Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: Green Deals: LIFX Smart Wi-Fi Connected LED Light Bulbs – A19 or BR30 $40 Prime shipped (Reg. $60), more The Inkjet days are over, upgrade to Brother’s Duplex Laser Printer w/ AirPrint for $150 shipped (Reg....

The brief pause feels like a rare invitation to temporarily suspend reality. A welcomed respite from surfing the waves of uncertainty that we all face. Navigating a global pandemic – where the lines between work and life have nearly vanished – without capsizing is new. The implications of being always on, always in motion are timeless. Has “always on” at work and in life suddenly become your new routine? You’re not alone....

What happened to Nancy Thompson, the final girl in Wes Craven’s classic A Nightmare on Elm Street? The iconic character, played by Heather Langenkamp, met an ambiguous end in the original 1984 shocker. Coming off the underperforming Swamp Thing (1982), Craven pitched his idea for a dream killer to every major studio – including Walt Disney and Paramount. No one wanted to produce his script until New Line Cinema, an independent distribution company, agreed to finance the film....

Smartphones have become a part of our life. A lot of tasks are being performed with their help these days. However, these devices cannot meet all the expectations. Although they have so many features, using them can be made simpler. You might be wondering how? Well, we are going to let you know the same. Before proceeding further, just take a simple example. It is true that to take a screenshot, you need to long press the hardware buttons at the same time....

Season 6 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will officially debut in May. Debuting back in 2013, the live-action Marvel series on ABC got off to a rocky start with viewers. Despite starting off with great ratings, the show struggled to find its footing until midway through the first season. Although the show has not been able to regain the fans that it has lost, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has found a dedicated fan base....

AirPods market share fell from 41% to 29% in the course of nine months, according to the latest Counterpoint data, but Apple remains well ahead of its nearest competitor, and most other big names remain in the 2-5% range. The fall in market share reflects increased competition in the market for True Wireless Stereo (TWS) headphones… In the fourth quarter of 2019, Counterpoint put Apple’s market share at 41% by unit sales – though it did note that the company took home 62% of the revenue....

With Alita: Battle Angel, Lightstorm Entertainment proved that amazing effects don’t change a character’s humanity or a story’s empathy. The VFX team behind Avatar made the world fall in love with Rosa Salazar’s performance as a wide-eyed cyborg to the point that audiences simultaneously treated her as human while forgetting there was a human there at all. Now that Alita has landed on the Oscars shortlist for visual effects, Screen Rant spoke to the artists who worked on the project about how they designed the characters, what they learned from Avatar, and when fans can expect a sequel....

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban introduced the idea of the Patronus charm in Harry Potter canon. Since then, Patronuses have become one of the most iconic elements of the entire franchise. The spell itself, Expecto Patronum, is the only tool to combat the soul-sucking beings known as Dementors. These charms, if powerful enough, come in the form of an animal associated with the user’s happiest memory. The only snag in regards to conjuring a Patronus is their inherent difficulty....

Yet another security company is pitching high-paying customers on the ability to possibly crack iPhones running a version of iOS 11, Forbes reports. US-based firm Grayshift is reportedly advertising access to a $15,00o tool called GrayKey that offers 300 attempts to access data on encrypted iPhones, while a pricier $30,000 version offers unlimited attempts. As with Cellebrite’s claim last week, it’s unclear what specific version of iOS 11 may be vulnerable to the exploit possibly used by the security firm....

Fact is that with freedom comes anarchy. I’ve always loved Android’s freedom, but that came at a price: different apps had different looks and different ways to be used, turning using an Android smartphone into an annoying experience at times. Apple’s style of controlling everything, which got them quite a bot of critique from users and specialists alike, at least made sure that an iPhone or iPad app feels exactly the same as its counterparts....

Each year, Google releases a new version of Android with new features and improvements. This year, in 2022, we witnessed Android 13, which is now running on several Android smartphones. Next year, Google should be releasing Android 14. So, what features will Android 14 bring to the table? What are the supported devices? Let’s find out in this article. Android 14 Release Date With the stable release of Android 13, Google has already started working on Android 14....

Abstract Nowadays many, if not all, smartphones offer, in addition to the traditional password lock protection, a pattern lock one, which is a mix of gestures done by the phone owner joining points on a matrix in order to unlock his phone. This “new security approach” lets you avoid any undesired taps on the device and it will be asked to authorize its access. This manipulation seems to be complicated and secure enough, which is totally wrong!...

Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts has published a new article on LinkedIn, and in it she discusses the Apple Store’s evolution over the past few years. Ahrendts specifically hypes the recently launched ‘Today at Apple’ initiative rolled out this year at all Apple Stores. Apple Stores shifted from selling annual subscriptions with one-on-one training sessions complemented by free group workshops to offering daily, focused classes through a program called Today at Apple....

From 9to5Toys.com: A large majority of the deals we cover each day come from a variety of ‘Daily Deal’ websites or are so popular that they don’t even last 24 hours. We know you can’t be at your computer every second, so we’re going to round up the best deals each day to make sure you have a fair shot at the deals you want. Be sure to follow 9to5Toys.com so you never miss a deal… Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call Updates: Bluetooth Sport Earbuds w/ Prime shipping: Aukey Around-Neck $17 (Reg. $30), Mpow $10 (Reg. $20), more [tweet https://twitter.com/9to5toys/status/656906294616563712 align=’center’] Apple 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro 2.5GHz/16GB/512GB (newest version): $1,950 shipped (Reg....

Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed,Facebook, Google+ and subscribe to the new Safari push notifications feature. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call updates: RadioShack dropping 16 GB iPhone 5s to $99 Friday, free if you trade in an iPhone 4s NETGEAR AC Dual-Band Wireless Routers at 30% off: $70 – $168 with free shipping Sling Media Slingbox 350, stream live HDTV to your iPhone/iPad $99 shipped (45% off)...

While we expected much of what Apple announced today, the Cupertino company still managed to surprise and delight us with a few details (the top image of SVP of internet and Software Services Eddy Cue not withstanding). Read on for a few of our favorites: iPad Air While we’ve expected the iPad 5 to adopt the design of the iPad mini since January, Apple delivered a rare product naming victory in naming the iPad Air....

Update: VW appears to have set the video to private now. Volkswagen has released a new ad on its YouTube channel featuring actors Adam Scott and Michael Peña using CarPlay through VW’s “App-Connect” system. In the spot, the two men attempt to resolve a conflict using Siri to read text messages and look up locations. Peña also dives into the CarPlay home screen to pull up Spotify. App-Connect is Volkswagen’s branding for its CarPlay and Android Auto integration, though this ad focuses solely on the iOS-compatible features....

In addition to being a long-running TV series, HBO’s Tales from the Crypt also spent time on the silver scream, and here’s how those efforts stack up. Originally airing from 1989 to 1996, Tales from the Crypt was based on the popular horror comics put out by EC Comics back in the 1950s, which included a title of the same name. It would go on to become one of the most beloved horror anthology shows in history, with puppet host The Crypt Keeper becoming a pop culture icon....

A new image of the iPhone 8 has surfaced on Weibo today, via Slashleaks, showing off the rumored screen design in diagram form. It purports to be a page from the packaging paperwork, which instructs users how to swap SIM cards. Most notably, this leak includes the expected screen design: almost bezel-less apart from a notch at the top of the device to accommodate the earpiece and front camera sensors....