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The 1994 action-comedy movieTrue Lieswill soon get the small screen treatment, as a TV series adaptation is in the works. Developed by McG, the series will be a part of Disney’s upcoming Disney+ streaming service. In a recent interview, McG confirmed the new series, noting he is very involved in its creative process. “I’m writing that one, which is very exciting, because I’m so passionate about that story where you think you know your partner but you don’t,” McG clarifies....

Kung Fu Panda 4 director hints at a sequel trilogy The director of Kung Fu Panda 4 has revealed that the latest installment may kick off a new trilogy for the franchise. When it comes to animated films, the golden rule seems to be to create a strong three film arc and then move onto spin-offs if the property still has legs on it. However, there’s always an exception to the rule and one animated franchise that has broken it is DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda, which is set to release its fourth film soon....

Matrixstream Announces 1080p Set Top Box Tired of standard-definition programming on your new high-definition multimedia center? Matrix-steam is here to the rescue. The company has introduced their IMX1020 set top box, designed to broadcast high-definition programming right over a broadband Internet connection. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. Developed as part of the Matrixstream end-to-end Television over Internet Protocol (IPTV), the IMX1020 allows users to watch television up to 1920x1080 resolution (commonly referred to as 1080p) without requiring more than a standard cable or DSL connection....

Nanoleaf has released Essentials - the first series of more-standard smart lighting accessories. The company has been known for its wall-mounted light panels, but now sees plenty of possibilities in offering other lights that can be part of a smart home system. Currently the company is offering three products in its Essentials range - an £18 A19 (screw-fixing) light bulb, an £45 2m lightstrip and finally a £20 1m lightstrip expansion pack....

The reason we’re sometimes freaked out by CGI humans in movies is because of something called the “uncanny valley” effect. First identified in the 1970s by robotics professor Masahiro Mori, the uncanny valley refers to the way our reaction to humanoid robots or other artificial people can tip over into revulsion. In anew piece of research, neuroscientists and psychologists in the U.K. and Germany have identified the exact part of the brain in which this phenomenon takes place....

In his presentation yesterday, Steve Jobs made it clear thatall smartphones drop bars. According to Apple, the iPhone is unlike every other phone on the market – except when there is a problem – and that’s what Steve Jobs demonstrated by using a BlackBerry, a Samsung, and an HTC phone as points of comparison. These claims and comparisons made by Steve were just enough to get RIM (Blackberry) and Nokia on this situation....

In the age of the modern smartphone you don’t come across too many ideas that are significantly different to what most others are doing. That’s because companies generally have a good idea of what technologies are important to consumers, so know how to build their phones. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting ideas out there. One company, Nubia, seems to live and breathe slightly wacky ideas. In 2019 it showed off abizarre smartwatchthat was also a mini flexible smartphone....

OnePlus Watch 2 Taps Google Wear OS At MWC 2024, But It’s The Battery Life That Wows The OnePlus Watch 2 is the latest flagship smartwatch available from OnePlus, revealed during the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Spain, where SlashGear has a writer on the ground covering the event. Powered by OnePlus’s in-house dual-engine architecture, this watch makes the bold claim of having the best battery life among all competitors on the market....

Guilty Gear never enjoyed the same level of name recognition that some other fighting franchises received, but those who are familiar know why it has endured for over two decades. The series is known for its unique character designs, top notch animation and exceptional fighting mechanics. Plus peppering the game, lore and characters with heavy metal references doesn’t hurt. Guilty Gear Strive does show the series has some Street Fighter type numbers, as it’s the seventh mainline entry in the series and 24th Guilty Gear game overall....

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Salma Hayek graced fans ofBlack Mirror, the show capturing the manipulative effects of cutting-edge technology in some individuals’ personal lives, by appearing as an AI version of herself. In the first episode ofBlack MirrorSeason 6,titledJoan Is Awful, Annie Murphy’s character Joan Tait plays a tech executive who inadvertently gives away her life rights via the terms and conditions for an app, leading to the app reconstructing Joan’s life via AI and launching a TV drama adaptation of her life, in which Joan is portrayed by Hayek....

The Epic Games Store continues its giveaway of free mystery games adding Salt and Sanctuary as its free game for December 29th. Salt and Sanctuary is Free on Epic Games Store Epic Games has been giving away free games all throughout December, with the likes of Control, Moving Out and its latest additionSalt and Sanctuary. Epic users have until12:00 AM on December 30thto claim the salty souls-like for free to keep forever....

Samsung has responded to claims that it has set up a new team dedicated to designing new in-house CPUs, saying that very much isn’t the case at all. It was said that the CPUs would be used in future phones, tablets, and laptops. While there were reports that the company has gone so far as to put a former AMD CPU developer in charge of the new project,Samsunghas now released a statement to say that it has done nothing of the sort....

2025 truly feels like the year of the Ninja. First came the revival of the 2D Ninja Gaiden titles by The Game Kitchen, and now SEGA has brought back Shinobi with LizardCube, the co-developers of Streets of Rage 4 and the Wonder Boy remake. The demo already left a strong impression, but the full release of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is sharper, denser, and practically a character action game in disguise....