Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives thinks the MGM deal was a “huge” missed opportunity for Apple and also not picking up a Hollywood studio at all is a “major strategic mistake.” Ives also reiterated his comment about Apple TV+ being a “mansion with hardly any furniture.” In the past, Ives has called Apple not buying Netflix years ago its “biggest strategic mistake.” While Apple has had some hits like Ted Lasso, some estimates put its streaming service as having just a 3% market share in the US....

The antennas in your arsenal can make or break your wardriving or wireless penetration testing efforts. Whether you are a wardriving aficionado or a wireless penetration tester, this paper is intended to help you deduce the best antenna for your requirements. Terminology you should know Wi-Fi operates in the 2.4 GHz radio frequency that is measured in decibels or db. In order to be able to comprehend discussions germane to the performance of antennas, you must familiarize yourself with the following terms: dBm – dBm means decibel milliwatts....

Anthem is all about loot. There are a number of fair criticisms of Anthem that suggest it doesn’t do enough with that concept, and up until the end-game grind, that’s mostly true. A looter shooter is only as good as the shiny orbs of various colors that enemies explode into. While Anthem takes a long time to get there, once players begin crafting Masterwork variants of their favorite gun, weapons begin to feel like they have the character we’ve come to associate with the genre....

BioWare’s Anthem has officially become the worst-reviewed game for the developer. The recently released online MMORPG takes players to a world abandoned by the gods, who left behind mysterious items called the tools of creation. One of those tools is the Anthem of Creation, which is responsible for the majority of what exists in that world, from technology to phenomena. An evil group called the Dominion wants the Anthem of Creation for itself and will stop at no lengths to possess it....

Led by music industry groups, rights-holders in Europe have been pressing local lawmakers and consumer electronic device makers to agree to such a tax. They want money raised through this levy to be distributed to rights-holders. Today’s news is that consumer electronic companies – after stiff resistance to such proposals – may now be willing to declare a truce in these negotiations, in order to find a mutually satisfactory solution....

According to reports from Italian blog Fanpage (via TechCrunch), Apple just bought Italian startup Redmatica, a company that creates software to enhance the capabilities of popular audio sampler software like the EXS24 used in Apple’s Logic Pro recording suite. The proof apparently exists in a document from local regulator AGCOM that was obtained by the blog. Apple has not confirmed that it acquired the company. However, if true, it looks as though Logic Pro could get some powerful and easy sound design tools in the near future....

Apple has long been working to establish a presence in India, but the country’s strict requirements for retailers and companies have made it a very challenging task for Apple. Whether or not Apple will be legally allowed to open retail locations in contradicted by several reports, but the long-standing roadblock has been that Apple does not have a manufacturing presence in the country. India has generally required that any company with retail locations manufacture a portion of the goods in the country, though it has been reported in the past that Apple could circumvent that requirement....

This past week was crammed full of AAA game releases, with Friday alone having seen the simultaneous launches of Crackdown 3, Far Cry New Dawn, Metro Exodus, and, for a select few PC players, Anthem. Despite this incredibly hectic launch window, Apex Legends continues to reign over all its newly released competition in terms of both popularity and acclaim. When a free-to-play battle royale title so handily beats back an entire wave of full-priced games, developers and producers alike are left to scratch their heads and wonder what Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends has that their titles don’t....

Apple is raising prices for apps in Australia, Indonesia and Sweden within the next 3 days. In an email, Apple has notified developers that they are updating prices in the three countries in response to foreign exchange rate variations. Prices are being increased across the board. For example, today a $0.99 app in the Australian App Store is sold for 1.29 AUD. When the changes come into effect, customers will have to pay 1....

Apple’s failure to deliver on its App Store promise could well end up costing it dearly in its defense of antitrust investigations all around the world. Regulators are trying to answer two questions. First, does Apple’s approach to the App Store harm developers? Second, does it harm consumers? If the App Store lived up to the promises Apple makes, then the company would have a solid defense against the second charge....

Apple has started rolling out TV shows in addition to iTunes in the Cloud support for TV shows and movies to Apple TV and iTunes users in Germany. A report from Germany blog iFun.de notes the iTunes in the Cloud functionality, allowing users to access TV shows and movies that were previously purchased through iTunes, is now accessible from both Apple TV and the Purchased content section in iTunes on the desktop and iOS devices....

It’s a good time to be a Spider-Man fan. With comic book movies abounding and no end in sight to the Spider-Man franchise, these teenagers look like they’ve got a bright future ahead of them. Wait, teenagers? Plural? Yes. Not only does Peter Parker have his own Spider-Man: Homecoming film set to debut this July, Miles Morales also has his own animated film coming to theaters in 2018. Miles is the more recent teen to take on the web-slinging identity, first appearing in Marvel comic’s Ultimate Fallout #4....

This technology is generally characterized by the use of three important and essential components: the chip, the antenna and the reader. The evolution of RFID The use of RFID goes back to World War II, where it was used as a form of radar to locate Allied planes. Below is a quick history of the evolution of this technology. How does it work? The operating principle of RFID systems is based on the remote exchange of electromagnetic waves....

Update 11:50 am PT: The new antitrust act has been officially introduced. US House representatives have unveiled the Ending Platform Monopolies Act today – renamed as the American Choice and Innovation Online Act. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) shared a statement (via The Verge): Spotify’s head of global affairs and chief legal officer Horatio Gutierrez also shared a statement on the act being officially unveiled and the company’s perspective on how it could impact Apple:...

(we’ve heard this directive comes from the tip top) First it was the MacBooks, then the Aluminum iMac, and now the MacBook Pros (old 17 inch notwithstanding). Today, the Cinema Displays are falling. Apple just EOL’ed the 23 inch (matte) display in favor of the 24-inch DisplayPort (glossy) beauty that will be shipping later this month. It isn’t a huge stretch that the 20 inch and 30 inch displays will likely follow at Macworld 2009....

Despite being released in 1999, American Pie holds up well today and is considered a comedy classic. The film had plenty of sequels and really opened up this genre to become as popular as it is today. Making stars out of the main actors, this really was a defining movie for a generation and it is a film that everyone should check out when they’re of age. While some parts of the movie are utterly ridiculous, it is in the best way possible....

A day before the announcement of the new iPhones, analytics company Localytics has provided a picture of the iPhone market today. It shows that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus between them account for a full 40% of all iPhones in use, with the iPhone 5s trailing behind at 23.7%. The same data also backs our report that the iPhone 5c is being discontinued, showing that it accounts for just 8....

Microsoft Security essentials took an astonishing lead with over 40% of reader votes. The next runner-up was “Other” and in the comments Avast took the cake followed up by Comodo. A few others mentioned were Avira, Trend Micro, Vipre, Malwarebytes and Bitdefender. As for the rest of the official results, check them out in the graphic below. Overall it looks like most people took advantage of the free anti-virus programs available....

Today’s continuing testimony in the iTunes antitrust lawsuit has revealed that the company added changes to iTunes that deleted music that had been purchased through competing stores like Real Player from iPods. Users would not be notified that any music would be deleted by updating their music players. The deletions allegedly occurred between 2007 and 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. Whenever a user tried to sync an iPod with iTunes, it would check for music from other sources....

A new Kuo report suggests that Apple may for the first time sell an iPhone without a charger this year. It follows an earlier report that the iPhone 12 box will lack a second standard iPhone accessory: a pair of EarPods. Both moves would save Apple money, and by more than the cost of the accessories themselves. As my colleague Benjamin Mayo noted, this would reduce the size and weight of the iPhone box, which would reduce Apple’s freight costs…...