How to use a VPN on your iPhone
There’s a good chance your iPhone (or other smartphone) is your primary access point to most of your online activities. Everything from checking email to streaming your favorite shows to shopping...
View ArticleClair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG with beautiful artistic flair
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 first appeared with an intriguing trailer as part of Microsoft's summer showcase, teasing a dream world where squads of adventurers fight in a bid to defeat “The Paintress”...
View ArticleAnker Labor Day deals including this 10K magnetic power bank for only $30
Just because summer is ending (yes, I will admit it) doesn't mean that the day trips or weekend getaways must stop. If you spent the whole season desperately looking for an outlet, then maybe reward...
View ArticleUber teen accounts 2.0 revealed with more convenience and safety features
Uber has updated its teen accounts with new and improved features primarily designed for convenience and security. Besides previous functions like tracking trip progress and Uber Eats connectivity, the...
View ArticleRazer's first controller with Hall effect joysticks is the $200 Wolverine V3...
Razer is trying something new — actually, two things. The Wolverine V3 Pro introduces Hall effect joysticks for the first time in a Razer gamepad, and it’s also the company’s first fully wireless...
View ArticleThe best Apple Arcade games for 2024
It’s been nearly five years since Apple Arcade launched, and while the service hasn’t fully delivered on Apple’s promise back in 2019, it can still be worth paying for. Of course, that’s provided...
View ArticleSnap is trying to help educators better understand how students use Snapchat
As millions of young people head back to school, Snap wants to help educators have a better understanding of how teens use Snapchat, and be aware of the safety resources and protections that are...
View ArticleMMORPG Blue Protocol shuts down before most people got a chance to play it
When Blue Protocol was announced, many people speculated it would be a “Genshin killer” in reference to miHoYo’s popular title Genshin Impact. But now, nearly a decade after it began development and...
View ArticleParamount+ annual subscriptions are half off through Labor Day weekend
Streaming prices love to go up, but here’s a rare instance in which one is going down — for a limited time. Paramount+ is running a sale that knocks half off its plans, bringing the cheapest option...
View ArticleWatch out, there's a new AI pin in town that can transcribe all your...
I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. Standalone AI devices have crashed and burned harder than the Hindenburg. They are, as one might say, not ready for prime time. Heck, the jury’s still out on AI for...
View ArticleGemini will soon generate AI images of people again with the upgraded Imagen 3
Google’s generative AI tools are getting some of the boosts the company previewed at Google I/O. Starting this week, the company is rolling out the next-gen version of its Imagen image generator, which...
View ArticleAMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 and Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPUs just received a performance boost
If you own a computer with AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 or Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 series of CPUs, you can now improve their performance. AMD also just announced that it has clarified why these processors’...
View ArticleGet up to $150 off fire pits and pizza ovens in Solo Stove's Labor Day sale
It’s almost fall, when the leaves start to turn colors and the weather gets a bit crisp. In other words, it’s nearly bonfire season. To commemorate this fact, Solo Stove is holding a sitewide Labor Day...
View ArticleInstagram may be adding real-time Spotify integration
Mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi spotted an Instagram feature that may be in development: real-time Spotify integration. The extant code seems to indicate that songs played on Spotify will create...
View ArticleConcord aside, PlayStation is having a great year
By all accounts, Concord has landed with a heady thud. The team-based shooter is one of a scant few new first-party PlayStation games that's coming out this year. Sony released it on both PS5 and PC on...
View ArticleXbox's streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices
The Xbox August update is here, bringing with it plenty of little tweaks and new features. Perhaps the biggest news is that the Xbox streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices. This means that...
View ArticleGameStop pivots to retro gaming at select locations
GameStop is pivoting to retro games at select locations. As the industry moves to digital media — and the retailer struggles to adapt to the shifting landscape (including a short-lived stab at NFTs) —...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Activision Blizzard accused of 'bad faith bargaining' by Raven...
Raven Software’s union — the first of its kind in the gaming industry — has hit another snag negotiating its collective bargaining agreement with Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, games journalist...
View ArticleApple's latest iOS and iPadOS developer betas include an AI object removal...
Apple's latest iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 developer betas are here, and they include a few new Apple Intelligence features. The most notable is a Clean Up tool in the Photos app, which sounds very much...
View ArticleThreads is making fediverse replies more visible in its app
Over the last six months, Meta has slowly begun to make good on its promise to make Threads compatible with the fediverse. The app allows users to share their posts to Mastodon and other Activity...
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