A young boy waiting for a new heart received the life-changing news that a donor had been found for him via the medium of Wookiee, as his doctor delivered on a promise to dress up as Star Wars’ Chewbacca once a replacement organ had been found. Thanks to a combination of the incredibly enduring appeal of Star Wars and the current procession of Disney-produced movies such as The Last Jedi and Solo, the popularity of the franchise is as high as ever, even with those who were yet to be born when the prequel trilogy began, like 15 year old Austin Eggleston....

Gabby, or Gabriella Dawson, is the wife of Matthew Casey, also part of the fire crew. She is a paramedic on Ambulance 61 and is assigned to Puerto Rico where she attends to the needs of victims there. She was also formerly part of the crew of Truck 81. She is an exciting, dynamic, somewhat feisty character with moments of intensity and passion displayed by few on the show. Fans love her for her resilience and the energy she brings to the series....

A few reports have floated around today that we are filing under rumor. The first comes from a Digitimes report that claimed Apple suppliers are prepping for mass production of a new Retina iMac scheduled for July with a possible October unveiling. We told you in May that Retina iMacs were likely on the way when higher-resolution iMac display panels were spotted in Apple’s supply chain before the unveiling of the new Retina MacBook Pro at WWDC in June....

Vickie Guerrero feels that Chris Benoit deserves to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for his wrestling career, despite his shocking final days. A Canadian-born grappler, Benoit first gained U.S. fame during a short stint in the early days of ECW, where he inadvertently broke Sabu’s neck and earned the nickname “The Crippler.” From there he went on to a long run in WCW, spending several years as part of the elite Four Horsemen stable alongside greats like Ric Flair and Dean Malenko....

For tech chiefs with the right focus, the opportunities to make a long-term mark on behalf of the business are huge, says Michael Cole, CTO of golf’s European Tour and Ryder Cup. The role of a modern IT leader is not necessarily to deliver the deep dives into technology, says Cole. Success comes from delivering the business of technology – and that’s something he’s very passionate about, both as a leader and as a CTO....

CISA director Jen Easterly and executive assistant director for cybersecurity Eric Goldstein fielded questions from reporters during a briefing on Monday, telling attendees that outside of an attack on the Belgian Defense Ministry, they have not seen any damaging incidents that resulted directly from the exploitation of the Log4j vulnerability. “At this time, we have not seen the use of Log4Shell resulting in significant intrusions. This may be the case because sophisticated adversaries have already used this vulnerability to exploit targets and are just waiting to leverage their new access until network defenders are on a lower alert....

Some 2020 and 2021 iPhones will have Chinese-made OLED screens for the first time, according to Korean analysts. The report says that BOE’s negotiations with Apple have been successful and that it will supply more OLED panels than LG by 2021… RPRNA reports that Samsung will remain Apple’s lead OLED supplier. BOE already makes LCD screens for both iPads and MacBooks. BOE recently become the global leader of the TV LCD panel and now the company has shifted its focus to OLED panels....

China is many things, not just the United States’ biggest creditor and the home to cheap child labor that assembles your iPhone in sweatshops. One thing we can all agree on, though: In China, the government is pretty much in control of many things, including what you read, listen to and consume on the web (hint: The Great Firewall of China). The same could apply to mobile software if it weren’t for one slight problem: China doesn’t get to control the App Store where hundreds of thousands of apps are vying for users’ attention....

Beijing Morning News reports that local ticket scalpers have found a new way to make money on Apple: booking up all available Genius Bar appointments and then offering them for sale online. Ticket scalpers usually make their money by buying large quantities of event tickets as soon as they go on sale then illegally selling them for more than face value once the event is sold out. With Genius Bar appointments, they don’t even need to fork out cash in the first place: they just use a bunch of email addresses to make the appointments then advertise them online....

Like pretty much everyone else who saw it, former Han Solo director Chris Miller likes the newest Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer. After a new full preview for the sequel was finally released last night, fans were obviously thrilled with the slew of new footage that we were able to see. You may remember that the last time we got a lengthy teaser was all the way back in April during this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, and with just a little bit over two months left before the full film blasts through cinemas, everybody thought that it was high time for a new trailer....

Hover Zoom in Action As an extension, there’s no real interface for Hover Zoom. After installing it from the Google Chrome Web Store, it begins working right away. Just let your mouse linger over an image or link and—hooray! Here it is on some other websites: Reddit: On Google+: Settings and Options Once Hover Zoom is installed, you’ll forget it’s even there. But there are some worthwhile options that you can access by Right-clicking the Hover Zoom icon in your omnibar and choosing Options....

Charlize Theron is now executive producer for a new reality tv racing competition, Hyperdrive. She describes the show as being Fast & Furious meets American Ninja Warrior. Theron starred in the former, and is now turning to reality TV in her newest project. Theron, who raced her way through the Wasteland in her War Rig as Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road knows a thing or two about racing, as she is also currently filming for Fast & Furious 9 that will set to be released in 2020....

Everyone idolizes Superman. He’s the world’s favorite all-American superhero, and has been the poster boy for heroism and morality since his debut in 1933. And quite rightly - he’s frickin’ awesome. But behind the incredible powers and the near-invincibility, there’s another side to Superman that is too often forgotten: our more humble bespectacled friend, Clark Kent. Although he might not don the famous Superman suit and crimson cape, Clark is every bit as super....

The city of Chicago is a beautiful and lively urban sprawl that has been the backdrop for a number of films. While some films, like Candyman or The Dark Knight, were shot in the city, their plots don’t quite showcase the city as a real place. These 10 films all capture the city with realism, historical accuracy, or just slightly fantasized admiration. They come from a genuine place of wanting to do more than show the big bean and tall building in an establishing drone shot....

One of the catch-22s of the global component shortage is that chips for chipmaking machines are one of the items in short supply, say execs from Intel and Apple chipmaker TSMC. Buying new chipmaking machines was never a speedy process, given their complexity and delicacy, but lead times before the pandemic were measured in months. Now, say chipmakers, that time can be as long as 2-3 years … Background The global chip shortage was created by a mix of factors....

While doing press for Wonder Woman, Chris Pine poked fun at DC’s competition, particularly the upcoming film, Avengers: Infinity War. The film releases this week, and things are looking up for the next chapter in Warner Bros.’ burgeoning DC Extended Universe. Gal Gadot made her big screen debut as Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice last year, and she will be reprising her role in the director’s Justice League later this year....

This post contains SPOILERS for Avengers: Infinity War - Chris Pratt has confirmed the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy 3 will begin filming in 2019. There was a point in time when the sub-franchise was deemed a massive risk for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, considering the characters were obscure to even devout comic book readers. However, a combination of a catchy marketing campaign and heartfelt story about family made the original Guardians of the Galaxy one of the biggest hits in 2014....

A claimed prototype of the cellular model of the iPad mini 2 is being auctioned on eBay, with a starting bid of $4,999. No bids had been placed at the time of writing. The reason bids go for so much on these prototypes is that security experts, hackers and jailbreakers like to understand the software that’s loaded on them to get a better idea of what’s going on behind the scenes on iOS devices....

Chewbacca appoints himself as Han Solo’s co-pilot in the first officially released clip from Solo: A Star Wars Story. For more than four decades, the smuggler and the Wookiee have been one of pop culture’s most dynamic duos, thrilling audiences with several adventures on the big screen. In just a few weeks (as of this writing), fans are going to have a chance to see how their strong friendship formed, as Han meeting Chewie for the first time is one of the key elements of Solo’s marketing campaign thus far....

There are two trendy features you can find any flagship smartphone – a dual-camera module and a full-screen. If looking more attentively, you can even find a quad-camera and curved-screen devices as well. Seems these are the decisive factors affecting the customers’ activity when buying a new phone. But there should be the third feature to accomplish the trinity. Any large-screen handset that also comes with good camera capabilities should be packed with a large battery....