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The three central characters in Netflix’s prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance could be parents of The Dark Crystal’s characters Jen and Kira. In The Dark Crystal, Jen & Kira are the two key figures, so it makes sense that the prequel would make some reveals about who they really are and where they come from. Although Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance doesn’t outright confirm who their parents are, it does drop some intriguing hints that make for strong evidence as to who they might be....

Thread has emerged over the last year as the latest way for smart home devices to communicate. Apple built-in support for the protocol with the HomePod mini and we’re seeing a variety of third-party smart home products from Eve and Nanoleaf introduce support. Now Eve has shared a nice deep dive on Thread, the advantages of the P2P smart home device protocol, and why it could be the future of HomeKit....

Deezer is the latest music streaming service to announce native HomePod integration. When the HomePod first launched, it required an Apple Music subscription to play music, without using AirPlay. But last year, Apple opened up the APIs to support third-party services … The API was introduced with iOS 14.3, last fall. Pandora was the first service to get onboard. Spotify shared its frustration to the European Union in 2017 that it had been locked out of the HomePod....

Warning: Major SPOILERS ahead for Crisis on Infinite Earths. Part 3 of “Crisis on Infinite Earths” ended on a massive cliffhanger, making it far bigger than anything that’s ever been attempted by any of the five Arrowverse shows. With only a handful of main characters left alive, the heroes of the Arrowverse are undoubtedly facing their darkest hour. In the third part of the crossover, which aired as an episode of The Flash, Barry (Grant Gustin) found the device that would destroy Earth-1, the antimatter cannon, which was being powered by Earth-90’s Barry Allen (John Wesley Shipp)....

That was until the October 2018 announcement that Warner Bros. was set to close down FilmStruck. This move drew shocked and saddened reactions from those who appreciate vintage films, including several prominent filmmakers, such as Guillermo del Toro and Rian Johnson. Sadly, those pleas to reconsider fell on deaf ears, and FilmStruck streamed its last film at the end of November. One of the marquee features of FilmStruck was the inclusion of The Criterion Collection, which owns the rights to many amazing classic films....

Published on Tuesday, the report [PDF], Unlocking the innovation potential of Australian companies, identifies some of the current barriers to commercialisation include low levels of cross-sector commercialisation, lack of comprehensive innovation strategy, culture misalignment, and talent and skills capability mismatches. The report said several BCA members consulted described Australia’s research translation and commercialisation landscape as “fragmented, uncoordinated, and lacking in sufficient scale”. “They emphasised a lack of consistent and ambitious national strategy and planning as a barrier to industry achieving greater commercial outputs from science and technology,” it said....

For some people, the release of Microsoft’s MS Office suite on the iPad removes the last barrier that stood between a tablet and productivity. Yes, there have been mobile office suites around for more than a decade now, but for many, it ain’t Office unless it comes from Redmond. Well, the iPad now has MS Office. The suite comes in the form of three apps that can be downloaded separately – MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint....

Warning! SPOILERS ahead for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance season 1. Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance transports audiences back to Thra, a world of strange, fantastical creatures and the setting of 1982’s The Dark Crystal directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Though not huge success upon release, The Dark Crystal has since grown in popularity in large part thanks to the film’s ground-breaking character design and puppets from The Jim Henson Company....

The worldwide film industry just got their very first look at Dave Baustita’s upcoming family comedy My Spy, directed Peter Segal. During the STX Films presentation at CinemaCon, the first studio showcase from this year’s event, STX Films boss Adam Fogelson took to the stage to tease the young company’s impressive upcoming slate, which also included 21 Bridges, UglyDolls, Poms, The Best of Enemies, The Gentlemen, and The Secret Garden....

Director Todd Phillips expresses doubt that Joker will be able to beat Marvel, but is instead aiming to do something different. Actors like Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto have all played the character in movies over the years, but three-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix is the latest actor to take on the Joker. Last year, Phoenix was officially cast as the Joker for an origin story of the character....

In Death Stranding, part of the gameplay involves figuring out how to get from point A to point B. But sometimes, the path isn’t easy to figure out. And anyone familiar with Hideo Kojima’s previous games knows that the developer loves to stump players by throwing puzzling scenarios into the mix. That’s why getting to Edge Knot City is more complicated than many players might think. In Episode 8, Sam acquires a mission that requires him to travel to Edge Knot City....

Dare Me is a series that premiered in 2019 on USA Network and is based on the novel of the same name. This series is set in a small town in the American midwest and follows the lives of high school students who are part of the competitive cheerleading world. The series peels back the facade of the seemingly perfect lives of the students at this school and gives the viewer a look at the dark, volatile world of the competitive cheer scene and the jealousy between the teammates....

David Tennant isn’t happy that the Doctor Who Christmas specials have stopped. Tennant starred as The Tenth Doctor, from 2005 to 2010, on the long-running BBC series. Doctor Who follows the title character, a Time Lord, as he moved through time and space in the TARDIS. The first version of the Doctor was portrayed by William Hartnell until 1966, when it was revealed that Time Lords had the ability to regenerate in near death situations....

In stunning news over the weekend, it was revealed DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio is exiting the company. Details about the exact nature of his departure are sparse and at times conflicting, but the biggest question remains - what comes next for DC Comics after Dan DiDio’s exit? Dan DiDio first boarded DC Comics as vice president-editorial as well as the writer of Superboy in 2002. He became Co-Publisher of DC Comics along with Jim Lee in 2008....

Having seen huge success with the DC fighting video game Injustice: Gods Among Us, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios are back with the sequel to the critically-acclaimed sequel, Injustice 2. In a couple of months, the one-on-one fighter will hit shelves across the globe, bringing together some of DC’s most recognizable heroes, villains and everything in-between. The lead-up to that release has seen an incredible series of teasers and trailers drop, with a slew of big names including Poison Ivy, Catwoman and Gorilla Grodd making their marks....

Today’s best deals include a selection of iPhone price drops at Woot, Best Buy’s latest 3-day sale, and a small discount on the new MagSafe charger from Apple. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. iPhone deals start at $380 today only Today only, Woot is offering various certified refurbished iPhones from $380. You can pick up the iPhone XS from $380. That’s the best price we’ve tracked and down from the new condition starting price of $999....

1. Phishers’ favorite brands in Q4 2021 International courier and package delivery company DHL heads the list of most imitated brands by phishers and malware peddlers in Q4 2021, according to Check Point Research. Read more » 2. Microsoft releases emergency fixes for Windows Server, VPN bugs Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to address multiple issues caused by Windows Updates issued during the January 2021 Patch Tuesday. Read more »...

The Marvel supervillain Taskmaster is one mercenary most superheroes wouldn’t want to fight. Thanks to his photographic reflexes, Taskmaster can replicate any fighting style perfectly – from Captain America’s shield throwing skills to Hawkeye’s perfect marksmanship – making him nearly unbeatable in a fight. However, all of these skills would mean next to nothing if Taskmaster ever fought one superhero – Daredevil’s ex-girlfriend Echo. Introduced in Daredevil #9, Maya Lopez (aka “Echo”) is a deaf woman who also possesses the unique gift of photographic reflexes....

DC Universe is about to launch its first original animated series in the form of Harley Quinn. It seems fitting that it’s Harley who will be the face of this latest series - not only is the character one of the most popular with mainstream DC fans at the moment, but she made her debut in the world of DC on another cartoon: Batman The Animated Series, back in 1992....

The HBO series Deadwood brought the Wild West’s most infamous prospecting town to life with a cinematic attention to detail that was practically unheard of at the time. Famous American pioneers like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Seth Bullock were among the characters who appeared in the historical drama, walking the streets with guns on their hips and profanity on their lips. One element about the show which gave it a gritty realism was the way the characters spoke, with the imaginatively foul language seamlessly blending with dated style of speech....