Review: Acer Nitro 5 gaming notebook

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I received an Acer Nitro 5 review unit for purpose of reviewing the Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset and controllers. The Acer Nitro 5 features the latest 8th generation Intel processors, a minimum requirement for mixed reality VR playback and control.

Gaming laptops have rarely appealed to me. They're usually bigger, heavier and hardly portable, but they do offer desktop class performance as well as stunning graphics capability.

The industrial design of the Acer Nitro 5 is quite muted compared to many of the outrageous and amped up designs we see from many competing gaming notebooks. The cherry red accents over the metal and matte black case make this a striking device nonetheless. Hit jump for my full impressions.

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Apple responds to issue with HomePod staining wood surfaces

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple's HomePod has started to ship to customers in the US, UK and Australia and while many seem to be delighted by the audio quality and elegance of this diminutive speaker, others aren't too thrilled to discover that the HomePod's plastic ring at its base leaves circular marks on wood surfaces. See Apple's reply below.

"It is not unusual for any speaker with a vibration-dampening silicone base to leave mild marks when placed on some wooden surfaces," Apple says. "The marks can be caused by oils diffusing between the silicone base and the table surface, and will often go away after several days when the speaker is removed from the wooden surface." Apple says the marks recede after a few days or users can simply wipe or treat their wood surfaces to remove the marks. If all fails, Apple's suggestion is “placing your HomePod on a different surface.”

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Ford unveils 2019 Mustang Bullitt at the Canadian International Autoshow

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Few iconic movie vehicles come close to Steve McQueen's 1968 dark green Mustang used in the movie Bullitt. This year at the CIAS, Ford Canada is celebrating the car's 50 year milestone with a brand new take on this motoring classic.

"Commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the classic movie starring Steve McQueen and his 1968 dark green Mustang, the new 2019 Mustang BULLITT delivers a 5.0L V8 engine with a top speed of 163 mph and at least 475 hp.

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Ryan Murphy signs five-year Netflix deal

Netflix has managed to snag yet another big name in the entertainment industry to create exclusive content for its platform. FX’s Ryan Murphy will be working for the streaming service after his contract at FX expires in July. The deal is reportedly worth up to US$300 million, which is said to be one of the biggest overall deals for a showrunner. Murphy already has two projects in the works for Netflix before this deal was closed. One is a One Flee Over the Cuckoo’s Nest fanfiction called Ratched and the other is political satire called The Politician.

Murphy is now to have produced some of the biggest shows for FX including American Horror Story, American Crime Story, 9-1-1, and Feud. These shows, as well as a recently announced 1980s musical drama called Pose will remain with FX. The showrunner has previously expressed his concern about staying with FX following Disney’s acquisition of 20^th Century Fox, especially with his content that is considered graphic and shocking with some racial and sexual provocations. He has expressed this concern to Disney CEO Bob Iger and it was being reported that Iger courted him personally and reassured him that Disney was interested in the type of offbeat content he’s able to create. But it looks like Murphy would much rather take his ideas to the streaming service.

Source: The Verge