New World Creative Director Discusses Eternal Frost Balance Changes in Interview

In Episode 68 of Forged in Eternum on the official New World YouTube channel, Creative DirectorDavid Verfaillieprovides valuable insights and plans into the Season 4 balance changes in New World. As we delve into the intricacies of the post-Eternal Frost release, Verfaillie sheds light on the ongoing efforts to refine PvP and PvE balance, offering players a glimpse into the future of the game and attract players back into Aeternum....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Kathryn Russell

No matter how old you are YouTube's AI age verification system should concern you

Earlier today, YouTube beganrolling out an AI-powered age estimation model, which they say is part of enhanced protective measures for children under 18. If an account is flagged as potentially belonging to someone under 18, YouTube will add “age-appropriate” protections to it, such as the inability to watch age-restricted content, showing only non-personalized ads, activating “digital well-being tools” such as break and bedtime reminders, and providing privacy prompts when uploading or commenting on videos....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 889 words · Kristy Riggs

No More World Of Warcraft Or Overwatch 2 For China As Blizzard Ends Relationship With NetEase

No More World Of Warcraft Or Overwatch 2 For China As Blizzard Ends Relationship With NetEase What seemed impossible for years has now happened: Activision Blizzard is largely moving out of the Chinese market, and it’s taking its games with it. This is a huge change, seeing as China has some of the most dedicated players when it comes to Blizzard games, but due to the country’s very strict content regulations, it was impossible for Blizzard to release its games directly....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · Jaime Sanchez

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet gameplay trailer breakdown – Terastal Pokémon, Manual TMs and more

Game Freak’s most recent trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet went more in-depth than any trailer that came before it. Pokémon fans saw everything from new evolutions to new mechanics to even some sandwich making. The Terastal form that Pokémon will be getting in the new game got more fleshed out. The Pokémon gameplay trailer shows off multiple new mechanics Terastal Pokémon can be any type Previous trailers have shown off the Terastal Pokémon, which looks like it will be the gimmick of Generation IV, the way Dynamax was for Generation VIII and Mega Evolution was for Generation VI....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Julie Lane

Proton Drive has a new macOS app and it looks great

As well as email andVPN services, Swiss company Proton also offers cloud storage. ThinkGoogle Drive, but end-to-end encrypted. The macOS app for Proton Drive has been around since 2023 but today, a2.0 versionhas been released, rebuilding the app from the ground up. The app lives in your desktop menu bar, allowing you to access files and open up your Drive in browser with just a few clicks. The dropdown box also shows you the status and activity on your most recent files, so you can see when changes are syncing and when things go wrong....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Jorge Grant

Reeder 2 beta for Mac now available for download

The long awaited update to the Mac version of Silvio Rizzi’s Reeder is finally amongst the living. Indeed, Reeder 2 is now in beta and has beenposted for downloadon its official website. Rizzi, who is not known for indulging his customers with quick releases and frequent updates,launched Reeder 2 for iOSover six months ago. That release was met with mostly positive reviews, although the general consensus is that it didn’t add much in the way of new or envelope-pushing functionality....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Janice Newman

Review: Logitech G333 Gaming Earphones

Most of the gaming headphones on the market are large and can be a pain to take on-the-go even if a case is included. Many users may have ear buds, but they don’t necessarily have a focus on gaming. Logitech is finally getting in on the ear bud business with the G333 in-ear gaming headset. While this headset isn’t wireless, the G333 offers a ton of versatility with excellent audio quality that’s built into a portable design....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 635 words · Steven Reed

Samsung Gallery vs Google Photos

Samsung Gallery Google Photos Google Photos is a cloud-centric digital gallery application that provides sorting and search options, editing tools, and 15GB of free starting storage. We have thousands of photos stored on ourphonesand need fast and efficient apps like Samsung Gallery orGoogle Photosto scroll through them.Galaxyusers are spoiled for choice because they can use both as their default Galleryapps. They provide a fast and user-friendly interface to view your images and videos and have unique features and certain pros and cons that differentiate them....

July 29, 2025 · 9 min · 1798 words · William Davis

Samsung: we went public with excluded exhibits because you asked for it

As we reported yesterday, Samsung has gotten itself in some hot water with Judge Lucy Koh who strongly condemned its attorneys’ decision to influence the jurors by publicizing previously excluded evidence. Samsung was hoping to sway the court of public opinion by releasing a set of slides and a media release which it hoped to use in the litigation to establish thatApple sough inspiration for the iPhone’s design from Sony, as its product chief suggested in apre-trial interview....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Brian Carlson

Scanbot 3.7 arrives with Slack and Wunderlist integrations and new document naming feature

Scanbot for iOS, the sleek and powerful document scanner and QR reader, has received an update Thursday. The new version expands on the list of third-party integrations with the addition of Wunderlist and Slack apps while introducing a brand new document naming feature across both iOS and Android editions. Available on a freemium basis, Scanbot 3.7 also includes optimized performance, functionality improvements, enhanced manual sharing and more. While Wunderlist as a new service toenhance your documents with remindersis only available to Scanbot Pro users, non-Pro users can freely use Wunderlist as a new cloud upload destination....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Paul Hernandez

Siri hamstrung by 'cumbersome design' as Apple looks for what comes next

Apple is reportedly already looking at whether new A.I. chatbots like ChatGPT can lead it towards a replacement for the ailingSiri. A new report claims thatApplecontinues to struggle with Siri’s limitations, thanks in part to the way it was created initially and has yet to be retooled to make it easier for Apple’s engineers to help it grow beyond the problematic experience it can be for users today. TheNew York Timesreports that Apple is dealing with Siri’s “cumbersome design” that makes it difficult to add new features and expand upon existing ones....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Michelle Smith

Smartphone survives the ultimate drop test from an astonishing 103,000 feet

A Chinese smartphone manufacturer may have gone a little over the top in its attempt to prove how durable its latest device is, by attaching it to a high-altitude balloon and watching it ascend to 31,540 meters — that’s just over 103,000 feet — and then letting it fall. There are drop tests, and then there aredrop tests. Amazingly, the phone survived, and was still in a working state on the ground....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Arthur Miles

Space Marine 2: How to Ace Every Bulwark Class Trial

Quick Links Class Trials are special challenges that serve as both tutorials and an easy way of obtaining resources early on. Although this particular guide only covers the Trials available to theBulwark class, every class inWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2can undergo similar challenges. Many of these challenges are pretty easy to complete, but there are a couple of difficult ones as well. You can access Trials from the Armoring Hall at any time after finishing the prologue mission....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · James Fry