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[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEgO_iJKDGE&feature=player_embedded”] Breaking out of Beijing right now: The flagship Apple Store cancelled selling the iPhone 4S after a fight broke out between scalpers (via Mic Gadget). Beijing’s SWAT team is on the scene right now to help tame the rowdy lines. Bloomberg said the angry crowd eager to get the iPhone 4S is pelting the store with eggs. The Store was set to open at 7 a.m. local time to begin selling the iPhone 4S on China’s second largest carrier China Unicom....

Flickr appears to be making a play for the Instagram market with the latest update to its free iOS app adding new filters with live previews and instant editing tools which include the ability to crop photos, adjust colors and add vignettes. It’s a little late to the party, with Instagram having already expanded into video in a big way after witnessing the popularity of Vine, and of course filters and square crops are built into the revamped Camera app in iOS 7 … The Flickr Mobile App has a brand new set of filters!...

Foursquare for iPhone was updated version 6.0 today. The update brings the Explore functionality to the forefront of the app. Explore is Foursquare’s recommendation engine, which suggests attactions that users may find interesting based on their previous check-ins. The new update brings the Explore search box to the top of the navigation bar, enabling quick access to the feature, which now serves up results faster than ever. The update is avaiable for free on the App Store....

Over the weekend, there were a couple interesting stories about the upcoming iPhone 8 originating from Weibo. A Foxconn vice president posted to his public social feed that the iPhone 8 will not be cheap, as yields of the OLED display are low (40% failure rate) due to the ‘special design’ (the custom top notch). Separately, photos of a new iPhone 8 rear case color appeared online although the validity of the image is not clear....

Chandler Bing was the friend most likely to have a joke ready for any given situation. He prided himself on his sense of humor and considered himself to be the funniest of the group. However, while this was a large part of who he was, not all of his actions were as well-perceived as his jokes. Chandler had a habit of opening his mouth a bit too frequently when it was not called for, and occasionally let his fears and insecurities determine his decisions for him....

Fantastic Four antagonist Galactus may be feared throughout the Marvel Universe as a universal threat to all planets… but he’s also a pretty chill guy if people meet him on the right day. Setting aside the bad reputation Marvel’s heroes spread through their own stories, and it’s worth remembering Galactus isn’t really a villain, but a cosmic force of nature who only consumes planets in order to survive. Marvel has even established the fact that every alien race sees Galactus differently, according to how they comprehend the Devourer of Worlds....

Following his in-depth review of the iPhone 12 Pro camera last month, travel photographer Austin Mann is back today with a look at the new iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple has made big claims about the iPhone 12 Pro Max camera system, and Mann’s review offers more details on what you can expect. Apple says that the iPhone 12 Pro Max features a bigger sensor, a longer telephoto lens, and a new sensor-shift stabilization technology....

Warning! SPOILERS ahead for Game of Thrones season 8, episode 2. Game of Thrones season 8, episode 2 may have just made Brienne the show’s version of Lady Stoneheart. The hour features a touching scene in where Brienne of Tarth is knighted by Jaime Lannister, arising Ser Brienne, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. And in addition to being a fantastic and incredibly important moment for both characters, the knighting of Brienne has some strong book parallels....

The trailer for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones has broken one of HBO’s previous records. Adapting George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series, Game of Thrones focuses on several different noble families who are fighting to control Westeros. The series has been wildly popular since the first season aired in 2011, but 2019 will mark the end of the series. In order to keep the anticipation high for the upcoming season, HBO has slowly started to release marketing material for season 8....

Do you receive a “network sign-in failed” notification every time you try to log in to the PlayStation Network on your PlayStation? We understand that this can be very frustrating as the entire experience comes to a standstill. There can be several reasons for this problem. There could be a server outage or an incorrectly configured network setup. But we have some tips on troubleshooting and fixing PlayStation Network Sign-In Failed Error....

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is an FPS virtual reality game that has been developed by Respawn Entertainment and recently published by Electronic Arts. Though this action wargame has very nice VR graphics and gameplay to experience WWII, some of the players started encountering issues with startup crashing, stutters, etc. If you’re also facing the same, check this troubleshooting guide to quickly fix Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Crashing, Won’t Launch, or Lags with FPS drops issue....

Sony PlayStation has made a couple of aesthetic as well as feature-packed changes in their next-gen PS5 console and the Create/Share button on the PS5 controller is one of them. DualSense PS5 controller has all-new navigation, PS button, analogs, etc buttons for ease of use. However, PS5 errors are causing plenty of issues to the users like the error code CE-106873-5 (create/share button not working). If you’re also encountering the same problem, check out this guide to quickly fix the issue....

I’ve used all of the major “folders that sync” services over the years. Dropbox was the original solution, but I’ve also used OneDrive, Box, Google Drive, and iCloud. They all have good points and weak points. I’ve personally settled on iCloud Drive because it’s built into macOS and iOS, but it’s not without room for improvement. Here are four things that Apple needs to add to iCloud Drive in the very near future....

Another hacker involved in the 2014 iCloud hack that exposed a number of intimate celebrity photos has been sentenced to prison. As reported by The Guardian, Connecticut resident George Garofano was sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the hack… Garofano originally pleaded guilty in April and admitted that he sent phishing emails to the victims, acting as part of Apple online security team to obtain log-in details....

Step aside Chris Hardwick, Fred Savage is coming to the world of after-show entertainment, starring in What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage, a talk show dedicated to keeping fans up to date with the latest happenings of the fictional FOX TV series The Flare. Though it technically doesn’t exist, The Flare sounds like it would be exactly the kind of post-apocalyptic series that would attract a large fan base, and, certainly, entice viewers to tune in for an after-show discussion — especially one headed up by the former star of The Wonder Years....

Phoebe Buffay is probably the most interesting of the Friends - after all, who else has stabbed a cop or grew up on a barge or taught themselves French and guitar? However, for all her wild and fabulous history, Phoebe has definitely made her share of mistakes over the course of the show. Sometimes it’s mistakes in love, sometimes it’s mistakes in her career, and most of the time, it’s mistakes in her friendships....

All Friends fans definitely have the Monica to their Rachel, and the Rachel to their Monica, right? These two besties are one of our all-time favorite television friendships. However, like all friendships, things can get a bit rocky. These two definitely have clashing personalities, and at times, things between them can get a bit intense. We know all of the wonderful things these two have done for each other, but about the not so wonderful things?...

Joey Tribbiani may not be the smartest cookie in the jar, but he’s is the funniest. Portrayed by Matt LeBlanc, Joey provided countless hilarious moments in the course of Friends’ ten seasons. While Chandler had the best one-liners, Joey had the best catchphrase, “how you doing?” Of course, there’s more to Joey than just that one line. Each friend has had a number of episodes in which they got the opportunity to shine (to take center stage or steal it from someone else), but today, it’s all about Joey and his most memorable episodes....

He tells ZDNet how the finance and data giant uses a range of software development techniques – from sharing knowledge to creating ‘guilds’ and onto embracing open source – to meet the needs of its customers in the global financial markets. Bloomberg’s workflows span the gamut of financial services capabilities, from real-time market data and analytics to income, equities, foreign exchange and commodities. “Trying to do all this requires us to be efficient, but also requires us to be lean,” says Wolf....

When it comes to smartphones, Samsung does not need any introduction. The worldwide acceptance of the brand is due to the fact that Samsung always comes up with amazing devices that are reliable. The Samsung Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8 Plus come with a 1080 x 2220 5.6 inch screen which is capable of offering an excellent resolution. The 1.6 GHz octa-core processor and 4GB RAM are mainly responsible for the performance....