Paul Bettany might replace Matt Smith as Prince Phillip in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’

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The next two seasons of The Crown will have new faces taking on the familiar roles. And one of those reportedly taking on the role of Prince Phillip is renowned British actor Paul Bettany. He’s reportedly in talks to replace Matt Smith. Other actors who they’re reportedly talking to include Helena Bonham Carter, who is expected to take on the role of Princess Margaret from Vanessa Kirby. Peter Morgan plans to recast the roles of the characters because they’re getting older. Morgan said, “You can’t ask someone to act middle-aged. Someone has to bring their own fatigue to it. The feelings we all have as 50-year-olds are different than the feelings we all have as 30-year-olds.”

The only confirmed cast member is Olivia Colman. She’s set to play Queen Elizabeth II and will take the role from Claire Foy. While the third and fourth season haven’t gotten the official greenlight yet, early production is reportedly underway.

Source: The Independent

Apple’s Everyone Can Code Initiative adopted in Europe

Apple today announced 70 colleges and universities in Europe have adopted Everyone Can Code, a comprehensive program designed by Apple to help everyone learn to build mobile apps. These colleges and universities are adopting Apple’s App Development with Swift curriculum, helping to create opportunities for all students and equipping them with the skills they need to pursue careers in the booming app economy.

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“The Darwin Project" launching to Open Beta this weekend with new interactivity features

“The Darwin Project,” a Hunger Games-esque, battle-royale game built around audience participation, will enter its first open beta period this weekend (Jan 19-21) on Windows 10 PC. The beta will include two new features that take full advantage of the interactive functionality of streaming platforms like Mixer, and enable viewers to control the way the contest unfolds.

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Will selfie cameras be hidden behind the screen? Samsung patent seems to think so

Patent drawings showing what it'll look like with the selfie camera, earpiece, and sensors placed behind the screen

With bezels continuously shrinking, placing key components are becoming a bit of an issue. We’ve seen recently how the fingerprint sensor is being moved behind the glass display, are front cameras next? A new Samsung patent suggests so. They take this a step further by moving even the earpiece as well as proximity and ambient light sensors. Xiaomi tried putting the earpiece below the screen with the Mi Mix but it apparently didn’t sound great. But no one has attempted to put the selfie camera behind the glass. We aren’t sure the technology exists just yet.

An early patent, which has been referenced by Samsung, Apple, LG, and others, suggests a transparent OLED that has a high refresh rate and could turn the screen on and off to let the camera have a look during inactive periods. But for now we have to wait and see if this ever comes into fruition. Perhaps it might but it’s too early to tell. For now we need to live with notches and weirdly placed cameras as a response to slimmer bezels.

Source: GSMArena