FBI Director James Comey isn’t backing down from his position that Apple and Google are wrong to encrypt customer smartphone data preventing law enforcement agencies the possibility of access if requested. After last month sharing that the FBI was in talks with the two companies to discuss concerns with marketing devices as being inaccessible to third-parties including the government, the FBI Director spoke with CBS News in an interview where he continued to make the case against such encryption…...

Zac wrote a really helpful piece earlier this week about a HomeKit feature that had somehow entirely passed me by: the ability to customize your light icons. The default icon for all lights is a lightbulb. But HomeKit offers you the ability to choose between four icons: Lightbulb Floor lamp Ceiling light Desk lamp Zac mentioned that it would be useful to have more options, and I wanted to give this greater visibility by making it a feature request …...

Last night, an update to Angry Birds HD dropped on iPad with fifteen new levels, a new golden egg and a “feature” that has immediately angered loyal fans – adverts. No, not the unobtrusive types of an AdMob or AdSense variety seen in some apps. In Angry Birds HD, a “news section” – a nicer word for advertisements – hits gamers in the face upon reaching the pause screen. It pitches the official merchandise, forcing gamers to wait for the promotional animation to finish, thus hindering their ability to restart the level and resume the game as quickly as possible....

A key stock index of technology giants, the NYSE FANG+, fell 2.8% yesterday, one day ahead of Apple reporting its fiscal Q3 earnings … The WSJ reports that the one-day fall set a new record. While the slide does represent nervousness around the tech sector as a whole, there’s no suggestion that AAPL is a specific influence, investors expecting the company to hit its guidance and reveal modest growth in iPhone sales when it reports its earnings later today....

Like so many other apps, Fantastical was just updated to take advantage of the features arriving with iOS 15. It features new XL widgets, time-sensitive notification support, and more. Plus, Flexibits is promoting everything new with its Cardhop application. The calendar app implemented some big changes to integrate better with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and the upcoming macOS Monterey. According to a blog post, Fantastical is now optimized to take full advantage of Time-Sensitive Notifications....

Sony has released a trailer for its Blumhouse horror movie re-imagining of Fantasy Island. After years of making their name with original thrillers and horror franchises, Blumhouse tried their hand at a legacy sequel with last year’s Halloween. The film was a success across the board for the studio, and currently has a pair of followups in the works for release in 2020 and 2021. It also helped pave the way for similar upcoming Blumhouse reboots like Black Christmas and The Invisible Man, in addition to their Fantasy Island feature adaptation....

Fast & Furious 9 has cast The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy star Michael Rooker. Long before becoming one of the most recognizable character actors in movies and on TV, Rooker experienced an early career breakout thanks to his chilling portrayal of a heartless murderer in the notorious 1986 independent film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. After that early breakthrough, Rooker quickly built his resume with roles in everything from Oliver Stone’s JFK to Tom Cruise’s Days of Thunder to the Stephen King adaptation The Dark Half....

Spoiler warning for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - Jude Law candidly talks about Dumbledore potentially becoming a gay icon now that his sexuality has been further explored in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The second installment from the spinoff series introduces fans to a young Albus Dumbledore at a time where he was still the Hogwarts’ Defense Against The Dark Arts professor. It also shines a light on the complex history between him and Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), who made his shocking debut towards the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them....

Fast & Furious 9 will arrive into movie theaters around the world on May 22, 2020, but its trailer will drop long before that - here’s when it’s slated to release. The blockbuster will bring Justin Lin back into the Fast & Furious director’s chair for the first time since Fast & Furious 6 in 2013. Also returning for this new adventure will be franchise mainstays Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster....

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission this week reached an agreement with T-Mobile to ensure that customers receive proper information about the speed of their wireless internet connection, even if the user has a capped data plan. The carrier has 60 days to implement the changes outlined in the agreement. The underlying confusion stems from T-Mobile exempting certain speed test services from a customer’s monthly data allotment on capped plans. For instance, a T-Mobile customer with an iPhone 6 could use the popular Ookla SpeedTest app to check the speed of his or her connection without using any data....

The latest Avengers: Endgame trailer hilariously includes Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool in a new fan-made video. Marvel Studios surprisingly dropped the second full trailer for the much-anticipated blockbuster last week with a mix of old and new footage. And it didn’t take long before fans hacked the Merc with a Mouth in there to put a fun twist in a rather serious clip. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Endgame will be the culmination of the 22-film arc that the MCU has been treading since 2008’s Iron Man....

A Fantastic Four fan has depicted Hollywood power couple, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, as Marvel’s Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman. Earlier this year Disney acquired 20th Century Fox in a $71 billion super-deal that brought everyone from Deadpool and the X-Men to the Fantastic Four under the Marvel umbrella. Now that Marvel has acquired the rights to Fox’s roster of comic book heroes, fans are having a lot of fun speculating about who will inhabit the wide variety of superheroes now available to the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

FaZe Clan’s EwOk has dropped Twitch for Mixer, marking yet another in a long line of popular streamers who have transferred to the newer service. From the world’s most popular streamer Ninja to other game streamers like Shroud and King Goliathon, Microsoft’s service has been gaining more and more activity recently, and although some players and viewers feel Mixer offers nothing new to the table many others have joined simply because they are tired of the way Twitch has been operating....

In season 1, Fear the Walking Dead took viewers through the first few weeks of the zombie apocalypse, turning presumably millions of Los Angeles residents into wandering corpses with a hankerin’ for some human flesh. For fans fond of its predecessor, the appeal of seeing the early days of the end of days was a big part of the show’s initial appeal, as that is typically the best part of any fiction involving the undead – walking or otherwise....

The Fear the Walking Dead season 5 premiere contained a major reference to Rick Grimes’ new story that will be shown in AMC’s The Walking Dead movies that are currently being developed. A lot happened in The Walking Dead season 9, which is due to multiple time jumps which allowed the show to completely revamp itself, but one of the biggest events was undoubtedly Andrew Lincoln’s highly publicized exit as Rick Grimes....

With a story spanning over 10 films, the Fast and the Furious franchise has provided viewers with tons of thrilling street races, aggressive rivalries, intimate romances, and suspenseful encounters with law enforcement that have allowed the franchise to continue with the development of its 10th film. As one could expect from such a highly detailed cinematic universe, The Fast and the Furious features an array of fascinating and unique characters who have provided viewers with plenty of entertainment over the years....

Spider-Man: Far From Home will explain why Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) didn’t meet in Avengers: Endgame. From the time the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduced Spider-Man, Tony Stark immediately took him under his wing. Their father-son relationship became one of the best in all of the MCU, which is why Peter vanishing in Tony’s arms in Avengers: Infinity War, their reunion, and ultimately their goodbye in Avengers: Endgame are so emotional for fans....

The Fast Saga has seen enough changes in its style that the series has seemed a little all over the place. However, even before and after the movies shifted focus from racing to action, there were a lot of funny moments to watch. Overall, almost every character has had at least one instance where they were able to make the audience laugh, and these were done in such a way that these quotes were what really made the scene so enjoyable....

Lefties fear not, Apple has now confirmed that its new Apple Watch wearable will indeed be reversible for users that prefer the watch on their right wrist. When Apple unveiled the device and focused a lot of time on the “Digital Crown” dial used for many navigation features on the watch, left-handed individuals were left wondering whether or not the device could be flipped around (with the UI reorienting itself) to wear on the right wrist and still have access to the digital crown and single button using their left hand....

It’s no secret that cinemas just aren’t what they used to be. With access to streaming services and films being available at home sooner than ever before after hitting theaters, cinemas are losing tons of business. In fact, this past summer was one of the worst summers for movie theaters. However, there is some hope for the success of cinemas still. In fact, women moviegoers are the ones responsible for keeping movie theaters alive....