On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “Military Operation in Ukraine” proceeded by the movement of Russian troops into Ukrainian territory. Background on the invasion In April 2021, Russia sent approximately 100,000 troops to Ukraine’s border. At the time, this troop movement was believed to pertain to military exercises. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, concerned about the potential for escalation, proceeded to request that NATO leadership outline a timeline for Ukraine’s membership....

At the Worldwide Developers Conference held in 2020, Apple announced the all-new iOS 14 for all major iPhone models including the iPhone 6s. The new iOS update seems to bring a lot of enhanced features for iPhone and iPod touch. It is quite visible that Apple has kept the iOS fundamentals very much similar over the years. However, with each update, they kept adding a calculated amount of features for better user experience....

Another way I keep my inbox clean is by archiving all my messages at the start of the year. Who says you can’t do the same thing in summer? Tap or click for my quick and easy fix to get a clean slate. I recommend a clever email trick for every homeowner: Set up an email address just for your home. Tap or click to see why it’s just so useful....

The reasons for enjoying the movies we enjoy are as varied as people. Some like to be scared and thrilled, others to laugh or to cry. Some just enjoy watching crazy effects and action set pieces. There’s really no wrong way to enjoy a film. What binds it all together is the desire to both tell and hear stories. It’s the common thread that links all genres and ties all movie lovers together, disparate though we might be....

It turns out that Google released the Lollipop update this week for the Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, as well as Nexus 4 devices. If you haven’t seen the update, just give it some time as Google says OTA updates are rolled out in phases. Keep hitting System Updates and it will arrive eventually, hopefully sooner than later! Update to Android 5.0 I first found out that it was available when swiping down on the Notifications list as shown below....

While many different commercial vendors offer intrusion detection capabilities in their solutions, it’s important to first understand your needs and goals. There are open source technologies available which we will dive into more in future articles, but most commercial offerings tend to be expensive. The cost associated with these technologies typically come from the following components: Product fees (software license costs or hardware/appliance costs) Implementation fees (professional service fee for setup and configuration) Maintenance (who on your team is responsible for maintaining the tool?...

Your favorite character on your favorite television series is probably your favorite, at least partly, due to the person playing the part. We can all thank casting directors for making sure the right actor gets to the right part. Before a show can head into production, the right cast has to be found to put it on screen. It doesn’t always come down to who has the best skills, but who is the best fit for the part....

Full-time freelancers already know that the cliche is true: you are your own boss, and that’s both good and bad news. Of course, being your own boss means setting your own hours, but many freelancers aren’t as successful as they could be because they don’t know how to act like a boss. Whether learning how to file your taxes or drumming up those first few clients, it’s the little organizational hurdles that trip up first-time freelancers....

Apple has made the best pro laptops ever with the M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro, and now Incase has the right accessory to protect your investment. Incase has been the leader in MacBook protection since the original MacBook hardshell was released 13 years ago. Available from Apple and Best Buy, Hardshell Dots Case for the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro updates the best MacBook Pro case for the latest Apple notebook design....

Incredibles 2 scores one of the highest-box office openings of 2018, and the superhero genre in general. In 2004, Brad Bird’s The Incredibles became one of Pixar’s most beloved hits, earning widespread critical praise and $261.4 million domestically. For years, fans clamored for a sequel to the animation studio’s superhero romp, and this past weekend Incredibles 2 finally made its way into theaters. Given Pixar’s pedigree and the property in question, it was widely expected the followup would be a major commercial smash....

Last weekend, a report suggested that Apple had sold fewer than 1 million iPhones in India so far this year. Now, it appears that iPhone sales numbers are just one of the company’s worries in the country… The India Telecom Regulatory Authority, or TRAI, has introduced a new revision to its policy focused on reducing spam calls and text messages in the country. Part of that policy is a requirement that carriers allow customers to download a ‘Do Not Disturb’ application that would let them report spam calls and messages....

SPOILERS for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Avengers: Infinity War ahead. Marvel Studio’s latest, Avengers: Infinity War, actually spoils the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 finale because the movie takes place after the team saves Earth from certain destruction. All season, Phil Coulson and his team have searched for a way to save the Earth. The season 5 premiere showed viewers what would become of the Earth, cracked apart like an egg in the future, if the agents weren’t able to break from their time loop and save it....

This article will be divided into two general categories — Information Security Manager Skills and Information Security Manager Traits. The Skills section documents the type of skills that a candidate for information security manager should expect to have picked up, either on the job or through their education. The Traits section documents a more intangible, soft set of skills that the candidate has most likely discovered about himself or herself before applying for the position....

iPad mini officially went on sale at 8 a.m. this morning and reports are already starting to flow in that many Apple Stores have sold out of initial stock. Topeka Capital’s Brian White released a note to clients this morning (via BusinessInsider) that noted all models of iPad mini sold out in just over two hours at Apple’s flagship Fifth Avenue New York City store. Before today’s launch, shipment dates for Apple’s online pre-orders of the device had been pushed back, while shipment dates for pre-ordered LTE models of the device were recently removed....

Injustice 2 is committed to being bigger and better than its popular predecessor, Injustice: Gods Among Us, and so far that commitment has held true, with updated mechanics, some new gameplay elements, and a roster that dwarfs that of the first game. NetherRealm studios has boasted that the game will offer the one of the largest selections of playable characters in any fighting game ever, and they are proving that claim true with regular character unveils leading up to the game’s May 16th release, the newest of which is the New God and dark lord of Apokolips himself, Darkseid....

inMarket, an in-store marketing platform that recently started rolling out iBeacons to retailers, today announced an interesting new twist for the platform: the first consumer packaged goods brand to take advantage of iBeacons in a retail environment. That means that rather than the retailer controlling the entire iBeacon experience and the location-based notifications that get beamed to shoppers, inMarket’s Mobile to Mortar (M2M) platform is giving that same opportunity to the individual brands on the store’s shelves....

Instagram eating disorder content is being promoted to children as young as 9 years old, according to a report from a child advocacy group … Algorithms are recommending content that encourages extremist approaches to weight loss, says Fairplay For Kids, in a report titled Designing for Disorder: Instagram’s Pro-eating Disorder Bubble. It accuses Instagram parent company Meta of profiting from this harmful content. The report says that the scale of the problem is huge....

Intego’s software suite features macOS Big Sur compatible apps for Internet security, removing digital cruft, and backing up your most important data. This includes Intego’s all-new VirusBarrier X9 software so you can have peace of mind when new malware makes headlines. Silver Sparrow protection For macOS users, this means you can rely on Intego VirusBarrier X9 to detect the recently discovered Silver Sparrow malware that was found this year. Silver Sparrow is mysterious malware discovered in the wild that found its way onto at least 40,000 Macs, including both Intel and M1 Macs....

With iOS 10 launching later this month, Apple is starting to show what you’ll be able to do with the new operating system. Announced at WWDC, Siri will be able to integrate with third-party apps in iOS 10. For the first time, users will be able to take advantage of third-party services through Siri voice search. Apple has uploaded some screenshots (embedded below) showing how third party apps will work with Siri, using popular apps like LinkedIn and WhatsApp as examples …...

We previously reported that Apple was looking to prevent services such as GrayShift by implementing a USB Restricted Mode that restricts the Lightning port to only charging after 7 days. Now, the company is taking things farther… Well, it looks like Apple is planning to take that one huge leap forward in iOS 12, as it is now offering a toggle in the Settings app that locks it down after one hour of inactivity....