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Thieves are getting much better at spoofing companies and government agencies, hoping to rip you off. These dangerous phishing attacks are on the rise. Keep reading to find out how thieves are now impersonating the IRS with tricky text messages and a few ways to protect against them. Here’s the backstory Cybercriminals often impersonate government agencies such as the IRS to make emails or text messages seem legitimate. But a recent scam campaign has become so common that the Internal Revenue Service had to step in....

Recent rumors suggest a Percy Jackson TV show could be in the works but is it really happening? Award-winning writer Rick Riordan published his popular Percy Jackson book series between 2005 and 2009, penning five novels that spent a combined total of 522 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List. The fantasy series focuses on the adventures of its titular protagonist Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old boy who discovers he is none other than the son of Greek god Poseidon....

Last Updated: November 1, 2020 It’s Halloween season, and so Hocus Pocus fans are ready to stream the holiday classic, but where is the film available, and for how much? Here’s everything you need to know about where to watch Hocus Pocus, a 1993 comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. Hocus Pocus focuses on three witches who are brought to life on Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts. While trying to adjust to modern life, they also plan to consume the souls of local children....

This post contains SPOILERS for Bottom of the 9th In Bottom of the 9th, Joe Manganiello bares his soul in an intimate drama about love, redemption, and baseball in New York City. This long-in-development indie flick follows a talented slugger who didn’t lose his passion for the sport, even after spending nearly 20 years in prison for a terrible mistake. Set mainly in The Bronx and Staten Island, Bottom of the 9th was shot in iconic locations, but also intimate corners of the city only locals will fully appreciate....

Three years after The Bachelorette finale, Jordan Rodgers proposed marriage to JoJo Fletcher and the couple formally got engaged. Rodgers and Fletcher knew they wanted to be together early in the season, and their time together following the show has only proven that Fletcher made the right choice as The Bachelorette. During Fletcher’s season of The Bachelorette in 2016, Rodgers, a former Vanderbilt quarterback, stood out immediately. The two rode their undeniable connection to a televised proposal in the finale, and now the two have their own show together, Cash Pad....

No matter if you’re using Apple Music or primarily listening to content from your own collection, it’s handy to tune the equalizer in the iOS Music app. Follow along for how to customize your EQ on iPhone and iPad. While iTunes/Apple Music on Mac allows users to customize the equalizer manually or with preset profiles, Apple only offers the preset options for the Music app on iOS. Regardless, it’s still a valuable way to dial in your listening experience....

Update: Straley has shared a new video detailing the functionality of the devices 48 hours after being submerged in water. Check it out at the bottom of this post. We’ve already seen how well the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus hold up in bend tests and drop tests, and now a new video from YouTuber Zach Straley shows how well the devices fare when submerged in water. In the video, Straley submerges both the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in bowls of water, pulling them out every so often to check if they are still correctly functioning....

[Update: This specific alleged chassis leak appears to be a rendering based on schematic leaks.] The latest alleged iPhone 8 chassis leak appears to further indicate that the Touch ID fingerprint sensor will be relocated to the rear side like some Android phones. Earlier rumors predicted an embedded Touch ID sensor in the display. The leaked casing (via Weibo) also features the vertical dual camera cutout above a flash cutout that we’ve seen on other claimed leaks and schematics....

One of Apple’s suppliers is expecting a lucrative year of business in 2020 thanks to the wave of 5G smartphones set to head to production, including the iPhone 12. China will lead the way with orders for components needed for 5G devices early in 2020 with Apple expected to place orders for components in the middle of the year. Apple’s supplier, Taiyo Yuden Co. produces ceramic capacitors for iPhones, other smartphone manufacturers, auto manufacturers, and more and is gearing up for a record year due to all the 5G smartphones and other devices that will ship next year....

I took a week off last week to get unpacked and settled into our new home. This was a time-consuming process, so I didn’t get much time to get out and about, but with a fabulous view from our new apartment, that didn’t stop me putting the iPhone X camera through its paces. You’ll just have to excuse the fact that the photos are rather lacking in variety! For each of the photos, I’m showing the original, straight-from-camera version as well as the edited version....

It has become clear that Apple’s new iPhoto App is pulling mapping tiles from Apple’s own mapping services. Take this tile for instance. While they aren’t particularly good looking, Apple is no longer using third party mapping services like Google’s which iPhoto has used in the past and Apple has generally relied on for its mapping information across all of its applications, both Mac and iOS. As Apple and Google continue to distance themselves from each other, Apple is clearly moving to bring its mapping needs in-house....

Valorant is the latest multiplayer FPS from RIOT games. It focuses on team gameplay where the player can assume the role of an attacker or defender. This tactical shooter is currently available in the beta version. The closed beta is available to less number of players as of now. Soon in the coming months, Valorant will release on the Windows platform. am i the only one with low client fps problems everytime i start valorant or...

Are you looking to install a firmware file on Itel A40? Then you are just in the right place. In this post, we have brought you the latest stock firmware for the Itel A40. These days installing custom ROMs, rooting the device is a pretty common scenario among smartphone enthusiasts. However, not every day is a sunny day. Usually, while customizing your device you may have performed some wrong steps and ended up with a bricked device or a phone stuck in the endless boot loop....

A new set video for Morbius shows Jared Leto’s character flying. Sony has released many Marvel movies over the years, but in 2020, Morbius the Living Vampire will grace the big screen for the character’s first ever movie. Morbius will be the next film in Sony’s Spider-Man villain universe, which started with Venom last year. Michael Morbius first appeared back in 1971 for The Amazing Spider-Man #101 and was a brilliant scientist who suffered from a rare blood disease....

Are you facing a problem with the Jio network? Then you are not alone. Well, there are many complaints that users are facing problems in the Jio network where the user’s unable to make calls, internet not working, Slow internet issues. Let’s find out whether Jio is really down or it is not working only for you. As we write this, we found many users reporting about the Jio internet outage problem all over India....

Although he has appeared in less than 40 movies over his illustrious four-decade career, Joe Pesci has played some of the most memorable characters ever filmed. Look no further than his impressive work as Russell Bufalino in Martin Scorsese’s powerful new gangster epic, The Irishman, which is currently available on Netflix. Pesci hadn’t appeared onscreen since 2010 yet didn’t miss a single beat. He may even give the best performance in the film!...

John Wick has created a society of assassins which doesn’t make that much sense. There are so many different elements to this civilization that it’s difficult to keep up with them all. However, some fan theories have managed to explain some of these concepts. Whether it’s to do with John’s pets, the hotels or perhaps even the money that the assassins use, there’s a lot to explore and even more to explain about this world of hired killers....

Independent iPhone 7 radiation safety tests have found that the model exceeded the legal limit for radio-frequency energy absorbed by human tissue. The independently commissioned tests were reportedly carried out according to federal guidelines at an accredited lab, and were replicated with three further brand-new phones to guard against the possibility of a single faulty product… The Chicago Tribune commissioned the tests of both iPhones and competitor smartphones. An iPhone 8 also initially came in over the legal limit, but was below it when the test was re-run under conditions Apple suggested were more accurate....

DxOMark is out with its full review of the iPhone XS camera system. Coming in with a score of 105, the latest flagship iPhone beat out the camera performance of all other smartphones except for Huawei’s P20 Pro with its triple-camera setup. Read on for all the details. DxOMark evaluates cameras based on a combined score of photo and video performance. The total score is not out of 100. With that it mind, the iPhone XS Max that DxO tested scored notably higher at 105 than the iPhone X, which earned 97 last year....

An iPod touch prototype has surfaced, apparently showing an alternative design for what would be the 5th-generation model of the device – and, to my eyes at least, it looks better than the model Apple actually launched … Background The iPod touch was released by Apple in 2007, alongside the original iPhone. It provided a lower-cost Wi-Fi-only device with many of the same capabilities as the iPhone – but lacking phone and cellular data features....