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The Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event is coming up in a few days, so it’s time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. Some may shudder at the thought of holiday shopping already, but if you pay the $139 annual fee for Prime, these sale events are a great time to stock up on essentials and cross things off your shopping list well before the mad rush at the end of the year. While October Prime Day typically isn’t on the same scale as Prime Day in July, we typically…
The AIPT Manga Podcast is back, recapping the news, reviewing your favorite comics, and featuring special guests. This week, Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta joined the show to unbox Absolute Batman, which will be released next week. Take a peek at what they’re doing to bring a new vision to Batman.Stream the AIPT Comics Podcast below or find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. AIPT Comics This week’s top booksDave:Plastic Man No More #2 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lynds)The Deviant #8 (James Tynion, Joshua Hixson)Nathan:The Creeping Below #1 (Brian Azzarello, Vanessa R. Del Rey)DC…
Three new anti-theft features that Google announced earlier this year have reportedly started rolling out on Android. Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, and Remote Lock tools are intended to give users a way to quickly lock down their devices if they are swiped, ensuring that thieves cannot access sensitive information. Android reporter Mishal Rahman shared on social media that the first two tools have arrived on the Xiaomi 14T Pro, and said that some Pixel users have started seeing remote locks.Theft detection locks are activated by the act of snatching. The company announced in May that the feature “uses…
New works of fiction, nonfiction, and comics that caught our attention.harperI don’t usually reach for books that are described as being mostly about teenage love triangles, but after reading so many glowing reviews, I decided to give this book a try. And I found myself immediately drawn to Louise Erdrich’s prose. Sure, there’s a love triangle, but The Mighty Red is so much more than that. It covers many areas, including the struggles of rural communities facing economic recession, land degradation, and concerns about chemicals used to keep land productive. Mighty Red follows the protagonists Crystal and Kismet, a mother…
Image credit: Dark Horse Comics This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Terminator, and I’ve been reading Dark Horse’s early ’90s comics. Having read “Tempest” and “One Shot,” the next series chronologically is “Secondary Goal.” Is that a good thing? Let’s find out! As a direct sequel to Dark Horse Comics’ first Terminator series, The Tempest, I had high hopes for Secondary Objectives. Especially since we still have Mary, a time-outcast Resistance fighter who is a human-Terminator hybrid stuck in the past and desperately trying to override her machine side. It’s a really interesting premise, and one that goes…
Despite the company’s recent decision to comply with the Brazilian Supreme Court’s request, X is still not back online in Brazil. That’s at least partly due to paying the fine to the wrong bank, according to Reuters. After being banned from Brazil for several weeks, X appointed a legal representative in Brazil in late September, as ordered, and took down his account, which a court had accused of spreading misinformation and hate speech. The final hurdle was paying off the fine, which was estimated to be around $5 million.Citing a court filing on Friday, Reuters reported that Company X said…
DC Comics launched the DC All-In initiative by releasing DC All-In Special #1, but it sold out and a second printing was decided. That and Absolute Batman #1 are already sold out, so if you miss out on both, don’t worry, the second printing will be available on October 30th.Co-written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson, with art by Wes Craig and Daniel Sampere, the DC All-In Special chronicles the events of DC’s Absolute Power event in a unique flipbook format. and sets a new status quo for superheroes. In DC, the reunited Justice League confronts Darkseid, and a mysterious…
People visiting Lego’s website on the night of October 4 were welcomed by a banner featuring an illustration of a gold coin with the company’s logo, claiming that the “Lego Coin” had been officially released. Buyers were also promised a “secret reward.” However, Lego didn’t actually launch an official cryptocurrency coin, and according to The Brick Fan, an external cryptocurrency website started selling “Lego tokens” for Ethereum when you hit the buy button. . The website appears to have been hijacked by a malicious attacker, switched banners, and used it for some type of crypto fraud.As pointed out by users…
A few months ago, Google introduced a new way to search Gmail using Gemini AI. This feature, called Gmail Q&A, allows you to find specific emails and information by asking questions to the Gemini chatbot. You can ask things like, “What time do you have dinner reservations on Saturday?” Find the information you need quickly. Initially only available on Android devices, Google has now started rolling it out to iPhones.In addition to asking questions, you can also use the ability to find unread emails from a specific sender by simply telling Gemini to “Find unread emails by (person’s name).” You…
Square Enix’s multiplayer shooter Foamstars is moving to a free-to-play model. The four-player team multiplayer brawler officially became a free game on Sony’s PlayStation 4 and 5 today, according to a post on the studio’s support page. That means you won’t even need a PlayStation Plus subscription to play.If you purchase the game before Square Enix’s price change, the studio will send you a free “Legacy Gift” that includes a Bubble Beastie skin in 12 exclusive color variations, an exclusive slide board design, and a “Legacy” title. To find out how to get free “Legacy Gifts”, you should always keep…