Jul 14
Get a look at the return of Esther in the first footage from Orphan: First Kill. Jeff Goldblum joins Olympus in some Kaos casting reshuffling. Plus, what’s coming on Evil and What We Do in the Shadows, and… zombie dogs, anyone? Spoilers go!
Jul 14
Retro Gamers Rejoice: The Sega Genesis Mini 2 is Also Coming to North America in October
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There’s good news for Sega fans stressing over potentially having to pay steep import fees to bring the recently announced Mega Drive Mini 2 Console to the US. Yesterday, the company revealed the mini console would be coming to North America too on the same day, but will be called the Sega Genesis Mini 2 here.
Jul 14
Women Pay Me To Teach Them How To Give Great Head. (And Their Boyfriends Thank Me.)
Posted in: Today's Chili“Over the past 20 years, I’ve taught women (and a few men) how to give world-class head while also becoming self-empowered and having a blast.”
Jul 14
The Future of He-Man Is Fabulous, Mostly Secret, and Powerfully Tantalizing
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The defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull isn’t He-Man, at least not today. That honor currently goes to PJ Lewis, who’s been leading the Masters of the Universe franchise into multiple toylines and animated series over the past few years. He-Man is presumably taking a well-deserved break for his 40th birthday,…
Jul 14
Sprawling vistas, snowcovered mountains, epic battles on horseback, villains made of deadly fire, creatures with large feet taking a leisurely stroll across the field. Yup, this is Lord of the Rings all right.
Jul 14
If you’ve already decided you want to go big on your next laptop, consider the 16-inch MacBook Pro. We gave it a score of 92 in our review, and we didn’t find too much to knock it for. However, it’s pretty pricey with its $2,499 starting price. But right now you can pick it up for $250 less at Amazon as the online retailer has knocked the price of the 512GB version down to $2,249. That’s the best price we’ve seen it, and you can get the discount on their the silver or space gray model.
Buy 16-inch MacBook Pro at Amazon – $2,249
Unlike many of Apple’s other notebooks, the 16-inch MacBook Pro was redesigned a bit to make it more of a power user’s machine. It has a 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display that’s only interrupted by a top notch that houses the 1080p webcam. The TouchBar is gone but Apple’s Magic Keyboard remains a dream to type on, and the trackpad is wonderful to use as well. But arguably most importantly, the sides of the MacBook Pro now have a bunch of ports that have been missing from the notebook for a long time. It has three Thunderbolt 4 USB-C connections, a full-sized HDMI port, and SD card reader, a headphone jack and a MagSafe power connector — all of that’s to say that you won’t be living as much of the dongle life as you might have been before, although you might still need a USB-A adapter every now and then.
The base model that’s on sale runs on Apple’s M1 Pro chipset, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, and it comes in at fairly hefty 4.7 pounds. While it’s not the most portable machine (we recommend going for the 14-inch version if that’s a priority for you), it’s certainly a powerhouse when it comes to performance. In our benchmark testing, the Pro blew most comparable Windows machines out of the water and did so while maintaining a strong battery life. The 16-inch Pro lasted about 16.5 hours during our battery tests, and it’s worth noting that we didn’t see a performance dip while running on battery power alone.
Ultimately, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is best for audio and video producers or others in creative fields who want the maximum amount of screen space possible along with some of the best performance you’ll find on a laptop today. Yes, it remains pricey even when on sale, but it’s a much better buy when you can grab it for $250 less than usual.
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Jul 14
A former Central Intelligence Agency computer engineer has been convicted of leaking a large tranche of classified material that revealed some of the agency’s most powerful hacking techniques. Joshua Schulte, 33, worked for an elite software team within the CIA when he stole a cache of documents in 2016 and shared…
Jul 14
I’m going to cut to the chase. The MacBook Air 2022 is, currently, the M2 Apple device to get. Not only does it boast the same internals as the MacBook Pro 13-inch, save for a fan, but it’s also got a redesigned look and feel that makes it stand out from prior Air devices and feel truly modern. Its biggest drawback is…
Jul 14
Glassy-eyed Twitter addicts on Thursday morning were shocked to find the site down and out of commission.
Jul 14
Amazon Reveals It Shares Ring Camera Footage With Police Without Permission
Posted in: Today's ChiliThousands of law enforcement agencies use a Ring platform that allows them to request doorbell video footage without customer consent.
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