Ad-tracking in Safari has been one of the trickier issues for Apple to address. On the one hand, Apple wants to protect the privacy of its customers. On the other, it recognizes that many of the websites they visit are funded by ads, and preventing tracking altogether makes free websites less viable. The company does, though, think it has come up with a win-win for consumers and advertisers alike. Indeed, Apple thinks its solution is so good that it wants the World Wide Web Consortium to make it a new standard for all browsers …...

Photos on OS X includes eight photo filters as standard to jazz up images with some creative and nostalgic effects. Macphun is today releasing a free Photos Extension app that adds an additional 30 photo filters. It’s a really simple app that can be launched standalone or as an extension natively integrated in the Photos app Edit panels. By default, the Macphun extension gives 15 free filters. Sign up to the email newsletter to unlock an additional 15....

A new fan-made trailer for a film called Ahsoka: A Star Wars Story has been released online. Disney has been busy the past few years with the Star Wars sequel trilogy, but they also tried their hand at spin-off films subtitled A Star Wars Story. Disney released two of these films, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story, but after the disappointing turnout for the latter, Disney canceled plans for future Star Wars spin-offs....

A skinny bundle would include a subset of the channels US customers currently have to subscribe to, at much lower monthly fees. Apple was looking to launch a similar service in the $30/month range, but struggled to strike deals with cable networks. Content providers did not want to abandon most of its ‘portfolio’, instead asking Apple to charge more for the monthly service in exchange for including additional channels. Apple didn’t budge....

But just how popular is The Boys? Data analytics firm Parrot Analytics has provided exclusive information to Screen Rant, comparing The Boys to the first seasons of the various Marvel Netflix shows. This is pretty much a like-for-like comparison, given Marvel Netflix’s series were aimed at the same kind of demographic, and had a similar R-rating. The Marvel Netflix Shows Followed A Traditional Binge Pattern In order to understand the comparison, we first have to analyze the trends and patterns for Marvel Netflix....

Nokia 2 launched on October 2017. Here we will discuss the release of Android 9.0 Pie update for Nokia 2. 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 9.0 as Android Pie. It is expected that in the coming months all the devices that had been signed up for the Android P beta program including the OnePlus 6, Oppo R15 Pro, Vivo X21 and more will receive the Android P update first....

David Pogue tweets (update: MacOSXHints had it yesterday) a pretty cool little tip for those of you who’ve upgraded to Snow Leopard: on the sound menu item at the top of the screen allows you to quickly change your sound input and output options. Before, you’d have to go into System Preferences and Sound and check options from there. This is especially good when getting a Skype call or other other sound emergancy....

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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: Linksys joins the mesh network craze with its new Alexa-enabled Velop 802.11ac system Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is now $150 off in both capacities, from $1,650 shipped Save nearly $300 on Apple’s 27-inch Retina 5K iMac 3....

‘Hacktivist’ is a portmanteau of ‘hacker’ and ‘activist’. When people have technical skills, have access to the Internet, and understand how network infrastructure and servers work, it can be tempting to put that knowledge into having some effect on the world. The ‘activist’ part of ‘hacktivist’ means that they don’t do their hacking and cracking without a cause. The various people behind Anonymous worldwide are united in a belief that corporations and organizations they consider to be corrupt should be attacked....

In this guide, we have shared the files to download and install Stock Firmware on the A95X F4 TV Box which is powered by an Amlogic S905X4 processor. It comes packed with Android 10.0 firmware with 4GB DDR4 RAM and 64GB internal storage. If you are looking for A95X F4 TV Box Stock Firmware, then you are in the right place. Don’t worry, you know sometimes things do not go too well with Android Box TV....

Less than three weeks ago, Adobe released a critical security update for its Flash Player plug-in fixing an exploit that allowed machines to be accessed remotely by attackers. Yet another security update is out today (and strongly recommended). The new build (Version 12.0.0.70) intends to address a vulnerability that allowed attackers to target at least three nonprofit websites according to security firm FireEye and reported by ArsTechnica… From FireEye: This threat actor clearly seeks out and compromises websites of organizations related to international security policy, defense topics, and other non-profit sociocultural issues....

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6 takes place one year after the events of the season 5 finale, which ended with the deaths of Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker). Since the show’s future was uncertain, season 5 provided an end to Coulson’s journey by having the character die after spending his final days with May (Ming-Na Wen) in Tahiti. Shortly before the finale was aired, ABC renewed Agents of S....

Alexandra Shipp doesn’t want Storm to have a romantic relationship with T’Challa in the MCU. The actress, who is playing the powerful mutant popularized by Halle Berry, is currently busy promoting Dark Phoenix. Debuting in the X-Men film saga in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, Storm is officially with the good guys as she becomes one of Professor X’s (James McAvoy) trusted mutant heroes. Storm’s story in the ongoing X-Men timeline is just in its early stages, but with Disney acquiring Fox, Dark Phoenix will more likely be the final movie where she’ll play Storm....

With foldable phones now being the new thing, it raises the question of whether the dominance of rectangular slabs has finally come to an end? In other words, will foldable phones bring diversity back to the smartphone market? For a number of years, all new phones have arrived as rectangular slabs, and most often in black. However, things weren’t always this way. Before the advent of the iPhone, the look and design could vary wildly and a prime example of this was the Nokia 8110....

Free Streaming Music on Your Echo Alexa Commands for Free Music streaming “Alexa, play the playlist Pop Culture” to hear the ultimate global playlist for today’s pop music.“Alexa, play the Imagine Dragons station” to hear a station inspired by the popular rock band.“Alexa, play 80s music” to hear a station filled with music from the era.“Alexa, play country music” to hear a station with some of the best in the genre....

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A Plague Tale: Innocence is the perfect combination of storytelling, action, and gameplay that proves that the world needs more single-player games. With so much focus on multiplayer games, it’s always refreshing when a great single-player game comes along and proves that there is still a need for this kind of game in the industry. A Plague Tale: Innocence is not only a solid single-player game, but one that demonstrates that linear storytelling is still relevant and as thrilling as any massive AAA open-world title....