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Avengers Endgame Movie Review: Marvel's Stirring, Emotional Superhero Marathon

(There are spoilers in the review, so proceed at your own will. Or, you can come back to this review after watching the film.) Avengers Endgame, the last in the recent Marvel’s superhero series has been shrouded in secrecy what with the producers guarding the secret with all their resources. The leak of the film online by TamilRockers a few days before the film’s release in India only underscored the reality that this was not paranoia but necessary caution. Even at the media show on Thursday evening, everybody had to submit their phones to the security before stepping in to watch the film.   There are spoilers ahead, so read frth On the pertinent question whether the film is worth the wait, Anthony Russo and Joe Russo give us a befitting conclusion to the 22 preceding stories. And it's good enough to make you want and wait for the second season of Superheroes. The film opens where Avengers: Infinity left off with Tony Stark in space with Thanos’ (Josh Brolin) d

Weekly poll: rear vs. selfie camera, which is more important?

This week we saw the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G claim the title of "Best selfie camera", at least according to DxOMark. The phone's rear camera matched the score of the Huawei P30 Pro, which previously ruled alone. This along with the results from last week's poll got us wondering about front and rear cameras - which one is more important to you? We're well past the era when phones had only one camera (and it was on the back), yet for one reason or another the rear camera is still treated as more important and gets the better hardware. There are exceptions, for example, the Realme U1, has a 25MP selfie and 13+2MP rear cameras. The Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra has a selfie camera with OIS, which is almost unheard of (the rear cam didn't't have optical stabilization). And more recently, the Samsung Galaxy A80 uses the same camera for both selfies and regular photos thanks to the rotating pop-up mechanism, enabling the first-ever 48MP selfies. Realme U1 •

Bata to pay ₹9,000 fine for charging ₹3 for a paper bag

The Chandigarh Consumer Commission recently ordered Bata India Ltd to pay  ₹ 9,000 in fine for charging   ₹ 3 from a customer for a paper bag to carry the shoebox. Legal experts say the order is legally valid across the country and that stores cannot charge consumers additional charges for the bag if the product is purchased from the same store. The forum's order came on a complaint filed by a consumer, Dinesh Prasad Raturi. Raturi told the consumer panel that he had purchased a pair of shoes on February 5 from the shoe store located in Sector 22D. The store charged  ₹ 402, which also included cost for the bag. Raturi contested that by charging him for the bag, Bata was also endorsing its brand on the bag which was not justified. Raturi sought a refund of  ₹ 3 and compensation for deficiency in services. The forum slammed Bata for charging an additional amount for the paper bag. The forum ordered that a customer cannot be compelled to pay for the bag, and that i

UPSC Results 2019: Chagatta becomes 1st from J-K’s Mahore tehsil to crack civil services exam

  Babar Ali Chagatta became the first person from his remote Mahore tehsil in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir to crack the civil services examination,  an achievement which he feel would inspire more youngsters in the coming years. Chagatta, who secured the 364th, is among seven candidates from the state who qualified the prestigious examination --- the final result of which was declared by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) on Friday. Rehana Bashir, an MBBS graduate from Salwah village of Mendhar near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, has secured 187th rank followed by Abhishek Augustya (268), Sunny Gupta (320), Harvinder Singh (335), Gokul Mahajan (564) and Devahuti (668) -- all residents of Jammu district. Chagatta said youngsters of Mahore are full of dreams and want to excel in life but the reality is that there is a lack of proper facilities and a platform. “The road connectivity to my village is still a dream for the residents who only enjo

Apple's iPad mini 2019 gets bent out of shape in durability test, still works

After the new 11-inch iPad Pro got wrecked in  JerryRigEverything's  durability test, we weren't all that confident the iPad mini 2019 would survive the same test. But woe and behold, it did, even if only partially. The durability test goes as usual - display scratches at a level 6, like most any screen outside of sapphire, the sides are made of aluminum and the burn test leaves no lasting damage as the screen is LCD and not OLED. The bend test is where it gets interesting. Just like the iPad Pro 11, the iPad mini 2019 yields to the pressure and bends badly. But unlike the Pro, the mini's screen or frame didn't crack and the tablet remained fully functional, if bent to a banana shape. in last year test apple not perform well but this year look well let's Check out the full video below.