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Tomorrow is Halloween, which means you still have a little bit of time to figure out a last-minute costume to properly celebrate.
You could sink lots of money and your remaining time into this endeavor. After all, costuming is a rich hobby, one that rewards dedication with incredible outfits. But, not all costumes need to be enormously complicated, time consuming, or elaborate in order to simply look good.
Here are a few costumes that you can put together relatively easily for Halloween, or even

Tomorrow is Halloween, which means you still have a little bit of time to figure out a last-minute costume to properly celebrate.
You could sink lots of money and your remaining time into this endeavor. After all, costuming is a rich hobby, one that rewards dedication with incredible outfits. But, not all costumes need to be enormously complicated, time consuming, or elaborate in order to simply look good.
Here are a few costumes that you can put together relatively easily for Halloween, or even

A Deadpool sequel is in the works, but it’s in need of a director. The Wrap reported last week that director Tim Miller walked away from the project due to creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds over how to approach the follow-up. Miller wanted a bigger budget to make a more "stylized" movie. Reynolds, along with screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, wanted to stick to the R-rated, comics-inspired humor that helped make the film so successful. In the end, Reynolds and the

The Chicago Cubs are in the World Series for the first time in decades. The team’s losing streak is legendary: it hasn’t won the title since 1908, and last made it to the Series in 1945. It’s a drought that has become so ingrained in culture that it’s held up as an enduring yardstick for the idea that there are just some things will always stay the same, even far into the future.
The losing streak is supposedly due to a curse placed on the team in 1945, whichauthor Jim Bu

An Arizona man was arrested this past week after he triggered a distributed denial-of-service attack on the 911 emergency call system. Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai allegedly owned a blog and YouTube channel that detailed the vulnerabilities that he discovered. Last week, he allegedly tweeted a java script exploit that triggered phones and tablets to continuously call 911.
More than 1,000 people clicked on the the exploit and flooded emergency call centers around the country with more than 100 call

An Arizona man was arrested this past week after he allegedly triggered a distributed denial-of-service attack on the 911 emergency call system. Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai allegedly owned a blog and YouTube channel that detailed the vulnerabilities that he discovered. Last week, he reportedly tweeted a java script exploit that triggered phones and tablets to continuously call 911.
More than 1,000 people clicked on the the exploit and flooded emergency call centers around the country with more th

Thinking of getting a new MacBook Pro? Well, you’ll be pleased to hear that the entry-level 13-inch model comes with a removable solid state drive (SSD). This means that if you feel like replacing it with something more capacious in the future, you can. The discovery comes from OWC, which sells third-party upgrades for Apple hardware through its MacSales website. According to OWC, while the SSD module is user-removable, getting it out isn’t an easy task. To access it, you must first

Whether you’re completely new to programming or a seasoned veteran, Java is one invaluable tool to add to your arsenal. It’s one of the world’s most popular programming languages, powering everything from Android apps to Big Data technologies. And the Novice to Expert Java Bundle is key to getting up to speed. For a limited time, you can get this premium Java training for over 90 percent off from TNW deals. You’ll dive into four courses encompassing 25 hours of instructi

A magical academy has been overrun by ghosts and ghouls! A cat named Momo accidentally summoned a spirit, which stole the school’s master spellbook. Google’s new doodle gets into the Halloween spirit a bit early this year with a browser game.
This is a really clever game. Players disperse the ghosts by drawing the symbol hovering over their heads: A V and inverted V, horizontal and vertical lines, and lightning bolts.Players draw a heart to replenish their lives.GoogleThe game takes

A magical academy has been overrun by ghosts and ghouls! A cat named Momo accidentally summoned a spirit, which stole the school’s master spellbook. Google’s new doodle gets into the Halloween spirit a bit early this year with a browser game.
This is a really clever game. Players disperse the ghosts by drawing the symbol hovering over their heads: A V and inverted V, horizontal and vertical lines, and lightning bolts.Players draw a heart to replenish their lives.GoogleThe game takes

 This wasn’t how Samsung was hoping to end the year. As the competition is rushing to get product out the door in the lead up to the holidays, the company is licking its wounds and trying to move on from one of the largest consumer electronics PR disasters in recent memory. For the South Korean tech giant, moving on means the Galaxy S8. For those concerned the company was ready to pack it… Read More

Google Doodles are always a good laugh. This year’s Halloween one is no exception. Before I spoil it for you, you should go and check it out. No, seriously. Do it. Adorable, right? In it, you play the protagonist – a feline witch called Momo, in a kind-of zoological Hogwarts. While you’re hard at work in the library, ghosts burst in, wrecking the place. Your job is to fight them off. To do that, you’ve got to cast the right spell. This is done by drawing symbols&nbs

Everyone has their favorite version of Batman. Over the decades the Dark Knight has gone through multiple iterations, and though the core of the character remains constant, you get a very different vibe from the likes of the animated series or Tim Burton’s films or the Arkham game trilogy. The more I play of Telltale’s new Batman series, though, the more it’s turning into my personal favorite take. Not only does it make you feel more invested in the character through the power

It’s official: Iceland’s Pirate Party is now the country’s third largest political party. The polls in Iceland’s General Election closed yesterday, and by 10AM GMT, all votes were counted. The results of which have the potential to radically reshape the country’s political landscape. While there’s no outright winner, the Pirate Party was able to increase its number of seats in the Althing from three to nine. This was from 27,449 ballots cast, which trans