Review info Platform reviewed: PCAvailable on: PCRelease date: May 13, 2024 Emerging from the belly of a captured ship in developer Blackbird Interactive’s sci-fi strategy PC game Homeworld 3, my squadrons of fighters and bombers race to ambush the enemy. Each ship leaves a primary-colored exhaust trail against the black vacuum of space, and soon, … Read more
The conceit behind Baby Driver – a getaway driver uses his iPod playlists to drown out his tinnitus, thereby providing the soundtrack to his car chases – is really smart, and works incredibly well: the film sounds as good as it looks, and it looks amazing. If you’re in the mood for an action-packed event with spectacular … Read more
As a group, we were all of similar ability and speeds, so range rarely became an issue while skiing. When someone did fall back from the group, stop for a couple of minutes, or even turn a particularly big, rocky corner, we would get a “Jeremy is out of range” alert. The Milos work best … Read more
Sony made a special occasion of its 2024 TV launch, holding it at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Los Angeles. At the event, attendees, myself included, were treated to demos of Foley effects and soundtrack mixing, plus other striking examples of behind-the-scenes movie magic that happens at the studio. Sony’s message was that the … Read more
Climate litigation is in the spotlight again after a landmark decision last week. The top European human-rights court deemed that the Swiss government was violating its citizens’ human rights through its lack of climate action. The case, brought by more than 2,000 older women, is one of more than 2,300 climate lawsuits that have been … Read more
Last September, Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models debuted with a new customizable Action button, offering faster access to a handful of functions, as well as the ability to assign Shortcuts. Apple is poised to include the feature on all upcoming iPhone 16 models, so we asked iPhone 15 Pro users what their experience has been … Read more
There’s a good reason why Hulu is one of the best streaming services out there, and it’s thanks to the wide range of movies and shows on there. But just as new movies and shows are set to arrive, Hulu are also preparing to remove another load of titles in April 2024. Many of the … Read more
Since the 1950s, scientists have had a pretty good idea of how muscles work. The protein at the centre of the action is myosin, a molecular motor that ratchets itself along rope-like strands of actin proteins — grasping, pulling, releasing and grasping again — to make muscle cells contract. The basics were first explained in … Read more
This year, voters in five of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting territories go to the polls. These regions — the United States, India, Indonesia, Russia and the European Union — represent one-third of the world’s population and about the same proportion of human-made carbon emissions. How the political wind blows from these elections will be crucial … Read more
Midnight is a film adaptation of a classic by the Father of Manga. Photo: Apple Osamu Tezuka’s Midnight manga gets adapted to live action in the latest “Shot on iPhone” project. It’s an action film about a mysterious late-night taxi driver. Apple also released a “making of” video to show how the movie was produced … Read more