Daredevil Season 3 proving the right formula for Netflix and Marvel

After news of the cancellation of Netflix and Marvel's Iron Fist and Luke Cage, it seems like the rest of Marvel's shows on Netflix were likely getting the boot. Daredevil Season 3, which picks up after the events of the one and done Defenders series has brought the gritty superhero drama back to basics and it is glorious.

More like a serialized film feature than a streaming show, Daredevil Season 3 proves to be the most engrossing and emotional series yet, with arguably the best cast of characters at their finest form facing unpredictable plot. The pacing, storytelling and emotional twists are only overshadowed by the intense and measured action scenes. All the elements of a great Daredevil story are in place and with each of the protagonists weaving through complex situations. We really hope Netflix renews this series, it is the foundation of the Marvel universe on Netflix.

Dell's latest notebooks are rugged and built tough

Dell announced the newest members of the Rugged family: the Dell Latitude 7424 Rugged Extreme and the Dell Latitude 5424 and 5420 Rugged notebooks. Built to take a beating, the latest Dell Rugged laptops offer the following highlights.

 Easier viewing, indoors or outdoors for greater usability, rain or shine

• (1000-NIT) sharper full high-definition displays with better color gamut
• Dual-batteries packing a combined charge that can last more than 14 hours
• External storage method of choice to back-up and offload data, the 7424 and 5424 offer an optional Blu-Ray burner for data density
• For those who need more portability, the new 5420 is up to 22% lighter and thinner for increased accessibility without giving up Dell’s classic rugged versatility
• Next-gen Cat16 4G/LTE for ease of connectivity

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'Game of Thrones' White Walkers demo productivity and multitasking on the Pixelbook

In the most unlikely team-up the Night King and his fellow White Walkers demo the capabilities of the Google Pixelbook (and all recent Chromebooks, for that matter). Focusing on productivity, multitaksing, multimedia and getting things done. The caper is conquering Westeros' and serves as a useful recap of where we left off in Game of Thrones which feels like it has been off the air for years.

Once an also see this ad as a hint that Chromebooks, like the White Walkers, are a force of nature and will eventually take over the personal computing and their time has come.

Nine of 10 smart speakers in the US are either from Amazon or Google

Strategy Analyitics conducted a new survey on smart speakers in the US in July and August and it revealed that 9 out of 10 smart speakers are either Amazon Alexa or Google Home devices. The results of that survey show that in the 50 million installed speaker market, the Echo and Google’s Home speaker occupy the top eight slots on a list of the ten most popular speaker models. The outlier is Apple’s HomePod, in the number nine spot, with a 4 percent market share.

Canada, a much smaller market, has seen the availability of Amazon, Google and even Apple's HomePod these past two years although there's no telling how well these devices are selling here. Google Home has been developed partly in Canada and has had the French Canadian language built-in since its inception. Amazon just unloaded new devices in the US and Canada.

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