Whether or not you are a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you can’t deny that it has been a huge success. Despite the outcry from fans of the comics, some of that success comes from not sticking too rigidly to the original source material. Character origins, relationships, history and moral alignment are all up for grabs when it comes to translating a character from paper to screen. Agents of S....

It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen an adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira, but with Taika Waititi’s recent attachment to a new live-action film based on the original manga, now seems like a perfect time to dive into some of the differences an adaptation of the manga will bring to the big screen. So if you’ve only seen the anime film and you’re wondering who Lady Miyako is and why she has a man’s voice (in the dub), or you’re wondering why Akira never actually made an in-the-flesh appearance, we’ll highlight some of the differences in the manga we can’t wait to see come to the big screen....

The live-action Aladdin remake may confirm a popular fan theory about Robin Williams’ Genie in the original animated movie. Directed by Guy Ritchie, 2019’s Aladdin stars Mena Massoud as the diamond in the rough, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine, and, infamously, Will Smith as the Genie. Smith’s Genie was always one of the more intriguing elements of Aladdin 2019 from the first rumors of his casting, but things took a turn when he was finally revealed....

[SPOILERS for those not caught up on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ahead.] – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. underwent a series of changes moving into its fourth season. Gone was the more family-friendly time slot, and with that came a restructuring of how they would tell their stories. Instead of doing a traditional 22 episode season with one overarching story, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has broken itself up into three “pods.” The first pod gave audiences an introduction to Gabriel Luna as Ghost Rider, while laying the seeds for Aida (Mallory Jansen) to take center stage in the second pod....

[This is a review of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3, episode 13. There will be SPOILERS.] - Since the midseason premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the series has focused on the impact the revelation of Inhumans has had on the political machinations of various countries around the world - with Director Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his team of humans and Inhumans alike attempting to manipulate those machinations as the covert spy organization that S....

Warning: Spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp. Ant-Man & the Wasp introduces a new character into S.H.I.E.L.D. lore - but how does Ghost’s story connect to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? As any Marvel viewer knows, “it’s all connected,” or at least it’s supposed to be. The TV shows exist in the same shared cinematic universe as the films themselves, although in practice the relationship tends to be rather one-way - the movies affect the TV shows, not the other way round....

AirParrot, the app that lets you send your desktop display to an Apple TV-connected TV, is today releasing version 2 with Chromecast support and number of other new features. Sure, you can mirror your Mac’s display to an Apple TV using Apple’s built-in AirPlay feature, but AirParrot provides features beyond what Apple offers and also support for screen mirroring from Chromebooks and Windows. Today’s release makes it the first to enable full screen mirroring support to Chromecast with audio support and more....

Adobe’s August 2019 release of its Lightroom photo editor for Mac and iOS has arrived with some new features and changes across all platforms and other improvements specific to Lightroom Classic on the desktop. The updates are available today for you to download. Lightroom Classic is Adobe’s legacy version of Lightroom for users with older workflows, but it still sees plenty of regular updates. For August, Adobe is adding GPU-accelerated editing for a smoother experience....

Every so often, a product pops up on Kickstarter that seems one-half genius and one-half crazy. AirBand is an Apple Watch band designed to hold your AirPods and seems to fit that mold perfectly. Essentially, AirBands are Apple Watch bands that have a dedicated spot to quickly store your AirPods or AirPods Pro. Matt Youngblood, the creator of the project, explains: AirBand is designed to be used for temporary AirPods storage; such as when you need to take your AirPods out for just a few minutes:...

Following up Apple’s Far Out event yesterday, we’re now rounding up all of the best discounts. Leading the way is a rare chance to save on AirPods 3, which have dropped to $150. That’s alongside a price cut on Apple Wach SE, which delivers the most affordable way to run watchOS 9. Not to mention the first discount on Belkin’s new 3-in-1 MagSafe stand at $127. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break....

Friday’s best deals include second-generation AirPods from $129, plus 13-inch MacBook Air is $900, and you can grab a 21-inch iMac for $950. Head below for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Take $199 off Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air The latest MacBook Air from Apple sports a 13-inch Retina display, Touch ID, a dual-core 8th generation Intel i5 processor and 128GB of storage. Two Thunderbolt 3 ports and up to 12 hours of battery life round out the list of notable features....

It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen an adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira, but with Taika Waititi’s recent attachment to a new live-action film based on the original manga, now seems like a perfect time to dive into some of the differences an adaptation of the manga will bring to the big screen. So if you’ve only seen the anime film and you’re wondering who Lady Miyako is and why she has a man’s voice (in the dub), or you’re wondering why Akira never actually made an in-the-flesh appearance, we’ll highlight some of the differences in the manga we can’t wait to see come to the big screen....

Former Mythbusters star Adam Savage made comic book fiction into reality by building his own Iron Man suit that can actually fly. Created by the legendary Stan Lee together with Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the Marvel superhero Iron Man first appeared in comics in 1963. The alter ego of inventor Tony Stark, Iron Man would make the leap to the big screen in 2008, in an origin film that would set the tone for the entire MCU....

The ADO Command object has the functionality of executing commands against the data source, typically a database. In general, the Command object is created implicitly when executing an operation against the database. Therefore, you usually do not create this object in an explicit manner. Implicitly, you can do this with the Connection object’s Execute() method, or with the RecordSet Open method. Each of these methods accepts as an argument of CommandText....

While HomeKit has seen broad adoption across many categories, doorbells with support for Apple’s platform are still hard to come by. As we wait for options from companies like Netatmo and Ring, a new regulatory filing suggests that home security company ADT is also planning to enter the category. First spotted by Jimmy Hawkins on Twitter, a regulatory filing from ADT shows its planned smart doorbell. The doorbell appears to be relatively small and compact, coming in at around 140mm tall with an all-black design according to the filling (via Aaron Pearce)....

Apple finally fixed the volume indicator in iOS 13, and Apple’s SVP of software engineering has indicated that the company may fix another full-screen annoyance – at least in iPadOS … If you use Siri on the Mac, you get a small overlay in the corner of the screen. Do the same on the iPhone or iPad, however, and Siri takes over the entire screen. As iHelp BR spotted, that may change in a later version of iPadOS....

Last year’s Samsung Galaxy S10 series was a great hit, and people really loved those phones a lot. This year, Samsung has launched its Galaxy S20 lineup of devices, including Galaxy S20/S20+/S20 Ultra. Here we will discuss the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus model with an SDM865/Exynos 990 SoC, 8GB/128GB memory option, stunning quad rear cameras, and more powerful hardware specifications. It runs on One UI 2.0 based on Android 10. However, the Galaxy S20 Plus lagging after software updates....

SPOILERS for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4, episode 16 ‘What If…’ ahead. – Last week, we learned that Mallory Jensen would be tackling her third role on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and playing a version of the villainous Madame Hydra while inside the Framework. Though Jensen first appeared as the LMD Aida, earlier this year it was revealed that the android was based upon a dying woman with whom Dr. Radcliffe used to have a relationship....

Both the AGM M7 and H3 rugged phones I reviewed were excellent and the latest offering, the AGM Glory rugged smartphone, looks to be very impressive indeed. I noticed two things as soon as I got the phone out of the box. It has an extra-large screen and is very top-heavy due to a really large speaker on the back of the device. This means that the phone does not lay flat on the desk but tilts towards you slightly, making reading the screen really easy....

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45_zCZnqmqU?rel=0&showinfo=0&w=704&h=396] Following months of rumors, Adobe is today announcing Photoshop Lightroom 6 and Lightroom CC, the latest versions of its popular photo editing and organization software. Sharing the same code, design, and much of the same functionality, the two Lightroom releases are separated into purchasable (Lightroom 6) or subscription (Lightroom CC) versions, only the latter of which can sync with Adobe’s mobile applications. Apple notably recommended Lightroom as a replacement for its recently-discontinued Aperture professional photo application, and worked with Adobe to build an Aperture library importing tool to aid users during the transition....