Month: December 2024
Kraven the Hunter is the flimsiest strand in Sony’s spider-free web
Regardless of what the studio insists on calling it internally, Sony’s Spider-Man Universe of live-action features will always be better known as “those Spider-Man spinoffs where Spider-Man never shows up for legal reasons.” Sony’s plan to build an entire franchise out of standalone films about Peter Parker’s nemeses always read…
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Critical infrastructure being hit by dangerous new malware – routers, firewalls and fuel systems all under threat
Cybersecurity researchersuncoer new piece of malware called IOCONTROL It targets IoT devices in critical infrastructure organizations IOCONTROL is modular, and capable of targeting devices from multiple manufacturers American and Israeli critical infrastructure is being targeted by a dangerous new piece of malware, and the culprits seem to be Iranian. Cybersecurity…
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Formovie Cinema Edge review: A midrange UST projector that lags behind its rivals
Formovie’s Theater took the projector world by storm when it first arrived, offering a triple laser, 150-inch ultra short throw (UST) image and Dolby Vision for $3,000. That was a relatively unheard of price for such a feature set, especially from a brand that hardly anyone knew about. That model…
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Platforms need the news — but they’re killing it
We’ve been talking a lot this year about the changing internet, and what it’s doing to the media ecosystem — particularly journalism, which has taken a backseat to creator and influencer media across virtually every platform. But the platforms themselves have a lot of influence over what those creators and…
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Apple HomePod mini 2 said to be arriving in 2025, along with one maxi upgrade
Expected to launch before the iPhone 17 New Wi-Fi chip that’ll also be in the next Apple TV Probably won’t be called Mini 2: Siri Boogaloo What’s got two thumbs and has a minor bit of news about the HomePod mini? The answer is me. A new report says that…
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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus review: Quirky in ways both good and bad
It’s been a few years since Samsung took a crack at making a premium Chromebook. In 2020, the company released the first Galaxy Chromebook, a $999 laptop with a gorgeous 4K OLED screen that barely lasted five hours away from a charger. The company fixed some issues with its 2021…
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