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While the main villain in the Harry Potter franchise was Lord Voldemort, he had plenty of minions who helped him along the way. These included the most influential family that served the Dark Lord in the Malfoy Family. They made an early appearance in the first movie and book in the form of their youngest: Draco Malfoy. Draco quickly became the primary antagonist to a young Harry Potter, who were students at Hogwarts in opposing houses....

Harry Potter might be the hero of the incredibly popular franchise, with the young wizard being the person that is seen as the ultimate good character in the movies and is the one wizard responsible for defeating the Dark Lord. While Harry Potter is considered to be a major icon and a hero to many fans of the books and films, that doesn’t mean that he is a perfect human being with absolutely no flaws, as that would have made him a very one-dimensional character....

Earlier this year, Nomad brought magnetic alignment to its Base Station Mini wireless charger that powers one iPhone. Now the company has expanded the handy MagSafe compatibility to its Base Station Hub that can charge up to four devices at a time. Ahead of today’s release, we’ve been testing out the new leather and aluminum magnetic wireless charger, read on for all the details. Nomad Base Station Hub with Magnetic Alignment specs Charges up to 4 devices simultaneously (2 wireless, 2 wired) Up to 10W wireless charging speed (7....

In the universe of the Harry Potter book and film series, there are few characters that are more cowardly and more reviled than Peter Pettigrew. As one of the original four Marauders, Peter was the group’s tag along who miraculously managed to become best friends with the cool kids in class, and although he was sorted into Gryffindor it appears that his experience in the house of the lion did not imbue him with a lion’s courage....

Yes, David Tennant is probably best known for his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor on Doctor Who, but that is far from his only important, memorable, or well-reviewed role. In fact, Tennant has been active on stage and screen since the 1990s. According to IMDb, Tennant has 127 screen credits to his name. Furthermore, Tennant isn’t even fifty yet, so his filmography is destined to continue to expand. If you’re a Doctor Who fan, or just a David Tennant fan, here are the other performances that should be checked out as soon as possible....

Hayao Miyazaki is reportedly returning with Studio Ghibli to work on another feature-length animation, with his son taking on a project of his own. Miyazaki founded the Studio Ghibli animation house back in 1985 and went on to produce a series of internationally renowned movies such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl’s Moving Castle among many others. To the disappointment of fans across the globe, Miyazaki announced his retirement from making full-length films in 2013, however only three years later, the master of animation was back, working on How Do You Live?...

Insomniac Games tells fans to expect a completely new version of Mary Jane Watson when Spider-Man swings into action on the PlayStation 4. Although the open-world game will focus on a more established version of Peter Parker’s Spider-Man, a whole host of important Marvel friends and foes will be along for the ride as well. Spider-Man’s various teaser and gameplay trailers have shown redesigned versions of villains like Kingpin, Shocker, and Mister Negative alongside an overhaul of allies like Miles Morales and Aunt May....

Today following Apple’s introduction of the new iPhone X alongside the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, we got some hands-on time with the device and gleaned a few details you didn’t see on stage. Immediately my first impression of the iPhone X is that the new all-glass design is able to hide fingerprints much better than, for example, the Jet Black iPhone 7 models that were notorious fingerprint magnets. And while Apple is calling it Space Gray (there is also a silver model), it is noticeably a slightly different shade than previous devices....

Death Remembering that you are going to die Is the best way… To avoid the trap of thinking That you have something to lose You are already naked There is no reason Not to follow your heart. Dots You cannot connect the dots Looking forward You can only connect them Looking backwards So you have to trust That the dots will somehow connect In your future You have to trust in something Your gut Destiny Life Karma Whatever…...

Because J.K. Rowling is a master at filling all the gaps in the wizarding world, virtually every single character’s history can be found on the internet. Readers can find details as mundane as what happened at the Quidditch World Cup in 1473 to what classes Albus Dumbledore took when he was at Hogwarts. The attention to detail is astounding, to say the least, with plenty of Easter eggs scattered throughout this world’s history for good measure....

Harry Potter is a franchise that needs no introduction. It’s the series that introduced a whole generation to reading (for pleasure, that is, not just because they were assigned material for that school year). The series that has captured the imagination of fans of all ages. Yes, grown-ups might have preferred to pick up the editions with the darker, edgier, grown-up covers, but it’s still the same book inside. Like a good Nintendo console, the whole for all ages thing really does apply here....

Harry Potter fans love to argue about the relationship between Severus Snape and Lily Potter. Snape’s self-proclaimed love for Harry’s mother became the guiding force of his actions throughout the series, and there was a portion of the book dedicated to seeing Snape’s history with Lily and understanding the moral relativity that exists in even the people we think are clearly good or evil. J.K. Rowling has apologized for cutting out Snape, but what she should apologize for is creating a love story so mired in a man’s inability to see a woman as a human person that none of her readers can agree on whether Snape is a friend, foe, or somewhere in-between....

The world was (and still is) enthralled by Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling gave us all a magical world of witches and wizards that existed, largely unseen, in a parallel universe. We followed Harry, Ron, and Hermione from blushing first-year students through the fateful Battle of Hogwarts, loving every minute of it. It was good versus evil personified. We have orphaned Harry Potter, his mates Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, a dynamic trio that seems to have a knack for getting into trouble....

Who were the Marauders in Harry Potter and how did the group get their name? The notorious group consisted of James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. The Marauders were known for being troublemakers but as they got older, the group had a bigger purpose. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter founded the Marauders in 1971 during their time at Hogwarts, long before the events of Harry Potter. The four students were all Gryffindors and had a passion for breaking the rules....

The next generation Intel CPUs, named Haswell, offer support for 4k displays even in the lowest-power version likely to be used in the MacBook Air – making a Retina MBA a feasible option for the first time. Intel has announced that its Haswell processors will offer a choice of three different levels of integrated graphics, one aimed at long battery-life, the other two aimed at performance (via AnandTech). If terms like ‘integrated graphics’ leave you scratching your head, let’s start with some background …...

Fans of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy have been seriously looking forward to HBO’s adaptation of the series. Though we’ve admittedly been a little bit hesitant as well – we remember too well how badly an adaptation can go. But despite the hesitations, there are certainly elements of the series that we’re looking forward to seeing. And who can blame us? Naturally, there are also things we’d be just as happy not seeing within this latest adaptation....

HeartWatch is one of the most powerful apps for iPhone and Apple Watch, allowing you to get a detailed look at the heart rate data collected by your Apple Watch. The app has been updated to version 4 today, bringing an all-new Apple Watch app, a redesigned iPhone app, and more. The goal of HeartWatch is to take all of the data collected by your Apple Watch and offer different insights into what the data means....

Simply add a few bucks (to the Mac App Store) to get the “Server.app”. Apparently that’s all you need according to this screenshot from Lion Help. (via Hardmac). No word on exactly how much the server.app costs (we’re thinking a few hundred?) or how much Lion itself will cost for that matter. We’ll know soon, though. Latest 10.6.8 Snow Leopard build “Enhances Mac App Store to get ready for Lion” (9to5mac....

The PowerBook G4 was the last notebook by Apple before the introduction of the MacBook and the transition from PowerPC chips to Intel ones. This computer was sold by Apple between 2001 and 2006. Adored by many, the Computer Clan YouTube channel was able to show a rare look at a 17-inch PowerBook G4 prototype. On the latest Krazy Ken’s Tech Misadventures, the YouTuber was able to show us a nice look at a 17-inch PowerBook G4 prototype....

While AirPods availability is certainly improving, the completely wireless headphones are still hard to find in Apple retail locations around the world. If you’re on the hunt to get yourself a pair, a new website launched just a few days ago aims to notify you the second AirPods become available in your local Apple Store. The website is simplistic in design, with a top banner dedicated to input fields for your email address and which Apple Store you’d like to be notified about....