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Over the past week, a few notable Kickstarter projects crossed our inbox, and we’ve rounded up some of them below. Crono Mail app: Crono is yet another shot at reinventing and refocusing what the email expierience should be on an iOS device. Currently shown as iPad-exclusive, Crono appears to be a fresh take on email with an easy to use interface that features large tiles and a focus on the emails that are most important to the user....

UPDATE: Lauren Dern humorously responded to Goldblum’s tweet. - Original Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill and Laura Dern reunited in a photo recently, and their co-star Jeff Goldblum was quick to comment. The three actors starred together in the Steven Spielberg film, and they have continued to make appearances sporadically throughout the franchise, from the film’s first sequel to the most recent Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In the original Jurassic Park, Neill and Dern starred as paleontologist Allen Grant and paleobotanist Ellie Sattler, respectively....

The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel shows that iOS market share is just outgrowing Android across the five largest markets in Europe, growing 1.5% year-on-year against Android’s 1.4%, but dropping 3.3% in the USA. iOS market share now stands at 32.6% in the USA and 15.4% across the top 5 European markets … It’s worth repeating our usual disclaimer here: Apple has never chased absolute market share–which includes a huge range of low-end Android handsets–instead focusing only on the smaller market for premium devices....

In a new report out by KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo, the group believes that Apple has a significant lead on Qualcomm in the 3D sensing technology space. KGI reports that Qualcomm won’t be making significant shipments until at least 2019. Kuo iterates in the report that Qualcomm is immature in both software and hardware fields to properly produce significant shipping products. This immaturity will help contribute to a delay in Android products receiving 3D sensing technology....

It’s iPhone X review day and KGI is out with a new report on what to expect from next year’s iPhone update. Specifically, Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has issued a new report on the possibility of new iPhones next year gaining TrueDepth Cameras with 3D sensing on the backside like the front cameras on the new iPhone X. Apple’s new TrueDepth Camera enables features like Face ID for unlocking your iPhone X with facial recognition as well as Animoji for creating animated emoji characters with face tracking....

The new whodunnit film Knives Out, Rian Johnson’s first post-Star Wars movie, is receiving great reviews. Written and directed by Johnson, Knives Out is a murder mystery full of star cast members, lighthearted humor and nods to the great murder mystery authors Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The plot of Knives Out revolves around the mysterious murder of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) who was found dead at his home on his 85th birthday....

Apple’s 2018 iPhone line-up is widely expected to include a 6-inch/6.1-inch model with a similar design to the iPhone X but using a cheaper LCD display to target a $7-800 price. Patently Apple speculated a few days ago that Apple might use a new form of LCD technology developed by LG, and a supply-chain report appears to lend weight to this idea … Known as MLCD+, it was developed by LG for use in its recently-announced G7 ThinQ smartphone....

Kylie Jenner, star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, has moved on from her two-year relationship with rapper Travis Scott and is reportedly getting a lot closer to rap superstar Drake. The beauty business mogul has been rumored to be dating the Canadian rapper after the two were spotted spending time together at Drake’s birthday party last month. The mother of one announced her split from the Grammy-nominated rapper last month after almost three years of dating and the birth of their 1-year-old daughter Stormi Webster....

Attention for the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League continues to grow exponentially, with Zack Snyder releasing a new image of Darkseid from his version of the superhero ensemble. After Snyder’s departure from the movie due to a family tragedy, the extensive reshoots implemented on Justice League diverged the film massively from what he had intended. In recent weeks, the grassroots campaign for the release of Snyder’s original cut of the movie has seen a veritable explosion in public attention....

Kaitlyn Dever says she’d be up for playing DC’s Batgirl, not denying casting rumors that link her to the role. Introduced in 1961 by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff, the character was replaced a few short years later by Barbara Gordon who would soon take up the seminal superhero mantle. Across television and film, Batgirl has been a part of many different projects over the decades. She was first portrayed by Yvonne Craig for ABC’s television adaptation of Batman....

As a security expert, how can you test social engineering against the human element within your organization? One solution is pentesting via Kali Linux. You can utilize the various tools within the Kali Linux OS to identify weaknesses in your security training, group of employees or processes. This article will break down some of the best Kali Linux tools available for social engineering pentesting. Social engineering pentesting with Kali Linux If you’re looking to evaluate your staff’s susceptibility to social engineering attacks, you might need to use different types of tools....

Since she began acting in 1993, when she was just seven years old, Keira Knightley has had quite the career. Her first part was as an unnamed young girl in Screen One: Royal Celebration. Since then her work has spanned every genre and three decades of consistent work. The work that first gained her a lot of recognition was when she played Padme’s (Natalie Portman) double in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace....

U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh today decided to stop a group lawsuit against Apple over undelivered text messages caused by an iMessage bug, Bloomberg reports. The issue drew a lot of attention last year when the bug with Apple’s messaging system caused former iPhone users that switched to Android to discover text messages were not being properly delivered to their phone number. In dismissing the lawsuit, Judge Koh explained that while Apple’s iMessage system may have resulted in lost text messages, their was inadequate evidence that the group faced a “contractual breach or interference” from iMessage…...

Most of us look back on the original Jumanji film with nostalgic joy. It’s just a fun movie starring one of the best actors of all time, Robin Williams, along with a stellar supporting cast. We also can’t help but notice that aside from the jokes that are meant to be funny, the movie is also riddled with plot holes that are unintentionally hilarious. These plot holes only become more gaping when viewed next to the film’s sequel, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle....

Here’s everything we know about Jumanji 3 so far. The next Jumanji movie will be a direct sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which itself was a partial continuation of the 1995 Jumanji film adaptation that starred the late Robin Williams. The Jumanji brand kicked off in 1981 with Chris Van Allsburg’s illustrated children’s book of the same name. Allsburg’s story followed siblings Judy and Peter Shepherd as they find a play a magical board game that brings its jungle animals and setting to life in the real world....

Stars of the upcoming film Jumanji: The Next Level Danny DeVito and The Rock recently crashed a wedding in Mexico, going as far as to sing a duet to the happy couple. Early reviews of the Jumanji sequel have proven promising for the film’s stars, which also include Kevin Hart and Karen Gillian, as well as the actor/musician Jack Black and Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover. Although Jumanji: The Next Level’s video game tie-in was less than stellar, fans of the first film in the Jumanji reboot universe have been looking forward to the upcoming sequel’s release date on December 13th, 2019....

Update: As is usually is the case, there is another side to the story where the kid actually took the picture of himself doing something improper and administrators were just perusing his hard drive… What’s wrong with some school administrators? Clearly they don’t have a sense for right and wrong when something insane like this happens. Short Version: Kids get free laptops for one-to-one education program. Administration loads crazy spy cam software that can be activated remotely and snaps pictures of kids at home doing “improper stuff”....

Kim Kardashian, of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, says she empathizes with Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle’s current struggle with the media. While the members of the Royal Family are dealing with fallout from the never-ending scrutiny of British tabloids, Kim weighed in on their situation. Since she lives in the spotlight as well, the famous reality star said she understands the family’s need for more privacy. Harry and Meghan have been dealing with intense criticism from the British media since the start of their relationship....

Kim Kardashian West’s longtime BFF Jonathan Cheban revealed the cause of the only fight they had in 10 years. The Keeping Up with the Kardashian star explained the almost perfect friendship between him and Kim. Cheban is a former publicist who ran in the same crowd as Kim back in 2009, and that’s when fans were introduced to the reality TV star as he’s been seen on Keeping Up with the Kardashians since the beginning....

Kim Richards’ kids are worried about their mom after she fled from the hospital. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has been known to struggle with her sobriety issues and often go MIA in the past. Richards found fame as a child actor, starring in the Walt Disney movie, Escape to Witch Mountain, which launched her career. Richards had been known for struggling with substance abuse and was outed by her sister, Kyle Richards, during season 1 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hill in 2011....