TCL launched the Alcatel 5V smartphone last month with a notch design and dual camera on the back side at an affordable price tag $199.99. Now the company unveiled the new smartphone, called Alcatel 7. It is cheaper than the Alcatel 5V and exclusively on MetroPCS. The Alcatel 7 comes with similar specs to the Alcatel 5V on board. Alcatel 7 comes with 6-inch LCD display that supports 1080 x 2160 pixels of resolution and offers 18:9 aspect ratio....

Brian Banks tells the heartbreaking yet inspiring true story of a man who endured deep injustice within the American prison system and still came out on top. Premiering in theaters this weekend, it stars Aldis Hodge as the titular football star-turned-prisoner and Greg Kinnear as the California Innocence Project co-founder, Justin Brooks. The two stars sat down with Screen Rant to share how touched they were by Brian’s story, as well as how getting to know these real-life heroes shaped their powerful performances....

But did you know that you can give Alexa a British accent or speak completely in Deutsch? You can access the appropriate settings via the Alexa app for iOS or Android or via the web at echo.alexa.com. Here’s a look at how to set it up. Make Alexa Speak German or with a British Accent Launch the Alexa app and head to Settings and select the Echo device you want to change Alexa’s voice for....

Starz debuts a new American Gods promo focused on the goddess of love, Bilquis (Yetide Badaki). The series hits the small screen later this month, and fans are excited to see how the show will adapt Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, and what kind of changes will be made. Several of the main characters appear faithfully adapted from the trailers and posters that have already been released - especially Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) with his signature coin in his hand....

Earlier this month, Greece instituted new regulations amid the country’s financial crisis that blocked users from renewing iCloud subscriptions and buying from iTunes and the App Store. At the time, this left many users wondering what would happen to their iCloud data, seeing that they legally couldn’t pay to keep their subscription alive. Now, however, it appears that Apple is stepping up to ensure that user data remains intact during Greece’s financial crisis....

Vivo Y81 launched on June 2018. It is came out of the box Android 8.1 Oreo. with Here we will discuss the release of Android 9.0 Pie update for Vivo Y81. Google finally released the 9th iteration of Android OS called Android 9.0 Pie. The update has rolled for Pixel supported devices and few other OEM supported with Android Beta. After putting Android users through four beta updates of Android P, Google has named Android 9....

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: Daily Deals: iPad Air 2 all models $75 off w/ prices from $424, Logitech K400 Wireless Keyboard $20, more Monoprice’s $200 Action Camera matches GoPro on specs & has a slick viewfinder App Store sale – Amazing Fantasy Games at least 50% off: Badlands $2, more App Store Free App of the Week: Warhammer Snotling Fling ($4 value) The 5 biggest iOS and Android games announced at this year’s E3 Expo Beats by Dr....

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: Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Headphones $99 shipped (Reg. $169) Men’s Fourth of July Fashion: J.Crew 50% off with shorts starting at $25, more Women’s Fourth of July Fashion: LOFT Twill Ankle Pants $20 (Reg....

Often overlooked, Facebook stories can play an important role in your social media strategy, providing you with new and unique opportunities to share content, drive engagement, and promote your brand online. Since launching in 2016, Facebook stories have grown in popularity and reach. Today, over 500 million people use Facebook stories every day. This gives great story content newfound marketing power for growing businesses. Feeling unsure about where to start with Facebook stories?...

Apple constantly invents and reinvents, files patents and attempts to weave its advances into new generations of device to amuse and amaze the Apple faithful, today in AAPL Patent watch we present you with a new technology which could spearhead Apple’s move to take a big slice out of the digital photography market and another which basically just makes iPod nanos even more nano. Patently Apple tells us about the next wave of digital camera technologies, tiny Apple-invented camera unit with an advanced flash system and amazing built-in intelligent features which can make the system incredibly effective in so many different situations....

Update: The stock continues to climb as the day progresses, now up 6.5% at around $129, which values the company at more than 670 billion dollars in market cap. It is also nearing Apple stock’s all time high of $135. Last night, Apple reported all-time record earnings with revenue topping $78.4 billion, beating analysts consensus. The stock market investors appear to be pleased with Apple’s results; AAPL stock opened up more than 5%....

James Gray’s Ad Astra received positive reviews, but what are its chances at this year’s Oscars? Historically, the Academy has a tendency to stay away from sci-fi pictures (at least in the major categories), though there have been some notable exceptions over the past few years. Gravity, The Martian, and Arrival are recent examples that come to mind, and at the outset of the fall festival season, there were those who believed Ad Astra might be a contender in that vein....

Ahead of Apple’s media press event on Monday, Apple has added a new Apple Events app for the fourth-generation Apple TV. The Apple Events channel lets Apple TV users watch the livestream of Apple’s announcements from their television. Unlike previous generations of Apple TV, the Apple Events app does not appear automatically on the Home Screen. Instead, users must find the app in the tvOS App Store and download it to their device....

One week before Apple unveils the iPhone Xs, the company has updated its AirPort Utility iOS app for the iPhone X screen size that was introduced a year ago. The new update also looks sharper on 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros. The update comes on the heels of Apple releasing a surprise firmware update for the AirPort Express (2nd gen) that adds AirPlay 2 to the 2012 hardware. Apple’s AirPort lineup has been discontinued and is no longer being sold, but customers can expect support for several years including security updates....

Revenue in the quarter rose 7%, year-over-year, to $905 million, yielding a net profit of $1.49 a share, excluding some costs. Analysts had been modeling $896.3 million and $1.42 per share. Akamai’s revenue in its Security Technology Group rose 23%, year-over-year, to $365 million. But revenue in its Edge Technology Group was down 2% compared to the prior-year period at $541 million. “Akamai’s outstanding fourth quarter performance capped off an excellent year on both the top and bottom lines,” said Dr....

After launching its new Neural Mix Pro AI feature with its djay app for iPhone and iPad back in June, Algoriddim is bringing the advanced audio editing features to Mac with the new Neural Mix Pro app. Algoriddim says the AI-based music editor and player for Mac makes powerful features like real-time instrument and vocal separation available for everyone from beginners to pros. Algoriddim detailed the new Mac app in a press release today:...

R-rated tentpole movies are back in force. Logan has just opened to rave reviews and enviable box office predictions, and in just a few months Fox are returning to the well of gore and profanity with Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott’s film is set to be more in line with the horrors of the original Alien than it is the PG-13 rated prequel Prometheus, bridging the gap between the two movies....

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Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Apple Deals: iPad mini in white or space gray: $199 shipped or pickup at Walmart ($50 off) iPad Blowout sale at Staples, up to $105 off: Airs starting at $339 13″ MacBook Pro w/ Retina display 2.6GHz/8GB/128GB $1,149 (Reg. $1,299) ASUS 31....

Preventing security misconfigurations is not normally solely dependent on one source. For instance, even if the developer implements secure coding practices, it is still up to the integration team to properly integrate the application into production, and the responsibility of the system administrator to actively patch and update the system. It is also the responsibility of the system owners or the governance team to ensure there are proper rules in place to help avoid these types of issues....