I’ve been all in on iCloud Photo Library since Apple replaced iPhoto with the new Photos app on the Mac last year and I haven’t looked back since. I pay $2.99/month to sync my 13,206 photos and 1,087 videos (plus iOS device backups) with iCloud, and this allows me to take or save photos and videos from any device and have them appear across the others including the web, edits, albums, and all....

It’s been quite some time since my last Final Cut Pro Diary entry, and that’s not by chance. Despite my best intentions, I haven’t done that much video work of late. That is set to change: I’m working on a small personal project that I’ll talk a little about below, but my most recent use has been editing footage from a 360-degree video camera to produce pseudo multi-camera footage …...

Apple has updated Final Cut Pro with support for native import, editing, and export of MXF video files, along with the capability to edit video encoded with Panasonic’s AVC-LongG codec. Several issues are fixed in this update as well, including problems importing certain clips from specific cameras, App Nap stopping long import operations, and errors in handling of 240fps video. Xcode was also update with fixes for common SourceKit crashes when using the new Swift language....

Update (May 2019): Hasbro sent over an awesome mailer with the new Power Rangers: Beast Morphers toys. Check it out below. Toy Fair 2019 is just a week away and toy maker Hasbro will have something special to show with regards to their recent acquisition, Power Rangers. Forget the news that Hasbro is developing a Power Rangers movie sequel for a moment and let’s take a look at upcoming toy lines....

Facebook will soon make it somewhat easier to see how your personal information changes hands for ad targeting. TechCrunch reports that starting later this month, tapping on the “Why am I seeing this ad?” drop down will allow you to see new information. In the past, Facebook’s “Why am I seeing this ad?” interface has only shown details about the brand that purchased the ad and basic demographic targeting details. Starting on February 28th, however, it will also show when your contact information was uploaded and when it changed hands....

As we reported last night, Facebook’s new Slingshot app is now available for iPhone. The app briefly appeared on the App Store last week but was quickly removed. Slingshot is Facebook’s attempt at competing with the popular Snapchat messaging service. Slingshot allows users send a photo or video with text or drawings to another person. The recipient, however, can not open the picture without acknowledging that they want to open it and “sling” another image back to the initial sender....

A new fan-made animation posits that Thanos won’t be so easily defeated by THAT popular Ant-Man meme, the “Thanus Theory” in Avengers: Endgame. Earth’s mightiest heroes experienced their first true loss in Avengers: Infinity War - when Thanos succeeded in his quest to acquire all of the Infinity Stones, using them to wipe out half of all life in the universe. Audience’s hearts were left broken as characters such as Spider-Man and Black Panther was reduced to dust in what has since come to be known as The Decimation....

Fast & Furious 9 includes several big name stars, but it may be a surprise to find out that not all of the main characters are returning for the sequel. Since its high-octane debut in 2001, the Fast & Furious franchise has been keeping audiences on the edge of their seats as Dominic Toretto and the rest of his crew take on everything from street races to international heists. After the original movie grossed more than $200 million on a $38 million budget, it was practically inevitable that the film would get a sequel, but no one could have predicted the scope the franchise would go on to have - including a theme park ride, countless video games, and a net gross of nearly $6 billion....

A notorious deleted scene between Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham from The Fate of the Furious directly set up their recently announced franchise spinoff. The Fast and Furious series shows absolutely no sign of slowing - the eighth entry has recently posted the biggest worldwide box office opening of all time - and while Universal are sticking with their plans to round off the run with two more movies, that doesn’t mean they aren’t looking for ways to divert that fan interest into other avenues....

The first season of Netflix and Dreamwork’s animated Fast & Furious: Spy Racers series introduces a new batch of characters to the franchise. After the multi-billion dollar success of the live-action movies, Spy Racers represents the first time the Fast & Furious franchise is moving to the small screen. The show features a strong core cast of characters, voiced by some talented voice actors. The series — created by Tim Hedrick (Dreamworks Voltron Legendary Defender) and Bret Haaland (All Hail King Julien) and produced by franchise producers Vin Diesel, Neil Moritz, and Chris Morgan — is based around a new group of street racers from Los Angeles....

Bloomberg reports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching a first of its kind inquiry into medical diagnosis apps starting with the ‘uChek’ urine analysis app from Biosense Technologies. The free app, which is currently still on the App Store, requires users to purchase a kit containing urine test strips that can be visually analyzed with the iPhone’s camera. The problem, according to a letter sent to Biosense from the FDA, is the fact that the test strips have only been cleared for “direct visual reading” and not automated analysis from an application:...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1EtnS98l8q4] While there are a quite a few USB guitar solutions on the market already, Fender is bringing a USB version of its popular Squire Stratocaster series exclusively to the Apple Store. Priced at $199.95 on Apple’s online store, the guitar features a traditional 1/4-inch output, Type Mini-B USB connector, and two included cables for connecting via USB or directly to iOS devices. Unfortunately, Fender is including a 30-pin cable for iOS devices, so users of newer iOS devices will have to grab a Lightning to 30-pin adapter....

An exclusive look at Nat Geo WILD’s latest series, Heartland Docs, DVM, introduces a pair of Midwestern veterinarians and a newborn calf, who seems to be making the best of things despite the unfortunate circumstances in which he came into the world. The new series follows in the footsteps of like-minded programs such as Dr. K’s Exotic Animal E.R., Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet, and Dr. T, Lone Star Vet, showcasing the dedication and unique personalities of those who are committed to keeping animals of all shapes and sizes happy and healthy....

Shudder’s Creepshow is a rare streaming series that dishes out new episodes on a weekly basis, and in an exclusive clip, horror legend Jeffrey Combs vows to get revenge on Kid Cudi and his platoon of American soldiers, only there’s something supernatural getting in the way. The anthology reboot kicked off last week with an adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Gray Matter’ short story, and was a fitting way to launch the new series, seeing as the original 1982 movie was the twisted brainchild of both King and George Romero....

In this exclusive excerpt, you get a sense of how designing the iPhone software keyboard was anything but obvious. In late 2005, Apple paused all internal development on iPhone and told all engineers to invent keyboard concepts. This excerpt details how Kocienda’s winning design was shot down by Phil Schiller and Tony Fadell, which sent him back to the drawing board … To give some context to the timeline of events, this anecdote is dated circa October 2005....

Director F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) is developing a movie based on Deep Silver’s popular action game series Saints Row. The adaptation will be scripted by Greg Russo, who is also writing the script for the movie reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Developed by Volition and published by Deep Silver, the Saints Row games have a lot in common with the better-known Grand Theft Auto series. They feature sandbox gameplay that mixes racing and gunplay, and invite players to gleefully partake in various crimes around the cities of Stilwater and Steelport....

There seems no end in sight to the Facebook privacy saga. Facebook first revealed that up to 87M people may have had their data harvested by Cambridge Analytica, 71M of them Americans. The political consultancy denies this, TechCrunch reporting that it claims to have licensed data for up to 30M people, and saying that none of this data was used to help the Trump campaign … Whether the true number is 30M, 87M or somewhere in between, Facebook says that ‘malicious actors’ used search tools on the site to collect data on most of the network’s two billion users....

Facebook Messenger today announced three new features launching in its iOS app: QR Codes and Payment Links, new Quick Reply Bar, and more themes such as Olivia Rodrigo, Pride, F9, and more. QR codes and payment links in Messenger enable users to send and receive money from anyone, even if they aren’t Facebook friends. This feature is rolling out to US Messenger users, and there’s no need to download a separate payment app or add new contacts on the fly....

Facebook announced on its Developer Blog today (via TechCrunch) that it is improving its mobile app install ads by providing a number of new options for both users and developers when viewing and creating ads. Perhaps the most interesting is the ability for iOS 6 users to install apps from ads within the Facebook iOS app without leaving the app—a feature Apple opened up to developers with iOS 6. In other words, ads in the Facebook app will no longer pull you into the App Store....

Facebook announced on its blog today that it’s rolling out a new update for iOS 7 (alongside just about every other developer today) that brings a brand new iOS 7 style design to the app. On top of a lighter color palette and the new iOS 7 translucent top bar, you’ll also now be able to “swipe from left to right to get back to News Feed” after tapping a story....