Wednesday
Dec052018

Samsung gets caught misrepresenting photo shot with DSLR as a Galaxy-shot photo

This is as embarrassing as it is dissapointing. Samsung has apparently allowed a photo taken by photographer using a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera as a portrait mode photo purportedly taken by a Galaxy A8 smartphone.

The discovery was made by Dundja Dudjic, a Serbian photographer, when her stock photo (which was a self-portrait of the photographer) was purchased and licensed for commercial use. Doing a reverse image search, Dudjic found it was Samsung Malaysia that used her image on their website. Samsung is pretending it was shot on Samsung smartphone and promoting a DSLR-like 'portrait mode'. This is not only shameful and dishonest, it brings a lot of skepticism on images used in smartphone-related ad and marketing materials.

After Samsung got busted for image fakery, a disclosure has quietly appeared on the page under the photos stating the images are simulated. 

Wednesday
Dec052018

Amazon Prime's award-winning 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' returns for season 2

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won all the awards from the Golden Globes to the Emmys and beyond while putting Amazon Prime Video squarely on the map as a producer of compelling comedy and drama. Season 2 of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel brings back the talented and funny Rachel Brosnahan as the newly-divorved Jewish mom who is also a grounbreaking stand-up comic in New York. 

Judging from the trailer, we're getting a more polished season 2 with higher production value and hopefully great writing and situational comedy with a great mix of drama and romance. The full season is available on Amazon Prime Video.

Wednesday
Dec052018

Netflix teases ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Christmas special with new trailer

There are two things we’re certain about the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. One is that it’s coming back in April for a second season. Two is that its Christmas special a.k.a. A Midwinter’s Tale is coming next week, December 14th and we’re going to see talented actress McKenna Grace play a younger Sabrina Spellman. Now, the Netflix show is showing us more of a spooky good time this holiday season in the new trailer for the standalone special. Christmas in Greendale for the witches seems to be filled with ghouls and ghosts (like any other time of the year). There also seems to be an evil Santa and someone dead ghost is haunting Ambrose Spellman. Looks like it’s going to be a spooky Christmas and we can’t wait to see it.

Wednesday
Dec052018

Three NES classics coming to Nintendo Switch on December 12th

Ninja Gaiden

Nintendo Switch Online is bringing three NES classics into its fold in the coming week. Nintendo just announced it’ll be adding the hardcore NES favorite Ninja Gaiden from Koei Tecmo. The system is also getting HAL’s The Adventures of Lolo, which is a for-all-ages puzzle game. And Wario’s Woods, which is the last NES game that came out before the system was “retired” will also be hitting the service. The three games will be coming on December 12.

If you’re not using Switch Online yet but have a Nintendo Switch, you can sign up for an individual plan for $4.99 per month, $9.99 for three months, or 24.99 for one year. If you want to get a family plan, which can have up to eight Nintendo account holders, that costs $44.99 for a 12-month membership.

Source: Comicbook.com