Knowing where to pre-order Star Wars Outlaws is now a hot topic, with the game’s release date out in the wild – it arrives on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on August 30. Plenty of retailers are getting in on the listing action already and there’ll likely be more to come out of the … Read more
I had three flagship phones on three different tripods all aimed at a sun rapidly being crowded by a nuisance moon, and all I wanted was one or two excellent eclipse shots. Turns out that photographing a solar eclipse with your smartphone is not that easy. In fact, figuring out a repeatable process without cauterizing … Read more
I hit the plunger on the applicator device, and felt the needle slide into the meat of my arm, just below the tricep. Surprisingly, it was pretty painless. I removed the applicator and there it was: a plastic disk around 1.5 inches in diameter, which would sit on my arm for the next two weeks, … Read more
On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of North America, from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the easternmost reaches of Canada. And in those few minutes of daytime darkness, all sorts of interesting phenomena are known to occur — phenomena NASA would like our help measuring. During a total solar … Read more
Apple this week made the first betas of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 available to developers for testing. The upcoming software updates include only a few new user-facing features so far, but hidden code changes reveal some additional possibilities. Below, we have recapped everything new in the first iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 betas so … Read more
Google just released a new version of ChromeOS which comes laden with some impressive improvements, including the ability to implement custom keyboard shortcuts and to do the same with your mouse buttons. ChromeOS M123 delivers these new powers, and more besides, but the ability to actually define your own keyboard shortcuts will be the most … Read more
Apple TV+ has dozens of classic films for subscribers to watch. And it just added to the collection. Photo: Apple TV+ Apple TV+ subscribers can enjoy a collection classic movies, with over two dozen that were just added in April. The list includes three John Wick films, the original Ghostbusters, a pair of Transformers movies … Read more
Last September, while completing a grant application, I faltered at a section labelled ‘summary of progress’. This section, written in a narrative style, was meant to tell reviewers about who I was and why I should be funded. Among other things, it needed to outline any family leave I’d taken; to spell out why my … Read more
The future of mobile malware is here. For the first time, cybercriminals are infiltrating iOS and Android devices and stealing user face scans. Then, armed with the power of deepfakes and AI, they’re replicating the user’s likeness to break into their bank accounts. Yes, you read that correctly. Today’s technology allows bad actors to spoof … Read more
Tools and requirements ● Google Podcasts account● A smartphone● YouTube Music installed● Or third-party podcast platform installed● Internet connection On April 2, Google Podcasts will officially shut down for good in the United States, forcing its millions users to look for a new platform. This day has been a long time coming as the tech … Read more