Apple has debuted its latest “Shot on iPhone 14 Pro” feature, which spotlights the smartphone’s camera capabilities. The film, dubbed Huracán Ramírez vs. La Piñata Enchilada, features lucha libre Huracán Ramírez. Apple’s latest ‘Shot on iPhone 14 Pro’ film stars lucha libre Huracán Ramírez Steve Vegvari for iPhone in Canada: The film is a surprising 13 minutes long. Starring Huracán Ramírez, it tells the story of the fighter who comes out of retirement to fight an evil foe. “Lucha Libre legend Huracán Ramírez is back to face a terrible threat— an evil piñata that is terrorizing all,” the video’s description reads. On top of being impressively composed and shot, Huracán Ramírez vs. La Piñata Enchilada is quite entertaining. This ‘Shot…

Image: Apple Humans: a popular online comic strip is being adapted into a new format for your amusement. And by that I mean that Apple TV Plus is turning Nathan W. Pyle’s Strange Planet comic into an animated series, with Dan Harmon on board as co-creator and executive producer. It’s described as an “adult” animated series, and the first episode will premiere on August 9th. The comics follow a pair of aliens struggling to understand human life and customs and describing things in, well, alien ways. It rose to popularity through social media before becoming a hit graphic novel. Here’s an example: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Strange Planet (@nathanwpylestrangeplanet) The series will feature some notable…

In macOS Sonoma, coming this fall, Apple introduces Game Mode which automatically gives games top priority on the CPU and GPU of your Mac, lowering usage for background tasks. And it dramatically reduces latency with wireless accessories, like AirPods and your favorite controllers, for responsiveness you can feel. Apple also has a secret weapon for bringing PC games to Mac: DirectX 12 support. Now, Apple’s first update of Game Porting Tool for Mac significantly improves gaming performance. Filipe Espósito for 9to5Mac: The Game Porting Toolkit beta 1.0.2 update significantly improves game performance. YouTuber Andrew Tsai has run some tests with the new version, and in most scenarios, he was able to notice that games are running at higher frame rates.…

Apple on Wednesday released the official trailer for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Apple Original Films’ highly anticipated “Killers of the Flower Moon” will first be released exclusively in theaters worldwide, limited on Friday, October 6, and wide on Friday, October 20, before streaming globally on Apple TV+. At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Based on a true story,…

Cassian Bilton and Lee Pace in season 2 of Foundation. | Image: Apple It’s already been a pretty eventful summer for science fiction fans. Last week saw the finale of Apple’s post-apocalyptic series Silo, Strange New Worlds season 2 is keeping Star Trek going through August, and Disney Plus is still in the midst of Secret Invasion, its alien conspiracy offshoot of the MCU. Oh, and there’s the return of Black Mirror. On top of all of that, there are also a number of series making their debut in the coming weeks and months — so many, in fact, that you might need a little help plotting out your precious free time. So here’s a handy list to make life…

Apple TV+ has canceled the generally well-reviewed “High Desert,” starring Patricia Arquette, after one season. “High Desert” is an eight-episode dark comedy series, starring and executive produced by Patricia Arquette, which premiered globally on May 17, 2023 on Apple TV+. “High Desert” follows Peggy (Patricia Arquette), an on-again-off-again addict who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother, with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, and makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator. Ed Hardy for Cult of Mac: Arquette herself made the announcement Sunday. While funny, High Desert wasn’t a feel-good comedy. It centered on an occasional drug addict played by Arquette who becomes a private…