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Back in 2011, director David Fincher made the American adaptation of the Swedish crime novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, starring Rooney Mara as computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, and Daniel Craig as journalist Mikael Blomkvist. The movie was praised by critics and audiences alike and gave us hope for an American version of the other two books of the series: The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest....

The popular video converter utility HandBrake has been updated this week with some major improvements. This includes support for encoding videos using the AV1 and VP9 10-bit codecs, plus many other new features and optimizations. Read on as we detail everything that’s new in HandBrake 1.6. What’s new in HandBrake 1.6 Originally created for ripping DVDs, HandBrake is the go-to tool for those who want to convert existing video footage into space-efficient formats for watching on iOS devices, with presets for everything from iPhone to Apple TV....

In line with the first 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro pre-orders arriving this week, third-party apps are already emerging to help make the controversial notch “disappear.” Dubbed “TopNotch,” this app comes from the creators of the popular CleanShot X screenshot utility for macOS. While I don’t have much of an issue with the new MacBook Pro’s notch, I’ve been trying out Top Notch for a few days… and it is indeed a top notch app....

Recently, Doctor Who finished its latest season, and there was plenty of new TARDIS info to explore. Whether it was the TARDIS of a previous Doctor, a couple of new ones stolen from Gallifrey, or the Master’s own, they were all over the final few episodes. While we already know so much about the police box time machine, there are still many more questions we have, especially since the events of the last season....

[UPDATE: It’s official, Dwayne Johnson is playing Doc Savage!] - Nowadays, the question isn’t so much what movie is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson starring in; it’s what movie isn’t he appearing in. The beloved wrestler-turned actor has continued to expand his “brand” to encompass everything - from roles in original projects such as this summer’s action/comedy Central Intelligence and the HBO series Ballers (which will soon begin its second season) to roles in pre-established properties, including the upcoming Jumanji reboot that The Rock recently confirmed he will co-headline with his Central Intelligence costar Kevin Hart, as well as Jack Black....

Fetch Rewards has become the number one rewards app in the US and sits in the top 10 in the shopping category for both Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store with over two million five-star reviews. Fetch Rewards has 13+ million active users because it offers the easiest app for savvy shoppers to scan any receipt, earn rewards, and turn them into free gift cards as well as cash back....

A pair of elite MMO makers are teaming up with the surprise announcement that CCP Games, known best for EVE Online, has been acquired by another developer. Their new owner? Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss. Pearl Abyss made its name with the successful launch of Black Desert Online in Korea, which has since expanded worldwide and to additional platforms. In 2018 that success continued with the launch of Black Desert Mobile, and now, the acquisition of CCP Games and is three studios....

E3 2018 hasn’t even officially begun yet, but we’ve already seem some awesome teasers and trailers for upcoming games - and we’ve collected them all in one place. The weekend got started with EA’s press conference on Saturday, with presentations to follow from Microsoft, Bethesda and Devolver Digital on Sunday, and then Square Enix, Ubisoft and Sony on Monday. The last press conference will be Nintendo’s, on the morning of Tuesday June 12, at which point the convention itself will officially begin....

Fanhouse is a platform for creators that competes with OnlyFans as it lets users post photos and videos (SFW only) that can only be viewed by those who pay a monthly subscription. After criticizing App Store fees last year, Fanhouse is now raising subscription prices by 50% for iOS users as a way to cover Apple’s commission. As reported by The Verge, the app’s cofounder Rosie Nguyen complained that Apple would ban the Fanhouse app from the App Store unless they adopted the company’s in-app purchases system, which gives Apple a 30% commission on all transactions...

While the tides are changing in Hollywood - with women demanding to be taken seriously for the atrocities they have been forced to deal with for decades while simultaneously proving to be a major box office draw (we see you, Wonder Woman) - the number of female leads in movies actually went down in 2017. Gal Gadot had an incredibly successful 2017. Wonder Woman was a box office smash, boosting the beloved role model to the top spot as Hollywood’s highest-paid actress....

Update: Firefox says the problem has now been resolved: “Earlier today, Firefox became unresponsive due to a change in defaults by a cloud provider which triggered a Firefox HTTP/3 bug. We disabled the configuration change and confirmed this fixed the issue. If you’re still affected, please restart your browser. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused.“ A bizarre bug in Firefox has cropped up that means users of Firefox are unable to load any website in the Mac, Windows and desktop Linux versions of the browser....

A new featurette about the growing Conjuring universe gives the first glimpse at 2018’s The Nun. The spinoff of The Conjuring 2 hits theaters next summer looking to continue what’s been an epic run for horror at the box office. The 2013 original was such a massive hit that it has spawned an entire franchise, with the demonic nun known as “Valak” (Bonnie Aarons) getting her own film and a chance to keep expanding what’s been one of the biggest recent successes in the genre....

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, (Pitch, Saved By The Bell) has signed on to star in FOX’s upcoming vampire drama The Passage. The project, which is based on the novel of the same name by Justin Cronin, is set in a version of our world where a virus has turned humans into monsters who live on human blood (known as ‘virals’). The story centers on a young girl named Amy, who has a unique ability to communicate with the virals, and who is wanted by the government for her talents....

Frasier had the distinction of breaking several historic records in television during its momentous run of eleven seasons. It was the most popular spin-off to ever be aired, it had the most Emmy nominations of a comedy or drama (until Game of Thrones, and it had an actor (Kelsey Grammar) who to this day is the only person to play the same character across 3 different shows and be nominated for an Emmy for each (Frasier, Cheers, and Wings)....

Google is infamously known for starting multiple projects to accomplish what is more or less the same task. That practice extends to gaming, with court documents today revealing an Android and Google Play-focused “Games Future” that’s apparently running parallel to Stadia. “Games Future” is an internal “Google Confidential” presentation that was made public as a result of the Apple and Epic Games lawsuit. Spotted by The Verge, it’s dated October 2020 and was produced by the “Google Play” division....

Google is wrapping up the rollout of its iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets with Maps and Search for a total of six updated iPhone applications. Google updates mobile Search results with larger favicons and site names Version 6.40 of Google Maps introduces a pair of iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets. “Search” opens the app to the corresponding interface with your keyboard immediately ready for input. The 2×1 “Frequent Trips” could be powerful (depending on how often it updates) and notes the location, ETA, and traffic conditions....

Though Gotham gives us a look at the life of Bruce Wayne before he became Batman, the show’s second season has been all about the villains. A number of members of Batman’s rogues gallery have appeared in one form or another during the season, either fully in their villainous persona or well on the way to developing it. The latest addition to Gotham’s roster is Basil Karlo, played by actor Brian McManamon....

[This is a review of Gotham season 3, episode 11. There will be SPOILERS.] - There you have it, Gotham fans. The first half of season 3 has come to a close, and as we pretty much expected based on the final moments of last week’s episode, the love triangle of Gordon (Ben McKenzie), Lee (Morena Baccarin) and Mario (James Carpinello) takes center stage. This storyline has been simmering in the background for most of the season but really took a surprising turn with the reveal that Mario has in fact been infected with the Tetch virus that recently saw virtuous Captain Barnes (Michael Chiklis) devolve into a cold-blooded vigilante....

A TV spot for Solo: A Star Wars Story contains some new footage from the spinoff, including the moment Han learns Chewbacca’s name. It may have taken Lucasfilm a while, but the studio is now in the thick of their marketing campaign for their May release. Last week, they unveiled the full theatrical trailer, outlining key aspects of the story while highlighting the tone of an old school space adventure film....

Former Teen Mom OG star Farrah Abraham is slamming Amber Portwood and Jenelle Evans for their legal drama. Farrah, notorious for her outbursts when she starred on Teen Mom, has had her share of time in the headlines for some not-so-glamourous reasons. Farrah Abraham first received notoriety on the MTV show Teen Mom after her debut in 2009 when she was 16 and pregnant. The 27-year-old was not the most liked of cast members due to her consistently rude behavior towards her family and the production crew....