Final 'Aquaman' trailer sets us up for an origin story and thrill ride

The final traler for 'Aquaman' is out and gives us a glimpse of Arthur Curry A.K.A 'Aquaman' as a half human and half-Atlantean child, his discovery of his powers and lineage as well as the events that lead him to become DC's iconic underwater hero. The money shot is seeing Jason Momoa sport the classic orange and green costume complete with his royal trident. Other intense moments show the expanse of Atlantis, Meera and a menacing Black Manta in full battle regalia. 

I'm hoping 'Aquaman' will have the same sense of wonder and denouement that 'Wonder Woman' had and overall it looks less grim than Justice League and more fun, the way comic book movies should be. "Aquaman' surfaces in theatres on December 21, 2018.

Google's Pixel Slate orders may arrive sooner than expected

Google's anticipated Chrome OS Pixel Slate tablet was apparently shipping in Decemeber as per the company but it seems that some lucky people who pre-ordered the tablet might be receiving their units ahead of schedule. 

Announced at the same time as the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, the Pixel Slate is the sole Chrome OS device to be launched this year by Google. Essentially a tablet Chrome OS device, it has an accessory keyboard that converts it into a Surface-like 2-in-1 device. The Pixel Slate also accepts the Google Pen for drawing and writing and is available in various processor and storage capacities. 

Skype calling comes to Alexa

Microsoft and Amazon continue to build on its partnership. This time, Microsoft is bringing Skype calling to Amazon Alexa-enabled devices. The Echo range can use Skype’s basic calling feature. And if you have the Echo Show, you’ll even get video calling support. On top of this, you can also use SkypeOut to call mobile phones and landlines. You just need to say things like “Alexa, call Stephen on Skype” to activate the call.

Source: The Verge

Microsoft Office 365, Azure users couldn’t sign into accounts after multi-factor authentication issue

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Microsoft’s troubles continue with some Microsoft Office 365 and Azure users being locked out of their accounts for most of the day on November 19. A multi-factor authentication (MFA) issue hit users worldwide, even affecting their ability to do self-service password resets. An Office 365 status page on the issue described the problem of users weren’t receiving prompts on their mobile devices (SMS, call, or push) and Microsoft is investigating the issue. The company hasn’t released yet what caused the problem.

Meanwhile, those on Azure may have problems accessing resources like Azure Active Directory when MFA is required. Azure engineers have deployed a hotfix but this took some time to take effect, particularly for Europe and Asia Pacific users. It did help reduce the number of authentication errors and it tipped off the engineers that some of its customers were not getting the SMS, call, or push notifications for MFA. Microsoft claims some users are now “authenticating successfully” but they are still addressing the delays experienced by other users.

Source: ZDNet + TechCrunch