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Apple’s reveal videos are perhaps just as famous for their music selection as they are for stunning visuals and artful product shots. This year’s keynote at Steve Jobs Theater followed suit and featured a wide selection of new and old catchy songs. Below, we’ve gathered today’s selections and provided Apple Music links so you can listen for yourself. The keynote began with an upbeat video filmed at Apple Park and shot like a scene out of Mission:Impossible....

Uncharted 4 was a critical success, and it achieved it in spite of the fact that Naughty Dog lost long-term series visionary and game director Amy Hennig. As it turns out, had she remained with the studio for all of development, Uncharted 4 would have looked a lot different, including some major changes to characters. Amy Hennig is famed for being one of the creative minds behind Uncharted, and has won awards recognizing her for her contributions to both the series and the games industry as a whole....

Harry Potter is a delightful world full of wonderful magic, fun charms, and clever items. However, there’s also a darker side to this world. Dark wizards, killing curses, jinxes, and dangerous potions. It would seem that the Ministry of Magic isn’t as strict as one might imagine. There are several spells and potions out there should probably be made illegal. And yet they’re not. Some are even taught to school-children! It certainly makes you wonder....

Though we absolutely adore the original Harry Potter films, we can’t help but wonder what an animated version of the series would look like. Would we be able to explore some of the more fantastical elements of the series? Would we get book-accurate characters? Would we be able to see some of the more silly and death-defying moments without risking the tone of the film or the safety of its actors?...

There’s really no topic that hasn’t been tackled when it comes to the Harry Potter fandom, but there’s a sense of apprehension when bringing up the idea of Ron and Hermione breaking up. This is because the fans took to the idea of their couple early in the series and haven’t let it go. However, there’s no denying these two had quite a few problems they needed to tackle and that it wasn’t all smooth sailing....

Hasbro has seemingly confirmed that Marvel Studios will release Hawkeye and Ms. Marvel on Disney+ in 2021. After eleven years of dominating theaters, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to the small screen like never before. With the launch of Disney’s streaming service, Marvel Studios will make shows for Disney+ that will be extensively tied to the ongoing MCU narrative. This will begin with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and WandaVision arriving this year, with the latter setting up the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....

Warning: SPOILERS for Avengers: No Road Home #2 Hawkeye’s job as a superhero just got harder. In Avengers: No Road Home #2, Clint Barton loses a part of his body that’s going to do more than affect his status as Earth’s Mightiest Marksman. Archery isn’t the only thing Hawkeye is good at, since Marvel fans know that Hawkeye has other skills and identities he can always fall back on. He has changed size as “Goliath,” and foght with swords as “Ronin,” but archery is where Clint Barton has found most of his success as a superhero....

In the ’90s, premium cable network HBO decided to try something a little different. The network began to put more money and time into creating its own original series, and through the years, the network mastered it. Take a look at Game of Thrones to see an HBO original series that eclipsed anything anyone in the ’90s could have foreseen. HBO has pushed boundaries, creating a series about a mobster seeking therapy, a drama set in a family-owned funeral home, and a spin-off series from the hit sitcom Seinfeld....

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/313041030″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] New episodes of Happy Hour are available every week. As mentioned, you can download this podcast via iTunes or plug in our RSS feed link into your favorite podcasting app. Note: Subscribing to the podcast feed will guarantee the latest episode is downloaded as soon as possible. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: New LG 5K UltraFine Display models work properly near wireless access points including routers Apple’s best ‘Real problems… answered’ iPad Pro ads aren’t even made for TV Apple hires Jonathan Zdziarski, an active forensics consult & security researcher in the iOS community You can now try out the hidden ‘floating’ iPad keyboard in iOS 10....

Most of us when we read the Harry Potter books for the first time, would have given up on everything to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And maybe some of us would still do so, as we wait for an acceptance letter that will never arrive. After all, what could go wrong in a magical boarding school with ghosts and secret passageways and Quidditch lessons and the occasional trip to Hogsmeade?...

J.K. Rowling created an extensive universe for the Harry Potter world, including a pretty comprehensive history. Although sometimes when reading the books and watching the movies, it’s easy to forget the history spanning behind it (although the prequel movies have helped!); there’s a lot to unpack. There’s so much that has shaped the world we see today, the one that Harry exists in. If you’re ever stuck on what happened when and everything that’s led up to the current events, you can refer to this list and see what went on in the past....

Sirius Black was one of the most loyal characters in the Harry Potter universe, who unfairly spent 12 years in Azkaban for a crime he didn’t commit, and his only mistake was giving up being a Secret Keeper. Throughout the book and film series, audiences met several characters from the Wizarding World, some evil (like Lord Voldemort) and others more on the side of the light (like Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley)....

People walk down the street, their AirPods in their ears, their selves inside their heads. They need music – or an erudite Joe Rogan podcast – to help them walk to the subway, or merely lurch toward their bicycle. As a non-AirPod wearer, this has entirely fascinated me. Why, 17% of humanity – at least in one survey – claimed they keep AirPods in during sex. Which seems so blatantly anti-human and so clearly of today....

Two weeks ago we saw an FCC listing show up for a new Apple product, a network adapter with Lightning, built-in battery, Ethernet, and more. While it was labeled for Apple internal use only, the company still withheld photos from FCC listing but now we’ve got a peek at what the device looks like. Here’s Apple’s description of the new network adapter seen in the FCC application: Further in the documentation, Apple detailed how it will be used:...

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It’s common knowledge that Voldemort was incapable of love, but that doesn’t mean that this iconic Harry Potter villain didn’t prefer some characters to others. In fact, he did have a hierarchy that shifted based on the successes and failures of his followers. Of course, there were certain characters that Lord Voldemort truly despised. Some of them may be quite obvious to fans, while others may surprise you. Even then, Tom Riddle had a certain hierarchy which he used to control them....

As a coming of age story, Harry Potter runs into its fair share of adorable and cringe-worthy couples. Many of us felt this all too well during our first screenings of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. But relationships are a normal part of life and the books do a pretty good job of portraying the ups and downs. Some people work really well together, while some work out so poorly that they unintentionally cause a massive rift in the wizarding community....

The iPhone X marks a significant departure from previous generation iPhone design. Apple has crammed a 5.8-inch display into a body that’s only mildly larger than previous generation non-Plus models. A new video has hit YouTube this weekend, offering a close comparison between the iPhone X and every other iPhone model… The video offers a detailed walkthrough of every previous generation iPhone, noting of the design and form factor changes that each year brought....

Harry Potter is a magical world full of fantastic spells and amazing charms. While many are intentional, some have ended up slipping through the cracks over time. With some moments dominating the screen, many clever tricks or hidden details have ended up passing even the most hardcore Potterheads. The films smartly added plenty of Easter Eggs and went through many difficult situations to make the movies, most of which fans are totally unaware of....

Boggarts had a prominent place within the mythology of the Harry Potter series when it came to the connection between magic and fear. The amortal non-being was first introduced in the books by J.K. Rowling before it made its way to the live-action film adaptations. Here’s a breakdown of a Boggart and what form it took for certain characters. In the Harry Potter world, a Boggart was a shapeshifter that took the form of the victim’s worst fear....