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Apple in August secured a temporary ban on Samsung’s planned Galaxy Tab 10.1 release in Australia. Today is the first day of a two-day hearing over the matter and Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett said she needed more time to dive into Apple’s claims before she ruled on Apple’s request for an injunction. Bennett observed that “technology moves very quickly”, adding that “it would be in both sides’ interest to have this matter finalized quickly”....

There are many other tools available in Kali Linux that can help with this type of attack, so don’t be afraid to explore them. These are the most commonly used tools for password attacks in Kali Linux. 1. John the Ripper John the Ripper can be used to crack passwords from text files and word lists, also known as password dictionaries. It’s often one of the most important tools that anyone who wants to break into systems will need for performing password attacks....

Or perhaps you work in a high traffic area where people are walking around and always kicking your power supply and ripping the power cord out of your system. , or you’re not paying attention and accidentally kick it, and the power becomes disconnected. Believe it or not, a rubber band might be your solution. Use a Rubber Band as a Slip Guard Wrap the rubber band around two opposing corners, and presto, the power brick is now slip-resistant and won’t slip off your desk....

Apple’s chief design officer Jony Ive has been appointed chancellor of London’s famous Royal College of Art (RCA). The RCA has been ranked as the world’s best university for art and design for three years running. Ive, who was awarded an honorary doctorate by the RCA back in 2009, says he is thrilled by the news … Business Insider notes that Ive will begin the unpaid position in July. Paul Thompson, rector of the Royal College of Art, described Ive as the world’s leading designer....

Immediately following the release of the Microsoft Surface in November, Microsoft sent its Windows head Steven Sinofsky packing. Just a couple of months later, he is already trying out a new platform: iOS. We were tipped to a tweet from Sinofsky (@stevesi) from January 11th that was sent from Twitter for iPhone. We soon discovered a second tweet from the same platform on January 4th. Sinofsky is still tweeting from his Microsoft Surface and the Web, but we don’t see as many Windows Phone-based tweets as we do earlier in his Twitter timeline....

You need to develop new skills and stay in the loop so that you can identify and strengthen your skill set to stay relevant. We have put together a number of tips and tricks to help you to continue upskilling and developing yourself, as well as how you can continue to acquire new cybersecurity skills in 2019. How can you build your cybersecurity skills? All industries go through trend cycles, where new advances in technology accelerate the development of products and services....

A new research note from KGI indicates that the 4.7-inch model of the iPhone 6 won’t support optical image stabilization due to constraints in the production of VCM suppliers. The larger 5.5-inch version is expected to support the feature, while the smaller device will employ a cheaper motor that’s similar to the one found in the iPhone 5s. That’s not to say that the 4.7-inch phone won’t see improvements to image quality....

While Jon Hamm became best known for his role as the dapper Don Draper on period drama Mad Men, the actor had been struggling to make it big many years before that. Now 48, he was 36 at the time that he snagged what would be the biggest role of his career. At that age, one could say that Hamm got a late start in the business. Sure, he had acted before that....

The first set photos from Jupiter’s Legacy have surfaced, showing Josh Duhamel in costume as central character The Utopian. The Netflix series is an adaptation of the comic of the same name by Scottish legends Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, and is the first adaptation by the streaming service after it bought the former’s Millarworld imprint, with many more to come. Debuting in 2013, the Jupiter’s Legacy comics center on a group of people who during the Great Depression became the first superheroes the world had ever seen, forming a team christened the Union in the hope of becoming the salvation of a country crippled by hopelessness and in desperate need of something to believe in again....

When it comes to choosing outfits for female characters in action movies, it doesn’t take very much to create a controversy. Two years ago Jurassic World found itself in the middle of a fire-storm over Bryce Dallas Howard’s high heels, and now there’s a similar controversy bubbling over Karen Gillan’s arguably gratuitously skimpy outfit in the upcoming reboot of Jumanji. Fans got their first look at Gillan’s Jumanji character last year when Columbia released a promotional photo of her and co-stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black and Kevin Hart....

NBC’s comedy pilot, The Kenan Show (aka Saving Kenan), starring Kenan Thompson, has added Andy Garcia to the cast as Kenan’s father-in-law. If the pilot gets ordered for a full season, the show will mark Garcia’s first regular role in a TV series. The namesake of the pilot, Kenan Thompson, laid tracks in the comedy world with memorable roles in Good Burger, Kenan & Kel, and sketch comedy sensation All That....

Joker lands 11 Oscar nominations, the most for a comic book movie ever. Premiering at the 2019 Venice Film Festival last August, Joker quickly emerged as the year’s most polarizing awards contender. Critics and viewers were divided on its merits, with some believing it was a work of art that transcended its genre, while others felt it was a dangerous film that could incite real-world violence. All of the controversy surrounding Joker did not deter audiences from flocking to the theater to see it, as the gritty origin story became the first R-rated film to earn $1 billion worldwide....

Jon Hamm is one of those actors who’s impossible to not like. Hamm got his big break on Mad Men, playing the brilliant, flawed, and mysterious advertising executive, Don Draper. While that is his most famous role, he has put together a pretty impressive film career as well. Hamm has the leading-man talent but isn’t opposed to taking supporting roles in interesting projects. He is also an actor who seems comfortable in any genre....

When working with jQuery, it is a good idea to wait for the document to be fully loaded, prior to executing jQuery code on the page. One of the first things you should learn about jQuery is the ready event. Most of your jQuery code will be contained within this handler. This will ensure that the jQuery code does not run until the DOM is ready. It will confirm that any element being accessed is already loaded and accessible, so the script will not return any errors related to missing elements....

Just Shoot Me! was a popular NBC sitcom that ran from 1997-2003. The workplace comedy revolved around the office of a fictional fashion magazine called Blush, a sort of Vogue analog. It was created by Steven Levitan, who’s had a hand in creating other successful comedies like Modern Family. The series ran for 148 episodes over the course of seven seasons. While never much of a critical darling the show was still a ratings hit, despite its regularly shifting timeslot....

Ray Fisher shares a behind-the-scenes video of Victor Stone’s football scene that was cut in Justice League. After a brief appearance in 2016’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Cyborg made his official introduction in Warner Bros. first superhero team-up film from 2017. But the project had a convoluted production with rumored script rewrites, last minute director changes and extensive reshoots that left a lot of the scenes filmed during principal photography on the editing room floor....

Kim Kardashian revealed that she dips her McNuggets in honey in a new Super Bowl ad. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star dropped the surprising news on Twitter, and some fans are totally confused about it. Kardashian is part of a new campaign by McDonald’s called “Famous Orders.” It highlights the burger chain’s celebrity fan base and the menu items they love the most. Kardashian is featured among other stars like Millie Bobby Brown from Netflix’s Stranger Things‘ and The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg....

On the morning of Apple’s event to announce the 2018 iPhone lineup, Ming-Chi Kuo has released a report targeting the 2019 models. It’s a relatively minor comment on the rear camera of next year’s iPhones; Kuo says that unlike market consensus, he does not expect a time-of-flight depth system to be added to the 2019 iPhone rear camera. Obviously, a statement on the 2019 cameras also reflects on the imminent lineup....

The John Wick TV series called The Continential could air as early as next year. Keanu Reeves has been a household name for quite some time, but he grabbed people’s attention once again when John Wick came out in 2014. The film was well-received for its action and brutal fight scenes, resulting in two sequels. The franchise has proven to be quite lucrative for Lionsgate, who is branching the series out in the form of a TV show....

The controversy surrounding the upcoming DC film Joker hasn’t hurt the movie, but instead ensured that it will be a major success. The film has been positioned by Warner Bros. as its own entity separate from the DCEU franchise, and focuses on the story of Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, and his gradual transformation into Gotham City’s Clown Prince of Crime. Joker won the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival, with Phoenix earning glowing praise for his performance...