Bloomberg reports that groups representing Apple, Google, Facebook and other high profile tech companies are lobbying to pass a new bill that attempts to limit NSA spying of email and communications of their users. The report says the groups are “pushing the Senate to pass legislation limiting National Security Agency spying before the Republican majority takes control of the chamber.” The news comes ahead of the Senate vote on the new bill scheduled for Nov....

According to a report from reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will launch its first 6K display for the Mac Pro this year. This report lines up with Apple’s own statement about its plans for this year, but adds some much-needed meat to the story. If you’re a creative professional, then you should be downright excited about Apple’s upcoming plans for the Mac in 2019. This year is when Apple is scheduled launch its new Mac Pro, along with its new 6K display....

The stats show that the Android Market had around six times fewer apps a year ago vs. today – 130,000 apps and growing. During that same period, Apple doubled its number and now has 300,000. And just for reference, Nokia’s Ovi Store is struggling at a measly 25,000. Another interesting fact from the report pointed out that developers seem to gravitate towards providing free apps, opting for other monetization methods....

Bravo TV personality and host, Andy Cohen, mourns the loss of Project Runway’s Chris March in a heartfelt Instagram post. The designer had been a guest on Cohen’s talkshow in previous years and was a member of the Bravo network family. March rose to fame following his time on season four of Project Runway back in 2007, and though he placed fourth in that season, that didn’t stop him from appearing on Project Runway All Stars as well as Project Runway: All Star Challenge....

IT and IT Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti is set to helm a remake of The Howling for Netflix, and it could serve to revive the werewolf genre. While werewolves are one of the most iconic monsters in the history of fiction, for whatever reason, they’ve never seemed to take off on the big screen in the way other archetypal creatures like vampires, ghosts, and demons have. While there are some truly great werewolf movies, the number is surprisingly small, with way more terrible ones out there....

The iPhone 7 leaks keep coming. Earlier today the latest alleged spy shots showed what appeared to be fully assembled devices, which are most likely the clones based on leaked designs that often surface ahead of a new iPhone launch. Now, a video from unknown sources on Chinese website Weibo (via techtastic.nl) shows a similar design to previous leaks. The device in the video below shows many of the characteristics we’ve seen in previous photos allegedly showing next-gen iPhone components....

Whilst we still aren’t entirely sure what the iPhone 8 will look like, there have been a flurry of rumors in the last month that the device will not be launching to Apple’s normal annual schedule. Today, Nikkei is the latest publication to claim that the iPhone 8 may not be in customer’s hands until late October or November. The report pinpoints the OLED panel, wireless charging components and new circuit boards as the reason for the production problems....

Apex Legends, the latest game from Respawn Entertainment and the company’s first foray into the battle royale genre, has saved EA stock prices by bringing in more than 10 million players during its first 72 hours of release. This latest impressive feat for the game, which is set in the same universe as the Titanfall series, comes not long after Apex Legends saw a million unique players in its first eight hours of release....

The report says Wandell starts his new role at Apple at the end of this month and will report to recent Sony Pictures hires Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg who are running Apple’s video efforts. His role under the duo will be head of international creative development for worldwide video. More background from Wandell’s LinkedIn profile: Apple’s original content team has also reportedly signed on to reboot Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories series, and Apple has a $1 billion budget for original content, so we should expect more shows to be greenlit soon....

According to a report from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple could sell 4.6+ million Macs in the September quarter, topping the company’s previous record of 4.1 million during the holiday quarter ending in December 2010. This lines up nicely with estimates of 4.5 million from Wall Street. The estimates, based on NPD data that shows Mac sales are up 22% for first two months of the September quarter, suggests Apple is slated to sell between 4....

Tim Cook has touted that Apple’s “greatest contribution to mankind” will be health-related, and it’s clear the company has an ever-increasing interest in the health industry. Today, Loup Ventures is out with a closer look at how Apple’s wearable business and heath features will affect its long-term business, while also pitching an Apple healthcare subscription. Gene Munster writes that Loup Ventures data suggests Apple Watch unit sales have reached 67 million since the launch of the platform in 2015....

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the AOSP Android 11 on Asus Zenfone 5Z (codename Z01R, ZS620KL). Recently, Google released its latest stable Android 11 for the general public. The update brings notification history, Chat bubbles, Conversation notifications, screen recorder, new media controls, smart device controls, one-time permission, improved dark theme with the scheduling system, app suggestions, wireless android auto, and many more. For more, check out our article Android 11 supported list, Android 11 Custom ROM list, best Android 11 features, and many more....

In an effort to strengthen Siri’s natural language conversation abilities, Apple has acquired a UK-based firm called VocalIQ. Business Weekly was first to report the acquisition today and Apple confirmed the purchase to The Financial Times with the usual boilerplate statement: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” Apple’s purchase of VocalIQ is especially interesting for a couple reasons as noted by the report....

Apple has quietly confirmed that it’s adding business listing information from Foursquare to Apple Maps. The addition was spotted on Apple’s acknowledgements page for Maps listing the various contributors of data for Apple’s mapping service (via Apple Maps Marketing). It’s unclear exactly how Apple is using Foursquare data, but it’s likely users will begin to notice points of interest related data from the service appearing soon. Apple already partners with various companies for the data and other features it uses in Maps including TomTom, booking....

Games are a fundamental part of the App Store and the iOS ecosystem, which is why Apple keeps highlighting how the iPhone and iPad are great gaming devices. A new research from AppFigures shows that Among Us was the most downloaded mobile game during the holidays, leading the ranking in December 2020. The ranking includes the 10 most downloaded mobile games in December 2020 on the App Store and Google Play, in addition to another overall ranking considering both platforms....

Another advancement that we’re going to witness in the next Android version is the backing up of app data and its settings by default. Google revealed the information through an official developer entry, saying the following on its Developer Android website: “Users often invest significant time and effort creating data and setting preferences within apps. Preserving that data for users if they replace a broken device or upgrade to a new one is an important part of ensuring a great user experience....

According to research firm Strategy Analytics (via Bloomberg), Google’s Android-based tablets gained market share in the iPad dominated tablet market during the third quarter, specifically led by new models from Samsung (presumably referring to the same Galaxy Tab family that is currently the focus of patent related litigation between Apple and Samsung). The report claims Android was up from just 2.3 percent from the same three month period last year, to a 27 percent share of worldwide sales during the third quarter in 2011....

Within the fantasy world of the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the most renowned and elite magical school in the entire world (at least if you take the Hogwarts student’s word for it), so it would only make sense that the Buffyverse’s most renowned and elite team of demon fighters would feel right at home there. The cast of characters on Angel probably know enough about magic and mysticism that they could open their own magical school, but undoubtedly they’d all want to learn from the best too....

What Controller does from Angular’s Perspective? How to Build a Basic Controller in AngularJS How to Define Methods in AngularJS Controllers AngularJS Controller with ng-Controller Example What Controller does from Angular’s Perspective? Following is a simple definition of working of AngularJS Controller: The controller’s primary responsibility is to control the data which gets passed to the view. The scope and the view have two-way communication. The properties of the view can call “functions” on the scope....

Over the years, there has been no shortage of Jane Austen adaptations, from period pieces like Pride & Prejudice to modernized twists like Clueless. Director Autumn de Wilde mixes the two styles with Emma., a film that hews closely to the original text and spirit of the classic novel while bringing a palpable cinematic energy and modern sensibility that makes the story feel relevant to today’s society, where appearances are more all-too-often valued more than the substance of a person’s character....