Paul Anderson Has Hinted that the 6th Season of Peaky Blinders is Arriving Soon

With no films in theaters, almost zero social gatherings, football matches in empty stadiums, and negativity in full swing, we need to now look towards the television to get us through this long night. And there is some good news-we now have a show that we can anxiously wait for.

If you aren’t well caught up with all the reports about Peaky Blinders that kept on coming during the lockdown, I am obliged to remind you that this will be the final season of the beloved show (if the words of the cast are to be believed).

However, the good news is that the sixth season might not be very far as Paul Anderson, who is well known for playing the character Arthur Shelby Jr. in the British gangster series, has alluded to the fact that the coveted sixth season of Peaky Blinders is coming to the screens very soon.

Anderson broke the news to his Instagram followers (over 500,000) and also revealed the latest artwork for his character Arthur. The 42-year-old actor wrote that the sixth season is very well on its way, and the anxious wait of the fans will end soon. He added a popular hashtag in his post ‘#comingfknsoon.’

The post made his followers upbeat (most of them know him because of the show) who have been patiently waiting for the sixth season ever since the fifth season ended itself on a thrilling cliffhanger. The fifth season premiered on BBC last year.

Look away if you haven’t yet seen the fifth season. (Spoiler alert!)

In the final few seconds of the season, we see the lead character Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) reeling with suicidal thoughts with his forehead in front of a gunpoint and his finger on the trigger. The season had ended at that moment, leaving Tommy Shelby’s fate in the midst of dreadful uncertainty. Fans have been itching since then to know whether he had pulled the trigger or not.

Despite the reports, speculations, interviews, and social media fanaticism, it is quite clear that it will not be before 2022 that the season will arrive on our screens.

Though under normal circumstances, we would have had more factual information because the production was due to start in March of this year.

Anthony Byrne, one of the stellar names behind the creation of the show, recently expressed his disappointment over the fact that the production had to be halted in March. The reason why he sounded upset is that before the lockdown was imposed, all the pre-production work had already been done, and the filming equipment was already tried and tested. The lockdown was imposed just days before the production team had to begin their work.

“It’s a real shame,” he said.

Byrne also spoke to Digital Spy, in which he sounded optimistic about getting the show done by the end of 2021. He said that it would take at least six months of editing after the filming, which will hopefully be finished by June or July of next year.

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LG Wing: Display, Performance, And Other Things to Know

Recently, LG announced its new smartphone named LG Wing, which will be available from the three leading wireless carriers (Verizon, AT&T. and T-Mobile) in the United States. The company is trying to break the ceiling and introduce something beyond imagination. Under their later Explorer Project, they brought the LG Wing smartphone with two swiveling displays. It has multiple incredible features and tools that regular Android smartphones lack. The device uses LG’s UX 9.0 interface and makes an ideal gadget for gamers, videographers, or phone photographers. To know more about this device, check the detailed guide below:

Design

LG Wing’s display is nothing like the regular smartphones you see in the market these days. When you unbox the phone, it might look like a typical smartphone until you pull the mini-display hidden underneath the main screen. As soon as you take the mini-display out, you enter the ‘Swivel Mode.’ Due to this feature, it has a thicker body and is more massive in weight. The main screen has a tall glass panel with curved sides. The back of the phone has a glossy finish, and a massive multi-lens camera bump is mounted.

The swiveling part is very smooth, and every time you open or close the mini-display, you will find it gliding with the chassis while making a pop sound to (un)lock the device in place. The Swivel Mode displays the back of the main screen. Due to this feature, the company had to drop the front-facing camera and introduce a pop-up selfie camera. Every time you open the pop-up camera, you will see an animation for a fraction of a second on your screen. The device has an in-display fingerprint sensor, and the front and the rear screen is protected with Gorilla Glass 5.

Due to the design, the LG Wing could only get an IP54 rating and remove the 3.5mm port. It has bottom-firing loudspeakers and a USB-C port for charging.

Displays

You might be impressed by the screen size of the device, i.e., 6.8-inch OLED as its main display and a 3.9-inch OLED for the mini or secondary display. In today’s date, when other Android smartphone companies are offering Full HD+ display, LG Wing is stuck at 1080p only. Both the displays also have only 60Hz refresh rates, whereas the rival brands offer refresh rates between 90Hz to 144Hz. The primary screen has 2,460 x 1,080 resolution and 20.5:9 display ratio with 395ppi, and the secondary screen offers 1,240 x 1,080, 419ppi with 1.15:1 display ratio. Its high pixel density shows vibrant colors and deep blacks on the screen.

The device offers multiple display mode choices for customizing the display color temperature, saturation, and more. It also has an in-display sensor for unlocking the device, but unfortunately, the in-display is way too slow than the other smartphones with similar sensors.

Camera

The device is equipped with stunning cameras, which are great for budding or amateur photographers. LG has introduced a gimbal mode for the camera when you use the device in Swivel Mode. The device has a 64MP OIS EIS wide primary camera with 13MP ultra-wide (ƒ/1.9, 1.0μm, 117-degree FoV) and a 12MP ultra-wide (ƒ/2.2, 1.4μm, 120-degree FoV) lenses at the back. It also has a 32MP wide (ƒ/1.9, 0.8μm, 80-degree FoV) camera in the front. The camera also has a Night Mode for capturing impressive shots in dim lighting. The front camera supports Portrait Mode for a focused selfie.

You cannot use the camera with Swivel mode and are restricted from using the video-only app. You can shoot videos in 4K quality at 60fps and 1080p at 60fps. Its stabilization feature lets you shoot stable videos even when you hold the phone with only one hand.

Performance

The LG Wing is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor and an Adreno 620 GPU that makes it a little less potent than the smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. But it has both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G support, which is the latest in the market. The processor it uses is suitable for performing everyday tasks. The dual-display on the device is creating a lot more disruption than expected. Both the displays can run two different apps simultaneously, which will require the device to have more power, which it lacks.

Moreover, many apps are still not functional with dual screens, so they might not be able to run them on this device. This smartphone is offering 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage space and 256GB of expandable storage.

Battery

This smartphone comes with a 4,000mAh battery that can last up to almost two days. But due to the dual-screen, the device will require more juice, meaning that the battery will drain faster. The battery life of this phone majorly depends on how much you’re using the Swivel Mode. This device supports wireless charging at a peak rate of 12W. It charges at the rate of 25W with the in-box charger and its USB-C-to-USB-C cable.

Conclusion

Overall the LG Wing smartphone stands somewhere in the middle. It is not too impressive, and it’s not boring, like regular Android smartphones either. It uses Android 10 software and offers satisfactory performance and features as well. The original shortcuts are impressive but are not as smooth as they should be. Currently, this device is retailing for $999 at T-Mobile and Verizon, and for $1049 at AT&T.

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Matthew McConaughey Reveals His Mother’s Reaction to His Stardom Hurt Him

In an interview, Matthew McConaughey shared that he was hurt by his mother’s reaction to his growing popularity and fame.

McConaughey is an American producer and one of the brilliant actors in the industry. He gained popularity for his performance in the comedy movie titled, Dazed and Confused. Later he featured in The Wedding Planner, Failure to Launch, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Magic Mike, The Wolf of Wall Street, Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar, and many more. McConaughey received the prestigious Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a cowboy in Dallas Buyers Club.

The actor lost his father in 1992 when he was stepping up the staircase of success. He shared that he missed his mother during that time, as she became a different person from her son’s fame.

In an interview with 5 Live’s Headliners podcast on BBC Radio, he shared that he needed her the most at that time. He had already lost his father from his life, and when he used to call his mother for emotional support, he did not find his mom on the other side of the phone; she had become the superfan who wanted to know about his career. She started to love his fame more and wanted the same for herself in a certain way, which hurt McConaughey.

Matthew revealed that then he started limiting the conversations with his mother for several years. He used to give her a call on Sunday, but he could not talk his heart out as he did not want to provide her with any information or details about his professional life. He added if he shared anything with his mom, it would be published in the newspaper the next day. McConaughey tried to make her understand that it was for her and him. However, she did not understand it for a while.

The Oscar-winning actor revealed that he used to be startled when his private matters became public. As he investigated, he realized it was his mother behind the controversial leaks.

He remembered one incidence when his mom was giving a TV crew a tour of his childhood home. And when he asked her about this, she said, she did not think Matthew would find it out.

McConaughey described those years as tough ones. Still, he does not distance himself from his proud mom. Matthew understands that it was not wholly her fault, and he also should have made some boundaries. He concluded by saying that the mother-son relationship has come to the other side of it, and it is good now.

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How to Create an Android App Out of Any Website?

Android smartphone users must be aware of the permissions they have granted to the apps for functioning properly. These permissions also fetch them timely updates, news, messages, etc. Many apps run in the background to keep you updated, but it damages your device’s battery and rapidly drains the juice. Some of the most popular apps like Snapchat, Facebook, Amazon, etc. are continually draining your device’s performance as well. The best solution to this problem is that you should start converting the websites into an app, and the Hermit app will help you to do so.

Introducing Hermit

Hermit is a web browser, like Google Chrome, Firefox, etc. The only significant difference it creates is letting you turn any website of your choice into an app and keep it safe on your device’s home screen. It will help you create a new lite app from the websites you visit. Hermit will show you an entire inventory of apps it can create, and you can find everything via their categories. If you don’t find the app you want to add to your home screen, then insert the URL of that website, and Hermit will automatically create an app out of it.

Note that these lite apps are not replacing the apps you can find on the Google Play Store, as they lack some functionalities. In case you use a social media app like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, then your experience won’t be as smooth as the original app. You cannot even upload images on the lite app as the website doesn’t have that feature yet. But if you use Facebook’s lite app, then the experience will be better than the original app, and it won’t even drench your device’s battery.

However, you can use Hermit as a replacement platform for the old apps that don’t have any official support and have stopped working.

Why Choose Hermit Over Chrome?

If you have used Google Chrome on your Android device, you might be aware that even Chrome lets you create apps from the websites you visit. This might make you wonder about the importance and necessity of the Hermit browser. Chrome is a good browser, but it falls short in terms of features when converting a site into an app.

The significant difference in the apps created in the Hermit browser is that they function as self-contained apps. But if you create a Lite app on Chrome, it acts as a browser tab. In simple terms, it means that the app created via Chrome will direct you to the website and open a new Chrome tab. The self-contained app created in Hermit starts the Lite app as its browser rather than directing you to a new webpage. It won’t start a new page if you have already opened the website in Hermit. Hermit’s Lite apps open as an individual, but the Chrome Lite apps start as a part of the browser.

This also allows the Hermit’s Lite app to create a space for customization. You can change the settings and create a customized space on Hermit, but Chrome does not have that feature.

How to Customize Hermit’s Lite Apps?

Hermit offers universal and individual settings so you can easily apply the settings on the app. Each Lite app follows a different set of rules, which you can customize according to your preferences. The permissions granted to each app will be different from each other. So, you can allow some apps to access the microphone and block others for the same. Following are some of the things you can customize on the Lite app:

1. Open the app in full-screen mode

2. Turn on the toggle for ‘Do Not Track.’

3. Block inappropriate ads

4. Add a “Scroll to Top” button

5. Pull from top to refresh

6. Enable Data Saver mode to save your mobile data

7. Customize image loading option

8. Customize the app icon and theme

9. Allow or deny location permissions

10. Grant or block access to the camera, microphone, photos, videos, and files.

Hermit Requirements

The Hermit app works well with Android 5 Lollipop and higher versions. If you have Android KitKat, then you will find all the apps inside a single window. The Hermit app is available for free, but you can also get your hands on the Premium version for $5.99. The free version doesn’t offer as much flexibility and feature as the Premium version.

Conclusion

While using Hermit, it would be better to uninstall the original apps and see the difference it makes in the battery life of your Android smartphone. Using Hermit, you can also remove the continuously failing or crashing apps and get a better performance in its alternate Lite app. With Hermit, you can find both native and alternative Lite app versions of the originals.

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How to Create A Customized Emoji?

In today’s world, communication has shifted from phone calls to long conversations on messaging apps and social media. And when you communicate via text messages, the people you are talking to might not always understand what you mean to say. This is where the role of an emoji – a cartoonish pictogram – becomes significant as it helps you express your emotions. It also makes us look more friendly, interested, and involved in an online conversation. Over the past few years, emojis have formed a universal language across different platforms, which helps express excitement, sadness, amusement, or emotions that can’t be expressed in words.

Emoji originated in Japan in the late ’90s, and now the whole world uses it. Every social media app and the messaging app support emojis. Anyone can understand the meaning of smiley, angry, sick, etc. emoji. There are varieties of emojis dedicated to sentiments, profession, food, travel, flora, fauna, etc. but there are some limitations. At times, you might want to express something specific to your close friends but can’t find the perfect emoji to match your thoughts. In such cases, you can create a custom emoji. If you are interested in doing so, then try the following guidelines for making a custom emoji.

Use Discord or Slack for Emoji Customization

It is recommended to use Slack or Discord messaging app for creating an emoji of your choice. In case you are unfamiliar with these apps, Discord is a messaging app used while playing multiplayer video games. Discord also lets you communicate via voice calls, video calls and enables you to share media and files in private chats or servers. On the other hand, Slack offers many IRC-style features for internal communications. Its features include persistent chat rooms or channels categorized as the topic, private groups, and direct messaging.

To add a new emoji, you have to create an emoji from scratch. Generally, messaging apps like these impose restrictions due to which you have to ensure that the emoji’s size and pixels fit the criteria perfectly. In this guide, we will use Slack for creating an emoji. It restricts the users to create emoji that should not consume more than 64KB of space, and its height & width is also restricted to 128 pixels only. For creating an emoji, it is better to use image-editing software. We would recommend using Pixlr as it is a web-based application and is available for free.

If you have some excellent artistic skills, it would be easier for you to create an emoji using the app mentioned above. If you want to draw a typical old emoji with a hint of personalization, then start with a yellow circle on a transparent background so that the emoji is visible. Use different drawing tools like pencil, marker, etc. to start adding facial features like eyes, mouth movement, or anything you like.

If you don’t like the idea of creating a traditional emoji, then try using an image from your gallery to make an emoji out of it. To so do, use the following steps:

1. Start with selecting a picture you want to convert into an emoji.
2. Then, open the image you selected in the photo-editing app.
3. Then, use the Lasso tool to draw traces on the edges to the picture.
4. After tracing the edges, cut the image, and start creating a new image. It would be better to use a solid or transparent background with the image so that the emoji is visible.
5. Now, paste the cut out on a new window and edit the picture as per your preference.
6. Save and export the image in PNG format.

Now that the emoji is saved on your device, open it using Slack and click on the Emoji button. Scroll down the page to find the link labeled as ‘Add Custom Emoji Here.’ Click on that option and start uploading the emoji you created. Then, add a name to that emoji.

Discord

1. If you prefer using the Discord app, then use the following steps:
2. Find the server in which you want to add the emoji you create.
3. On the upper left side of your screen, tap on the drop-down menu to open more options.
4. Then, click on Server Settings.
5. Select the emoji you created and click on the Upload Emoji button.

Note that before adding the emoji, you will need permissions within that server. If you are the one who created that server, then you don’t need any permission. And if the server belongs to someone else, they have control on the permissions. Then you have to contact them.

Contact Unicode Consortium

Emoji creation is easy on Slack and Discord, but if you want to create something for the iOS or Android platform, you have to contact Unicode Consortium. Unicode Consortium is a group responsible for regulating a wide range of emojis commonly found on all the devices. If you are a budding emoji artist, you have to submit your work to the Unicode Consortium selection committee. They will judge your emoji on a few factors, and then only they can approve your work and get it on all the significant gadgets. You can check Consortium’s website to find more about the rubrics and requirements.

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How to Boost iPhone Privacy Via Settings?

Every year, hackers, spammers, malware, etc. become stronger and start threatening the online privacy and security system. Despite installing an antivirus, your gadgets still run a chance to introduce malware, ransomware, etc. Even your smartphone can transfer your data on an unauthorized platform. If you are using an iPhone, you can rely on Apple quite a bit as the company focuses on offering privacy to its users. Still, your iPhone collects and shares some information about you. Fortunately, you can control the amount of data it takes away about you, and do so, use the guide given below:

Hide Notification Previews When Phone Is Locked

If you find people looking at your smartphone’s lock screen and checking the notification, then it’s a breach of privacy. Everyone should have access to your iPhone as they might see any private notification or information that shouldn’t be shared with anyone. You can avoid such a situation by opening the Settings app. Then, click on Notifications and select Show Previews. Doing so will hide the notifications from your device’s lock screen.

You can choose to check your notifications on the lock screen by choosing between Always, When Unlocked, or Never preview options. The best option is ‘When Unlocked’ as it will show you notifications only when unlocking your device via fingerprint ID or face ID.

Disable Personalized Ads

Like every other platform, iOS also shows personalized ads, and to fetch you those ads, Apple has to keep track of all your information. But you can stop Apple from fetching your information to use for advertisements by going to the Settings app. Then, click on Privacy and tap on Apple Advertising. You can also turn off the toggle for Personalized Ads to receive generic ads only.

Check App Permissions

You can tweak the permissions you have given to the apps installed on your device easily from the Settings app. The Privacy page on it contains multiple options so that you can check anything you want. You can even choose the permission types and disable/ enable the apps to use the functions like camera, location, microphone, contacts, etc. of your phone. It is essential to look through all the apps and permissions to ensure that your data is not landing on the wrong platform.

If you want to have more control over the Apps Permissions, check the Tracking item with a toggle to let all the apps request you to track you around. You can turn off unnecessary permissions at any time for preventing the apps from getting access to your data and personal information. If you choose to make changes, ensure that you don’t disable the permission for something necessary as lots of apps need different permissions to function correctly.

Control Location Sharing

A lot of apps ask for your location, but only a few should get access. Permitting to track your location is essential at times, but majorly it is a sensitive piece of information that should not be shared with anyone. It can lead the stalkers and thieves to keep an eye on you. You can prevent getting into trouble by opening the Settings app on your phone. Then, go to Privacy and click on Location Service. This option will change the location options and let you choose the apps that can access your current location.

If you are worried about people keeping track of you, check the System Services tab and click on Significant Locations. This setting will prevent people from keeping a tab of the places you visit.

Don’t Send Diagnostic Data

While setting up your phone and after installing an update, your phone will ask for your permission so that it can collect and share your data with Apple. The company wants the information to track bugs and fix issues on your device, but it can feel unsafe to share everything. If you don’t like to share any information, then visit the Settings app of your device. Then, click on Privacy and select Analytics & Improvements. From here, disable the toggle for ‘Share iPhone Analytics’ to stop sharing the diagnostic information.

If you want to check everything your device has collected and shared with the company, tap on Analytics Data. You can also stop your device from keeping a tab of the commands you gave to Siri by disabling the Improve Siri & Dictation toggle.

Make Safari Safe and Private

Safari is the official browser on Apple devices. It also aims to provide privacy but has its limitations. However, if you want to get the best out of this browser, you have to make a few changes in the privacy settings in Safari. You can do this by going to the Settings app and then, click on Safari. Some websites use third-party cookies to track your browsing activity. If you want to get rid of this, then try enabling the Prevent Cross-Site Tracking option. You can also keep your browsing data clean by tapping on the Clear History and Website Data option.

These are some of the basic settings you can apply on your iPhone for a more secure and private setup. You can use these methods on your iPad as well. These methods will help you have more control over your data and privacy.

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Best Smart Scales You Can Buy Today

A smart scale can play an important role in monitoring your health and fitness. Either you are recovering from an old disease or keeping a fitness goal in mind, a smart scale will help you by providing all the latest and basic information about your body such as weight, BMI, heart rate, weather, and a lot more that can help you to plan your fitness routine and diet. There are a lot of smart scales available in the market, but it is never easy to pick one among so many choices, right? So we have got you covered. In this article, we have listed the best smart scales available in the market. Let’s scroll down and find the right pick for you.

Withings Body Plus

Withings Body Plus is one of the best smart scales you can find in the market. This scale measures only 12.8 x 12.8 inches in size, but it can do a lot many things like measuring weight, BMI, heart rate, and providing weather information. This scale is compatible with the weight of up to 396 pounds. It is suitable for the whole family, as it can be used by eight different persons, at the same time. This scale’s data is synced on the Health Mate app via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for different profiles and can be accessed via an Android or iOS device. This scale runs on 4 AAA batteries.

Wyze Scale

Wyze Scale is a good choice for those who are looking for an affordable smart scale with all necessary features. 12 x 12 inches in size, this device features Bluetooth connectivity and can tell you about your weight, body mass index (BMI), heart rate, muscle mass, body water percentage, lean body mass, bone mass, visceral fat and more. This device can be integrated with Apple Health and Google Fit. There is a safe mode for pregnant users also available on this device. Up to 8 members can maintain their profiles on this device simultaneously, and it costs $20 only. This device runs on 4 AAA batteries.

Withings Body

Buy Withings Body if you want a smart scale that is easy to set up gives you all the important data and can fit in your budget as well. With this device, you can get accurate data on your weight, BMI, and the weather outside. This device features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, and it is also compatible with MyFitnessPal. Up to 8 users can maintain their profiles on this device simultaneously, and the maximum weight limit is 396 pounds. This device runs on 4 AAA batteries.

Eufy BodySense

Eufy BodySense is a reliable smart scale that ticks all the basics right of an excellent smart scale. Talking about the basic specs, it is 12×12 inches in size, features Bluetooth connectivity, and runs on 4 AAA batteries. It is capable of measuring your weight, BMI, BMR, and body fat percentage. It can be used by 20 persons at the same time. It features iOS and Android compatibility. This sleek and stylish smart scale costs you $30 only.

QardioBase 2

If you are looking for a smart scale with a stylish design, you should consider buying QardioBase 2. Along with a stylish design, this scale can measure your weight, BMI, body fat percentage, muscle, bone, and water composition accurately. Support for both Android and iOS and compatibility with MyFitnessPal enhances the usability of this device. Profiles of 8 persons can be maintained simultaneously on this device, and the maximum weight limit is 396 pounds. It is a rechargeable smart scale.

You get to choose from many options when you decide to buy a new smart scale, and sometimes it can be challenging to pick the best ones. In this article, we have listed the best smart scales, and you can buy any of these according to your needs and budget.

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