U.S. iPhone users will spend an average of $88 per year on paid apps and in-app purchases by 2020, according to a new forecast out this week from Sensor Tower. The firm found that the dollar amount spent on apps and in-app purchases is continuing to increase, year-over-year. iPhone users spent an average of $63 this year, up 33 percent over 2016. And by 2019, the increase over 2016 will have grown […]
His new movie boldly reveals that suburbs are not always tranquil and idyllic. You’ll be shocked! George Clooney received Academy Award nominations in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2012. Now he’s in a five-year drought, and he would really like another Oscar nomination this year — which explains why he took a tired film-noir script that’s been gathering dust since the 1990s and tried to make it into a parable […]
Bringing technology and music together creates a powerful tool for your wellness. Research from the field of music therapy has grown extensively in the last ten years, and is more accessible than ever. Music, that ever-present expression of human emotion, has been shown to improve physical well-being, reduce stress, and many more benefits that we are just beginning to understand. As technology improves, there are more and more ways to […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNsiQMeSvMk It appears as if Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis have stitched another jaw-dropping exercise in period extravagance. The trailer for their latest collaboration — touted as Day-Lewis’ final film before a self-imposed retirement — dropped on Monday, days after the film’s official synopsis teased new details about the secretive film. The film’s logline: “Set in the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister […]
Finding a healthy amount of Halloween movies on Netflix to devour in the buildup to October 31st has now become an annual necessity. Now that Halloween is nearly upon us again, people across the world are eager to get into the spirit of the season before they actually start handing out candy to trick or treaters. The best way to do just that is to either fill your home with a […]
Razer launched two new products today for streamers: the Razer Seiren X portable microphone and the Razer Kiyo webcam with a selfie light. These two products are Razer's latest attempt to become the popular choice for microphones and webcams, which people normally don't go to it for. The Razer Kiyo webcam comes with an adjustable ring light with twelve white LEDs, which you can control to twelve levels of brightness. It has a four-megapixel […]
Rian Johnson weighs in on why he chose to shoot at Ireland's Skellig Michael instead of on a soundstage: "I’m sure it would have been more economical, but it was so worth it to do it the way we did it." April’s first Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaserwhetted fans' appetite, but since the full trailer and new poster arrived earlier this month, it’s been a feeding frenzy of speculation. Fan speculation is […]
In the world of cinema there are a breed of classics that are forbidden to touch. Quick sequels or reboots are not permitted. They exist in a separate realm, where they continue to exert influence over other films and culture at large. The original Blade Runner is one such film. Released in 1982, the innovative visuals, artistic sensibility and underlying themes have earned it cult status and garnered a legion of fans. […]
Spotify just announced a new program called RISE, intended to “identify and break the next wave of music superstars.” The promises of the program are a little vague, but Spotify says its hand-picked artists will be aided with “multi-tiered marketing” and “editorial programming,” including social promotion, a special “mixed-media” RISE playlist, “bespoke” videos about their life stories, and some kind of platform-sponsored “experiential” events. Reached for comment, a Spotify representative clarified that […]
