Disney earns rights to show in theatres, stream Broadway hit 'Hamilton'

In what's possibly the biggest finished film acquisition, Disney reportedly outbid its competition to earn the rights to release the critically-acclaimed Broadway hit Hamilton in cinemas and on its streaming service. Disney supposedly paid US$75 million for worldwide rights to the official recording of the original two-hour, 40-minute show with the original cast. The show was recorded two weeks before the original cast left. 

Hamilton will continue its traditional theatrical run before it hits Disney+. As for the cinematic release, the schedule is set for the fall of 2021. According to Tommy Kail, director of the stage play and the film, the movie version will be composed of clips from three live performances and some setup shots without the audience to achieve multiple angles that will guarantee the filmgoers a great experience.  

Source: Deadline 

Samsung Galaxy S20 series rumoured to offer simultaneous shooting using all cameras

What the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is expected to look like

Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S20 series next week on February 11. There doesn't seem to be much that's been kept secret at this point. But now we learn a new feature rumoured to be coming to its cameras. According to XDA Developers' Max Weinbach, the Galaxy S20 series can take photos and videos simultaneously using the main, ultra-wide, and telephoto cameras. The feature will reportedly be called Quick Take, which will let you go into the gallery app after you take the three photos and choose from there which ones you want to keep. 

The Galaxy S20 will also reportedly get a feature called Single Take, which combines the images captured from the three cameras into short videos. Using the three cameras at the same time isn't a novel feature. LG has done something similar before with the V40's Triple Shot.

Source: GSMArena

Twitter introduces threaded replies to iOS app

After giving trying its new conversation features on its "twttr" experiments app, Twitter is ready to bring the first change to its main app. The iOS Twitter app will be featuring the new replies design. The app will now have threaded replies to make it easier to follow a conversation around a tweet. The update is made on Twitter's end, so you don't have to do anything from your end. The Android and web versions should come soon. Both are expected to get new "twttr" features in the first quarter of this year.

Marvel teases 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier,' 'WandaVision,' and 'Loki’ during Super Bowl

Marvel Studios gives us our first look at its upcoming Disney+ series: Falcon and the Winter Soldier (FATWS), WandaVision, and Loki. There isn't a lot they can fit in the 30-second clip, but it entices Marvel fans further about checking out the new shows when they come out on Disney's streaming service.

First off will be FATWS, which is going to debut in August; followed by WandaVision, which got its release date moved up to this year; and then Loki, which will be released in the spring of 2021. 

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