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Watch: The 'Assassin's Creed' Movie Trailer

Video: It’s finally here — the first trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie starring Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave )and Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose).

GADGETS

2016 Samsung TVs: Pricing, Availability And Everything You Need To Know

RAE JOHNSTONYESTERDAY 10:00 AM

Let’s be real — “Quantum Dot” sounds like marketing jargon. The surprising thing is that it isn’t. Never one to shy away from innovation, Samsung have literally used quantum physics to create a new standard in picture quality for its SUHD TVs.

And that’s not the only area of focus for the latest range, which hits all the right notes on style, form and function. For a price, of course.

ENTERTAINMENT

Marvel's 'Agent Carter' Has Been Cancelled

RAE JOHNSTONTODAY 10:45 AM

Briefly: Despite critical acclaim, Agent Carter is no more after the second season failed to attract the ratings it needed to continue.

MOBILE

App Deals: Watch Planes All Over The World In Real Time

HAYLEY WILLIAMSTODAY 10:30 AM

Today’s best deals include Mobile Doc Scanner for Android, Planes Live for iOS and My Trips for Windows Phone. Deals end without warning, so be quick!

ONLINE

5 Reasons To Use Facebook Messenger For Web Browsers

DAVID NIELDTODAY 10:00 AM

Last year, Facebook set up a dedicated web portal for Messenger to match its app for mobile devices. If you haven’t yet put it to good use in your browser, here are a few reasons to give it a try. Messenger for web browsers includes a number of useful features you don’t get through the main Facebook site, and cuts out a lot of the clutter of the main portal.

ENTERTAINMENT

DC Is Secretly Making A Booster Gold Movie

JAMES WHITBROOKTODAY 9:45 AM

Krysten Ritter teases the endless possibilities of Jessica Jones season 2. American Gods recasts a major character. The Godzilla vs Kongmovie has a release date. Kevin Smith wants to write for Arrow. Plus, new pictures from Game of Thrones, and the season finale of Gotham. Behold, spoilers!

ENTERTAINMENT

Casey Jones Makes An Entrance In The Latest TMNT Trailer

RAE JOHNSTONTODAY 9:30 AM

Watch as hockey-masked-hero Casey Jones, played by Arrow star Stephen Amell, saves damsel in distress April O’Neil (Megan Fox) from having to repeat any more awful dialogue at a group of angry thugs.

Can Amell’s charm save the day (and the film)?

SCIENCE & HEALTH

A Huge Unnamed Dwarf Planet, Almost The Size Of Pluto, Has Been Hiding In Our Solar System

RIA MISRATODAY 9:00 AM

Image: Artist’s concept of 2007 OR10 / NASA In a universe full of planets, 2007 OR10 is something special. It’s big, just slightly smaller than the size of Pluto. And it’s close, within our very own solar system. So how did it still manage to take astronomers by surprise?

ENTERTAINMENT

How Fan Art Brought Olivia Munn's Psylocke To X-Men: Apocalypse

KATHARINE TRENDACOSTATODAY 8:30 AM

We already know why Olivia Munn agreed to play Psylocke, but now we know how that character even managed to be in the movie in the first place. Turns out the answer is actually a piece of fan art.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

This Robot's Teaching Itself To Twirl A Stick

JAMIE CONDLIFFETODAY 8:00 AM

If you’ve ever tried to learn how to spin a pencil in your hand, you’ll know it takes some concerted effort — but it’s even harder for a robot. Now, though, researchers have finally built a ‘bot that can learn to do it.

ENTERTAINMENT

An Interesting Portrait Of An Actor Who Plays Monsters In Movies

CASEY CHANTODAY 7:30 AM

Video: Meet Tom Woodruff. You’ve seen him in movies but probably didn’t even realise he was in them because he specialises in playing creatures. That is, he’s been the alien in Aliens, a gorilla in various TV shows and movies, done work for Jumanji, and so much more. What’s cool is to hear him talk about his craft and process and to see him act it out in an actual suit versus doing motion capture (not that there’s anything wrong with that).