‘Star Wars’ characters gets Vanity Fair cover

It’s not exactly news when big Hollywood celebrities grace the cover of Vanity Fair. But having some of the biggest names in the fantasy genre are on the cover, it’ll make news. The magazine just released a Star Wars cover with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca alongside newcomers Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and BB-8 droid. It was shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz for the magazine’s June issue. It seems to have been taken inside the cockpit of a spacecraft.

If having the characters isn’t enough to emphasize this is a Star Wars issue, there’s even a Yoda quote on the cover that says: “In a dark place we find ourselves – a little more knowledge might light our way.” Vanity Fair promises to release more photos and videos from the shoot this Monday.

Source: Mashable

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Source: VentureBeat | Via: Gizmodo

Say goodbye to Windows Media Center

Looks like Microsoft is ready to pull the plug on Windows Media Center. They haven’t been updating or developing the service since 2009 but it has been shipped in an upgrade pack for Windows 8. But it would seem that won’t be moving beyond that. So, if you’re going to upgrade to Windows 10, prepare to part ways.

Windows Media Center was built as a separate Windows XP version and it was going to run full screen as a media player. It also could support TV channels via TV tuners. There were dedicated Media Center PCs out there but it didn’t gain enough traction to go mainstream.

Source: The Verge