Qualcomm hints 5G iPhones may be delayed; new rumor points to October launch

Unless something drastic happens, we are more than likely going to see new iPhones unveiled later this year. But it’s certainly starting to look more and more like September is not going to be when it happens. The September expectation for theiPhone 12lineup’s debut is based on history, with that particular month usually the one where Apple takes the stage and unveils its newest iPhones. However, the rumor mill has continuously pressed the idea that we may see a delay of some kind....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · James Clarke

Razer Wolverine V2 Pro controller review

TheDualSense Edgemight have taken its place as the default choice for a pro controller onPlayStation 5, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other options offering slightly different features. Case in point - Razer’s Wolverine V2 Pro, a wireless controller that has buttons to spare along with a chunkier, off-set analogue stick layout that might be more comfortable for some. I’ve been putting it through its paces to see how it holds up....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 872 words · Paula Rogers

Review: Call of Duty: Vanguard

Sledgehammer Games' standing in the Call of Duty franchise has always been an odd one. Formed initially to develop a third-person side project, the studio was looped in to help Infinity Ward with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. From there, Sledgehammer worked on a futuristic title (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare) and a World War II title (Call of Duty: WWII). While Infinity Ward and Treyarch’s Call of Duty titles have developed unique identities, Sledgehammer has yet to find theirs....

July 6, 2025 · 10 min · 1948 words · Robert Jacobs

Roborock's entering the cordless vacuum game with the H6

Roborock’s pretty much at the top of the robot vacuum game - the company might only have been around for a few years, but it’s spent that time impressively. It’s basically schooled a lot of bigger manufacturers on how to make a great robot vacuum, that packs in the features people actually need without becoming insanely expensive. Well, that’s the sort of lesson that can apply to other areas, too, and it’s no surprise that Roborock is finally expanding its portfolio....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 931 words · Christopher Brennan

Rumour: Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree Launching February

Recent indications hint that Bandai Namco and FromSoftware might be gearing up to unveil the much-anticipated expansion of Elden Ring in the near future. Rumour: Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree Launching February The Steam data tracker website, SteamDB, has recently listed “Unknown App 2778580” under the DLC section for Elden Ring, marking its first update for 15 months. This leads some to believe Elden Ring’s first major expansion Shadow of the Erdtree is coming sooner than you’d think....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 934 words · Kristin Carroll

Shay Hatten on the secret to writing John Wick: Chapter 4

Shay Hatten (Day Shift) is quickly becoming one of the most in-demand writers in Hollywood. While interning with Team Downey over six years ago, Hatten wroteBallerina, a spinoff to the John Wick franchise about a dancer-turned-assassin. After the script was purchased in 2017, Hatten helped co-writeJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.Since then, Hatten has teamed with Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) to help writeArmy of the Dead,Army of Thieves, and the upcoming sci-fi epicRebel Moon....

July 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1300 words · Janet Brown

Simplehuman’s Sensor Mirror Hi-Fi now responds to Amazon Alexa commands

Simplehuman is all-in when it comes to smart home stuff. Fromtrash cansto soap dispensers to its flagship product, a series ofsensor mirrors, the designer/manufacturer is determined to make your bathroom one of the most inviting rooms in your home. They were everywhere at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year,and now theirsmart mirror— which has always worked with Google Assistant — is adding Amazon’s Alexa to the mix....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Michael Johnson

Simplygon: From Software's Trick Weapon In Bloodborne

Video games are becoming massive in scope, with RPGs and MMOs at the forefront of creating large, fully realized open worlds. Living, breathing environments that span vast distances while also being incredibly detailed are becoming the norm. We see this in recent releases likeThe Witcher 3, and in soon to release ambitious projects likeFallout 4. With this increase in breadth of vision comes an equally steep increase in development resources needed, both in people and processing power....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Jessica Pierce

Star Wars 9 Officially Brings the Skywalker Saga to an End

The Skywalker saga is officially coming to an end. Lucasfilm has just announced that production onStar Wars 9is getting underway next week with J.J. Abrams returning to direct after helming 2015’sThe Force Awakens, which successfully reintroduced the franchise to the world. In the official announcement from Lucasfilm, they carefully noted that Abrams will be directing “the final installment of the Skywalker saga.” Indeed, it would appear that any future movies within the franchise, while they may have connections to the Skywalkers, won’t be part of the epic nine-movie saga....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Ashley Chen

Student creates invisible virtual keyboard for iPhones

A lot of ordinary people upon seeingAatma Studios’s conceptof an iPhone with a holographic keyboard thought Apple was working on one (Fox News certainlyfell for it). Florian Kräutli, a computing student at Goldsmiths, University of London, had a better idea. Instead of a laser-projected virtual keyboard, he uses the iPhone’s sensitive accelerometer sensor to measure the strength and frequency of microscopic vibrations that occur when “typing” on a surrounding surface area....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Thomas Larson

The age of the annual smartphone upgrade is over... for now

Another year, another round of smartphone refreshes. We just saw Apple launch theiPhone 16 and 16 Pro, while Google released severalPixel 9phones in August, and Samsung debuted itsGalaxy S24lineup pretty early on. In fact, all of the major smartphone makers are locked into an annual upgrade cycle, for reasons we’ll talk about later. Gone, though, is the age in which everyone would get excited about the newest models. There were lineups for the new iPhones this year, certainly, but not on par with the camp outs we saw in the 2000s or even the 2010s....

July 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1255 words · Jacob Waller

The Most Hilarious Things iPhone Users Have In Common

The Most Hilarious Things iPhone Users Have In Common If you spent some time polling people on the streets of America, you’d soon arrive at the conclusion that iPhones are almost ubiquitous. Indeed, as reported byFinancial Times, more U.S. smartphone users now own an iPhone than a device running Android. And when you account for the fact that iPhones are manufactured by a single company, Apple, whereas Android phones are made by a variety of brands, from Samsung and Google to smaller outfits like Nothing, the iPhone does indeed appear dominant on the national market....

July 6, 2025 · 10 min · 1940 words · Donna Anderson

These Are The Worst Quality Problems On The Tesla Model X

These Are The Worst Quality Problems On The Tesla Model X The Tesla Model X remains the indomitable goalpost that future electric SUVs are attempting to beat. There is no shortage of competition in the premium electric SUV niche, and the German trio of theBMW iX,Audi e-tron S, and theMercedes-Benz EQCis hot on the heels of Tesla’s world-beating SUV. First introduced in 2015, the Tesla Model X underwentmultiple delaysbefore entering production, and most of it had something to do with the Model X’s most defining and cool feature: those falcon-wing rear doors....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Aaron Delgado