Phil Schiller says every kid has ‘the ability to succeed’ following Chromebook comments

Alongsidethe announcementof the 16-inch MacBook Pro (which is decidedlynotfor general classrooms), Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, made the rounds and spoke to a couple different outlets directly. One of them wasCNET, and while the majority of the conversation was indeed about Apple’s newest MacBook Pro, it also veered off a bit and gave Schiller a chance to talk about schools, the technology they use, and Google’s Chromebook lineup....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Elizabeth Combs

Pokemon GO Hoenn Cup GL Edition – Best Picks

The third global tour event will go live this week inPokemon GO, and that means Trainers all over the world can start jumping into the Hoenn Cup Great League Edition for the GO Battle League. Like any other special cup that appears in the game, a new meta will form based on the best picks from the Generation III region. There are a ton of great picks from the Hoenn region that you’ll see in PvP even when there isn’t a massive Generation III celebration in GO....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Paul Barber

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC: How To Evolve Dipplin Into Hydrapple

Quick Links Applin was a fun concept of aPokemonback inSword & Shield. Originally evolving from being given one of two special apples, a third apple namedthe Syrupy Applewas added to the Teal Mask DLC ofPokemon Scarlet & Violet. Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC: How To Get & Evolve Applin Here’s a guide on how to catch Applin and evolve it into all three of its possible evolved forms in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC!...

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Elizabeth Hayes

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Headed to Steam on August 8

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownis a return to form for the Prince of Persia series, and an excellent metroidvania from Ubisoft Montpellier. The title was released on basically every current and last-generation platform as well as PC. Due to Ubisoft’s exclusive agreement with Epic Games Store, the title wasn’t released on Steam at launch. Thankfully, Steam users won’t have to wait long as Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming to the storefront very soon....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Stephanie Welch

Qualcomm’s latest phone tech is aimed at gamers, with smooth play and punchy audio

Qualcomm has announced a new 675 platform for incoming mid-range phones – or upper mid-range, to be exact. New handsets featuring the hardware will become available in the early part of 2019 With a focus on gaming, Qualcomm says the new hardware should enable mobile games to launch around 30 percent faster and run at faster frame rates with prioritised connectivity and punchier audio. In fact, Qualcomm enlisted help from game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine 4 as well as developers of titles like Honor of Kings,PUBGand Knives Out to ensure compatibility and work on issues found with its earlier technology....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Emily Fleming

Razer explains why peripheral choice is so important to PC gamers

There’s little doubt thatPC gamingis on a significant rise. It may not be as fashionable as console, but not only is it the longest standing games platform of them all, it progresses at a much faster rate. However, it can also be a pricier pursuit, with decent gaming rigs costing in the thousands. And then there are all the peripherals and accessories to consider too. As well as the PC itself, you’ll likely need a decent gaming mouse, keyboard, monitor,headsetand even chair....

July 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1204 words · Jason Velasquez

Ready or Not Trailer Engages in a Blood-Drenched Game of Hide & Seek

Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer forReady or Not. This looks to be a pretty interesting take on the horror genre. The filmmakers have decided to take a children’s game, in the form of hide and seek, and turn it into a very deadly situation that boils down to kill or be killed. The trailer kicks off with a seemingly perfect and (mostly) picturesque wedding. We see that the young woman at the center of this bloody tale is marrying into a rather wealthy family....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Lisa Ross

Seamlessly transfer content between your Android phone and PC with Droid Transfer

Everyone knows that managing and transferring content between Android phones and Windows computers can be a little cumbersome. It seems Android phones just haven’t caught up to our ultra-wireless and seamless expectations. But Droid Transfer is a unique Windows application that can fix that problem, simplifying and streamlining the entire Android-to-Windows content management and transfer process. What is Droid Transfer? Droid Transferis a unique Windows application that works in collaboration with a freeTransfer Companion app on Android....

July 12, 2025 · 4 min · 779 words · Ryan Ortiz

Smash Mouth: Best Uses of All Star in Movies and TV, Ranked

Smash Mouth’s “All Star” is thestuff of internet legend, but it didn’t start out that way. Following the success of their previous hit “Walkin’ on the Sun,” Smash Mouth needed another banger to head up their newest album,Astro Lounge. The band’s manager explicitly told Smash Mouth that the album needed a single, and so songwriter and guitarist Greg Camp set out to make just that. Using the letters of bullied fans as inspiration, Camp wrote “All Star” for the purportedly “85 to 90 percent” of fans that needed the anthemic pick-me-up....

July 12, 2025 · 7 min · 1397 words · Dustin Haas

Steam Sale Autumn Edition is in Full Swing this Weekend

Steam Sale Autumn Edition kicks off with great deals, including some newly added all-time lows. Here are our top 5 picks! Steam Sale Autumn Edition is in Full Swing this Weekend The Steam Sale this Autumn and Black Friday period has started in full swing! This is actually a huge moment for Valve, as they have just recently started consistently sending out Steam Decks to adoring fans. The great set of gaming hardware getting into the hands of so many people is sure to set a large precedent in the number of sales that the Steam platform will make....

July 12, 2025 · 7 min · 1293 words · Elizabeth Cook

Survey shows majority of college students prefer Macs over PCs

For students, having access to a computer is vital. For those pursuing higher education, a laptop can come down to a choice depending on how much money one has access to. For some students, that can mean getting a laptop you might not actually prefer. At least, that’s what the latest survey from Jamf (viaMacRumors), an Apple device management company, shows. According to the company, which gathered responses from 2,244 college students across five different countries, the majority of those students prefer Macs over Windows PCs....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Dr. Tara Campbell

The 7 best Roald Dahl movie adaptations, ranked

For the first time in nearly two decades, a new incarnation of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka is on the big screen. However,Wonkais not directly based on Dahl’s classic children’s novel,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Instead, it’s an original story with Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka who is still chasing his dreams of opening a chocolate store and changing the world. To celebrate the arrival ofWonkain theaters on December 15, we’re looking back at the seven best Roald Dahl movie adaptations....

July 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1095 words · Reginald Martinez

The iPhone 16e is the perfect phone for your parents

That headline isn’t a slight at Apple. With the iPhone 16e, Apple has pared down the iPhone 16’s key features in a smart way. It looks like a combination of theiPhone XRand theiPhone 14, only with a far more modern chip, a better display, and a solid camera. But it’s not a perfect phone package and still lacks key features offered by comparably priced Android devices like thePixel 8a(and soon, thePixel 9a), including a higher refresh rate display....

July 12, 2025 · 8 min · 1608 words · Judy Hopkins