If you’re looking for an iPad Air keyboard to turn Apple’s latest 10.5-inch tablet into a more capable laptop-style device, Brydge has good news … The company has advised that its 10.5 Series II keyboard – originally created for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro – is fully compatible with the new iPad Air launched earlier this week. That’s not surprising, given the near-identical form factor, but good to have confirmed. I’m a great fan of Brydge keyboards....

An interesting thread appeared on Reddit this morning from a supposed Foxconn insider who apparently has knowledge about various Apple products in the pipeline as they have seen prototypes pass through the factory. There are various tidbits about the iPhone 8, the Siri Speaker, future iMac design changes and dynamic e-ink keyboards for future MacBooks. While we would usually ignore these anonymous claims, the Reddit mods have apparently verified the poster’s identity....

The Oppo R series including the R17 and the R17 Plus have been in the news since a few days now. Oppo has been hinting the users with some specifications and cool features of the phone via their social media channels. The phones are also expected to be rebranded as Oppo F9 and F9 Pro in India, and some other markets. A few days ago, some renders of the phones were surfaced on the internet....

According to the words on the street, Oppo is working on a flagship device. A phone which goes by the model name Oppo PBCM00 appears on TENAA. The certification website from China also provides some interesting photos of the device. According to the rumors, it may be the Oppo R17. It shows a blue color back body. Now the advice under speculation, Oppo R17 doesn’t reveal many details on hardware and software....

New Update on April 27, 2020: Today Oppo has announced on the ColorOS Community that the Oppo Reno 2 Android 10 stable update over ColorOS 7 has started arriving in some other regions as well. According to the company, an unlimited quota of users in India, Vietnam, Thailand, Egypt, Pakistan, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, and Malaysia is ready for the update roll-out. As the stable update will release in batches, you can check OTA via software updates or trial version....

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will reunite Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Orlando Bloom in the fifth installment of Disney’s hugely popular franchise. After a disappointing fourth movie, Pirates of the Caribbean 5 has a lot of hopeful expectations riding on it. Early reactions to the movie, which screened at CinemaCon this past week, are favorable, with many saying that Dead Men Tell No Tales is a return to form....

Apple’s work to reduce its manufacturing dependence on China took another step forward as Pegatron’s board approved an initial $150M investment in a new plant in India. It was reported in July that Pegatron’s India plans will eventually see the company invest around a billion dollars in the facility. A follow-up report in the summer said that Pegatron was making preparations to join Foxconn and Wistron in setting up an iPhone plant in India, but plans were reportedly delayed by the coronavirus crisis …...

From 9to5Toys: Bundlehunt is offering up a selection of 60 solid apps, utilities and learning resources where you can select any 12 of them for just $19.99 ($1.66/app!) . That total is often a lower price than the retail price of one of the apps and the biggest selection of popular Mac apps we’ve seen for anywhere near $20. There’s something in here for everyone and there’s bound to be more than a few apps you wouldn’t buy at retail but probably make sense at under $2/each....

Infosec had the chance to sit down with Keatron Evans, Infosec instructor and managing partner at KM Cyber Security, for a webinar all about what’s new in the world of ethical hacking. Let’s take a look at some of the trends and changes facing the ethical hacking field. What’s new in ethical hacking? Two technological trends are reshaping ethical hacking: web app security and cloud security. Organizations around the globe are eagerly adopting cloud services to save money and boost mobility, but that comes at the cost of new vulnerabilities....

New York Times staff writer Mike Isaac has written a blog post in which he argues that ‘the permanent social internet is dying.’ That we are increasingly abandoning platforms and formats that create a permanent record of our posts. Instead, he suggests, we now prefer the Snapchat model of posts which are here now, gone tomorrow. Is he right? Do we now prefer the ephemeral over the permanent social Internet?...

Prior to yesterday’s AAPL earnings report, all the speculation about iPhone sales was doom-and-gloom. Although analysts were predicting that Apple would hit its guidance – and it would have been a dramatic shock if it had failed to do so – anyone reading the reports could be forgiven for thinking iPhone sales were tanking. In particular, it appeared that the iPhone X was very far from the success that analysts had earlier predicted....

At this point the fact that Apple is working on an electric vehicle is all but confirmed. Recent reports show that Apple is searching for a private road-testing site, hired hundreds of workers with automotive industry experience and the company allegedly discussed licensing some technology from BMW. Officials within Apple have yet to confirm the ambitious new product, but CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that the automobile industry is ripe for disruption and it is difficult to imagine them backing out at this point....

The new Oppo A53 and A53S are the latest budget segment variant, and rumors are spreading about both of these devices being splash-resistant and waterproof protection. Oppo is the king of budget smartphones as they keep launching a great smartphone in the budget segment. Launching a waterproof smartphone comes at its cost, and most budget smartphones skip in this department. But are the new Oppo A53 and A53S waterproof smartphones? Let us find out....

Oppo launched the successor of the Reno lineup with Oppo Reno 2Z CPH1945 in India. The device is exceptionally good at video recording, battery backup, charging speed, and sound quality. Oppo Reno 2Z competes with the likes of the OnePlus 7, Asus 6Z, and Vivo V17 Pro in the under Rs 30,000 price segment. Here in this guide, we will share How to install Stock ROM on Oppo Reno 2Z CPH1945 [Firmware Flash file]....

Parasite is Bong Joon Ho’s newest flick, and it’s dark, twisted, and totally fascinating. Nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, this Korean film certainly has a wide fanbase all over North America. The most interesting part of this dynamic film is the variety of characters. Whether you have your favorite, or if you kind of hated all of them, each was totally unique and infatuating. For all the nerds out there, we thought you might be interested to know which character would be most like your own D&D character....

In a survey conducted by Fandango, the majority of moviegoers want Parasite to win Best Picture at this Sunday’s Academy Awards. The Bong Joon Ho-directed film has become a massive hit after winning over critics and audiences and is one of the biggest films in this awards season. It’s nominated for six Oscars, including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Parasite also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film, as well as the SAG Award for Best Ensemble, making it the first foreign film to receive that honor....

Update: Rogue Amoeba replied to Phil Schiller’s email in a response published on its website. The full response is below. Following Apple’s decision to pull Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil Speakers Touch app for a feature allowing iOS devices to stream to one another over AirPlay, Apple explained the app was removed for the feature’s use of non-public APIs. It currently only allows Apple TV and certain third-parties such as speaker manufacturers to access the AirPlay streaming protocol....

Touchscreen universal remotes have long been a popular way to turn a mass of button-covered remotes into a single, customizable unit, but these days the logical next step is to use the touchscreen device we already have – the iPhone. Harmony made the transition last year with the Ultimate Hub, and Philips is now following suit with the $50 Pronto Peel, going on sale in January. As with the Harmony Ultimate Hub, it works by turning wifi (Harmony) or Bluetooth (Pronto) signals from your iPhone into the correct infrared signals for your device … The Peel Smart Remote app also serves as a TV guide....

The Hacker News is reporting that communications app “Viber” has been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, a “pro-Assad hacker group”. In addition, their support webpage was defaced before the company took the page down. Support.Viber.com currently leads to a “403 Forbidden” page. The webpage placed by the SEA stated: It is unclear if the SEA is planning on using this information or if their sole intention was to expose the tracking information stored in Viber’s database....

Just last week we gave you our rundown on the latest features to Pixelmator that landed in the 2.2 Blueberry update and were quite impressed how far the inexpensive Photoshop alternative has come. It appears we weren’t the only ones as the developers have just informed us that the new version reached 500,000 downloads since last Thursday making it the company’s most successful release ever: Normally the app goes for $14....