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I’ve been giving more thought to the issue of how Apple might embed Touch ID into the display of the iPhone 8. So far, the various reports and rumors have focused on two possibilities: one hi-tech, one low-tech. The hi-tech approach would be to embed a fingerprint reader beneath the display. We know from the sheer volume of Apple patents that Apple has plenty of ideas about how this might be achieved – but there’s a massive difference between a concept and a finished product....

In The Bachelorette finale, when Hannah Brown accepted a proposal from Jed Wyatt that was rooted in deceit, she thought she made the safe choice. Though he played nice for the cameras and for Brown, Wyatt had risk written all over him. The 25-year-old musician from Nashville, whose crowning achievement in life is singing a generic jingle in a dog food commercial, raised red flags to the audience when he revealed to Brown that he’d only come on to the show to promote his music career....

In this post, I’ll explore some of most insidious backdoor hardware attacks and techniques for prevention and detection. Hardware attacks One of the main consequences of the world economic crisis was budget cuts for manufacturing and security validation, in both public and private sectors. Unfortunately, the cost is considered the factor that most influences the final choice for buyers. This led to the decline in the use of authorized resellers....

Poor Hufflepuff. Despite the fact most Hufflepuff students are notorious for being kind and considerate, Hufflepuff still often gets the shorthand of the stick. Their house is commonly considered a joke due to not being known for bravery, cunning, or intelligence, like the other houses. Even main characters in Harry Potter typically believe that Hufflepuffs are somehow beneath the other houses and considered less skilled or worthy. We know that’s not true....

It comes as a surprise to no one that Harry Potter’s time with the Dursley’s was truly abhorrent. They treated the poor boy like dirt and seemed to revel in making him as miserable as possible. Many fans believe that Dudley was the boys biggest tormentor growing up, but in this article, we want to step back and look at Dudley’s actions from a more compassionate angle. Fear not dear Potter fans of the internet, we are not excusing the actions of the young Dudley Dursley....

The Harry Potter movies do, for the most part, do a brilliant job of staying to the source material written by JK Rowling. However, Warner Bros chose to alter some things from the books in order to make things even better for those learning about the Boy Who Lived and his battle against Lord Voldemort via the big screen. That means that even deaths of some characters were altered in some ways....

Especially in the earlier Harry Potter books and films, Professor Albus Dumbledore is depicted as an odd man. From offering lemon drops to Minerva McGonagall in the wake of the Potters’ demise to telling Harry he merely desired a pair of woolen socks when looking into the Mirror of Erised, though the latter turned out to be a lie. As the series continued, more of Dumbledore’s backstory was revealed and proved to be darker than the wizarding world made it out to be....

Warning! Spoilers for Hawkeye #2 below. Ronin has been a fixture in modern comics since first appearing back in The New Avengers more than a decade ago. The sword-wielding antihero’s real-life identity has changed multiple times with Maya Lopez originating the role. But, the most famous iteration of Ronin is Clint Barton - like we saw in Avengers: End Game. In a shocking twist, it appears Hawkeye is back behind the mask....

Current judge, Heidi Klum has defended America’s Got Talent, saying that she saw nothing inappropriate while on set. Klum’s comments come in light of the recent controversial firings of season 14 judges Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough. Klum, who is raising three biracial children with ex-husband Seal, spoke up about Union’s allegations of a toxic work environment, saying, “I’ve only had an amazing experience. I can’t speak for (Union). I didn’t experience the same thing....

With yesterday’s announcement that the iPhone 6s will shoot 4K video, many prospective buyers may be wondering just how much space they’ll need to contain all the videos they’ll shoot. That question has been answered thanks to Marques Brownlee’s hands-on video of the device. In that video, Brownlee briefly provides a look at the phone’s camera settings, including the space requirements for 4K video… 4K video is significantly larger than 1080p and as a result requires a lot more storage space....

When Facebook released their brand-new iOS application today, some were disappointed to find that the highlight features of Chat Heads (from Facebook Home) and Stickers were not present. Facebook says that the two features, like many other of Facebook’s recently released products, will be released via a staggered rollout. For those who truly want to enable Chat Heads and Stickers before Facebook wants it on your iOS device, iMore‘s Nick Arnott has put together a thorough tutorial on how to enable the features....

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Ever wonder exactly what iPhone case manufacturers go through prior to an next-gen iPhone unveiling? When it comes to Tim Hickman and his company Hard Candy Cases, the process consisted of spending more than $50,000 to create cases based on a rumored iPhone 5 design that never came to fruition. He even started taking pre-orders on his site. Based on tipsters in China who sent Hickman 3D models claiming to be that of the, at that point, yet to be unveiled next-gen iPhone and sporting a widened Home button and tapered design, the company got to work....

The world of wizarding schools spans far beyond the gates of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Nations and regions across the Wizarding World house institutions, much like Hogwarts, which instruct their youth about the ins and outs of magic, history, and fantastical beasts. One such school is Durmstrang Institute, one of the three schools which compete in the heralded Triwizard Tournament. This mysterious academy for young witches and wizards holds many secrets that fans have yet to discover....

Many fans of Harry Potter read the books or watch movies and imagine what it would be like to live in that world. There are many ways in which having magic allows for more efficient lives. For example, being able to apparate would make it so much quicker to get around. Also, spells make it easier to do things such as clean or even cook. But, despite their ability to use magic, there are many things about the wizarding world that are whether outdated....

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry discovers that he has a godfather. His father’s old best friend, Sirius Black, is a fugitive mass murderer who eventually finds Harry — only to inform him that it’s not true, and he was framed. Sirius and Harry form a close relationship after his third of year of Hogwarts, with Sirius taking up the parental role he never had the chance to during his twelve years in Azkaban....

“The next big innovation for unified communications users will not be a technical innovation,” he said to reporters this week. “It will be a focus on the user experience.” There are whole segments of users, Middleton said, “that have more needs than the traditional back-office worker, but not so many needs that they require a fancy omnichannel contact center app.” That could include sales teams collaborating around opportunities, event staff organized and reorganized each day into project teams, retail floor staff that are tag-teaming curbside pickup SMS notifications, or caseworker teams serving constituents....

Grey’s Anatomy isn’t the only place where doctors build romantic relationships. Though Doctor Harleen Quinzel is most known for her “Mad Love” romance with the Joker, prompting her creation as Harley Quinn in the DC Universe, some may argue her greatest partnership/romance is with another iconic Batman villainess - Doctor Pamela Isley better known as Poison Ivy. Up until recently, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy weren’t considered an iconic power couple in the DC Universe, though there’s been non-stop speculation....

For fans of the Harry Potter series, thinking about all of the magical creatures that exist in the world can be really exciting. While there are many magical creatures that you wouldn’t want as a pet, unless you’re Hagrid, some of the most average seeming pets can actually be quite useful in the Harry Potter world. From the exotic pets Hagrid has had to your average toad or owl, there have been some rather interesting and useful pets in the series....

Henry Thomas, who starred in The Haunting of Hill House, is returning for The Haunting of Bly Manor. Thomas is the third actor to return for the second season of Netflix’s horror anthology, along with Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Victoria Pedretti. The Haunting of Hill House premiered in 2018. Loosely based on the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, the story centered on a family that moves into Hill House with the goal of renovating it and then selling it in order to build and design their own home....