5 secrets to future-proofing your smart TV

A smart TV is no small investment, especially if you’re looking for something that will serve as a central entertainment hub for years to come. One of the trickier parts to buying asmart TV, aside from the fact there are countless acronyms and abbreviations to navigate, is the fact that TV technology moves fairly quickly. There are a lot of manufacturers and they are looking to provide you with the highest quality features for watching TV,streaming movies, and playing video games....

July 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1235 words · Amanda Smith

5 streaming services that let you share your password (for now)

When streaming first began taking over the TV watching landscape, one of the great perks for cord-cutters was that, unlike with cable, users could share their subscriptions with friends and family. It was as simple as sharing your username and password. In May 2023,Netflixcrashed the party, though, expanding its crackdown on password sharing to users globally. This might have some users wondering, which streaming services still allow users to share their passwords?...

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Tim Sanchez

6 Heated Gadgets That Will Keep You Warm In A Freezing Office

6 Heated Gadgets That Will Keep You Warm In A Freezing Office As the leaves change and summer sun gives way to autumn chill, your workplace transforms from a sweatbox to a freezer. You may find yourself shivering at your desk, with your fingers tightening up so that it’s difficult to even use a keyboard. Some of your coworkers are still inexplicably wearing short sleeves, and they balk when you complain about the ice-box that is your cubicle....

July 5, 2025 · 10 min · 1954 words · Lisa Wright

A history of the best LG phones: From sweet Chocolate to sour smartphones

LG has a long history with phones and it’s a history that has been peppered with some great successes. LG has turned heads, moving on new technologies and given us some of the iconic devices over the past couple of decades. On 01 June 2025,LG announcedthat it was withdrawing from the smartphone market to focus its efforts in other areas. LG was a big player in the feature phone market, a pioneer in design, with a number of high-profile partnerships and a company than never failed to be experimental....

July 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1386 words · Sara Fox

All Regular Skills

In Elden Ring, players can acquire skills that enable them to utilize specific attacks using their weapons or shields currently equipped. These skills can be changed through the use ofAshes of War. Some weapons do have specific skills associated with them that can’t be altered, however. How To Grant Skills To Armaments To affix a particular skill to a weapon or shield, players must use one of three options: Below is a listing of all Regular Skills available in Elden Ring....

July 5, 2025 · 15 min · 3101 words · Erica Shaw MD

Alleged 2019 iPhone case moldings give another look at that unsightly camera bump

2019’s successors to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models are expected to adopt a triple-lens system out the back, and now an image of alleged case molds gives us a closer look at the claimed triangular arrangement along with that unsightly camera bump. The photograph wasuploadedto Twitter by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, saying it illustrates his story from last week that detailed some of the features coming to this year’s iPhone refresh like reverse wireless charging....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Robert Davis

Analyst doubles down: iPhone 5S with fingerprint sensor coming this summer

Back in January, KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo revealed, what he believed to be,Apple’s product roadmapfor 2013. Kuo is known to have well-placed sources in Apple’s supply chain, and has been accurate in the past, so his predictions tend to carry more weight than others. The report claimed, among other things, that Apple is planning to release aniPhone 5S—complete with faster processor, improved camera and built-in finger print sensor—alongside the long rumored budget iPhone, this summer....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Sarah Hamilton

Apple to announce new Mac Pro, iOS Dark Mode, more in June

Appleis reportedly planning to unveil a redesigned Mac Pro at WWDC 2019 this June. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. A new Mac Pro desktop has been rumoured to be in development for at least the past two years. And now, we’re finally getting an idea about when the public will be able to see this yet-to-be-confirmed, top-end desktop from Apple. According to a new report fromBloomberg, Apple is considering using its annual Worldwide Developers Conference as a platform to show off the new Mac Pro....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Joel Lindsey

Artists now receiving more revenue from Spotify than iTunes in Europe

Spotifyseems to have surpassediTunesin Europe where royalty payments from the popular streaming-music service is now earning artists more revenue than Apple’s stagnant music store, which to this date continues to sell music downloads and does not offer all-you-can-eat subscriptions. At least that’s the key takeaway from a survey conducted by Kobalt Music Publishing, which collects royalties on behalf of 6,000 songwriters and music makers in Europe. According to thedata citedWednesday by The Wall Street Journal, Spotify in Europe brought artists an average of thirteen percent more revenue versus iTunes during the first quarter of 2014....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Anita Nelson

Bad Piggies update lets you record and share gameplay footage

We’re growing increasingly tired ofAngry Birdshere – that’s why we’ve stopped telling you about each and every content update Rovio puts out. This one, however, is newsworthy as it allows iPad and iPhone users to exclusively capture and upload gameplay videos straight from their devices. Also new in this update: fifteen new levels to master and two brand new items to use – suction-cup tires and spring-loaded boxing gloves. I’ve included a gampeplay video showcasing these new items right after the break…...

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Laura Munoz

Balance Druid Best in Slot (BIS) Gear

Welcome to Hardcore Gamer’s Balance Druid BIS Gear Guide for WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery. In this guide, we will go over the equipment choices for best-in-slot gear. In phase 3, theTemple of Atal’Hakkardungeon (also known asSunken TempleorST) has been turned into a 20-player Level Up Raid for players at the increased level cap of 50. The Balance Druid BIS choices obviously change significantly, but there are still a few items that are near-best-in-slot still obtainable from the Gnomeregan raid....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 902 words · Dr. Jennifer Cannon

Best Peach Build in Mario Strikers: Battle League

There areten charactersto choose from in Mario Strikers: Battle League. Each one has their own skills and stats, so you will need to equip the right gear to bring out the best of them. If you plan on adding Peach to your team, you will need the best builds. Peach’sstrongest skills are speed and technique, so you should build these up. Alternatively, you can select gear to increase Peach’s weaker stats and make her amore balancedcharacter....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Joseph Carpenter

Chinese firm is seeking approval to sell these knockoff AirPods in US

Chinese company called Dacom Electronics has created a pair of wireless headphones that look remarkably similar to Apple’s $169 AirPods with the custom W1 chip that first went on sale in December. Asreportedby Business Insider, Dacom viaits recent FCC filingis now seeking approval to sell its knockoff AirPods to customers in the United States. “Lead you to wonderful music, enjoy healthy & happy life,” reads the manual. The cryptically named Guofen7 TWS earbuds are admittedly clunkier and not as pretty or polished as AirPods....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Ashley Rivera