Alien is one of the biggest horror and science fiction films from the ‘70s, so the 1997 sequel, Alien: Resurrection had some high expectations in place and some big hurdles to clear. Ridley’s Scott’s original Alien helped set the new standard for extraterrestrial-based horror films. He created a frightening horror film that’s simultaneously claustrophobic and epic, plus there are a slew of memorable creatures that the film introduces to the public....

The preferred method for gaining targets is spear phishing, with the group sending around 5,000 emails a day, and setting up similar domains with different TLDs – such as using example.co for example.com users – in an effort to fool those on the receiving end. It also began with fake personas, but recently started ripping publicly available data from sites like RocketReach and CrunchBase to impersonate users. The group also used public file-sharing sites including TransferNow, TransferXL, WeTransfer, or OneDrive to pass payloads onto users and make it harder for defenders to detect, since the sites are legitimate....

When it comes to Android, we can perform a lot of tasks, functions, and customizations. However, it becomes a tedious task to install a hundred different apps for individual functions. Like someone may wish to unlock and relock bootloader or may wish to flash stock/custom recovery. Then there is rooting, flashing partitions, using ADB, etc. So many scopes of customization and getting different applications for that can be confusing. Besides, not all the tools are reliable....

Asurion warranties don’t cover much Asurion protection plans cover items for normal wear and tear, defects in workmanship and materials, and mechanical and electrical breakdowns. If you break it yourself, you’re out of luck. This is pretty standard. The biggest issue with these inexpensive warranties is that they don’t cover much. Dig through the details and you’ll find that they’re simply extended durations of manufacturer defect warranties. That doesn’t mean Asurion is bad or that the warranties are worthless....

American Idol returns in 2019 to crown another potential superstar. For season 17, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie return as celebrity judges. Here, we’ll explain when you can watch the new singing competition, and how. In 2002, Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol. The competition became a pre-social media sensation for its entertaining audition process, in which potential contestants are judged by a celebrity panel. Since the beginning, Ryan Seacrest has served as the American Idol host, and the show’s structure has evolved over the years to incorporate both musical icons and trending artists of today....

It was yesterday reported that Apple’s App Store could lose one of its highest-grossing apps as Netflix looks to bypass iTunes billing – and one analyst thinks this may be only the beginning … Business Insider saw a Macquarie Research note which says that both pushback from developers and regulatory intervention could force Apple to reduce its App Store commissions. The firm currently takes 30% of paid apps, in-app purchases and first-year subscriptions, reducing to 15% for in-app subscriptions in year two onwards....

Ang Lee is in talks to direct the long-in-development clone assassin movie, Gemini Man. Some films are stuck in development hell for five, even 10 years. Then there’s Gemini Man. The high-concept thriller was first announced at Disney 20 years ago, and it still hasn’t made its way onto the big screen. Originally, it was pitched by Darren Lemke, with Don Murphy producing and Tony Scott directing, and over the years multiple writers, directors and stars were rumored to be involved in the latest phase of development....

David Boreanaz is hinting that there may be some sort of celebratory event when Angel turns twenty this fall. The beloved spinoff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer began airing in October of 1999, and ran for five seasons before its untimely cancellation. Boreanaz portrayed Angel during the first three seasons of Buffy. He was a vampire who’d been cursed with a soul and as such, had chosen to devote his life to atoning for the sins of his past....

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: nexpaq’s iPhone 6 case enables killer features to be added and removed on-the-fly This Raspberry Pi 2 Model B kit is perfect for getting into micro-computing $60 (Reg. $70) Magazine sale from $4....

The App Store is getting a big redesign with iOS 11, and today Apple gave a preview of some of the new changes coming for developers at WWDC 2017. Head below for a first look at the refreshed app including new editorial content and features coming with iOS 11 this fall: The redesign makes the app fit in better with some of the company’s more recent offerings– it borrows a lot from Apple Music with its large fonts and overall aesthetics– and also takes care of a lot of house cleaning in the process....

Following strong fiscal Q4 earnings and guidance for a record-breaking holiday quarter, AAPL shares have hit an all-time record high of $173.25 in pre-market trading (at the time of writing), up 3% on yesterday’s close of $168.11. The current share price values the company at around $900B, taking it a significant step closer to becoming the first ever trillion-dollar company … The graph shows a temporary sharp drop when the price hit $174, possibly caused by automatic sales programmed for profit-taking at that price....

Adobe updated two of its creative iPad apps today with new features and additional Bluetooth stylus support. Both Illustrator Line and Photoshop Sketch were updated to version 2.1 and picked up support for FiftyThree’s Pencil Bluetooth stylus and Wacom’s Intuos Creative Bluetooth stylus when drawing in each app. Both new app versions also added the ability to auto save sketches to Projects and your usual performance improvements. Specific to each app, Photoshop Sketch added new size controls for drawing with the pencil, pen, and market tools while Illustrator Line gained Shape selection improvements through an enhanced user interface....

It’s been an open secret the company intends launching the new software at some point this year, now the cat’s escaped the bag and Adobe plans to stream a webcast of the new features inside the creative application power tools set. “It’s going to be brilliant: See the unveiling of new Adobe Creative Suite 4 on September 23,” Adobe explains on its website. Adobe’s plan to webcast the event was revealed on the blog of Adobe’s Lee Brimelow, last night....

What Is an LMS? A Learning Administration Framework (LMS) is a portion of a compelling competency administration arrangement. Regularly, an LMS is an eLearning stage that considers the current staff members’ aptitudes through evaluation and helps in competency advancement through courses and other online preparation activities. Learning administration frameworks gives a simple way for administration at all levels to procure and utilize important information for arranging and decision-making. What Is an LMS?...

Serif is out today with its latest software release, Affinity Publisher, after running a public beta since last year. The new app is a professional desktop publisher for Mac and Windows that integrates the company’s vector software Affinity Designer and image editor Affinity Photo for a seamless experience. Affinity Publisher was announced in a livestreamed keynote today: This means users won’t have to switch apps near as often and will be able to streamline their workflows while using Affinity Publisher, as long as they already own Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo....

If the AirPods are disconnecting from your Mac, then this guide will outline some methods that should help you fix this issue. These wireless Bluetooth earbuds from Apple hardly needs an introduction of sorts. While there is no denying its prowess or capability, yet seems to go through its fair share of ups and downs. And when that happens, it seems to infuriate quite a few users, and rightly so. Recently, we had discussed the ways to fix the AirPods connection issues....

State-wide network Alabama Public Television (APT) refused to air a new episode of the long-running kids’ show Arthur because it features gay marriage. Based on the books by children’s author Marc Brown, the animated series first aired way back in 1996, and follows the adventures of the titular anthropomorphic aardvark schoolboy and his friends and family. Over its 20-plus years on air, Arthur has dealt with serious topics like cancer and autism and has won several awards for its efforts including a Peabody Award, a BAFTA and a few Daytime Emmys too....

Eye Candy 7 is like a trail mix of jumbled features. Filters range from useful and complex, to redundant duplicates of what can be done with easily be done with the basic Photoshop blending options. But, there’s definitely plenty to see regarding what this plugin has to offer. There are 32 filter types available in all, and within each one are dozens of presets and settings that offer a wide variety of customization....

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