2023’s Most Notable Upcoming Licensed Games

While 2023 is scheduled for an impressive slate of original videogames with the return of classic series, as well as a host of exciting new IPs, gamers might be surprised to learn that the year will also feature an overabundance of licensed games from a variety of popular media franchises. From films and television to comics and novels, 2023 will feature a variety of notable titles that rose to prominence through other entertainment mediums....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 646 words · Sean Sanchez

34 ways tech will change the way we live in the future

Technology has the power to do many things, and changing the world is one of them. We’re privileged to be living in a time where science and technology can assist us, make our lives easier and rethink the ways we go about our daily lives. The technology we’re already exposed to and accustomed to has paved the way for us to innovate further, and this list of current and future technologies certainly have the potential to change our lives even more....

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 866 words · Wayne Wilson

4 signs an Apple Ring is coming soon

Smart ringsseem to be an increasingly popular product category. They’re not ideal for everyone – as a swimmer or powerlifter, you could easily destroy one – but for the result of the public, they offer some of the benefits of conventional fitness trackers without the cost or distraction. They might be the wave of the future. Samsung seems to think so, given the hype it’s dedicating to theGalaxy Ring. Is Apple going to join the bandwagon?...

June 18, 2025 · 5 min · 860 words · Erin Yang

Abode expands line of smart home devices with doorbell, light bulbs at CES 2022

Abode has announced two new additions to its existing lineup of smart home products at CES 2022. The Abode Wireless Video Doorbell beams live 2K footage to your phone, or to the cloud with a subscription plan. It boasts full-color night vision, wire-free installation, and two-way audio. As you would hope, the doorbell is certified to weather the outdoors with an IP65 waterproof rating. It comes with a companion Chime device to act as the bell indoors....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Stephanie Flores

Acer Swift X 16 (SFX16-52G) review: A new Arc

It was in the middle of 2021 when Acer amped up its Swift range with an ‘X’ model -a 14-inch laptop with Nvidia RTX graphicsunder the hood. Towards the end of the year a larger 16-inch model was revealed, which has speedily been followed up with this: the Swift X 16 (codename SFX16-52G), complete with 12th Gen Intel Core P processor and Intel Arc discrete graphics. It’s all-new, but is it all good?...

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Ashley Lang

Act fast on this 'No Console Required' Xbox Bundle deal on Amazon

Black Fridayis November 29th, and it’s less than a week away from the biggest sales event of the year. But that doesn’t mean the deals haven’t already started. If you want to play games on your TV, but not spend hundreds of dollars on a gaming console, this deal might be what you’re looking for. Right now onAmazon, you can get the “No Console Required” Xbox cloud gaming bundle for $80....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Manuel Salas

Adobe Manager Explains Why Mobile Flash Failed

Last week,Adobe announcedthat it was going to be discontinuing its work on its mobile Flash player. The news wasn’t that surprising, but it seemed to catch a lot of folks off-guard. There was even some confusion regarding the company’s decision to end the project. With that in mind, Adobe’s Principal Product Manager for developer relations on the Flash platform, Mike Chambers, took to his blog yesterday. He felt that he needed to clear the air on why Adobe chose to nix the mobile Flash project…...

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Jack Romero

Am I Sore or Screwed? Working Out Your Pain from Weightlifting

If you’ve ever sent a baby giraffe GIF after leg day or jetted off a “MY ARMS!” text after a hard lifting session, you’ve probably wondered: “How sore is too sore?” The reality is, it can be tough to tell if your pain warrants extra attention or not, but there are always signs that point you in the right direction. We’ve got the painful truth for you right here. Sore vs....

June 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1156 words · Jasmine Lane

AMD is releasing the coolest Halo Infinite-themed GPU ever

Halo Infiniteis making its way to PC, and AMD has prepared something exciting to celebrate. AMD is collaborating with 343 Industries to optimize the gameplay of the next iteration ofHalo Infinite,which has strictly been a console game. There’s more than that in store, though — AMD has also announced the release of a limited-edition Halo-themed RadeonRX 6900 XTgraphics card. Customers who buy select AMD Radeon and AMD Ryzen products can also expect free access toHalo Infinitefrom the time of its launch....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Laura Bailey

Apple likely readying Photos app for iCloud.com

Apple is most likely developing aPhotosweb app for iCloud.com to support desktop viewing of photos backed up iniCloud Photo Libraryusing any computer with a standard-compliant web browser, according to a screenshot and other evidence discovered Wednesday in an Apple support documentby Benjamin Mayo of 9to5Mac. Furthermore, error messages from iCloud.com shown when trying to access the beta.iCloud.com/#photos URL strongly indicate there’s a Photos app in development for iCloud’s interface on the web....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Sara Sanchez

Apple reportedly increasing iPhone 5s production by 75%, cutting 5c by 35%

Marketing research firm NPD DisplaySearch has added to recent reports this weekend that Apple is telling its suppliers to cut iPhone 5c production and increase 5s output. Citing ‘channel checks,’ the firm sent out a research note yesterday claiming that the Cupertino company is cutting 5c orders by 35%, and increasing 5s orders by 75%… From yesterday’sresearch note(viaAllThingsD): “The diverging fates of Apple’s iPhone 5s and 5c have been widely reported, and our latest channel checks confirm that Apple indeed has cut back 5c production by 35% and increased 5s production by 75%....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Ashley Welch

Apple rumored to tap Qualcomm’s low-end Snapdragon chip for budget iPhone

The less-pricey iPhone rumor just wouldn’t die. Today, Forbes reports that the Cupertino, California firm is likely to use Qualcomm’s less powerful lower-end Snapdragon processor for the rumoredbudget iPhonethought to be targeted to price-sensitive shoppers in emerging markets like China, Brazil and elsewhere where carriers rarely subsidize handsets. The story has it that such a device would not need the same kind of graphics, video and processing power as premium iPhones do and using Qualcomm’s integrated solution could enable the company to integrate the CPU, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on a single chip rather than have three separate chips....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Mark Morrison

Battlefield 2042 has removed Zombie Survival Mode after just 24-hours of release

On Jan. 20, DICE and EA released Zombie Survival Mode for Battlefield 2042. The game mode has now been removed after only a day of it going live. It turns out players discovered an exploit to turn the mode into another bot farming server, causing a lot of criticism from fans and critics. DICE didn’t catch the exploit before release and didn’t limit the amount of XP that players can gain in the mode....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Anna Bennett