It’s always interesting to see the different patent applications that Apple submits to the USPTO. Even though most of them rarely make it into consumer products, they give us a glimpse inside Apple’s top secret R&D labs. The latest one to surface in the United States Patent and Trademark Office database covers a device with a removable back panel, which could bring about swappable camera lenses and other attachements… Judging from the filing, users would be able to purchase these back panels, as they would any other accessory....

We all know that Apple products tend to be pricey, but that’s because you’re getting exactly what you pay for – premium devices with top-notch quality, beautiful designs, and high-end specs. And for these reasons,Apple dealsare mostly limited to seasonal events likeMemorial DayandPrime Day. In the rare instance that we do spot one, you can count on us to put it here right away. As of now, Amazon has knocked off up to $50 off the standardiPad 10....

If you are looking for a game to keep you busy while you gorge yourself on chocolates, or need an app to help you get your chaotic life back in order, we have a list of apps and games to check out this weekend… Fantastical 2 Anomaly was one of the first games to turn the table on tower defense games. Instead of planting a turret and protecting the land, players send their men into the battlefield to march to the front line, destroying alien battlements and taking back the city....

Asus ROG Phone 7 Asus ROG Phone 7 is the top gaming handset for 2023, delivering market-leading performance, excellent gaming software and reliable, all-day speed and battery life. ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro The ROG Phone 6 Pro is a beast of a phone, packed with features designed to appeal specifically to gamers, but delivering a great experience overall. Asus ROG Phone has been seen by many asthegaming phone to buy since the niche corner of the smartphone market evolved a few years back....

Chrome OS Flex Released To Breathe New Life Into Your Old PC & Mac Chrome OS Flex, a cloud-first version of Google’s Chromebook operating system aimed at aging PC and Mac hardware, is finally out of the beta phase four months after itsannouncementand is now available for a wider audience (viaGoogle Blog). While the premise of Chrome OS Flex is interesting in itself, what further boosts the appeal is that it can simply be downloaded on a USB drive and previewed on an old machine before being installed as its new OS....

It’s always gotta be aliens. They come to Earth, swarm the skies, rain terror on the planet, and can only be repelled by a lone fighter with overwhelming firepower. Despite the inevitable defeat they just keep on coming, but to be fair the initial fighters thrown up against their forces tend to be unimpressive. The first powerup always comes quick, though, and after that the aliens' only hope is to throw an uncountable swarm against the unstoppable barrage, and whether that’s done vertical, horizontal, or free-roaming the result is almost always the same- eventual victory on the human side even if it takes a few dozen defeats to get there....

Did you know that the iPhone had a “Safe Mode?” Safe Mode on the iPhone has been apart of jailbreaking for years now, but many people stilldon’t understand it. If your iPhone isjailbroken, Safe Mode will be invoked whenMobileSubstrate(the Cydia support framework) crashes. Desktop operating systems, like Windows and Mac OS X, have had a “Safe Mode” for a long time. On the desktop, safe mode is used for removing corrupted processes that may be causing the operating system to not function properly....

The latest DLC for Bethesda’sFallout 4,Vault-Tec Workshopreleases worldwide at the stroke of 12 midnight GMT, meaning US players will be able to spend their Monday evenings tinkering to their hearts' content. In Vault-Tec Workshop, players will be able to build their own vaults using the workshop build mode to customize their subterranean dwelling to their tastes. Once built, players can run various experiments on dwellers, as vaults were originally designed for....

Quick Links Every new release, be it an expansion or new raid content, friends of mine will say they want to get into raiding but they either don’t have a static, or don’t know how to get one. While not necessary to start raiding, statics can make it easier for the casualFinal Fantasy 14gamer to break into raiding. What I’ve encountered most over the years is something I’ve come to call “queue anxiety”, which is a mix of nerves related to being worried about failing the team, doing poorly at difficult content, so on....

When you think of Jurassic Park, you think of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and you think about the iconic park entrance. Now Lego is putting them both together in a new and quite massive3,120 piece set costing £220(US price not confirmed). Although it’s part of the Jurassic World Lego series, this model - called Jurassic Park: T. rex Rampage - is all about the original Jurassic Park movie. OK, so there’s no 1992 Ford Explorer XLT, but you do get six Minifigures including Dr Ian Malcolm, Dr Ellie Sattler and Dr Alan Grant, John Hammond, Ray Arnold and Dennis Nedry also appearing....

Fly Fusion Pentop Computer A new tech from Leapfrog called FLY Fusion pen, a portable “pen top computer” featuring an optical camera in the tip. As you write in your FLY paper notebook — containing paper with thousands of tiny dots printed on it — the pen is able to capture and digitize handwritten notes. These notes can then be uploaded to PC, and saved, organized and emailed as is, as a jpeg....

WhileNintendotakes a lot of guff these days for not having avideo gameconsole that can hang with the PS5 or the Xbox Series X/S graphics wise, it’s always interesting to think how ahead of the game the company can be at times. Take theGame & Watch handheld devicesNintendo rolled out a few years back. It managed to take advantage of the demand for handheld gaming but put its own spin on it....

There was a time when local co-op was all the hype. When home consoles became the new norm, gamers always bought an extra controller or three with their consoles because they never knew when their friends or family might be over and in the mood for a round ofSuper Smash Bros. 10 Open-World Games With The Best Exploration These are the best open worlds in video games that are just begging to be explored....