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The CW has become well known for its television series based on comic book characters. The network’s superhero universe - consisting of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl - is based on DC Comics heroes, while iZombie is an adaptation of the Vertigo books of the same name. The CW added another comic-inspired series to its lineup this season with Riverdale, adapting classic characters from Archie Comics for a teen drama focused on a murder mystery wrapped up in a Twin Peaks tone....

RAVPower has done a great job of changing the traditional price-to-performance equation for Apple device chargers. Its two-, four-, and six-port wall chargers (reviewed here) are the best options I’ve seen at their price points, so it’s no shock that its Savior 9000mAh External Battery Pack (MSRP $100, street price $50) delivers great value, as well. Equipped with wall blades for easy recharging, Savior combines a high-capacity 9000mAh battery with an Apple-certified Lightning cable, competing with similar accessories such as myCharge’s Hub 9000 — but for half the street price....

In general, I have mixed opinions about using screen protectors with the iPhone X and iPhone XS. The phones are absolutely beautiful without any sort of protection, but with the ever-increasing cost of the devices themselves, as well as repairs, some added peace of mind can go a long way. In comes Whitestone, who has an interesting take on how a screen protector should work for the new age of curved screen devices....

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story finally debuted in Chinese theaters on Friday after a three-week head start nearly everywhere else in the world. The huge global success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was expected to carry over with Rogue One, the first standalone movie in the history of the Star Wars franchise. While Disney’s risks have largely paid off in terms of commercial and critical success, it remained to be seen how it would perform in China....

Angry Birds maker Rovio has announced a new feature coming soon to its titles that will allow users to save game data in the cloud and resume playing where they left off on any device. It’s a feature that is still missing from many mobile games on the App Store, especially those that implement cross platform support for other devices such as Android and Mac. There’s no word on exactly what games Rovio plans to support with the new feature, but it is already rolling out its new “Rovio Account” to users of The Croods game across the globe and some Angry Birds users in locations such as Poland and Finland....

When you think of Thunderbolt 3 accessories, there are only a handful of companies as prolific as Akitio. The California-based company has released numerous Thunderbolt 3-centric products aimed at Mac users, and recently sent us its latest offering — a dock headlined by its 10GbE connectivity. In addition to the 10GbE connectivity, the dock also features a speedy UHS-II-enabled SD Card 4.0 reader, and a rare CFast 2.0 slot. Where does the Akitio Thunder3 Dock Pro fit into a Mac user’s workflow?...

I’m a big-screen fan. It’s the reason my primary Mac is still a 17-inch MacBook Pro, and why I have that hooked up to a 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display when I’m in my home office. When travelling, though, I have fewer pixels to play with. Sure, I could get a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro, but I favor physical screen space over smaller screen elements. There are existing apps out there, like Air Display, that let you use an iPad as a second monitor for a Mac, but they work via WiFi, which poses two problems....

As a writing tool, Scrivener may be a niche app, but it has a fan-base almost unlike any other app I know. For those unfamiliar with it, it’s an app written by a writer for writers. You can read my review of the Mac app here, but I’ll save time by including my summary here. I wouldn’t dream of writing a novel in anything else, and many other writers say the same....

Two decades later (and the many changes to the media landscape that’ve come with them), the tale of Richard Jewell is one that still teems with relevance. It’s a story about how quickly a person can go from being propped up as a hero to being vilified by the media before all the facts are in. But under the direction of Clint Eastwood, any kind of subtly or nuance gets tossed out the window in favor of unrefined melodrama....

When Apple revealed on Tuesday that the current Mac Pro will not see a major update and instead an all-new modular Mac Pro is being developed, the company stopped short of saying just when that decision was made and how long ago the new project started. Apple said the modular Mac Pro won’t be available in 2017, but didn’t explicitly promise the new machine would be ready next year. OSNews managing editor Thom Holwerda believes the project actually started “only a few weeks ago” and won’t be complete as soon as we may expect....

Action cams are a great way to relive fun experiences, and also provide the reassurance of video evidence should anything untoward happen while cycling. I’ve run a camera on my bikes for a few years now, my current one being the Garmin Virb Elite. The Drift Stealth 2 has a similar form-factor to the Garmin, but is about half the size, so I thought I’d see how well it stacks up....

It’s finally here. Tapbots unleashed a new member of their extremely popular Tweetbot family on the world today in the form of Tweetbot for Mac. The new bot has been eagerly awaited by Twitter users since it went into public alpha in the middle of July. The OS X version of the popular iOS client boasts a similar feature-set, including timeline position syncing between devices via Tweet Marker, and even more syncing options through iCloud....

The iPhone comes with a pretty decent weather app, but many people find it to be lacking. Aside from the fact that it only predicts up to seven days of weather, many find its forecasts—which are powered by Yahoo!—to be somewhat inaccurate. That’s a void that WeatherSnitch 2 is eager to fill. WeatherSnitch’s interface is packed with all the weather-related information you could possibly want, but presented in a neat and orderly way that makes sense....

The mid-season finale of Rick and Morty season 4, “Rattlestar Ricklactica,” paid homage to a number of movies that involved time travel. The episode also explored several classic science-fiction concepts, such as going back in time to kill Hitler or save Abraham Lincoln, that have been done, redone and parodied so much they are practically a genre unto themselves. The plot of “Rattlestar Ricklactica” focused on how Morty’s attempts to ease his own guilt at killing the first astronaut from a civilization of space snakes spiraled out of control....

With the upcoming debut of the fourth season of Riverdale, fans everywhere are looking forward to more mystery, drama and deceit among the residents of the small town we’ve come to love. There’s always plenty of angst, plot thickenings and twists in store. The last three seasons have placed us in whirlwinds beyond our wildest dreams. Relationships have certainly been a part of that phenomenon. In all that time, we’ve had relationships we’ve supported, and some not so much....

Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007) may get a lot of negative reviews from horror fans who are loyal to Carpenter’s 1978 original, but Zombie did his best to adapt from the source while putting his own spin on the material. In 1980, Carpenter sold the television rights to Halloween to NBC for approximately $3 million. The edited version of Carpenter’s original film aired for the first time in October 1981. In order to satisfy the Standards and Practices department of NBC, Carpenter had to film an additional twelve minutes of footage that would be edited into the final cut and replace many of the murder scenes....

The report sent Roku shares down 8% in late trading. The report follows a mixed Q3 report in which Roku said supply-chain disruption was affecting the TV market through the holidays, and that advertisers were trimming their ad spend, leading to a lower-than-expected forecast at the time. During a conference call with media following the report, CFO Steve Louden said TV supply-chain issues such as short supply of chips to build TVs, and the breakdown of advertising “verticals,” continues to affect the outlook for the current quarter....

watchOS 7 | We also expect Apple Watch Series 6 to include a new Infograph Pro watch face, SchoolTime features, sleep tracking and much more. Apple Watch blood oxygen detection feature found in iOS 14 code snippet Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7 to include ‘Infograph Pro’ with tachymeter, SchoolTime and kids mode, sleep tracking, more watchOS 7 to include new ‘International’ Apple Watch face with multiple country flags iOS 14 | We then opened the floodgates for iOS 14, reporting numerous new features that are in development for this year’s updates....

Let’s look at an example. Let’s write a simple “Hello World” program in C. [plain] #include <stdio.h> int main() { printf(“Hello World!n”); } [/plain] The above program displays “Hello World!” and quits, so it’s very simple. Afterward we need to compile and run the program: [plain] # gcc main.c -o main # ./main Hello World! [/plain] We can see that it indeed printed the “Hello World!”. But we’re not interested in that....

This Flatiron School review provides an overview of Flatiron’s bootcamps as well as some of their free lessons. We also discuss the pros and cons of Flatiron School and offer a few alternatives to consider as well. What subjects and courses does Flatiron School offer? Flatiron School offers immersive bootcamp programs in cybersecurity engineering, data science, product design, and software engineering. Flatiron also offers 12 free courses in coding, data science, cybersecurity, and product design, including intro to JavaScript, intro to Python, and how to prevent phishing....