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Who could have guessed thatTrolls World Tourwould be the film tearing apart the movie business? This week, Universal Pictures announced that the animated sequelTrolls World Tour— which had been scheduled to hit theaters April 10 — earned more in three weeks of $20 digital rentals than the original 2016 film earned during its five-month theatrical run. The film’s performance in the streaming market proved theviability of “premium video on demand” (PVOD) as an optionfor movie releases, according to Jeff Shell, the head of Universal’s parent company NBCUniversal....

WWDC 2016:New watchOS supercharges the Apple Watch The “ground-up redesign” showed subtle changes to Apple Music, but they’re changes that show the company has been listening to those frustrated with Apple Music’s notoriously cluttered design. Perhaps even more importantly, Apple has totally revamped Apple Music’s Library tab, addressing the elephant in the room as it were, as many users have been reticent to marry their iTunes Library with the new streaming service....

A report from Korean outletThe Elecsuggests the OLED MacBook Air that Apple was allegedly planning to release in 2027 could face significant delays. While progress for the OLED MacBook Pro seems to be going smoothly, the price increase caused by the new display technology is a much bigger problem for the budget MacBook Air models. One of the biggest selling points of the MacBook Airis its lower price, making it great for first-time Mac buyers, students, and anyone else who doesn’t expressly need the power of a Pro....

Audio-Technica has been in the personal audio game for 60 years, but that doesn’t mean it can’t learn a thing or two from newer competitors. The company’s newestwireless earbuds— the $299ATH-TWX9— borrow a feature thatLG first debutedon its own line of earbuds: sterilization of bacteria and viruses using UV light. They’reBuy at Audio-Technicaand other retailers. When you pop the ATH-TWX9 back in their charging case, a UV light system engages, and with a little help from something called “mirror processing,” the company says bacteria and viruses will be eliminated from the surface of the earbuds....

Baldur’s Gate 3 players think getting arrested is the worst part of Act 3 Out of everything in Act 3, Baldur’s Gate 3 fans think the possibility of getting arrested by the Steel Watch is the worst hands-down. Act 3 is not only thebiggest portion of Baldur’s Gate 3, but it’s also the time when players have the most content available to them. Plenty ofsidequests that began in Act 1and 2 have the opportunity to come to a close in Act 3, with characters and factions coming out the wordworks to aid you on your adventure....

Baldur’s Gate 3: All playable races, subraces & their abilities Selecting a race for your character is a significant initial step inBaldur’s Gate 3, with many diverse options and several subraces offering unique abilities, to say nothing of your many custom appearance options. Baldur’s Gate 3 allows for deep character customization. Beyond selectingclasses and subclasses, players can choose from a variety of races and subraces in the character creator, each contributing to a unique play style and experience in thegame....

Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 14 confirms final Shinju’s identity After much speculation, Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 14 finally reveals the prototype for the fifth Shinju. TheShinjuare the primary antagonists ofBoruto Two Blue Vortex(at least, so far). They were introduced in the manga as a four-member team, consisting of Hidari, Matsuri, Mamushi, and their leader Jura. However, towards the end ofChapter 13, the four Shinju left Boruto and the Konoha shinobi behind towelcome their new teammate, confirming that there’s to be a fifth (and seemingly final) God Tree Incarnate to join the group....

To back up the launch of itsEOS R System, Canon unveiled four new lenses and three new adapters for its brand-new RF lens mount. The two zoom and two prime lenses pave the way for the future by taking advantage of the new engineering capabilities afforded by Canon’s next-generation lens mount, the company says, while the three adapters ensure the more than 130 million EOS lenses on the market won’t get left behind....

Gigadrive’s portableexternal solid-state drivecould be a revolutionary game-changer for gamers. While traditional external SSDs promise to boost your storage capacity in a simple and affordable way, the downside is that these drives are often hampered by speed bottlenecks, making them slower than internal drives. However, by leveraging the connection speeds of Thunderbolt 4 and USB4, Gigadrive aims to eliminate any speed bottleneck, making it faster to write to and read from the external drive....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ We’ve seemingly entered the twilight of vampire cinema, with a long list of bloodsucker-filled bombs failing to sink their teeth into the box office in recent years. Even a Marvel-adjacent movie likeMorbiusstruggled in theaters, suggesting that mainstream audiences have finally had their fill of vampires — sexy, superhero, or otherwise....

Summary WARNING: Contains Potential Spoilers for Wonder Woman #10!Wonder Woman#10 may not be an official PRIDE issue, but considering its release in June and strong ‘women who love women’ themes, it’s sure to become one of DC’s most iconic queer stories in the hearts of many fans. Diana Prince being set up for a queer romance with her greatest villain wasn’t on Screen Rant’s 2024 DC Prediction Bingo Card, but we are SO here for it....

(in)Secure is a weekly column that dives into the rapidly escalating topic of cybersecurity. Intel dropped the ball on Meltdown and Spectre. Or it might be more accurate to say Intel saw the ball, caught it, and then buried it under some shrubs hoping you wouldn’t notice. For everyday customers, that’s a problem without an easy solution. Now, it’s poised to profit off of its decision to sell critically flawed products to an unwitting populace....

Autonomous vehicle technology has seen billions in investment, spectacular advancements, and tragic reminders of how far we still have to go. Not since 3D printing has a technology been so lauded, so predicted to imminently change our everyday lives, and so deeply misunderstood. Currently there are no companies that are able to offer a fully autonomous ride in any conditions, on any road, with no human overseer. Letting you kick back and watch Rick and Morty while your iCar 6 Plus does the driving is the ultimate goal, but what seems to have escaped most coverage of autonomous vehicles (AV) is how far we are from that ultimate goal....