The Most Controversial Deaths In Sci-Fi TV History
Science-fiction TV shows seem to revel in killing off fan-favorite characters. These are some of the most controversial deaths of beloved sci-fi characters.
Weekly poll: can Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro’s powerful chipset and cameras tempt you into buying one?
Just a couple of days after Qualcomm lifted the veil off the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi 14-series – the first phones to use the new flagship chipset. They will launch with HyperOS, the company’s next-generation software that w...
Weekly poll results: half of users have phones that are 1 or 2 years old
Based on last week’s poll, half of the voters are currently using phones that are a year or two old. But that’s not the average age of a phone and that average may be growing – going forward, half of users will have a phone that’s 3 years or younger.
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Rod Serling Went Through Hell Every Time He Narrated The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling, the beloved host of the classic sci-fi series The Twilight Zone, 'would sweat and sputter and go pale' when he had to do his on-camera narration.
Cloudflare, Google and AWS Disclose HTTP/2 Zero-Day Vulnerability
On October 10th, Cloudflare, Google, and AWS disclosed a novel zero-day vulnerability attack known as the "HTTP/2 Rapid Reset." This attack exploits a weakness in the HTTP/2 protocol to generate enormous Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, up...
How One Of Empire Strikes Back’s Most Famous Lines Caused Frustration (And Fainting)
One of the most famous line exchanges from the entire Star Wars saga took a few takes to get right, and not everyone on set was having a good time.
Flashback: the Nokia N86 8MP was the last of the great Symbian sliders
The Nokia N95 was a high point for Symbian, but as we noted in our previous Flashback article, its success was never replicated. It was also the end for this form factor – the Swiss army knife slider phone.
The original N95 came in early 2007, foll...
The Twilight Zone Parodied Studio Notes By Having Shakespeare Punch Burt Reynolds
Rod Serling pulled no punches on one episode of The Twilight Zone that showed how insidious studio interference in true artwork can be.
Bones Wouldn’t Exist Without This Real Life Forensic Anthropologist
Forensic anthropologist, professor, and author Kathy Reichs was not just the real-life inspiration for Dr. Brennan on Bones, but she even appeared on the show.
John DiMaggio Had A Star Wars Legend In His Corner During His Futurama Pay Dispute
John DiMaggio, who voices Bender on Futurama, almost didn't come back for the recent revival due to a pay dispute. A certain Star Wars legend had his back.