”…an inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work.”

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Apple has announced a new docuseries for Apple TV+.
”Dear…” will take an inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of iconic figures of society, based on letters written by people whose lives were changed by their work.
It will include Oprah, Stevie Wonder, and Big Bird.

Apple has announced a new docuseries for Apple TV+ titled ”Dear…” which will take an ”inventive and cinematic” approach to biographies of iconic figures of society, based on letters written by people whose lives were touched and changed by their work.

An Apple press release states:

Apple TV+ announces new docuseries ”Dear…” from Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutler

Apple today announced ”Dear…,” a new documentary series executive produced by Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutle…

”I am thrilled about this new partnership with my friends at Apple…”

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Apple has signed a multi-year TV+ deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
She starred in Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld.
Under the deal, she’ll develop projects for Apple as star and producer.

Apple has signed a multi-year deal with Julia Louise-Dreyfus, formerly of Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld.

In a press release Apple said:

Apple inks overall deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Apple has signed a sweeping overall deal with multi-award-winning actress and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Under the multi-year agreement, Louis-Dreyfus will develop new projects exclusively for Apple TV+ as both an executive producer and star. The deal marks her first-ever overall deal with a streaming service.

”I am thrilled about this new partnership with my friends at Apple,” said Louis-Dreyfus. ”Also, many thanks and kudos to my representatives for structuring the deal in such a way that I am paid i…

Name: Latios (Japanese: ラティオス Latios)

Classification: Eon Pokémon

Type: Dragon/Flying

Generation: Gen III Hoenn Region

Gender Ratio: 100% Male

Height:

6′ 7″ (Latios)
7′ 7″ (Mega Latios)

Weight:

132.3 (Latios)
154.3 lbs (Mega Latios)

Evolution:

Mega Evolves with Latiosite

Alternate Formes:

Mega Latios

How to catch in Sword/Shield: Not Available Yet

How to catch in Go:

Raids
Research Breakthrough Reward

Description: A Pokémon that looks more like a plane than an animal, Latios is part of the Eon Duo. Unlike most Legendary Pokémon, Latios also has a gender, with all Latios being male. He has a long neck, wing like limbs, and no legs. Much of the front half of his body is white, save for blue markings on his face, while the back half of his body is mostly blue, save for a pink triangle marking on his belly. Capable of Mega Evolution, Mega Latios has purple where he once was blue and has a pair of massive purple wings replace his back wings. He also …

Name: Latias (Japanese: ラティアス Latias)

Classification: Eon Pokémon

Type: Dragon/Flying

Generation: Gen III Hoenn Region

Gender Ratio: 100% Female

Height:

4′ 7″ (Latias)
5′ 11″ (Mega Latias)

Weight:

88.2 lbs (Latias)
114.6 lbs (Mega Latias)

Evolution:

Mega Evolves with Latiasite

Alternate Formes:

Mega Latias

How to catch in Sword/Shield: Not Available Yet

How to catch in Go:

Legendary Raids
Research Breakthrough Rewards

Description: A Pokémon that looks more like a plane than an animal, Latias is part of the Eon Duo. Unlike most Legendary Pokémon, Latias also has a gender, with all Latias being female. She has a long neck, wing like limbs, and no legs. Most of the front half of her body is white, save for pink markings on her face, while the back half of her body is mostly pink, save for a blue triangle marking on her belly. Capable of Mega Evolution, Mega Latias has purple where she once was pink and has a pair of massive purple wings replace her…

Take great photos, no matter what you are using.

Few of us have what it takes to put our bodies a hundred feet underwater for several hours in order to get a single photo of a rare sea critter, but this National Geographic Photographer is exactly that person. His days are long, physically exhausting in ways most of us will never know, and involve traveling to extreme and beautiful locations all around the world. And if you’ve ever seen any of the incredible work he’s published, your life is richer for it.

But, when he’s not at work, Brian has an iPhone in his pocket. And when I saw that, I wanted to know what he had to say about those of us who use our phones as our primary cameras. Unsurprisingly, he loves it.

I think, ultimately, anything that helps you make a picture that satisfies your crative juices or helps you tell a story or lets you show your friends a cool thing, having a device you can take anywhere like that, is a great thing. There’s nothing wrong with that, I thin…

This time last year we had new, incredibly powerful iPad Pro hardware, but what we didn’t have was the iOS software to truly unlock all of its potential.

iOS 12 had been, in large part, a performance and stability release, and I loved that. Loved it so much I’m going to repeat the need to repeat it every year basically ad nauseam Infinitum until it happens.

But, we were missing things. Especially things that would let the iPad be the iPad. I’d been asking for an iPadOS for like 5 years. Something that would keep the iOS underpinnings but let the experience be as unique, the way the watch and TV had been treated basically since launch.

And… just when I’d all but given up hope, Apple gave it to us. iPadOS. Along with many of the features many of us had been asking for since Steve Jobs had first sat down with it in that big comfy chair.

Most of the features… but not all of them, and not all the way. Just the other day I wrote about the return to focus on reliability and perfor…

We got up close and personal with VIZIO at CES 2020 where it announced the next generation of its SmartCast smart TV platform and a new range of soundbars (alongside a new lineup of TVs you can see here).

SmartCast 4.0 improvements were pretty obvious, and VIZIO needs kudos for speeding up its top-level home screen experience. It’s worth noting that VIZIO says to expect the SmartCast update on TVs dating all the way back to 2016.

The audio lineup has been overhauled for 2020, from improvements in industrial design to audio quality to branding. The highlight is the new high-end VIZIO Elevate Sound Bar. It’s got Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. And it has speakers that rotate depending on the sound profile. It’s a really cool thing to hear, and sort of space-age to see in practice. And the sound? Spectacular….

Fight the dragon and save your prince in Apple Arcade’s newest title.

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Apple has launched its latest game for Apple Arcade today.
’Kings of the Castle’ is a speedrunner that allows for both solo and multiplayer modes.
Players play as a princess who is fighting to save her prince from a dragon.

Apple has once again added a new game to Apple Arcade right before the weekend. This week’s title is ’Kings of the Castle’, a speedrunner from Frosty Pop Games where you play as a princess who must fight her way through traps, enemies, and obstacles to save her prince from the clutches of an evil dragon.

”The dragon Zantorian locked Prince Rupert away in a castle tower on a dangerous and mysterious island. Lord Baldor dispatches the princess to investigate the hostile and unfamiliar territory and save the prince. Playing as the princess, you must use your speed, courage, and savvy sense of direction to save the prince. Avoid traps, battle enemies, jump over obstacl…

We got up close and personal with VIZIO at CES 2020 where it announced its first ever OLED TV alongside a range of improvements to the rest of the TV lineup and some crazy cool gaming stuff (alongside the next generation of its SmartCast operating system and an overhauled audio lineup you can see here).

Spend even just a few minutes with any of VIZIO’s new kit and you’ll come away thinking ”I want this.”

VIZIO’s biggest splash is its OLED TV, which brings deeper blacks than ever before in a super-slim profile. VIZIO also launched its V-Series, M-Series Quantum, P-Series Quantum, and P-Series Quantum X for 2020.

The P-Series Quantum X will be available in 65-, 75- and 85-inch models. It has 792 local dimming zones on the large end and takes the peak brightness up to 3,000 nits. It’s nuts. It’s gorgeous….

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Asphalt 9: Legends is now available in the Mac App Store.
It’s a free download.
The app is a Catalyst version of the popular iOS game.

It’s finally here.

Gameloft has brought Asphalt 9: Legends to the Mac as a Catalyst app, just as it said it would at WWDC last June. The game was one of those shown off by Apple to highlight what can be done with Catalyst and while it’s taken its time arriving on the Mac App Store, it’s here now.

The game is a free download along with in-app purchases just as it is on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. And it offers plenty to keep gamers coming back for more.

Asphalt 9: Legends features an extensive roster of real hypercars from renowned manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors. Pick your dream ride and race across spectacular locations around the world. Leave your limits in the dust and become a ”Legend of the Track!”

Gameloft says that gamers will be able to start their careers on one device and the…