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A new report by Bloomberg shows that Apple and Microsoft’s rivalry is back. While tension surfaced during the Epic Games trial, the two companies are set to compete in everything from cloud computing to mixed reality. For the past few years, Apple and Microsoft appeared to be on good terms. For example, Microsoft’s Office and other apps began appearing on the iPad and iPhone, and a Redmond executive was even invited to an Apple product launch....

WorkinTool VidClipper, a Windows-based video editor, targets consumers who want to acquire tons of tools in lightweight software and amateurs who want to make video editing easy to handle. This easy-to-use tool pans out in practice for both groups once you dig into it. WorkinTool VidClipper packs lots of video editing capability into a simple interface and labels every feature clearly. This post lists its pros and cons, interface, capabilities, price, and performance....

Here is every actor returning for BH90210. The unique revival of Beverly Hills, 90210 reunites the original cast of the hit Fox series that ran from 1990-2000. A bonafide phenomenon in its time, 90210 helped define the Fox Network and turned the actors into teen idols during the 1990s. However, BH90210 isn’t just another reboot of a popular canceled TV series. In BH90210, the core cast of the original 90210 return to portray “heightened versions of themselves” who are setting out to launch a reboot of Beverly Hills, 90210....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvrnUcB8ZJc] A couple of big new games are landing today for Mac users. We told you about BioShock Infinite earlier this month, the third instalment in the popular 2K/Irrational Games series that originally launched in March to rave reviews on consoles. Mac gaming heavyweights Aspyr have been working on porting the game to Mac since its initial release, and today the game is finally going on sale through Aspyr’s GameAgent store and other retailers....

A new report from Bloomberg today says that Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro series with Apple Silicon could launch as soon as this summer. The new MacBook Pros are said to feature eight high-performance cores and two high-efficiency cores, available in either 16 or 32 graphics core variations. In this configuration, the high-performance cores would be used for processor-intensive tasks while the high-efficiency cores would be used for more basic needs. The current M1 chip features an 8-core design with four high-efficiency cores and four high-performance cores....

Furthermore, if you are one of the people that misplace their keys, TV remote controls or other stuff, and you don’t remember where exactly you have put them, this is the right place for you. Everybody knows that it can be a real pain in the neck to search all of your house in order to find them and that’s why, different manufactures created some useful gadgets and tools that help you track items with ease, preventing them to become lost....

The Big Bang Theory creatives look back at Jim Parsons’ casting as Sheldon Cooper. CBS’ popular sitcom may have officially wrapped up back in May, but its popularity continues with long-time fans reliving the adventures of the Pasadena gang via streaming services. Debuting in 2007 with only five original characters: Sheldon, Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Howard (Simon Helberg) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar), The Big Bang Theory’s cast of characters grew by season 4 with the addition of Melissa Rauch’s Bernadette and Mayim Bialik’s Amy....

Two big music labels have between them sold more than a billion dollar’s worth of their shares in Spotify, but one of them said that this move doesn’t reflect any concerns about the future of the company … Re/code reports that Sony sold around half its shares in the company for about $750M, while Warner Music Group sold 75% of its own stake for roughly $400M. The site says that Warner made a statement on the sale, though it carries no comment from Sony....

Apple officially announced its new Car Key feature at WWDC 2020 last month, teasing that BMW drivers would be the first people able to use it. Now, the BMW Connected app for iPhone and Apple Watch has been updated with support for Car Key. In the release notes for today’s update to the Connected application, BMW explains that users will be able to create their Car Key in the application, then access it from the Wallet app on their iPhone or from Apple Watch....

The Bond 25 script is getting a rewrite from The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z. Burns. Daniel Craig’s final outing as famed secret agent 007 has encountered quite the bumpy road on its path to the big screen. Originally, Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle was set to call the shots, but he stepped down last summer reportedly due to a dispute over the film’s villain. Boyle’s version of Bond 25 was penned by his Trainspotting writer John Hodge, meaning the a new screenplay needed to be completed before production could start....

Also, since school is just around the corner, updating your gadget collection must be a priority. This is another place where some of these services will excel. If you plan on being in the center of attention, enhanced by silicon chips and GHz of processing power, then some websites where you can buy geeky tech toys will help you out. Why buy geeky tech toys online? Well, any self respecting geek has a lot more love for the virtual world, than the real world....

Limit the Number of Threads Using a proxy server Using variables Reduce resource requirement Check the JMeter logs Erase the local path from CSV Data Set Config Follow file naming convention JMeter has some limitations especially when it is run in a distributed environment. To use JMeter efficiently for testing, you should use the following guidelines: Limit the Number of Threads The maximum number of threads you can effectively run with JMeter is 300....

The Big Bang Theory may have centered around some of the smartest characters to ever hit the small screen, but nevertheless, it was a comedy - a comedy that ran for 12 years and is one of only 5 shows to have a stage named after it at the renowned Warner Bros Studio lot. For a sitcom that earned CBS and creator, Chuck Lorre, dozens of coveted awards, there were times when the geniuses from CalTech should’ve stuck to books and left the jokes to the professionals....

Blackarch Linux is an Arch Linux-based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. The Blackarch comes with a tool repository that contains over 1800 tools with new ones being added quite frequently. Let us take a brief look at this Linux distro. Download & Install BlackArch Installing on top of ArchLinux ​BlackArch is compatible with normal Arch installations. It acts as an unofficial user repository available for installing on top of ArchLinux....

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced that it has updated its Bluetooth specification to 4.1 with new features for both developers and users of Bluetooth Smart enabled devices. The update brings coexistence support for LTE, better connections, and improved data transfer, all of which lets you connect, stay connected, and interact with your Bluetooth 4.1 devices faster and more reliably. The improved connections, for example, means developers can control reconnection intervals so your devices will automatically disconnect when you leave the room and then reconnect when in close proximity....

Not only did Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduce the world to the first ever feature film version of Miles Morales, it also won a well-deserved Oscar for its efforts. Fans can relive the magic at home by purchasing a digital copy on February 26 or a Blu-ray version on March 19, but first the directors responsible for the animated phenomenon - namely Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman - shared their thoughts on the importance of Miles as a character, as well as the ways in which they relate to him most....

It’s fairly commonplace these days for a procedural crime series, no matter how procedural it may be, to have central romances that keep audiences watching. No matter how committed a fan of the crime genre you may be, there still has to be an element of characters worth rooting for to keep you tuning in on a weekly basis. The long-running FOX crime drama series Bones was certainly no exception to this unwritten rule of television....

Now that Beverly Hills, 90210 is back with a reboot this month, it’s time to take a look back at this fun and dramatic teen drama. For ten seasons, the series discussed everything from intimacy, dating, friendship, class issues, teen/young adult pregnancy, and more. The gang stuck together through it all: siblings Brenda and Brandon Walsh (played by Shannen Doherty and Jason Priestley) along with their friends Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), Donna Martin (Tori Spelling), David Silver (Brian Austin Green), Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering), and Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris)....

German newspaper Handelsblatt managed to obtain the internal report that said Oiltanking’s “systems were compromised by the BlackCat ransomware through a previously unknown gateway.” Claudia Wagner, head of communications for Oiltanking GmbH, would not confirm that BlackCat was behind the attack but said they discovered the initial cyber incident on Saturday, January 29th. “Upon learning of the incident, we immediately took steps to enhance the security of our systems and processes and launched an investigation into the matter....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arhBRouSmWs] Technology got only the briefest and vaguest of mentions in last night’s State of the Union address, with little in the way of new commitments. President Obama promised six more “hubs for hi-tech manufacturing,” adding to the two hardly anyone had heard of in Raleigh and Youngstown that “connected businesses to research universities that can help America lead the world in advanced technologies.” The government apparently kicked in $100M in funding for research into 3D printing and energy-efficient chips....