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Image: ShudderSummer in Pangnirtung—“Pang” to the Inuit locals, an island hamlet located “a million miles from anywhere,” except maybe the Arctic Circle—is peak mischief time for the bored teens who live there... until, as we see in sci-fi tale Slash/Back, a slimy visitor touches down for an invasion vacation.Directed and co-written by Nyla Innuksuk in her feature debut, Slash/Back has a familiar story structure, following a group of kids who have to step up and defend their homes from a sci-fi menace. There’s also the…

Apple has reportedly slashed its iPhone 14 orders with manufacturers by as many as three million units. The news comes as Apple announces that it can't build some models quickly enough, but it's thought that others are proving less popular than expected.Apple has announced that supply issues will make iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro models harder to come by this holiday season, but a new report claims that the lackluster sales of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus devices mean that overall order numbers are being…

Apple supplier Foxconn's COVID-19 woes at its vast iPhone manufacturing facility in China's Zhengzhou city could slash the site's November iPhone shipments by up to 30 percent, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.The source, who declined to be identified as the information was private, said Foxconn is working to boost iPhone production at its factory in the southern city of Shenzhen.Foxconn referred Reuters to a statement it released late on Sunday, in which the company said that the situation was gradually…

Check out this amazing iPhone 14 Pro Max deal offering a massive discount of up to $720. Know how to get this iPhone deal. In an amazing deal rolled out well ahead of Black Friday sales, the highly-specced and top-of-the-line flagship model of the iPhone 14 series is available with a massive $720 discount. Yes, it is true! The latest iPhone 14 Pro Max flaunts a big 6.7-inch display, the 48MP primary camera instead of Apple's previous trend of offering the 12MP camera, and the new i-shaped cut-out display which features…

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc said the memory chip market is facing an "unprecedented deterioration", as its third-quarter profit tumbled 60% amid a surge in inflation, missing expectations. "Supply will continue to exceed demand for the time being," the world's second-biggest memory chip maker said in a statement, pointing to a fall in notebook and smartphone shipments. The company said it plans reduce its investment next year by more than 50% on-year. The profit fall came as red-hot inflation hurt demand for…

An investment firm said in an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg on Monday that Meta META 0.12% Platforms Inc. should slash staff and pare back its metaverse ambitions, in a sign of rising discontent among shareholders.Altimeter Capital Chief Executive Brad Gerstner wrote that Mr. Zuckerberg needs to take drastic steps to streamline Meta’s operations and address a steep drop in the share price. “Like many other…

The move was the first announcement by newly appointed CEO Roy Jakobs, who took over the reins earlier this month as the company continued to grapple with the fallout of its costly recall of respiratory machines. Philips has been bedevilled by the faulty devices that puts users with sleep apnea at risk of…

Smartphone users could save themselves hundreds of pounds by making a very simple switch to another network. Smarty, which is actually powered by Three Mobile's UK infrastructure, is currently offering some seriously tempting exclusive discounts which can save iPhone and Android owners over £220 when compared to similar SIM plans from rivals such as Vodafone and EE.Along with being cheaper, there are other benefits of using Smarty with this network allowing customers to leave at any time without facing a financial penalty…

In 2020, Apple was hit with a record €1.1 billion fine ($1.2 billion at the time) in France over antitrust practices with two wholesalers. Now, the Paris court of appeals has reduced the penalty by two thirds to just €371.6 million ($364.6 million today), Reuters has reported. The court ruled that the original fine was "disproportionate," and reduced it to an amount "sufficient to guarantee that the penalties are repressive and dissuasive." According to the original complaint, Apple and its distribution partners Ingram…

Let’s Get Ippon SNK has announced the release date for the next team of DLC fighters headed toward its fab scrapper The King of Fighters XV — Team Samurai, consisting of Samurai Shodown stars Haohmaru, Nakoruru, and Darli Dagger, will be available to download on PC and console platforms from October 4. The new faction is, obviously, something of a crossover affair, and will see the SamSho posse step up to the plate against KoF‘s finest. I’m not 100% sure how Queensbury Rules Darli’s enormous saw-sword is in a fistfight,…