How did a talking cockroach that may be a rejected Supernatural character find his way into the cast of Doom Patrol? That story is nearly as strange and unusual as the concept of a talking cockroach who screams like a street preacher as he revels in the destruction around him. The connections between Supernatural and the DC Comics universe are far stronger than one might think at first glance. Years before he starred in his own series, Jeremy Carver, a show-runner of the long-running CW show, wanted John Constantine to do a cameo....

Smartphones have now become an integral part of life. Be it work or personal life, our phones play an important role. We store our essential data in our phones, and it would be a nightmare if our data is lost or if our device is permanently damaged due to water exposure. Although new smartphones come with good protection against water, still there are many smartphones in the market which come with no waterproof protection at all....

A suspect report today from Economic Daily News (translated) predicts that Apple will release an iPhone with three lenses and improved zoom as early as next year. The hardware shift would come just two years after Apple introduced its iSight Duo dual lens system on the iPhone 7 Plus which is also present on the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. As spotted by MacRumors, the report says that as competition in the smartphone market increases — particularly around cameras — Apple will launch an iPhone with three lenses for the first time during the second half of 2019....

Apple could be preparing to refresh its aging iPod lineup with new colors, according to a new image found inside of yesterday’s iTunes 12.2 update for Apple Music. With the new update, when a user plugs in an iPod for the first time, the above image showcasing a dark blue iPod touch, a gold iPod nano, and a dark pink iPod shuffle appear. None of those iPod color options currently exist, indicating that Apple could be preparing to refresh its line with those richer tones....

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation castmates, Ronnie and JWoww, reunite ten months after having a major blowout. The two reality stars have been at odds during the newest season due to Ronnie’s toxic relationship and JWoww’s choice to keep her private life to herself. While most viewers know exactly what is going on in Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s life, few are sure what exactly is going on with Jenni Farley’s divorce. The mother of two recently split from her husband, Roger Mathews, after three years of marriage; Ronnie, on the other hand, has been trying desperately to hold his relationship together with his girlfriend, Jen Harley....

John Morrison is returning to WWE after an eight-year absence from the company. Morrison last appeared on Raw, WWE’s flagship show, in November 2011. He faced his rival, and former tag team partner, The Miz in a Fall Counts Anywhere match. Miz won by delivering his finishing move on the entrance stage. This was used as a sendoff for Morrison, who had been involved with WWE for close to a decade....

The Joker press tour has been messy, and it’s not doing the movie any favors. Warner Bros. was always going to have a tough time promoting Joker, the reimagining of the Clown Prince of Crime’s origin story. It’s a prequel of sorts with little concern for wider DC canon; it’s a violent R-rated drama steeped in realism; and it’s directed by Todd Phillips, a man best known for making The Hangover trilogy....

Warner Bros’ Joker takes down another Venom box office record. Directed by Todd Phillips, the psychological thriller received a wide U.S. release on Oct. 4, and easily won the box office competition with a $93.5 million take, thus beating Venom’s October opening weekend box office record. Joker has now topped Venom’s 2018 October Monday box office record as well. Joker has polarized general moviegoers and critics since the stand-alone film was first announced....

UPDATE: Read Our Joker trailer breakdown here. The first teaser trailer for Joker has been released online. Directed by Todd Phillips, the project is one of the more fascinating comic book films to hit the scene this year. In essence, this is an Elseworlds-type movie that’s separate from any pre-existing continuity established in other DC adaptations. While some fans remain skeptical of Joker’s prospects, others are excited by what it represents, feeling it could mark the next step in the evolution of superhero cinema....

If three important moments in Jurassic World’s short film, Battle at Big Rock, looked familiar, that’s because they already happened in a previous Jurassic Park movie. These scenes appear to be copied from the second installment in the franchise, The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Universal’s eight-minute short film, Jurassic World: Battle at Big Rock, takes place one year after the events of the last movie, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which saw the entire dinosaur population that was left alive set free into the wild....

2017 will bring two new films in the DC Extended Universe - Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman arrives in May ahead of November’s mega team-up Justice League. Both films have a lot at stake as follow-ups to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, especially the latter; along with doing right by the JLA, director Zack Snyder needs to improve upon a polarizing effort that left many critics disappointed. The plot and relentlessly grim tone of Batman v Superman left a bad taste in some people’s mouths, which is why Justice League is expected to have a lighter tone....

There are countless actors and actresses, talented ones, who go unrecognized. Occasionally, one of them will get a lucky break and rocket straight to stardom. Karen Gillan is one of those actresses. She started her career off with small roles, but these days, her name is one of the most recognizable in the world. She has more than 50 acting credits to her name. Today, we’re going to go through Gillan’s filmography and pick out the ten most memorable roles she has under her belt....

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mZvM2i5Hag?rel=0&w=670&h=411] At the Display Taiwan show one of the display vendors, CPT, is showing off what looks like an iPad 1 with a prototype 3D display which requires special eyewear with polarizing lenses. The Apple logo and product labels on the back are covered with stickers, but the device does resemble an iPad, as shown in the included video clip (sorry about the Android intro, folks). Not that it means anything or that NetbookNews....

Following up after a WWDC session covering the expanding game controller support with new options like the Xbox Elite 2 as well as an all-new Game Center in iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS, Apple has shared today that it will be offering the option to build in keyboard, mouse, and trackpad support for iPad games. Rich mouse and trackpad support came to iPadOS this spring and Apple is going further by bringing mouse, cursor, as well as keyboard support for iPad games....

The iPhone 11 launch saw iOS make market share gains in Europe, Australia, and Japan, but it suffered a fall in share in its home market of the US, according to Kantar. Kantar’s data for Q3 2019 includes only one week’s sales of the new iPhones, but this is enough to move the needle across the markets covered… iPhone market share made gains in all five of the biggest European markets — France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK — with an average increase of two points, from 16....

iPhone 12 Series All four iPhone 12 handsets, including the least expensive iPhone 12 mini, includes many of the same internals. Specifically, each offers the all-new A14 Bionic chip with a next‑generation Neural Engine and a Super Retina XDR display. You’ll also find an HDR display, Face ID, water-resistance up to a maximum depth of six meters up to 30 minutes, 5G compatibility, True Tone, Wide Color (P3), Haptic Touch, and more....

While we have independently been expecting the new iPhone to feature little exterior differences from the iPhone 4, there still has been some debate over the new iPhone’s design. Today, rumors of a re-design can essentially be put to rest. Inside the latest iTunes beta is a specific mention of the “iPhone 4S.” Along with the new iPhone name of “iPhone 4S” comes an image, and it is of a CDMA iPhone 4....

The makers of camera app Camera+ have put together a great comparison of the new iPhone 6 camera vs almost all previous generation iPhones including the first iPhone, the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, and 5S. The full comparison on the company’s site lets you view full-sized shots for a number of different shooting scenarios including daylight, backlit, macro, lowlight, and portrait shots. Here’s an example from the portrait comparison (click below for full size):...

T-Mobile US’s customer base jumped by 1.1 million in its financial Q2, with the iPhone – offered by the carrier for the first time back in April – accounting for 29 percent of sales. The company had lost over 200,000 customers in the same quarter the previous year. The company’s turnaround is being attributed to a combination of its new approaches to contracts – Uncarrier (whose introduction was not without controversy) and Jump – and the decision to add the iPhone 5 to its handset range....

Earlier this year, Apple agreed to pay out up to $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the United States over its decision to throttle iPhone performance when battery health declined. Now, a new website has been set up for affected iPhone owners to be able to submit a claim for payout. As we reported earlier this year, Apple will pay between $310 million and $510 million to settle the lawsuit....