The recent release of Gears 5 has broken all previous sales records and is now Xbox Game Studios’ biggest launch title of this console generation. The latest installment in the long-running Gears of War franchise, Gears 5 was developed by The Coalition, formerly known as Black Tusk Studios, and directly follows the events of Gears of War 4. Although it was already revealed more people on Xbox are playing Gears 5 than Fortnite, very few people expected the game to do this well....

We don’t yet know the price of the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, but it doesn’t require psychic powers to know that it isn’t going to be cheap. KGH analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s prediction of the most expensive model costing “several thousand dollars” is probably exaggerated, but may not be quite as far-fetched as it seemed. David Pogue shared one of the things Apple didn’t mention on stage but did reveal during press demonstrations afterwards … Bedtime isn’t the only time you’ll be taking off your Apple Watch: while it is described as water-resistant enough to cope with sweat, rain and washing your hands, it isn’t fully waterproof, so you’ll want to take it off before taking a shower....

Warning: SPOILERS for Nightwing #66 When Nightwing took a bullet to the head fans knew that things had changed for Dick Grayson’s role in the DC Universe. It didn’t take long for fans to discover the true cost: that Dick survived the brain injury, while his past as Robin and Nightwing did not. But nobody would have expected the new twist, seeing Dick Grayson embrace the role held by one of Batman’s cruelest enemies....

Install Google Currents for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It’s worth mentioning that it’s available for Android devices too. After installing Google Currents, launch the app. You’re prompted to sign in with your Google Account. Tap Sign In. Then type in your Google Account credentials. The first time you’re offered a quick tutorial on how to use Google Currents. At first you’re offered a few news sources in your Library....

What is the future of Android? Can Huawei’s ArkOS overthrow Android from its long reign? Or, would it be any other operating system? Possibly, these are a few of the most asked questions regarding the future of Android. Though we’re quite not very sure about the future of Android, we have a new operating system coming down the line. It’s Google’s own Fuchsia OS we’re talking about and it is a lot exciting about this upcoming OS....

Google is about to change the music economy, preparing to hand over huge amounts of cash to win rights to offer the music locker service it has been trying to build for Google Music. However, confused internal politics and music licensing complexity mean Google, just like Spotify and Apple, isn’t set to launch its service before the end of the year. Business Insider has a pair of reports into what’s been going on at Google as it tries to challenge Apple’s music hegemony and change the balance of power back to one which maybe slightly improves the lot of the music labels....

The problem with combination wrist watch/calculators has always been that their keypads are two small to be usable by a normal sized human being. Punching no fewer than two keys at the same time was all but impossible. Now, however–and just in time for Christmas–we have a watch with keys big enough… Hold it! Wait just a darn minute. It’s…. Those…. It turns out that the Keypad made by Click isn’t a calculator at all, no matter how inviting those big, soft keys may be....

With Sprout’s Smart Inbox, it’s simple to monitor conversations happening in real-time, on all social profiles, across each social channel. It’s quick access to rich message-level data that helps you leverage the analytics in your Reporting Suite. For instance, utilizing the tagging workflow in the inbox in tandem with your Tag Report gives you quantifiable insight into the impact of messages and helps you discover volume, new themes and performance patterns....

Ridley Scott’s epic period piece Gladiator was such a rousing success that it singlehandedly revived the somewhat dormant sword and sandal movie genre. The movie follows the story of Maximus, a heroic Roman general who falls out of favor with the emperor and endures an enormous amount of trials and tribulations in his quest to get revenge for the murder of his family. And like many Hollywood period pieces, this is a film that borrows a lot of inspiration from legitimate historical record and makes those bits and bobs of history into a tale worthy of a blockbuster budget....

After being in testing for over two years, Google has finally widely launched speed limits within Google Maps this week. Following a smaller rollout earlier this week, the feature is now rolling out on a much wider scale in regions around the globe. Confirmed in a comment to Mashable, Google Maps is rolling out the ability to see speed limits through its Android and iOS applications. This functionality is going live for all users, likely in a staged rollout, starting this week....

If you wish to install and run Android apps on Windows 10 machines, then Genymotion Emulator is the way to go. However, Genymotion is not a straight-up installation media. You have to set up a virtual environment and install the emulation separately. More on that later. Genymotion is an Android emulator based on the virtual box. Suppose you love to play high-end 3D graphic games that require more than 2 GB ram....

While George A. Romero would become a legend for directing zombie classics, he got his career started on the set of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Although Romero passed away in 2017 at the age of 77, his influence on the horror genre and the art of independent filmmaking as a whole will continue to be felt for generations to come. With 1968’s Night of the Living Dead, Romero essentially invented the zombie genre as we know it today, and established tropes that are still in use by current zombie success stories like The Walking Dead....

One of the most influential filmmakers in history, George Lucas has amassed quite a career for himself. First, as an up and coming filmmaker creating works such as American Graffiti before creating and starting the biggest franchise in cinema - Star Wars. Lucas founded and chaired Lucasfilm before selling it to Disney in 2012, but not before creating some brilliant IP’s. George’s directing and writing have been a mixed bag to some but has created unbelievable financial success, the same applying to his role as a producer with the filmmaker grossing an insane amount of money in his films....

Last fall, Gilmore Girls made its much-anticipated return to the small screen with Gilmore Girls: A Year In the Life, a four-episode revival series from Netflix. The show picked up 10 years after its original finale, plummeting viewers back into the lives of beloved mother-daughter duo Lorelai and Rory and their treasured town of Stars Hollow. The reboot was met with widespread acclaim and rampant, fast spurring buzz around a second season....

Following up on Google’s agreement with Twitter to instantly add tweets to web search results, the duo announced today that users on mobile devices will start seeing real-time Twitter results as well. The feature is available in the Google app on iOS or Google’s mobile website, and is expected to make its way to the desktop soon. Now when you search for a person, hashtag, or popular topic of discussion, you’ll find related tweets on your results page....

Google Cloud infrastructure VP and GM Sachin Gupta said the changes reflect the cloud infrastructure investments the company has made over recent years. “They are also designed to better align with how other leading cloud providers charge for similar products, so customers can more easily compare services between leading cloud providers,” Gupta said in a blog post. He added the changes would give customers “more choice in how they pay for what they use alongside new, flexible SKUs with new product options and capabilities”....

God of War director Cory Barlog tweeted out his support of The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch, acknowledging that he “absolutely love[s]” the portability of the game on the platform. The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch is certainly one of the more ambitious ports in recent memory, as CD Projekt Red’s sprawling political high fantasy adventure was renowned for both its gorgeous graphics and its impressive game world, two features that can often tax the Switch’s hardware....

Google App v7.22 is now rolling and is available for download. It brings some minor changes to the user interface. Also, it enables voice commands during navigation in offline mode. Co-relating to that the current issue of Google App v7.22 aims at fixing the connectivity issues. If during a search the connectivity fails, your search results will resume as and when internet reconnects. This is quite helpful though it might not seems as important....

Google plans to automatically start blocking annoying ads that are displayed in Chrome alongside short-form videos. This is just the latest attempt by the tech industry to improve the ad experience in general. Ads might not be popular but they are necessary for the internet to function as it currently does. Most websites use ads as a form of monetization and sometimes this can lead to sites displaying so many ads that it impacts on the user experience....

Today Google Calendar for both Android and iOS gains a handy new Reminders feature that works alongside the app’s to-dos feature. With the Reminders feature, users will be able to keep track of to-do lists across Google platforms including Inbox, Google Keep, Google Now, and Calendar. Here’s how the new reminders work: And since the reminders work across Google apps, you can create them from Inbox, Google Keep, Calendar, and even using Google Now voice commands: “Ok Google, remind me to buy birthday candles....