Snapchat launches games, new camera and AR features, App Stories & other perks

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel today hosted the company’s first developer conference where it launched cool new features for creators, including augmented reality camera improvements, games, an easier way to find the right augment reality filter at the right time and more. At the same time, Snap unveiled a fresh batch of original programming along with exciting new capabilities for developers like App Stories, Creative Kit, Bitmoji Kit, Ad Kit and more....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 652 words · Edward Powell

Tears of the Kingdom – How to Get the Depths Armor Set in TOTK

If you’re like me, you’ve been spending all of your time exploring the depths far beneath the fields of Hyrule in Tears of the Kingdom. This place is deadly, full of powerful enemies, and even more deadly red gloom. Stepping in the gloom will not only hurt you but prevent you from being able to recover your hearts back without visiting a Lightroot or going back to the surface. Luckily, the Depths armor set can mitigate much of this by offering some resistance....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 663 words · Craig Bullock

The Instigators trailer: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck plan the ultimate heist

Matt Damonand Casey Affleck are on the run after a heist goes wrong in the trailer forThe Instigators. In Boston, Rory (Damon) is a father desperate to fix his relationship with his son. However, Rory’s financial problems — a mortgage and back child support — dissuade him from reaching out. In a last-ditch effort to turn his life around, Rory teams with Cobby (Affleck), an ex-con, to rob the mayor on election night....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Gary Davis

The LG StanbyME 2 has a truly insane price, but I want it anyway

If you’ve always wanted a TV you can carry around, use as a tablet, or hang on your wall like a picture, then LG’sStanbyME 2might catch your interest. Announced atCES 2025, LG has officially released the StanbyME 2, its new portable touchscreen smart TV, in the US for $1,300. It is the successor to theoriginal StanbyME TV, which LG launched in 2023 for $1,000. So, is the LG StanbyME 2 worth the extra $300?...

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Vernon Matthews

The Story Behind Chrysler's Merger With Fiat

The Story Behind Chrysler’s Merger With Fiat It should not come as much of a surprise that the top three vehicles sold in the United States in 2023, according toCar and Driver, are all pickup trucks. In first place is the Ford F-series, the true king of the motor vehicle game, and in second, you have the Chevy Silverado. Both of these trucks come from two of the “Big Three” American car companies, Ford and General Motors....

July 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Stacy Andrews

Tick, Tick…Boom! The True Story Behind the Netflix Musical

Tick, Tick…Boom!is a musical biopic that premiered on Netflix last year andwas directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda(Hamilton, Encanto). It’s a gorgeously realized story about the life of Jonathan Larson and his journey to writing a successful stage musical. For those not super familiar with theatre, Larson was the mind behind the hit Broadway musicalRent. Tick, Tick…Boom!stars Andrew Garfield as Larson, alongside Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Joshua Henry and Robin de Jesus....

July 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1270 words · Mitchell Jordan

Vodafone Smart N9 offers a big screen, attractive price, and parental control features

TheVodafoneSmart N9 is pitched as something of a “my first smartphone” proposition. Priced to make it accessible to many, this £109 (pay as you go, £18 a month on contract) Vodafone phone offers some of the latest smartphone tech in its svelte body. On the front is a 5.5-inch 1440 x 720 display, moving to 18:9 aspect, so it’s fully in-step with the latest trend in smartphones. While it doesn’t have the highest resolution, the 295ppi display is nice and vibrant - it doesn’t look like the display on a budget phone, so that’s a good starting point for a device of this type....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Michelle Gibson

Warner Bros. Wants to Avoid Auteur Directors in the Future?

Manyindustry insidersare predicting that Warner Bros. will start avoiding auteur directors in favor of cheaper directors who can’t demand final cut. These predictions stem from the announcement that New Line’s Toby Emmerich would become Warner Bros. new president, which was made late last year. Insiders told theHollywood Reporterthat many have been watching closely to see what changes that Emmerich will attempt under his new position. Many insiders are concerned that Emmerich will “New Line-ization” Warner Bros....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Juan Franklin

When did Aether Gazer Release? – Answered

With all of the games that are releasing this spring, it’s easy to lose sight of just about any of them—Aether Gazer is among the many open-world games centered around anime and sci-fi to release in the midst of this wave. And it’s competing with some pretty big names out there thus far, so when exactly did Aether Gazer release and how much have we missed out on thus far?...

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Marcus Rice

Will Cross-Platform Gaming Become the New Standard?

This article is sponsored by ExpressVPN. For many years now, we’ve seen multiplayer games start to embrace the functionality of “cross-platform” multiplayer. This allows players on different platforms to play the same game with each other. In previous generations, online infrastructure between consoles was too different to facilitate connectivity between PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Nowadays, however, a surprisingly large number of titles, both big and small, let people play together regardless of their designated platform....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Lauren Bradley

“I have these light bulb moments”: My Hero Academia Creator Kōhei Horikoshi Has a Peculiar Method of Creating Unique Superpowers That’re Nothing Like Marvel/DC

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Kōhei Horikoshi is a Japanese manga illustrator acknowledged for creating the manga seriesOmagadoki Dobutsuen,Barrage, andMy Hero Academia, all of which have been featured in Shueisha’s shonen manga publication, Weekly Shōnen Jump. He is primarily renowned for his acclaimed superhero manga,My Hero Academia, which first entranced fans in the pages of Shonen Jump back in 2014....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 736 words · Misty Beck

10 apps with 3D Touch for your iPhone 6s

The new iPhones are upon us and with them comes a headline feature: 3D Touch. Its name might suggest a marketing gimmick though 3D Touch is anything but, thanks to Apple’s clever, elegant implementation. In a word, 3D Touch is fast and instantaneous, unlike the tap-and-hold gesture, and responds to different levels of pressures. It’s used to access app-specific shortcuts right from your Home screen. Within apps, 3D Touch lets you peek something without leaving the context of what you’re doing or pop from a content preview into the full view....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 887 words · Elizabeth Bailey

5 Personal Lights From Milwaukee Power Tools That'll Fit In Your Survival Kit

5 Personal Lights From Milwaukee Power Tools That’ll Fit In Your Survival Kit We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Milwaukee hasmany lighting optionsoffered in one of three battery systems: M12, M18, and MX FUEL. However, Milwaukee also has another battery system that powers many of the tool company’s smaller lighting tools. This system runs off theREDLITHIUM USB 3.0 Ah Battery, which is fully rechargeable and the perfect solution for a light that doesn’t need as much power as a job site tower light....

July 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1252 words · Breanna Adams DVM