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While it was previously reported that the Apple buyout of Beats Electronics was supposed to be announced this week, Billboard has compiled a list of five different reasons the deal isn’t yet finalized according to its own sources. A few of these potential hold-ups include issues determining Beats’ valuation and issues with finding a place for Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine to fit into Apple’s corporate structure. According to one of Billboard’s sources, Apple’s executives were “freaked out” by the video that surfaced a few weeks ago of Dr....

If a leaked royalties report posted by a musician’s blog is genuine, Beats Music subscribers certainly played no part in Apple’s presumed decision to acquire the company. The report appears to indicate that the service paid first quarter royalties to musicians based on total subscriber numbers of just 110,992. As Business Insider notes, there are a couple of complications that make it hard to determine the actual number of paid subscribers....

Best Buy currently is having a special promotion on all MacBooks, Pros, Minis and iMacs (Plus Free Shipping). At first we thought this was to clear out old iMacs ahead of tomorrow’s refresh but Best Buy is lopping off up to $260 off of other Macs as well. Also, the sale runs until the end of the week so it might be better to wait until after tomorrow morning to hit the buy button, at least where iMacs are concerned....

Call of Duty: Warzone players will surely know that sniping can make all the difference between winning and losing. As long as the right sniper is used and the debate for which is the best sniper in Warzone all boils down to two options: AX-50 Sniper HDR Millions of eager fans have made their way onto Warzone’s battlefield since the game came out on March 10, 2020. Players of all levels have managed to bag kills and win some matches....

Winning on the battlefield in Call of Duty: Warzone boils down to killing the right amount of enemies. The choice of weapon a player makes can make a big difference in getting those kills. Having a powerful weapon that can be put to use on the battlefield is very important for players, but so is making it out to be its best version using attachments and loadout. The Kil0 141 is a good example of how a weapon can be made more powerful in Call of Duty Warzone....

BackBox is a free Linux Operating System based on the most popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu. BackBox provides penetration testing, incident response, computer forensics, and intelligence gathering tools. The latest Release 4.1 includes many interesting changes. BackBox is an Open Source and free project and the release includes features such as Linux Kernel 3.13, EFI mode, Anonymous mode, LVM + Disk encryption installer, privacy additions, and armhf Debian packages. The distribution also includes a large number of applications in the repository including LibreOffice office suite and many more....

Batman writer Tom King has revealed that he considers the animated movie Batman: Mask of the Phantasm to be canon in his upcoming DC Comics miniseries. Widely considered the best Batman film ever made, Mask of the Phantasm made a minimal splash at the box office, but has become a fan favorite in the years since its release. The basic premise was lifted from Batman: Year Two, in which Batman faced off against Gotham’s original vigilante, The Reaper....

After becoming the new Batwoman Beyond, the mysterious vigilante may come face-to-face with her powerful predecessor: Terry McGinnis! As the future of the Batman Beyond series grows ever darker, Terry McGinnis finds himself wrongfully accused of murder. To fill the crime-fighting void, a mysterious woman takes the Batman Beyond suit and becomes the city’s Batwoman Beyond. Solicits for the next few issues of the series show that there’s a new Bat in town....

For five seasons, Alias chronicled the secret agent adventures of Sydney Bristow and her trustworthy team of allies, ranging from her father Jack Bristow to her eventual husband Michael Vaughn. As one of the earliest series to kick start the recent trend toward shows driven by espionage and thrills, Alias nevertheless made sure to maintain an equal balance of humor and heart with its action and suspense. Alias also offered a first glimpse at the next level workings of J....

The above screenshot shows a recent GeekBench benchmark result of the upcoming smartphone, which, quite interesting, goes by the name of ‘OnePlus ONE A2001’. The test seems to have been performed yesterday, so this should be some sort of an indication that the guys over at OnePlus are hard at work behind the labs. Even if this is not the final version and it’s a prototype, it still shows clear indication of where it is headed....

Did you have a powerful laptop, but still, it’s lagging when you compare it from your desktop? Well, this is a normal thing as desktops are always made to get the best performance while gaming. But, on the other hand, laptops are made for your comfort of use. So, in 2021, if you buy a laptop that is pretty much powerful and use it for gaming. But, don’t get the performance as you want, then most probably you need an eGPU for your laptop....

Bachelor in Paradise’s Keira Maguire claimed Jarrod Woodgate’s social life and one drunken argument led to their split. The on-again, off-again couple has finally ended and Keira spilled all-new details about what led them to a nasty breakup. Keira had tried for love on season 4 of The Bachelor: Australia, and then again when she went on Bachelor in Paradise where she met Jerrod. The pair got very close while filming the show on the beaches of Fiji, and they ended the 1st season on Australia’s Bachelor in Paradise in a relationship back in April 2018....

Battlefield 5’s battle royale mode, Firestorm, has finally leaked a first glimpse at gameplay footage after fans have waited months just to take a peek. The tutorial video for Firestorm appeared as an extremely low-quality YouTube video late yesterday, and confirmed many of the details that were hinted at by a datamine leak earlier this week. Battlefield 5’s battle royale mode has been a hot topic recently, since DICE has yet to show off any official gameplay while its competitors continue to innovate the genre....

Last week it was reported that Apple was in final talks to acquire Beats Electronics for over $3 billion, and that the buyout would be completed by this week. Now a new report from Re/code indicates that the deal may take a little longer than initially expected. According to Re/code’s sources, the deal may not be finalized until next week. Beats cofounders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are expected to join Apple’s executive team after the acquisition and will reportedly appear onstage at WWDC next month....

Friday’s best deals include the latest Beats headphones discounted in all colors, plus deals on MacBooks, and various previous-generation iPhones. Head below for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Beats Solo Pro and Powerbeats Pro both $50 off Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air is on sale from $730 Today only, Woot is offering certified refurbished 2018 Apple 13-inch MacBook Air models from $730. As a comparison, you’d originally pay $1,099 or more for these MacBooks, and Apple is currently charging at least $929 in refurbished condition....

Health startup Beddr today announced its new SleepTuner product, which it says is the first FDA-registered consumer sleep wearable. The wearable connects via Bluetooth to your iPhone, and offers an incredibly detailed look at your sleep quality, heart rate, and more. While the Apple Watch is capable of tracking sleep with the use of third-party applications, the Beddr SleepTuner takes a slightly different approach. It’s not necessarily a competitor to the Apple Watch, but rather a simplified version of take-home kits offered by many sleep labs....

Jordan Kimball, who made his name on The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, will reportedly be joining the Chippendales for Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas. Anyone who has seen Jordan on television before knows this opportunity is right up his alley. The controversial reality television personality began his journey on The Bachelorette in 2018, during Becca Kufrin’s season. He was the villain of the house, stirring up drama at every turn....

One of the major quests in Baldur’s Gate 3 is the Find the Nightsong. However, in order to complete that, you have to solve the moon puzzle, go to the Underdark and defeat 2 Minotaurs on your way. Contrarily, it isn’t easy at all. Sadly enough, most players are struggling to defeat the Minotaurs. Pertaining to which, we decided to bring up a guide that will help the players to complete Find the Nightsong while defeating the 2 Minotaurs on their way....

Batman: Harley Quinn finally made the beloved anti-heroine part of the comics. Harley Quinn made her debut in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series titled “Joker’s Favor.” Writer Paul Dini created the character, who was inspired by a dream sequence from soap opera Days Of Our Lives. In this scene, actress Arleen Sorkin was dressed up as a jester and when Dini needed to create a new henchwoman for the Joker, he recalled this bizarre sequence....

Steven Lamar, who helped create Beats headphones in 2006, has filed a complaint against Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine claiming he’s owed royalties on most of the company’s latest headphones, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In the complaint, Lamar recounts the earliest connection between Beats and Apple—and that the Cupertino company was almost the first Beats distributor. Back in 2006, Lamar first hatched the idea for a line of celebrity-endorsed headphones....