Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has hit back at calls by the US, UK, and Australian governments to block end-to-end encryption in messaging apps. In doing so, he joins Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others who have previously stood up for strong encryption. As we learned yesterday, the US attorney general and acting head of Homeland Security have co-signed an open letter with the UK’s secretary of state for the Home Office and Australia’s minister for Home Affairs…...

I’ve never been a Family Sharing user, Apple’s feature that allows families to share iCloud account access for things like photos and music on both iOS and Mac. But I recently decided to upgrade my Apple Music account to a family plan to take advantage of the discount as I encourage family members and friends to try out the service; that required me to activate the Family Sharing feature that Apple uses to manage family plans for Apple Music....

Well, you may have a lengthy list of holiday tasks to check off, but there are a few that could be easier to finish with a suitable helper. If you are struggling to find time to create Christmas cards, for example, a photo collage maker may be just what you need. Whether you want a Christmas card or a reminder of all the great times you’ve had during the holidays with family, we’ve got you covered....

Ferrite Recording Studio is one of the more powerful applications for audio production on the iPhone and iPad. A new update today adds a variety of new features, including expanded support for mouse and trackpad input thanks to iPadOS 13.4. For those unfamiliar, Ferrite Recording Studio is a powerful way to record and edit audio files on your iPhone and iPad with support for multi-track editing, one-tap recording, and more. We went hands-on with the app back in 2017, calling it “one of the best ways to record audio on iOS....

Will Netflix move forward with The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia season 2? The original series installment partially released on February 17, 2020, and stars Paulina Chávez as the title character who balances her rocket science interests with regular teenager drama at a new school. Set in California, The Expanding Universe Of Ashley Garcia season 1 mostly takes place at Crown City High School. Early on, Ashley moves in with her uncle Victor (Jencarlos Canela), whose behavior worries his niece’s mother, Santina (Cristela Alonzo)....

Iconic actress Farrah Fawcett became well-known in the 1970s for her breakthrough role on Charlie’s Angels. Originally from Texas, Farrah ventured out to Hollywood in the 1960s and found some success with appearances on shows like I Dream of Jeannie and The Flying Nun, but achieved international fame on Charlie’s Angels. She went on to have several film and television appearances until her early death in 2009; a death coincidentally occurring on the same day as pop singer Michael Jackson....

Had you heard? Final Cut Pro X hit the virtual streets today ($299 App Store Link). Motion 5 ($49 Download link) and Compressor 4 ($49 Download Link) Some users aren’t quite as happy as others. Those include first generation Mac Pro users with ATI video cards. Reader John writes: I spoke to Apple, my Mac Pro from Early 2009 needs NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (early 2009) for $149 1-2 week wait....

Frank Miller’s epic story began with The Dark Knight Returns, continued in The Dark Knight Strikes Again, and welcomed a new generation of hero in Dark Knight III: Master Race. Now Miller is teaming with artists Rafael Grampá and Jordie Bellaire to deliver a brand new installment for The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child this month. And now fans can get their first look at the story guaranteed to get comic fans talking....

The times are changing for Marvel’s youngest superheroes, with their very right to fight crime about to be questioned by the United States government. But when a controversial new law orders super-teenagers to remove their masks and stop being heroes, Ms. Marvel, Nova, and Spider-Man will do the only thing they can: reunite the Champions for a brand new ongoing comic series. The new Champions series will be the main book launching in the wake of Marvel’s Outlawed one-shot, with writer Eve L....

We believe that the new 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch iPhones will both be called iPhone XS. We also believe iPhone XS will come in a new gold color option not previously offered on the new design. Apple leaked its own gold version of the iPhone X through the FCC, but it has not been available to purchase. Other details are still to be determined, but we can report with certainty that iPhone XS will be the name, the OLED model will come in two sizes including a larger version, and each will be offered in gold for the first time....

A Facebook coronavirus symptom checker run in partnership with health researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has just published its first maps, showing the highest levels of suspected infections. The survey has been collecting one million responses per week, and Carnegie Mellon is building an API which will allow other researchers access the data … Writing in the Washington Post, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the social network is uniquely placed to provide the large-scale data needed to enable researchers to predict likely need for hospital care....

Facebook is the most used social network in 2020, and with recent updates regarding Facebook stealing information, many users are concerned about their safety. Now it is true that Facebook and other social media platforms do track your details such a name, address, date of birth, and location history as well. These details are then exchanged with advertisers so that they can serve you ads. But users have full control of this data with new policy updates from Facebook....

The Fantastic Beasts has hit a bit of a rocky road as of late. The previous film wasn’t exactly well-received and there’s been plenty of controversy surrounding one of the lead actors. While we don’t want to jump into the specifics of the case, there are still calls to recast Johnny Depp. Depp portrayed the titular character, Grindelwald. The villain of the film was interesting and complex although many preferred the portrayal in the first film....

Final Fantasy VII Remake has the benefit of several decades worth of game design to call upon, unlike the original Final Fantasy VII, where it was possible to miss out on items if the player wasn’t careful. The world of Final Fantasy VII changes over the course of the story, which means that the player loses access to different areas of the game as they pursue Sephiroth across the planet....

The desire for ever more extreme selfies has so far resulted in 259 deaths, says a new report cited by the US National Library of Medicine … A global study published in the the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care collated worldwide reports of selfie deaths between 2011 and 2017, reports BBC News. Most of the fatal extreme selfies occurred on the tops of mountains, tall buildings and in lakes, says the report....

A group of Fallout 76 players recently got stuck in a locked and unfinished vault within the game. This is just one issue in a sea of other problems that have plagued the title since it released in November 2018. The MMORPG expanded the concept of settlements introduced in Fallout 4 and gives players the ability to build bases all over its map. Also, players can change specific areas of the game world by using nuclear weapons to irradiate regions and turn up rare enemies, weapons and loot....

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the hotly anticipated reimagining of a franchise classic, has been delayed over a month from March 3 to April 10, according to a tweet from the game’s official Japanese Twitter account. Final Fantasy 7 Remake was the star of several different trade shows across 2019, winning many of the best of E3 awards it was eligible for while also wowing critics who were able to go hands-on with the title over the summer....

Apple Music has secured yet another documentary in its growing list of exclusive video content. Joining the likes of Harry Styles and Nial Horan, pop artist Sam Smith today announced an Apple Music-exclusive documentary that covers the creation of his sophomore album, “The Thrill Of It All.” Smith’s documentary is part of Apple Music’s “On The Record” series, which highlights the creation process and inspiration behind new albums. In a trailer for Smith’s film, you can see clips from the recording process of “The Thrill Of It All,” while the film will also feature interviews with producers Timbaland, Poo Bear, and Jimmy Napes....

After testing the ability for brands to communicate directly with users, Facebook today announced its next step in monetizing its Messenger platform. In a post on the Messenger blog, Facebook product manager Eddie Zhang announced that the company is launching a “very small test” of ads in Messenger, beginning in Australia and Thailand. Zhang explains that with this functionality, businesses will be able to place an ad in Messenger below your recent conversations....

Remember six months ago when Snapchat introduced its crazy selfie lens feature that sort of went viral? Facebook wants in on the “how’d you do that” action too so it bought the recently launched app Masquerade (stylized as MSQRD) to instantly have access to its own selfie filter features. Masquerade, which only launched on iOS in December, works similarly to Snapchat’s filter feature seen above by using facial recognition over video to transform faces with comical filter effects....