpable drama in equal measure....

Use Netflix Parental Controls From your browser, launch Netflix and click your profile in the upper-right corner. Then select “Account” from the drop-down menu. On the next page scroll down and choose “Parental Controls” in the Settings section. For security’s sake, you will need to enter your account password to get to the options in the parental controls section. Next, you’ll be at the Parental Controls screen where you need to enter in a PIN — of course, make sure your kids don’t know it....