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Netflix has acquired the rights to stream Studio Ghibli movies, but will they be available worldwide? Netflix has a variety of content for all ages and tastes, and even though it adds new movies and TV shows every week, not all of them are available worldwide. With the streaming wars heating up as more and more subscription services arrive, acquiring the rights to stream popular titles has become a battle, prompting users to subscribe to different platforms in order to have access to as many movies and shows as possible....

Last night, we rounded up a handful of complaints from 2016 MacBook Pro users related to the device’s new keyboard. While there are a variety of complaints presented on Apple’s Support website and other websites, the comments on our post were interesting. Some users reported that they hated the new butterfly keyboard, while others acted as if the keyboard was the best thing since sliced bread. What do you think?...

It seems like just yesterday that the pilot episode of The CW’s Arrow was drawing to a close, having established its star Stephen Amell as a fitting version of the secretive, tormented Oliver Queen set on clearing Star City of its criminal conspiracies. And as his leading lady walked off into the night, he called after her with the name “Dinah Laurel Lance” - and fans everywhere felt their hearts skip a beat, knowing that in their future lay a long run of Green Arrow and the Black Canary fighting side by side, and falling in love, just as the comics always told....

Following in the footsteps of the Disney Stores, Walt Disney World will be accepting Apple Pay from 24th December, reports the company. Disney was an Apple Pay launch partner, installing upgraded iBeacons and NFC readers in its retail stores prior to the launch of the service, but contactless payment had previously only been available at WDW via the company’s own MagicBands wristbands … Initially, most stores, quick service restaurants, bars and ticket sales booths will be included....

Apple gave an impressive look at ARM Mac graphics performance when it showed a Shadow of the Tomb Raider demo during its WWDC keynote. There were many comments about how smoothly this ran under Rosetta 2. The explanation was provided during a developer session on how to bring Metal apps to Apple Silicon Macs … The session introduced something known as Tile Based Deferred Rendering (TBDR). Gizmodo summarized how it compares with Immediate Mode Rendering used by Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD GPUs....

AT&T and T-Mobile just jointly announced that they will be temporarily sharing their network in New York and New Jersey, following Hurricane Sandy. Customers will be able to connect to whichever network is working, despite which carrier they may be on. Here’s the press release: In the wake of destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, AT&T and T-Mobile are taking extraordinary measures to make sure our customers can stay in touch....

Times change. In the past three and a half years, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson had nothing but kind words for Apple and its ecosystem. However at MWC this week, he took aim at Apple’s App Store. “You purchase an app for one operating system, and if you want it on another device or platform, you have to buy it again,” he said. “That’s not how our customers expect to experience this environment....

Avengers: Endgame will feature a blond Tony Stark - could he come from a different timeline. The plot of Avengers: Endgame remains a closely guarded secret, with the Russo brothers insisting that it has “even more spoilers than the last one.” Kevin Feige went so far as to suggest that trailers and TV spots may be drawn from just the first 15-20 minutes of the film; it’s pretty clear at this stage that wasn’t the case, but nevertheless, it indicates just how seriously Marvel take the secrecy of Endgame....

A new report today from KQED calls out artist dissatisfaction with compensation and promotion received for hosting Today at Apple sessions. The report highlights the challenges of proving the value of creative work in a culture built around “working for exposure.” While the vast majority of Today at Apple sessions are hosted by Apple’s own creative staff, flagship stores feature exclusive events and performances by local talent. The report notes that these artists are routinely offered Apple products — AirPods, an Apple Watch, or an Apple TV — as compensation for their efforts rather than a flat payment....

Asus is a multinational corporation that excels in various sectors such as consumer electronics, smartphones, gaming hardware, etc. It’s a Taiwan-based company that has been working on its Zenfone lineup for a long time and has another series that excels in mobile gaming called Asus Republic of Gaming or ROG which is a gaming beast. Talking about Android 10, Google finally unveiled the new OS on September 3 after several of its beta versions were released for testing which included Asus 5Z as a part of its Project Treble....

We’ve confirmed that AT&T’s plans to stop offering two-year contracts through third-party retailers will also extend to Apple. Droid-Life first reported that AT&T was planning to drop its two-year contracts through third-party retailers starting June 1, and we’ve confirmed with several sources that the move will also kick in at Apple retail. AT&T will continue offering phones on two-year contracts in its retail stores and through its website, but it will instead be pushing its no-contract AT&T Next installment plans through Apple and other third-party retailers like Walmart....

Over the past couple of years, Apple has been taking steps to overhaul its retail operations and customer experience with the iPad. From iPads for employees equipped with RetailMe and Concierge software to manage store operations, to iPads loaded up with software for the Genius Bar, to iPads with “Smart Sign” software sitting beside every product display in the store, Apple has overhauled its retail stores with the iPad. AT&T, Apple’s first carrier partner, is planning to take these cues from Apple Retail in order to overhaul the way its stores work as well....

The eCommerce statistics that we have collected below demonstrate the relentless growth of online trade since its advent in the mid-90s. Akin to the rest of the world, Australia has also been swept by the web commerce craze. You can gain insight into the recent e-commerce development in Australia and how much more it might grow in the future by reading some of the topic’s most compelling stats and facts below....

Disney and Marvel screen new Avengers: Endgame footage at CinemaCon 2019 - here are all the details of what the MCU movie footage includes. After the release of Captain Marvel last month, Marvel Studios is turning their focus to the upcoming blockbuster event, Avengers: Endgame. The 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s expected to wrap up the story of the franchise thus far, what Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige calls the Infinity Saga....

Late last year, James Wan’s Aquaman continued the DCEU’s unexpected winning streak. After getting off to a slow start with films like Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, the franchise started setting itself apart with Wonder Woman, and later with Jason Momoa’s solo outing as the King of Atlantis. When Aquaman became the highest grossing movie ever adapted from DC Comics characters with a worldwide box office gross of more than $1 billion, it didn’t take too long for Warner Bros....

Jason Momoa has fired back at “dad bod” criticisms. The Aquaman star has seen a huge surge in popularity over the past few years, particularly due in part to his roles in HBO’s Game of Thrones and of course, his appointment as Protector of the Deep. In addition to the increasing popularity that the 40-year-old star currently enjoys, his stock as a sex symbol has also skyrocketed over the years. This, as well as his apparent friendly and down to earth persona, have helped to make his fanbase a varied bunch that are prepared to see him in anything, whether it be an Aquaman sequel, a revenge thriller for Netflix, or a TV series about a world in which only the blind exist....

Are The Hunger Games movies available to stream on Netflix? The Hunger Games series is based on the best-selling books by author Suzanne Collins and follow protagonist Katniss Everdeen. The movies take place in a dystopian future where Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) becomes a rebel and symbol of hope after being forced to take part in the titular games, which are a televised death sport. Both The Hunger Games and X-Men: First Class would propel Jennifer Lawrence to movie stardom....

Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he is starting to work on Triplets, the sequel to his 1988 comedy hit Twins, and could begin filming this year. Schwarzenegger, of course, all but ruled the action movie genre in 1980s with such hits as Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, The Terminator, Commando, Predator and The Running Man. His career was so hot, in fact, that he took an uncharacteristic crack at comedy with director Ivan Reitman in Twins – where he played a twin in a genetic experiment opposite Danny DeVito – and the risk paid off....

“Starling City,” the season 8 premiere episode of Arrow, revealed some startling differences between the realities of Earth-1 and Earth-2. This proved surprising because, while the episode was obviously set somewhere other than Oliver Queen’s homeworld of Earth-1, it was not immediately clear that he was on Earth-2. While the concept of the Arrowverse was first revealed through the existence of Earth-2 on The Flash, the alternate Earth would come to be important to the story of Arrow as well....

The CW has announced the 2019 season finale dates for its Arrowverse TV series Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. In the years since Arrow launched on The CW in 2012, it’s given rise to a pair of spinoffs in the forms of The Flash solo series and the time-travel adventures of the Legends of Tomorrow. Meanwhile, Supergirl got its start on CBS, but crossed-over with The Flash during its first season and has aired on The CW since season 2....