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They don’t look like turtles. Not teenage, mutant, or ninja turtles. They are grown men draped in body stockings, faces and limbs meticulously coated in dots, with ping pong balls affixed above their heads as an eyeline. Nonetheless, the four stars of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows feel like the titular turtles the moment they open their mouths. Alan Ritchson (Raphael), Noel Fisher (Michelangelo), Jeremy Howard (Donatello), and Pete Ploszek (Leonardo) share an affable ease, a ball-busting playfulness and an ardent love of the franchise made world famous by a 1980’s cartoon show and ’90s live-action trilogy....

Atari is making a bold return, after unveiling the Atari VCS console. The company was once the golden boy of the video game industry, delivering at-home gaming excitement that was at the time unparalleled. Of course, the video game crash of 1983 put major dents in Atari’s standing in the industry (in part thanks to the release of poor quality tie-in games such as E.T.), leading to the dominance of competitors like Nintendo and the gradual decline of Atari as a whole....

AAPL now accounts for a full 7% of the total value of the S&P 500, an influential index of 500 large companies. It follows the company reaching a $2 trillion market cap back in August. Tech companies as a whole make up almost 40% of the value of the index … The WSJ reports. The S&P gained nearly 8% this year despite the coronavirus crisis thanks in large part to tech companies seeing increased demand for their products as more people work from home and seek home-based entertainment....

Bill Macy, best known for his role on the sitcom Maude, has passed away at the age of 97. Born Wolf Garber on May 18, 1922, to Michael and Mollie Garber in Revere Massachusetts, Macy worked as a taxi driver before starting a formidable career in show business. Macy received a stepping stone into the industry when he was cast on Broadway as an understudy for Walter Matthau in the 1985 production of Once More, With Feeling....

Benjamin has put a Thunderbolt cable in his new MacBook’s HDMI port one too many times. Plus, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg gives us the breakdown on all the specs of the Apple Silicon Macs due this year. Plus, there are some wild rumors about foldable display MacBooks and iPhones. Sponsored by BetterHelp: As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/MacHappyHour. Sponsored by Upstart: Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today when you go to Upstart....

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In October, Taiwanese company Proview Electronics accused Apple of trademark infringement regarding the “iPad” moniker, with the company’s chairman promising to sue Apple for damages in both the US and China. Apple quietly purchased the global rights to the trademark, but also launched a lawsuit to gain the rights in China, which weren’t included in the agreement. Shenzhen-based Intermediate People’s Court today rejected Apple’s lawsuit to gain ownership over the Chinese trademark, according to a report from Reuters....

AAPL stock today has dipped into what some are calling a correction as the rest of the market is down in what may be the biggest stock selloff since 2016. The DJIA and S&P 500 have both dipped 3% lower today, while they are down around 2% at the time of this writing. AAPL is down over 4% percent today and as CNBC notes, is down over 10% from its January 18 high of $179....

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: The best accessories for Apple’s 12-inch MacBook: USB-C cables, hubs, flash storage, more [tweet https://twitter.com/9to5toys/status/722457401174192129 align=’center’] Apple drops the price on refurbished 12-inch MacBooks, now start at $929 shipped Smartphone Accessories: Arc-shaped Apple Watch Charging Stand $21, AUKEY Magnetic Air Vent Mount $6, more Review: Are these third-party $11 Apple Watch Sport bands any good?...

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: Master & Dynamic’s MA770 speaker is housed in hand-finished concrete Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro w/o Touch Bar $1,280 ($219 off, Tax NJ only) Apple’s Touch Bar-equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro 512GB now $1,740 shipped Apple’s entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air on sale for $750 shipped Beats Powerbeats3 W1-enabled Wireless In-ear Headphones down to $130 shipped Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones $160 iPhone SE 16GB in Rose Gold for $160 shipped Apple AirPort Express Base Station $67 (Reg....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. 9to5Toys Lunch Break delivers the best deals every day of the week at 12:30PM EST. This includes price drops on all sorts of Apple products from iPad to MacBook and everything in between, as well as HomeKit gear, accessories of all kinds and so much more....

Joss Whedon’s Firefly came up with some interesting alternative cusses, so here’s a quick guide to best swear words in The Verse. The basic concept of Firefly came from Alien: Resurrection, the fourth film in the famous sci-fi franchise. Joss Whedon wrote the script for that entry but ended up disowning the final product, feeling it had been largely miscast and failed to capture the tone of his screenplay. The movie also features a gang of space outlaws who pilot a ship called The Betty, with the crew played by actors like Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott, and Winona Ryder (Stranger Things)....

A Roseanne spinoff is looking more and more likely, with insiders expecting an announcement from ABC as early as this week. ABC has been contemplating a potential spinoff centered around Darlene Conner (Sara Gilbert) ever since they canceled the hit Roseanne revival last month; a move made in response to a horrifically racist tweet that Roseanne Barr had written on her personal Twitter account. Roseanne had already been renewed for a second season when the series was canceled, so that left ABC with an open primetime slot to fill....

The prospect of a world without passwords can’t come soon enough for me, but a problem has been raised with the FIDO standard designed to eliminate the need for them. Namely, that abandoning passwords could make it harder to switch between ecosystems. If you have your passkeys setup for Apple devices, there is nothing in the standard allowing you to transfer them to an Android device, or vice versa …...

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