There’s a certain stigma that surrounds Mac gaming, but Aspyr today is proving that stigma wrong. The company announced this evening that Civilization VI is now available for the Mac, just three days after its release on the PC. Civilization VI is the latest installment in Sid Meier’s popular Civilization series and builds upon the improvements in Civilization V and its expansions. Civilization VI was designed by the same team that made the previous iteration of the hit game and features gameplay that fans will recognize from the start....

Controversy over Apple’s warranty policies in China started up earlier this month after a report from state-controlled media outlets such as China Central Television criticized the company for treating consumers unfairly with its warranty and repair procedures compared to other countries. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Chinese government appears to be going after Apple for failing to respond to requests for interviews and providing a response to the criticisms through an article in the state-run People’s Daily newspaper:...

Britain’s BBC is trialing a clever new piece of technology that lets you use your iPhones and iPads as a kind of surround-sound speakers for your Mac. You can try it today with a demo, and then listen to a radio drama series which uses it … Gizmodo spotted it. You can be up-and-running with it in less than a minute. Simply go to this webpage on your Mac and click Try at the top....

The list includes an October CMS Improper Authentication, a System Information Library for node.js Command Injection vulnerability, an Oracle Corporate Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Path Traversal vulnerability, an Apache Airflow Experimental API Authentication Bypass vulnerability, a Drupal Core Unrestricted Upload of File vulnerability, and three Nagios XI OS Command Injection vulnerabilities. The October CMS Improper Authentication – CVE-2021-32648 – was allegedly used during a cyberattack on Ukrainian government systems last week....

Tom Holland looks creepy in a new image from Joe and Anthony Russo’s latest movie, Cherry. After working on three Marvel Cinematic Universe installments together, the trio is tackling very different material for their next collaboration. Holland stars in Cherry as an Army medic with PTSD who starts robbing banks to support his crippling opioid addiction. The film is based on a true story, drawing from Nico Walker’s autobiographical book. From that description, it’s clear Cherry is a clear departure from the spectacle-driven comic book blockbusters the Russos are famous for...

Chris Evans had a reasonably successful acting career before 2011, though most of his roles in films like Not Another Teen Movie, The Losers, and the Fantastic Four franchise relegated him to a snarky pretty boy. Director Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs The World) suggested Evans to the Marvel brass for the role of Steve Rogers, a.k.a Captain America, citing his role in Sunshine as proof of his chops as a serious leading man....

Red-headed menace Chucky is set to terrorize cable television, as SYFY is developing a Child’s Play series with franchise creator Don Mancini on board to serve as writer and executive producer. The character has been a horror staple for decades now, beginning with the first Child’s Play movie back in 1988. That film was followed up by a round of inevitable sequels, many of which eventually turned the character and the series itself into self-referential dark comedies, like the 2013 release Curse of Chucky or 2017’s Cult of Chucky....

All told, Cisco’s Q2 non-GAAP earnings per share came to 84 cents on revenue of $12.7 billion, up 6% year over year. Wall Street was expecting second-quarter earnings of 81 cents per share on revenue of $12.65 billion. “We continue to see incredibly strong demand across our portfolio, emphasizing the criticality and relevance of Cisco’s innovation,” CEO Chuck Robbins said in a statement. “Our robust order strength, record backlog and double-digit growth in annual recurring revenue position us well to deliver growth....

The Magnificent Seven hit theaters this past weekend, and while some critics are considering it more magnificent than others, it looks like it’s off to a good start at the box office. But if you thought that the new Western starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt is a wholly original production, you would be sorely mistaken. This film is not just the remake of one film, but the film before it, making this shoot ’em up a remake of a remake!...

Asian carrier China Telecom has approached Apple with an idea of bringing a CDMA version of the iconic handset to its 103 million subscribers. Apple, of course, is currently dealing with China Unicom only. That company commands a whopping 886 million users in the 1.4 billion people market. China Telecom’s chairman Wang Xiaochu told Reuters: The state-owned carrier, the smallest of China’s three major wireless operators, sees a window of opportunity opening as Apple’s exclusive agreement with Unicom is set to expire later this year....

The Avengers: Infinity War home video release includes a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at Chris Evans’ beard cover-up from The Avengers’ post-credits shawarma scene. The scene was famously filmed the day after the movie premiered so that it could be hastily added to the movie in time for the wide release, and sees The Avengers taking a well-deserved break after the Battle of New York, following up on Tony’s earlier suggestion that they all go and try some shawarma....

Chris Pine is officially back in Wonder Woman 1984, and he’s apparently playing the “real” Steve Trevor. As many viewers may recall, Trevor nobly sacrificed his life at the end of the first Wonder Woman, seemingly ending his time in the DC Extended Universe after just a single film. However, after Screen Rant first reported the actor was returning for the hotly-anticipated sequel, director Patty Jenkins confirmed the news herself by sharing a picture of Steve Trevor looking lost in a 1980s-era shopping mall....

As Star Wars Resistance heads into its second and final season on October 6, Kazuda Xiono and his team have to deal with even bigger threats from the First Order. While he grapples with the challenges of leadership, he must also reconcile himself to Tam’s defection, which has deeply wounded him. Voice actor Christopher Sean shared how Kaz deals with the changes, who he was most excited to work with, and how honored he is to be the first Asian American lead in the Star Wars universe....

HBO Max a popular option to subscribe to the premium network directly on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and more but its price has no doubt held back some potential subscribers. Now AT&T has announced that it’s planning to launch a more affordable ad-supported version of HBO Max this June. Update: AT&T has shared that the new ad-supported version won’t put ads in HBO originals that previously didn’t include ads. We’ve also learned that the ad-supported subscription won’t include access to theatrical movie releases....

A first look at Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 2 shows a love triangle that will factor into the new season’s story. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina tells the story of a girl born half witch and half mortal torn between her two worlds. Although Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) is in love with a mortal boy, as she comes into her power, she soon learns it’s difficult to walk that thin line between the world of mortals and the world of witches....

Sabrina’s conflict with the Dark Lord may be wrapped up for the moment, but more dangers lie ahead in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 3. The Netflix series is actually divided up into “Parts” rather than seasons, with Part 1 and Part 2 (plus the Christmas special) supposedly making up one season split into two, in an imitation of traditional TV shows with midseason hiatuses. However, for simplicity’s sake we’re going to refer to the next batch of episodes as season 3....

Pictured above: Proview’s iMac-like computer named iPAD, released 12 years ago. The latest in an ongoing iPad trademark dispute in China comes as Shenzhen-based Proview claims a small victory in its pursue of a $2 billion compensation from Apple over the iPad moniker in China. According to a report filed by The Associated Press, Proview’s lawyer Xie Xianghui told the media Monday that the Intermediate People’s Court in Huizhou ruled last Friday that local distributors should stop selling iPads in the country....

James Cameron revealed Chris Evans and Channing Tatum both came close to being cast as Jake Sully in Avatar. Avatar was a literal dream project for Cameron, with the original concept coming to the director from a dream he had about a luminescent forest. He wrote the first treatment for it in 1995 but sat on the project for a decade to let technology catch up with his vision of photorealistic CGI characters....

Some of the most famous 90 Day Fiancé fans ever, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, have shown their love for the hit TLC show by recreating an iconic scene. Fans will remember the moment when Darcey Silva corrected her then-boyfriend Jesse Meester on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days about how to cut the steak on a bias, like how she learned while working at a restaurant. Darcey if definitely one of the most recognizable women on the entire franchise, after trying her hand at long-distance love on the 90 Day Fiancé spinoff, 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days....

Christopher Eccleston made a fantastic return to form in the TARDIS, fifteen years after playing the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who. Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor was the face fans saw when Doctor Who was revived after a lengthy hiatus back in 2005. Doctor Who is an iconic British television program that’s been on the air for more than fifty years, the story follows a time-traveler from the planet Gallifrey called the Doctor....