Why you've gotta watch 'Black Bird'

August 05, 2022

Apple TV+ has another hit on its hands with Black Bird, a jailhouse drama inspired by a true story of serial killings from the 1990s.

It stars Taron Egerton (Rocketman), was developed by top crime writer Dennis Lehane (The Wire, Shutter Island) and features Ray Liotta in his last role.

But the six-part series is getting raves for the tour-de-force performance of Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell), who plays the suspected serial killer.

"Again, it’s Hauser who walks off with the show with his portrayal of Larry," writes our critic Scout Tafoya in his rave review of the final episode.

The series finale airs Friday, and Tafoya says the series concludes with a "shocking and satisfying ending."

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Apple TV+ murder mystery Black Bird draws to a pulse-pounding close as jailhouse informer Jimmy Keene’s last-ditch efforts to stay alive are being threatened at every turn. Serial killer Larry Hall is inches from confessing, Jimmy’s about to get shanked — and nobody’s coming to help either of them. Plus, Jimmy’s dad Big Jim is dying in a hurry outside prison walls. The limited series saves its best mechanics for last as the clock runs out on all of our heroes. Black Bird concludes on a high note indeed.

Apple Watch Series 8, at least in the standard 41mm and 45mm models, reportedly will see the same design as Apple Watch 7 rather than adding new elements like flat edges or bigger screens.

Users of the pricey monitors have been complaining of choppy playback, audio that cuts out unexpectedly and playback speed issues. Previously, Apple’s only solution to the problem was a variation on “turn it off and then back on again.”

The deal isn’t limited to new subscribers – current ones also qualify. It’s a promo for the new Apple TV+ movie Luck, and has the tagline, “It’s your lucky day. For three whole months.”

Grid Studio disassembles well-loved gadgets and presents their rearranged innards as framed wall art. And its nostalgic collection for Apple fans just got two new entries: a fourth-generation iPod Classic and a first-generation iPad mini.

Use promo code COM at Keysbuff.com to save an extra 25% off the site's low prices on Microsoft software during the Back to School Sale.

The Mophie Powerstation Pro boasts 20,000mAh of power, and dual USB-C ports to quickly deliver it to a MacBook or other computer at up to 45W. Apple likes the new power bank enough to sell it in its online store.

Anybody can walk around with one fine Italian leather Apple Watch band. But what about two? Now you can, with petite double Italian leather Apple Watch bands. They stylishly cut one band into two thinner straps on the same watch. And it’s not like you have to pay a fortune or one, either. They’re just $75 in the Cult of Mac Store.

On August 5, 1997, Apple got into a standoff with Mac clone-makers Power Computing, marking the beginning of the end for the clone era.

Some older iMacs are being shown the door, giving way to newer Macs paired with Studio Displays. That’s the case with today’s featured computer setup. In it, an iMac gave way recently to a plenty-powerful M1 MacBook Pro paired with a brilliant Studio Display. And the attractively spare setup, well placed in a beautiful coastal setting, is nearly all Apple — down to the input devices and audio gear.

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One more thing ...

"There's different things in life you can do. You can become a painter, you can become a sculptor. You can make something by yourself. But that's not what I do. I do the other thing, which is, you work at things that one person can't do, and that you need large numbers of people to do. I know people like symbols, but it's always unsettling when people write stories about me, because they tend to overlook a lot of other people." -- Steve Jobs

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