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Itching to “trade up” from your iPhone to a shiny new BlackBerry Passport? Thanks to BlackBerry’s latest promotion, you’ll be able to do just that. The program will let Passport buyers get up to $550 in credit towards the new device when they trade in an iPhone 4s or higher. In order to get the full amount, you’ll need to trade a brand-new iPhone 6 (or presumably a 6 Plus, though it’s not specifically listed on the chart)....

In a fresh report from Bloomberg today, we’ve got new details on what we’ll likely see as Apple Silicon expands to the rest of the Mac lineup. Apple is said to be working on an all-new Mac Pro with 40 cores, a higher-end Mac mini, and more. We’re still in the early stages of Apple’s shift to using its own chips for the Mac lineup with the company’s most powerful machines still waiting to be updated....

In a new report, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple is working on a new smart home product: a major evolution of an Apple TV set-top box that integrates a smart speaker and camera hardware. Somewhat similar in concept to the Roku Streambar, the single device would upgrade a user’s living room with a comprehensive multimedia system. The device would offer the kind of features users would expect from an Apple TV box — like access to video streaming apps and games console — as well as HomePod-esque smart speaker features and a camera for smart home security and living room FaceTime....

Will Arnett’s eponymous equine actor has gone AWOL in the first BoJack Horseman season 4 trailer. Season 3 of the Netflix animated show left off with a powerful image; a dejected BoJack drove away from everything, and contemplated suicide, only to stop and stare as a herd of horses ran majestically across the planes. Few animated sitcoms can muster the emotional complexity that this ending conveyed. That brilliant closing scene was perfectly in step with the excellence that preceded it....

A new work of fan art depicts what a real-life version of The Huntress might look like in the upcoming DC Comics film Birds of Prey. While the movie has not yet been given the green light from Warner Bros., it does have director Cathy Yan and screenwriter Christina Hodson attached to the project. This, coupled with a number of rapid-fire rumors regarding casting on the movie, has led many to speculate that it may be the next superhero movie to enter production at DC Films....

BlackBerry’s Messenger (BBM) app for the iPhone and iPod touch was submitted to the App Store two weeks ago, according to a Tweet from a BlackBerry Senior Manager who is working on the software. Earlier this year, BlackBerry announced that it would be bringing its popular messaging platform beyond its own devices and onto the application stores for both iOS and Android… Sources say that the BBM for iPhone application is nearly identical to the version on the BlackBerry Z10, but lacks a couple of unspecified features....

Blade Runner and it’s sequel Blade Runner 2049 seem to look like visually rich and action-filled cyberpunk sagas, but they are much more than that. Both movies have profound philosophies behind them, asking questions around humanity, technology, and what really makes someone human in the near future. There are a whole lot of cues expressed symbolically all through the films. The first film and its multiple DVD cuts left the audiences with multiple interpretations around its themes and characters....

Apple is expected to unveil its mixed reality handset project as soon as spring. Now Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has settled on a name for the operating system that will power the product: xrOS. “Internally, the company recently changed the name of the operating system to ‘xrOS’ from rrealityOS,’ said the people, who asked not to be identified because the project is still under wraps,” Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg....

Android always opens the door to various possibilities such as flashing custom ROM or kernel or APK modding etc. So if you have accidentally bricked your Blu Studio C Super Camera D870U then you can easily install the firmware flash file on it. Since Blu Studio C Super Camera D870U is having a MediaTek processor, you have to use the SP Flash tool in order to flash the Stock ROM image on your Blu Studio C Super Camera D870U device....

Here’s what happened in the season 9 finale of Blue Bloods. The long-running CBS cop drama follows the professional and personal lives of the Reagan family who all work in New York City law enforcement. Heading the Reagan clan is patriarch and police commissioner Frank Reagan (played by Tom Selleck) who is also joined by his district attorney daughter Erin (Bridget Moynahan), NYPD detective son Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and his youngest child Jamie (Will Estes), an NYPD sergeant....

Earlier this year, a leaked pricing list indicated that BMW was set to bring CarPlay support to its X5 M and X6 M models this year, a first for the company. Now, BMW’s pricing list for the 2017 M3 and M4 have emerged, and it again lists CarPlay as an option for customers. BMW has long resisted Apple’s in-car infotainment system, despite reports that the two companies had held talks regarding Apple’s electric car project....

Image credit: John Ferguson Many Apple fans will disagree with such a strong statement about the charismatic CEO who has single-handedly shifted the balance of power in the music industry and persuaded youngsters that stealing music is bad for their karma. That’s exactly what Jon Bon Jovi said responding to a reporter’s question about the state of music today. Read on… The aging musician craves the good old times of buying LPs, the experience he dubbed “magical” compared to the convenience of digital downloads....

Like any reality competition series, Big Brother seeks out contestants that fit certain archetypes, whether that’s conscious or not. Every season needs to have different types of players that will appeal to different viewers. The same goes with other reality shows like The Bachelor, Survivor, etc. Sometimes it’s unavoidable. No matter who you choose to play the game, each person is going to fit some kind of mold, whether it’s the jock, the book worm, the older person, the mom, the model, and so on....

The number of billion-dollar apps has now hit double figures, according to the latest App Annie report. The number of apps grossing more than $100M last year is also well into three figures. Americans also continue to spend more time using apps than they do watching TV … App Annie has published its annual The State of Mobile report, and TechCrunch highlighted some of the more notable findings – including those top-grossing apps....

Bird Box’s special effects makeup designer, Andy Bergholtz has shared some photos of the film’s creature, which was almost shown but ultimately left out. Ever since its release, the film has proved to be quite a success for Netflix, as over 45 million people viewed it within the first week. The film has managed to become one of the year’s most talked about subjects and has also spawned its own viral challenge (which the streaming platform has warned viewers about)....

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Birds of Prey! A discussion pertaining to Black Canary’s mother was featured in a scene during Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), much to the delight of viewers. The character, aka Dinah Lance, made her live-action debut in Cathy Yan’s film and is portrayed by actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell. Here’s an explanation into Black Canary’s mom and what it means for the DCEU....

Dwayne Johnson took to social media to offer a warm welcome to Black Adam’s new director Jaume Collet-Serra. Johnson has been attached to play the comic book supervillain for a number of years. Given his history as Billy Batson’s nemesis, many fans were expecting the character to at least make a cameo in Shazam!, but it wasn’t to be, however. The film instead focused on Mark Strong’s villain, Doctor Sivana, and setting up a future clash with a much quirkier foe: Mr....

Black Panther has now surpassed The Avengers to become the highest-grossing superhero movie all-time in the U.S. Ryan Coogler’s latest put together an incredible commercial run since opening in mid-February, rewriting the record books thanks to its stellar word-of-mouth. Due to the response and weak competition over the past month, Black Panther steadily rose up the charts, quickly working its way into the top 10 domestically. Most expected the film to do well at the box office (most Marvel movies do), but few predicted this kind of performance....

Black Panther is a great MCU superhero adventure that smoothly blends rich narrative substance with sheer popcorn entertainment. The 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the final step on the winding journey to Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther gives Chadwick Boseman’s titular superhero a chance to shine in his own solo movie, following his MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War. Working behind the camera as cowriter and director here is Ryan Coogler, who successfully instills the established MCU superhero movie template with a personal touch and directorial sensibility on Black Panther, much like he did on the Rocky spinoff/revival Creed three years ago....

Needham&Co. analyst Charlie Wolf this morning downgraded RIM stock from Hold to Underperform, warning that sales of the iPhone 3G seem poised to “blow through everyone’s forecasts.” Apple this week confirmed one million iPhone 3Gs were sold in just three days. While we all experienced problems both at retail and when trying to activate the devices as the iTunes servers just couldn’t cope with the demand, Seeking Alpha today called the launch the “biggest consumer electronics launch ever”....