Vampires are back in style, it seems, as E3 had plenty of vampire-esque games to show off this year, including Kalypso Media’s Immortal Realms - Vampire Wars. Developed by Palindrome and published by Kalypso, Immortal Realms - Vampire Wars is an upcoming strategy game that combines more than one aspect associated with the genre. It couples a card-playing element to its turn-based combat system and combines all that with traditional empire management in order to provide a rather exhaustive strategy gaming experience....

Microsoft is starting a new ad campaign comparing Apple’s MacBook Air line to the Microsoft Surface laptops. The conceit of the ad centers on a person named “Mac” Book. Purportedly presented as a real person, a man called Mackenzie Book stars in the ad that highlights supposed deficiencies in the MacBook line, compared to Microsoft’s own hardware offerings. The ad compares the MacBook Air to the Surface Laptop 2. The narrator asks Mac Book which laptop is better for several different scenarios, and inevitably Book says that the Surface is better....

Advanced ticket sales for Incredibles 2 are currently out-pacing fellow Pixar hit Finding Dory, setting the stage for a lucrative opening weekend. After 14 long years, audiences are finally going to reunite with the Parr family in the hotly-anticipated superhero sequel. Opening in theaters next week (as of this writing), Incredibles 2 is already generating plenty of positive buzz following its premiere screening, as many in attendance felt it delivered on the promise....

Indiana Jones 5 has been trapped in development for years, and it was recently met with a slew of obstacles which ultimately pushed its release to 2022. First, Steven Spielberg stepped down, passing the role of director to James Mangold while remaining on as a producer. Most recently, Disney pushed the release of the film due to an injury on set. From the mind of George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg, the world was introduced to archeology professor Dr....

Vision is without question one of the most powerful Avengers, both in the comics and on the big screen. Whereas Scarlet Witch’s abilities have been limited in the films from what she has been able to do in the comics, Vision has showcased a variety of comic accurate powers throughout his three feature film appearances to date. There are differences of course. MCU’s Vision was created through JARVIS, Ultron and the Mind Stone, a slight reworking of his comic book origin....

The judge in the highly controversial DOJ ebooks case has delivered an injunction against Apple today, GigaOM reports. The injunction prevents Apple from working in ‘most-favored-nation’ clauses into its contracts with publishers. MFN clauses have required publishers to sell their books at the lowest price on the iBookstore, but this injunction “forbids Apple from enforcing MFN clauses in any ebook publishing contracts for five years.” On the other hand, the DOJ’s proposal of giving other ebook retailers the opportunity to set up shop within iOS devices without giving 30% to Apple has been denied....

Back in February, some Instagram users started to receive notifications whenever someone took a screenshot of their Story. After experimenting with this feature for several months, Instagram has decided to cancel it altogether. As Instagram never officially announced the Story screenshot notification feature, there was no way to know who had it or how much of the community would receive notifications. But if they were a part of the beta test, users would get a push notification whenever someone screenshotted their story, and they would see every screenshotter’s username next to a camera shutter icon....

Well, a few days ago we have seen US chip maker Intel planning a major change to their processor lineup and will launch Intel Core i9 processor which will be based on the Skylake-X architecture. A new spec sheet has been leaked recently which shows that there will be multiple core i9 models, topping out with a disturbingly convincing 18-core version. Recently, Videocardz got their hand on the spec sheet of the upcoming Core i9 lineup....

New iPad Pro According to the iOS 14 code, the upcoming iPad Pro refresh will include a new triple-lens camera array like previous supply chain reporting has suggested. This camera setup will include a time-of-flight 3D sensor, a wide-angle lens, an ultra-wide lens, and a telephoto lens. This is a major update from the current iPad Pro. Subscribe to 9to5mac on YouTube for more videos iPhone 9 iOS 14 code also includes details about the upcoming iPhone 9, again corroborating past supply chain reporting....

Captain America nearly cameoed in The Incredible Hulk and here’s why the scene was left on the cutting room floor. Although it is now common (if not expected) that the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movies will reference ones that came before or will come later, this was not as prevalent when the MCU began in 2008. As the first film in the universe, Iron Man stood on its own without Easter eggs for other characters and movies Marvel Studios was developing....

According to Facebook advertisers, India is is at the first position in the largest number of active users tally. Beating the United States to have the most number of active users on Facebook until now. If we see, only 241 Million out of 462 Million Internet users in India use Facebook on a daily basis. We all know that India is a highly Populated Country, Whereas 240 out of 280 Million in the United States uses Facebook, which is more than 90% of its total population if we compare that to India....

Erin Ennis, senior vice-president of the US-China Business Council, has told a government hearing that the rules are unreasonable … Business Insider reports that the remarks were made in the first hearing of an inquiry into alleged Chinese intellectual property theft . U.S. companies selling products in China are required to disclose details of their technologies, which are then said to be used by local companies to create competing products....

[Update 6/26: Instagram has officially started rolling out the new features, including the new Explore tab, video chat, and some fresh AR camera effects.] Instagram is starting to push a redesigned Explore tab to users. This change was originally announced at Facebook’s F8 event last month, but is now making its way to users. The redesigned Explore tab isn’t incredibly different on the surface. You get the same tile-based interface with curated posts based on your interests and past behaviors....

Your LinkedIn social media strategy will be a bit different than your strategies for other platforms. LinkedIn is unlike its social competitors in that it’s widely regarded as a professional social network, the largest B2B marketing platform in the world and the number one platform for lead generation. The platform presents major opportunities to identify, connect with and advertise to thought leaders, leads, potential candidates and audiences that are entirely new to your brand....

We had expected the giant chip manufacturer, Intel to be the biggest target in court, especially as it was the most affected by the vulnerabilities (the company’s chips are the only ones subject to Meltdown) and the largest processor manufacturer for desktops, notebooks and servers. But a set of factors made this happen. First, Intel is sued by shareholders who maintain that the company did not respond adequately to insider trading charges....

Well, by the end of this year, the PC and Mac marketplace might feature approximately 150 devices with Intel’s Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port. However, the silicon giant is planning to bring the Thunderbolt interface to regular PCs in coming future. Well, right now the systems which support Intel’s Thunderbolt interface have a separate chip. Intel is planning to make this interface a royalty-free by next year and opening up Thunderbolt specifications to the industry....

Organized Crime Groups (OCGs) are increasingly involved in the violation of IPR and darknets play a vital role in the criminal ecosystem. Intellectual property crimes pose a serious threat to the consumer health and safety. Let’s think about the health dangers associated with counterfeit food or pharmaceutical products, substandard clothing, and dangerous toys. IP crime could also affect the environment; counterfeit chemical substances often contain prohibited, polluting and toxic substances....

After Siri got two new voices for American users with iOS 14.5, Apple today is bringing another option to its personal assistant with iOS 15.4 beta 4. The company says the new voice was recorded by a member of the LGBTQ+ community, although it didn’t offer further details. Apple made a statement to Axios about that: Here, it’s important to make a parallel between iOS 14.5 and iOS 15.4 as both brought new options to unlock the iPhone, emojis, and now different American voices for Siri....

BGR has just obtained an interesting image suggesting that select RadioShack stores are getting “important shipment” Monday and Tuesday. It should “not be opened for any reason”, usually a tell-tale sign of Apple products inside. According to the note, RadioShack will police employees by sending auditors to select stores who will determine whether or not the packages had been tampered with. “Any violation of this direction could result in disciplinary action up to and including termination”, reads the notice....

Fixed broadband, India: A need for speed The best way to measure fixed broadband penetration in India is to see the number of connection(s) present in India for every household. Every fixed broadband connection to a single household is usually shared among the family members of the household. Therefore ideally, in a fully penetrated market, there should be one fixed broadband connection for every household. As per the 2015 census data, there were 248....