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In the Harry Potter world, the Slytherin house gets a terrible reputation as the darkest wizards known to wizard kind. Even someone as accepting of bloodthirsty animals as Hagrid once said, “There’s not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn’t in Slytherin.” It’s rarely mentioned just how one of the greatest wizards to have ever lived, Merlin himself, came to be a Slytherin. It was also a Slytherin who gave up his life to become a double agent to save the world from evil....

HBO is bringing Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection to audiences this holiday season, with plenty of exclusive bonus features. Although the series came to an end just a few weeks ago, and with no small amount of controversy or complaints amongst the viewership, it’s a good bet that even the most causal Game of Thrones fan would like to get their hands on the complete collection, if for nothing else than to have present it in the shadow box the set comes packaged in....

It’s kind of an “open-secret” in the auto and tech industries that Apple is developing an electric vehicle codenamed “Project Titan”, yet for the most part, the Cupertino-based company has been able to keep details under wraps. In helping keep any development secret, Apple is believed to be using a shell company called Sixty Eight Research based in Sunnyvale, California. Neighbors have recently been reporting heavy security presence and a lot of noise around the location....

Yes, fail. Here’s why. All web browsers come with a User-Agent (UA). This is a string that browsers send in HTTP headers, so servers can identify the browser. JavaScript also uses it with the JavaScript navigator.userAgent. Web developers use the UA in all kinds of ways with their server-side programs. The UA’s format is: browserName/majorVersion.minorVersion As this written typical examples of the latest release versions of browsers UAs are:...

[Update: We’ve heard from two readers who recently ran into an issue where using the USB-C to USB-C cable does not work with this display and the 2016 MacBook Pro. Unfortunately, in one case, different cables and support from HP and Apple also didn’t provide a solution. Please share below in the comments if you have experienced the same or something similar.] If you’ve decided to pass on LG’s UltraFine Display there are only a few other options when it comes to 4K USB-C displays....

For the last few weeks I’ve been using jimmyCASE for iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 6/6s. This iPhone case has a unique mix of materials including mahogany, silicone, and high performance elastic that work well together both aesthetically and functionally. Keep reading after the break to learn more and why jimmyCASE is worth picking up. I typically use some sort of wallet case for my iPhone as I love the simplicity it provides along with some protection....

Welcome to Happy Hour 006. In this episode Zac, Seth, and Benjamin discuss new Apple Watch details and wrap up the need-to-know information, a new controversial Steve Jobs documentary, and the future of USB-C. How will it affect future iOS devices and Macs? The Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and through our dedicated RSS feed… [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/196449768?secret_token=s-WhO3T” params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”150″ iframe=”true” /] Click here to subscribe on iTunes or listen to the episode embedded above....

Sirius Black is definitely a fan-favorite character from the Harry Potter series. While he was only a side character and only really in three of the books, his complexity as a character as well as his personality made many fans love him. While Sirius might have a lot of charm, he’s also a rather flawed character in many aspects. He goes through a lot in his life, and he’s also someone who doesn’t play by the rules....

Just like any normal school, students like some professors and staff more than others. Whether they make the subject easier to learn, have a great personality, or just make a student feel like they are good at that certain subject, there’s always something. The same can be seen at Hogwarts–the book series or the Harry Potter film saga. Everyone has the professor they can’t wait to see on screen or turn the page to read about....

Popular Hellboy artist Paulo Rivera is returning to a world of mysticism and magic. He’s uniting with writers Chris Roberson and Mike Mignolia for Hellboy: Burning Season, which kicks off this Wednesday. As our exclusive preview shows, Hellboy has been called in for an intriguing mystery. Port Orange, in Florida, has been the site of a spate of spontaneous human combustions. It looks as though this has been going on for decades - the story opens with a prologue set in 1955....

Hellraiser’s evil is centered on the Lament Configuration puzzle box, which traces its bloody, Cenobite-fueled history back over 200 years. While there have been many cinematic depictions of Hell, or at least realms similar to it, Hellraiser offers a truly unique version. As shown in 1988 sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, Clive Barker’s hell is a massive labyrinth, with those unfortunate enough to be sent there trapped in a eternity of personalized suffering....

There will be customers who prefer to spend their time online, those who enjoy interacting in the real world, and those who seek hybrid experiences where something new emerges in the middle. The most certain way to grow in a post-pandemic economy is to organize around customers and the insights that reveal behaviors, preferences, and expectations as tastes, times, and trends change. Regardless of buying paradigms and platforms, digital-first behaviors have permanently shifted from 2019-2022....

We learned this week that Apple shipped 74.8 million iPhones globally during the recent holiday quarter, which is just slightly up from the 74.4 million shipped during the same quarter the year prior and just under the 75 million that analysts expected. Today Strategy Analytics has released new data showing how Apple’s last two years of shipments compare to competitors like Samsung and Huawei. The data also breaks down how Apple’s global smartphone marketshare stacks up to those same competitors....

Nanoleaf, makers of popular HomeKit-compatible ambient lighting panels, made two significant announcements at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. Both a 12-sided, customizable remote control and brand new square lighting panels debuted on the show floor. We stopped by Nanoleaf’s booth for a full hands-on demonstration. Just like Nanoleaf’s triangular panels, the company’s square panels can be customized and controlled through the use of Apple’s Home app for iOS. The panels can also be linked together – with an expanded limit of up to 1000 – for a truly immersive experience....

Earlier this week, Apple somewhat surprisingly announced a new book focused on the design history of the company. The book, which features 450 photographs of new and old Apple products, is available now from Apple for $199/$299 depending on the size you choose. Popular YouTuber-er DetroitBorg got his hands on a copy of the book and has shared a video of the experience, showing an in-depth look at what the book has to offer…...

Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter were both students at Hogwarts, seekers on their respective Hogwarts House Quidditch teams, and the eventual Champions representing Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament. The two did not go out of their way to interact, but when they did, they were friendly toward each other, and they did help each other out during the Tournament. However, their friendliness and inclinations to help each other out do not necessarily mean that they were friends....

HBO dominated this year’s Emmy nominations, even breaking its own record for the most nods in a single year. The announcement for the 71st Primetime Emmy Award nominations kicked off yesterday morning and included a slew of new shows alongside previous nominees making their triumphant return. This year also saw nominations for past Emmy winners whose shows recently came to their climactic close. Namely, HBO’s Veep and Game of Thrones were some of the bigger presences during this year’s nominations whose series finale occurred only a few months ago....

Now’s the time to search your closet, basement, garage and attic. Look through those unpacked boxes from your last move or the ones you put in storage when your kids moved out. What are you looking for? Old devices that are worth a fortune nowadays. Everything from phones to video game consoles can bring in some big bucks. Here is a list of items that can fetch big money....

The Triwizard Tournament was a huge part of Harry Potter’s school experience - for the magic of the competition itself, but also because it was at the end of this event that Voldemort truly returned. For one entire school year, Hogwarts was taken over by the event and the champions, and everyone waited to see who would win the first tournament in so long… In the end, of course, it would have been Harry, but that doesn’t matter, because the entire cup was overshadowed by the death of Cedric - marking a turning point in the series, as the big bad went from background threat to front and center....

Many Potterheads have a bit of an obsession with the inner-workings of the Death Eaters, the villainous organization from the Harry Potter series. We want to know all there is to know about these evil-doers, but this may have to do with the fact that many fans seem to gravitate toward the baddies in general. Maybe it’s because they somehow connect with the worst aspects of our nature that have come to life in characters like Bellatrix Lestrange, Wormtail, Barty Crouch Jr....