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A DJ was using hisMacBook Prowhen things turned ugly. First smoke, but that ultimately led to the battery in his Apple notebook exploding inside the case. A trip to the Apple Store has left the owner wondering what’s going to happen next with a critical piece of equipment for his job. White Panda shared the incident on Reddit and Twitter (via9to5Mac) this week. Panda is a DJ that uses a MacBook Pro for work, but it sounds like he’s going to be without his computer for a few days at least....

Wizards Unite, the next-gen AR game from Niantic - who brought us Pokemon Go - has confirmed that it will have launch exclusivity with EE in the UK. John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, confirmed the news at the launch ofEE’s new-gen 5G servicein London. While the message from the team on stage suggested that it was launching exclusively on EE in the UK, we’ve checked the facts and had it confirmed that everyone will have access to the game - it’s just that EE customers will have access to exclusive content in the game....

Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has confirmed unbundling the requisite charger from its upcoming Mi 11 smartphone after it was openly mocking Apple on social media fordoing precisely the same thing with the new iPhone 12 smartphone lineup. File this one in the “oh no, they didn’t” drawer: Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi 11, which is set to be officially unveiled at a press conference today, will not ship with a charger in the box — I repeat, no charger in the box....

AsYoung Sheldonapproaches its grand finale, fans of both the spinoff and its predecessor,The Big Bang Theory, are preparing themselves to say goodbye to Sheldon Cooper all over again. The series has been a witty, heartwarming exploration of Sheldon Cooper’s early life, and showrunnersChuck Lorreand Steve Molaro have hinted that the finale will aim to be very much like that ofThe Big Bang Theoryin closing out the series with an emotional but celebratory ending....

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Wesley Snipes made his debut in 1986 and quickly rose to prominence as a celebrated black actor in Hollywood. The 61-year-old actor had a diverse range of roles before embracing a superhero role in theBladetrilogy. The collaboration with Marvel proved mutually beneficial, boosting both the studio’s success and Snipes’ career. However, it’s interesting to discover thatBladewasn’t Marvel’s first attempt to partner with theDemolition Manactor....

10 Common Brake Myths You Should Stop Believing You probably don’t think much about your brakes … until they start sounding like a haunted dishwasher. Squeak! Grind! Thunk! Suddenly, you’re deep in a Google rabbit hole, or worse, listening to your uncle’s “Trust me, I’ve driven since the Stone Age” advice. Bad idea. Most of what people “know” about brakes is total nonsense. Some of it is leftover wisdom from when cars had cassette players....

According To The U.S. Navy, This Is The Most Accurate Submarine Movie Ever Made Submarines have been an important aspect of naval warfare for a long time, as the history of subs sets them firmly in the past. Still, it was during the 20th century that things began to change, and as technology improved, submarines became increasingly more essential to naval warfare operations. Outside the military, there’s plenty of fascination with the undersea boats, and the first one to appear in cinema was the Nautilus in the 1916 silent film adaptation of Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea....

This week’s edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features a new podcast player with a sharp interface and solid feature set, an app for discovering and reading short stories, and a photo editor with 35mm-like filters. And as always, we’ve picked two great new games for you to check out. Agora is a podcast player that allows you to manage your content easily and expand your catalogue by discovering new content....

Gamera Interactive has announced the official release date for version 1.0 ofAlaloth - Champions of The Four Kingdoms:July 09, 2025. The game has been in early access for some time, but it is now nearing its final version. Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms Is Coming Out at The End of October Version 1.0 will be available onSteam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. It’s also noteworthy that the announcement mentions a console release in 2025, though no details have been provided....

Strong competition from the likes of Amazon and Comcast has halved Apple’s market share when it comes to movie sales and rentals, The Wall Street Journalreportedyesterday. The numbers should be taken with a grain of salt because, as the article states, no third parties track market share in the digital-movie business. While that makes exact figures impossible to obtain, Hollywood majors do different amounts of business with Apple and several of them have confirmed “a marked decline in iTunes’ leadership position....

Google’s Play store has paid about seven billion dollars in revenue to Android app makers over the past 12 months, the companysaidThursday. By comparison,Apple paid outten billion dollars in 2014 App Store revenue to iPhone and iPad devs. “Search ads on Google Play will enable developers to drive more awareness of their apps and provide consumers new ways to discover apps that they otherwise might have missed,” said the firm....

AnkerWork B600 Video Bar Review: Pricey All-In-One Webcam Solution Even as many parts of the world have started to go back to “a new normal,” some practices and strategies that were developed during the early days of the pandemic have become the norm for many businesses. Video conferencing with remote workers remains a thing, and more products have popped up to cater to such needs. While most laptops have built-in webcams, few of them would be considered good enough for regular and professional video conferences....

Each month we’ll be taking a look at the best new apps in Huawei’s AppGallery - which gives you all the apps you’ll ever need on newer Huawei phones like the Mate 30 and P40 series as well as older Huawei devices. This time we’re looking aturban mobility app Moovit. The app has recently launched on AppGallery and boasts 865 million users around the world in 45 languages. Huawei will be providing the Moovit app to users in more than 100 countries in AppGallery....