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With the first products using Apple’s HomeKit platform for home automation accessories arriving earlier this month, Apple has updated its support page detailing a full list of supported Siri commands. The Siri commands, which will act as the main method of controlling HomeKit accessories, include many that you’d expect such as ones for turning accessories on or off or adjusting settings, but also a long list of commands that will be used for accessories that get grouped together into homes, zones, rooms or scenes....

The Redmond, Seattle-based software company has clarified numerous of times that pirates — and anyone who doesn’t possess a valid Windows license — won’t be getting the new operating system update for free. But Microsoft has until now not explained what will happen to users who have signed up for Windows Insider program — that is, will they get any leeway from the company. In a blog post, Microsoft Windows chief Gabe Aul is addressing many of these questions....

Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff has officially weighed in on the controversy surrounding the reboot, asking Disney to move the show from Disney+ to Hulu. The original series became a Disney Channel classic after airing in the early 2000s. It starred Duff as the title character, following her adventures with her friends, Gordo and Miranda, as they navigated middle school. The series also focused on her relationship with her family, especially her little brother, Matt....

While many fans of the Harry Potter series might wish they could go to school at Hogwarts, there are many things about the school that aren’t so great. While learning how to do magic and taking classes like charms and potions might be amazing, Hogwarts itself isn’t always a very safe place to go to school. There are a lot of ways the school doesn’t make sense, and the safety of the students doesn’t always seem to be a top priority....

The second season of Netflix original series, The Haunting of Hill House has a second season based on a different spooky tale coming next year, but it also has a direct competitor by way of a film that’s set to be released in January 2020, The Turning. Director Mike Flanagan has already proven himself to be more than capable of delivering scares to audiences and telling a good story, so it’s a definite that Bly Manor will be another breathtaking example of his deft skill....

The presentation at HOPE X that triggered all that buzz, titled “Identifying Back Doors, Attack Points, and Surveillance Mechanisms in iOS Devices” was given by Jonathan Zdziarski. Zdziarski has an impressive technical background. He helped to develop some of the first software jailbreaks for iOS. Many of the forensics methodologies that law enforcement and intelligence use with iOS today were invented by him. He has directly trained people in law enforcement agencies around the world....

Despite the online protests that have surrounded Confederate since it was first announced, HBO president Casey Bloys insists the show’s slow progress is due solely to creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss’ Star Wars commitments. The series, based on an alternate history in which the South won the Civil War, stirred up a great deal of backlash when it was ordered to series in July of 2017 - yet the network and creators have remained firm in their decision to proceed with its greenlighting....

Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in Warner Bros’ DC Extended Universe, celebrates National Superhero Day by praising Marvel and DC stars. The DCEU has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, with Warner Bros’ two 2016 entries - Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad - receiving largely negative reviews and a divisive reaction from moviegoers, though both did perform well at the box office. In the wake of Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad, comic book fans debated the merits of Warner Bros’ path to establishing their cinematic superhero universe and compared the DCEU to the likes of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise and, more often, Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Prefects at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are responsible for looking after the younger students while guiding them through some of the questions they may have about their new magical home. For a lot of wizards and witches, the idea of attending a new school can be rather intimidating, especially considering the fact that they will be living in said school for seven years of their lives. Prefects not only create rules for the students, but they also offer guidance....

Harry, Ron, and Hermione are an iconic friendship trio from Harry Potter that are there for each other through some pretty unimaginable situations. There aren’t many friends out there who are willing to help someone defeat an evil wizard and put their own lives at risk. While the three friends might have cared deeply about each other and have been good friends in many ways, there were also times that they weren’t so great....

Update #: GR added a new video that details each step of the Face ID capture process on the new device. Update: GR posted a new picture on Twitter showing off what the Face ID & Passcode screen might look on the iOS 11 final release. (Added to bottom of post.) Continuing our deep dive with the leaked iOS 11 GM build, we’re discovering more about the upcoming iPhone’s facial recognition system....

In the world of Harry Potter, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is the heart and soul of the resistance against Voldemort. Even in death, he inspires the Order of the Phoenix to keep fighting, putting people in place to help each other at the right time. He is brilliant, thoughtful, and always about ten steps ahead of everyone else. When he took over Hogwarts, he made it the safest place in the Wizarding World, and even after Voldemort’s fall he kept his promise to the school to oversee its continued safety and freedom to educate without the Ministry of Magic’s interference....

It’s no big secret that the way Petunia and Vernon Dursley treated Harry Potter is pretty awful. They were overall very hateful and never wanted to have to take care of Harry. While they might have met a few of his basic needs, they were resentful about it the whole time. In a variety of ways, they were both neglectful and abusive. When reading back on the books, the things that the Dursleys do are pretty hard to swallow and completely unacceptable....

Hermione Granger was an extremely gifted witch within the Harry Potter series and she reached great heights following the movies. Actress Emma Watson portrayed the Muggle-born witch in all eight installments of the franchise based on the beloved books by J.K. Rowling. The young member of House Gryffindor was the ideal student, although a little bossy at times. Hermione’s friendship with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley greatly evolved by the end of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone....

One thing that sets iPhone messaging apart is its higher file size limit. If you’ve ever tried sending a picture from an iPhone to an Android, you’ve probably noticed the degradation in quality. Tap or click here for one way to get around this annoying issue. With each iPhone update, Apple tweaks or adds new features while fixing bugs and improving security. There are quite a few neat tricks that you may not be aware of....

Since the old iWatch rumor reared its head again in December, there have been a few more reliable sources adding weight to the idea that we could see a smart watch from Apple this year. Over the weekend, The New York Times, which said essentially the same thing in 2011, followed up the rumors with a report that Apple is working on a curved glass watch prototype running iOS. The Wall Street Journal quickly followed with more information, claiming Apple and partner Foxconn are now testing wearable, watch-like devices....

One of Hey Arnold’s darkest theories is not about the titular character nor his best friends, but about a character who only appeared once: the Pigeon Man. Created by Craig Bartlett in the late 1980s, Hey Arnold! made its debut on Nickelodeon in 1996 and came to an end in 2001 after five seasons and one film, simply titled Hey Arnold!: The Movie. Throughout the series, viewers met Arnold’s family, friends, and some very colorful characters from the neighborhood....

HarmonQuest season 3 episode 1 found its ragtag group of adventurers heading to Goblopolis. Early in his career Dan Harmon created shows like Computerman and wrote cult pilot Heat Vision And Jack, a Knight Rider parody starring Jack Black. Harmon made a name for himself with NBC comedy Community, which debuted in 2009. The show featured a great cast, including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Chevy Chase and Donald Glover (Solo: A Star Ways Story), and established Harmon’s style of constant gags and meta-humor that usually combined with an emotional payoff at the end of any given episode....

HGTV’s Hidden Potential star Jasmine Roth and her husband Brett Roth are expecting their first child. The home renovation star decided to take cues from her show, the soon-to-be-parents put on hard hats and took a sledgehammer to a tiny ceramic house to reveal the gender of the new baby. Jasmine and Brett have known each other since 2005 when met while being roommates in college and then the two were married in 2013....

We’re getting new details today for one of the two new Harry Potter iOS titles slated for this year. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will launch this month and will even include voiceovers from some of films’ original actors. In a press release today, developer Jam City shared that Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery will launch on April 25th. Additionally, the game will feature familiar voiceovers for Hogwarts’ professors and more, including:...