Born and raised in Southern California, Danny grew up on a steady diet Pixar, Star Wars and Steven Spielberg movies. Unbeknownst to him, this was the catalyst for his interest in writing. Down the road, the colorful iPod Mini jumpstarted his interest in technology and has been glued to it ever since. When he is not writing, he is binging B-level movies and spending time with his wife.
The iPad mini has become a forgotten product but that appears to be changing in 2019. According to a new report from DigiTimes, Apple is gearing up to release the iPad mini 5 in the first half of 2019. The report revealed that Apple is planning on launching two new “entry-level” iPads, one of which will be the iPad mini 5. Apple has cornered the high end tablet market with its iPad Pro...
Fortnite was the king of gaming in 2018. The popular game Epic Games was released in mid 2017, and after it jumped on the battle royale fad, it took off like gangbusters and hasn’t looked back since. Now the numbers are coming in and unsurprisingly, Fortnite made an absolute killing in 2018. According to a new report from Nielsen’s SuperData Research, the popular game generated digital...
Google has made a habit of internally showing off its latest Android versions well before officially announcing the software. Now, a supposed Developer Preview has leaked ahead of schedule, giving us an early look at some of the features Google may be planning for Android Q. First reported by XDA, users have managed to get their hands on a leaked preview and take screenshots of some of...
It’s been nearly 30 years since Ghostbusters II roamed into theaters and though a sequel has been talked about endlessly, we are finally returning the world once saved by our four favorite parapsychologists. The news was announced by Entertainment Weekly where the secretive sequel was unveiled complete with a teaser trailer. The new project will be led by Jason Reitman, the son of Ivan...
Verizon customers who are on its top tier unlimited data plans will see their plans get much sweeter. First reported by 9to5Mac, Verizon announced that moving forward, it will include a free Apple Music subscriptions for its unlimited data plans. An Apple Music subscription retails for $9.99 and offers unlimited music streaming. Now that won’t come as an additional cost to Verizon...
Apple is not expected to announce its new iPhones until September, but we may have our first look at how one of the new models could look. The renders (via Onleaks) offer a redesigned iPhone 11 that features a smaller notch and a new horizontal camera layout. Onleaks claims the renders are based on prototypes floating around manufacturing plants We won’t believe it until Apple...
Nike today unveiled its brand new basketball shows that are the definition of smart shoes. The Nike Adapt BB will connect to an iPhone and feature all kinds of techy functionality that will make you feel like you are Marty McFly. Before we get into the tech behind the Adapt BB, let’s talk a little about their look. Nike’s new smart shoes look like what you’d see an NBA player wearing—...
When Apple launched its $29 battery replacement program at the end of 2017, it had no idea what it was getting in to. The company normally replaces the batteries of about one to two million iPhones every year, but with the revised replacement program, that number skyrocketed to 11 million. The number comes from noted Apple analyst John Gruber. Apple CEO Tim Cook supposedly revealed the...
Netflix on Tuesday announced that it is raising prices for all customers within the U.S. Its most popular plan, which goes for $11 a month, will now be $13, the biggest price hike it has enacted since launching in 2006. The last time Netflix raised prices was back in 2017, which saw the base price rise $1 from $10 to $11. The newest price hike signifies a hefty 18-percent increase for...
We have a new look at the starring trio of the upcoming Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw. Star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted a new image that for the first time shows off the two main characters with the man who will be their nemesis, Idris Elba. Posted on Instagram, the image shows off Johnson and Jason Statham standing front and center as the titular Luke Hobbs and Deckard...
When leaked images from the set of Wonder Woman 1984 hit the web, we were surprised to see Chris Pine reprising his role as Steve Trevor. As you may remember, he perished at the end of the first movie to help stop Ares, yet somehow he will be resurrected and show up 70 years later in the ’80s. A new plot leak seems to explain the great mystery. Note: Wonder Woman 1984 spoilers are...
After multiple delays, AirPower appears to finally be making its debut. The wireless charger from Apple was announced in September 2017 and promised a new way to charge devices. However, it entered a non-stop loop of delays due to its complicated coil structure, forcing Apple to delay it by over a year and a half. That delay appears to be coming to an end. According to a report from...
The closer we get to the release of Captain Marvel, the more we are learning about some of the characters that have been kept under wraps so far. Case in point, Yon-Rogg, the mysterious character Jude Law is portraying in the movie. We don’t know much about him but a new toy leak has given us a lot of new information regarding the character. According to the description on the toy box...
The next frontier for streaming content is going to be gaming. Amazon is reportedly working on a video game streaming service that is slated to launch in 2020. First reported by The Information, sources close to the situation reveal that the service will follow the lead set by similar services with Microsoft’s Project xCloud and Google’s Project Stream. Like those platforms, Amazon’s...
The long awaited return to M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable universe is going to be a very disappointing experience. First establishing the universe with 2000’s Unbreakable and then unexpectedly returning to it in 2017’s Split, excitement was at a fever pitch for the third chapter in the universe, Glass, but it’s falling way short of expectations. The Rotten Tomatoes score for Glass is...
Amazon is on a heck of a roll. Last week it confirmed that it had sold over 100 million Alexa devices and earlier this week it revealed it has received over one million pre orders for Echo Auto. Now, the company has revealed the Amazon Fire TV has over 30 million users. Amazon Fire TV is its streaming player that gives users access to Prime Video and other popular streaming services...
We’ve heard the 2019 iPhone could usher in a triple-lens camera to Apple’s smartphone lineup, but another feature could also make its way into the next iPhone: next-generation Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi 6 is better known as 802.11ax, the next step in the evolution of Wi-Fi over the established 802.11ac standard. Some of the advancements the new standard will bring are higher data rates, increased...
Following news that iPhone shipments came in below expectations last quarter, now comes a report from Gartner that reveals Mac shipments were also down. The preliminary PC shipping estimates by Gartner revealed that Apple’s Mac shipments declined from year to year. In the Q4 of 2018, Mac shipments came in at 4.9 million, down from the 5.1 million Apple shipped in Q4 of 2017....
With 2019 in full swing, those New Year’s resolutions you set earlier this month are just getting started. One of the most popular resolutions is a more health-focused approach to life. Luckily, there are a bunch of fitness trackers that make the journey much easier. Whether you have a goal of being more active or running a marathon, there are plenty of options that will work for you....
When the DCEU launched, it was a foregone conclusion that either Batman or Superman were going to be the universe’s biggest box office draws. That, it seems, turned out to be wrong as Aquaman has become the biggest draw, and it’s about the cross a huge milestone only a few select movies have reached: the $1 billion mark. After a successful run in December, Aquaman reached a cumulative...