Apple today announced a new record for the fastest selling album ever on the iTunes Store with the latest release from Beyonce selling 828,773 albums in its first three days of release. The new ‘visual album’ featuring 17 videos was released unexpectedly late last week as an iTunes exclusive. The self-titled album is Beyonce’s fifth and also takes the record for first week album sales in the US with 617,213 albums sold since its release on Dec....

Apple’s announcement earlier this week that senior vice president of Retail Angela Ahrendts will be departing from the company in April sent a wave of concern through the industry. Apple’s press release left details of Ahrendts’ departure and promotion of longtime Apple veteran Deirdre O’Brien open to interpretation, causing many to speculate around the terms of her exit and future plans after leaving Apple. As dust settles following the surprise announcement, indications point to an amicable departure and change of pace ahead for the longtime executive....

Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson was handed the symbolic Vibranium Captain America shield from an elderly Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) at the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame, effectively becoming the next Captain America himself. Fans of comics know that it’s actually Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) who took up that mantle first in Marvel Comics, but stories and character arcs of the Marvel Cinematic Universe played out different - and the directors, the Russo brothers, explained why that is by saying his mind is too damaged....

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/35693267 w=601&h=338] The anticipated “Clear” to-do list application for the iPhone and iPod touch has made its way onto the iTunes App Store worldwide. The app is unlike any other to-do list software, because it includes a multi-touch optimized interface that functions like no other. For example: To create a new to-do, users can either pull or pinch their to-do list. Clear’s promotional video, as seen above, best demonstrates the unique interface....

This feature is also known as “Windows sandboxing”. Using Windows sandboxing, one can run untrusted apps onto Windows OS without affecting other programs and files. Windows sandboxing is a kind of virtual machine which is created on demand using Microsoft Hypervisor. It uses the same Windows OS image. Prerequisites The following are the prerequisites to use the Windows sandboxing feature. Windows 10 May 2019 update version 1903 installed Hardware virtualization enabled Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise...

Apple’s retail stores are always said to be some of the most profitable ones there are, and new data from eMarketer and CoStar offers more insight on such data. The research companies say Apple is the top retailer in terms of sales per square foot, coming in at $5,546 per square foot… Other notable numbers include the top jeweler, Tiffany & Co, with sales of $2,951 per square foot and top gasoline retailer Murphy USA at $3,721 per square foot....

As if Apple’s management wasn’t under enough pressure from the stock falling below $100 yesterday, two firms of analysts have said that the company was either over-optimistic in its iPhone sales expectations or has even been guilty of “deliberately overstating underlying trends.” Business Insider quotes excerpts from investor notes from Pacific Crest and UBS, each suggesting that Apple has over-estimated iPhone demand. Both point to apparent contradictions between Apple’s predictions of continued growth and supply-chain reports of reduced orders....

A few years ago, Android started suggesting which infrequently used apps should be uninstalled to free up space on a device. That was good for users but also meant making a choice to remove an app they might have rather stayed where it was. And it also meant developers faced higher uninstalls, possibly only because the user’s hardware lacked enough storage space. This is particularly a problem on lower to mid-range Android phones....

Update: Selig says Apple has corrected the error and Apollo for Reddit should soon return to the App Store. After a feature-rich update over the weekend, Apollo for Reddit has today been removed from the App Store. Developer Christian Selig took to Reddit to explain that he received an email from the App Store Review team explaining that his app violates App Store Guidelines by offering push notifications as an in-app subscription upgrade....

Tuesday’s best deals include a new all-time low on the 16-inch MacBook Pro, plus rare discounts on Apple Watch Sport Loop Bands, and $50 off the latest MacBook Air. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. 16-inch MacBook Pro hits new all-time low You can currently get Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro starting at $1,980 via Google Express. That’s as much as $500 off the regular going rate with both 512GB and 1TB models available....

American Horror Story: Murder House presented audiences with a haunted house, violent murders, and vengeful ghosts, taking its inspiration from sordid tales from across the United States. A horror anthology, each AHS season is an encapsulated story that focuses on a different style of horror, combining elements from urban legends, slasher movies, and real-life murder cases to create a piece of terrifying Americana. Now spanning nine seasons, it is a versatile show that combines creative theming with a star-studded cast....

It’s rare that you find a spin-off series that matches the quality and storytelling ability of its parent show, but Angel is the rare spin-off that, at times, managed to even surpass Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Even though the end of Angel recently passed its 15 year mark, it’s a supernatural show that has stood the test of time and will have its fans forever. It may even gain some new ones as well....

The new game is available on a plethora of devices – iPhone, iPod touch, iPad ( HD full retina display support), Mac and Android devices. According to the official press release by Rovio, the game will have a PC version soon. No word on a Windows Phone release yet. The game is quite a bit different from the rest of the series. It lets you to use the gravity of the planets for spectacular trick shots....

There are few games, if any, that are as strange and satisfying as Devolver Digital’s Ape Out. The independent developer’s latest entry for Nintendo Switch (and PC) Ape Out is an incredible mix of sights and sounds that is accompanied with a very simple premise. The goal of Ape Out is just to get the titular primate out of a mysterious facility with as much blood and mayhem created as possible....

Since Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts did release the popular port of the Apex Legends battle royale game for the mobile platform called ‘Apex Legends Mobile’, mobile gamers were quite excited to get hands-on. After beta testing for a year or so, now the stable version has been launched on iOS and Android platforms. However, some interested users can’t play Apex Legends Mobile due to an Error Code 291 on their mobile devices whatsoever....

The first thing we must do is download and install the Detours package, which will be installed in the C:Program FilesMicrosoft ResearchDetours Express 3.0 directory. After that we need to open the Visual Studio Command Prompt and execute vcvarsall.bat script. This can be shown in the picture below: In the same command prompt, we need to change the directory to the Detours directory C:Program FilesMicrosoft ResearchDetours Express 3.0 and run the nmake command to build the Detours libraries, tools and samples....

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty issued a note to clients today claiming she is even more confident Apple will introduce a low-cost iPhone following a meeting with Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer. This certainly isn’t the first time we’ve heard an analyst discuss the much-rumored low-cost iPhone. Since its release, the success of the lower-priced iPad mini has been the rationale behind many analysts prediction of a less expensive iPhone expected to launch sometime later this year....

In 2018, Apple became the first publicly-traded company to hit the $1 trillion market capitalization milestone. Some analysts are now turning their attention to the next $2 trillion milestone, including Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani. In a new investor note today, Daryanani breaks down what Apple needs to do to cross the $2 trillion threshold. As first reported by Barron’s, Daryanani’s analyst note essentially focuses on Apple’s continued growth in its existing business, not that “the company suddenly jumps into some vast new market....

Analytics for Instagram, by far the fastest way for you to uncover what’s working for account. By understanding exactly what’s happening on your feed, you’ll learn exactly what you can do more of – and less of what isn’t working! Let’s look at some numbers first to get you in the mood 95 million photos and videos are shared on Instagram per day (WUT!) Over 40 billion photos and videos have been shared on the Instagram platform since it started....

The latest Apex Legends hero, Octane, was launched to great enthusiasm a few days ago. With plenty of interest aimed at Octane and his tongue-in-cheek origins, it’s now been uncovered that there’s an Apex Legends Octane Titanfall link: the character’s design and concept are actually in reference to a well-known Titanfall 2 speedrunner. Cash Mayo, a well-known Titanfall 2 speedrunner, currently holds the world record for the quickest clear of a map known as The Gauntlet in the game and has footage of it up on YouTube....