Steam Deck Support Confirmed for Witchfire by The Astronauts

Witchfire, the first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter from The Astronauts, is finally making its way to Steam this month, in September 2024. It’s still launching in early access for at least another year, but it’s finally free from the Epic Games Store and can utilize all the excellent features provided by the Steam client and store. The developers have also confirmed that Witchfire will be playable on the Steam Deck from day one....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Mr. Thomas Webb

The award-winning iPhone camera app Obscura launches natively on iPad

iPhone photographyfans, rejoice! Obscura, one of the best camera apps which simplifies the art of taking the perfect image, today launched on iPad with a beautiful native interface. Developer Ben McCarthy says he originally planned to bring iPad support at the start of the summer, but had to delay it because it wasn’t quite ready at the time and he first wanted to launch the major Obscura 2 update anyway. The most recent version (1....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Robert Smith

The new Oppo Find N2 is the folding phone upgrade I’ve waited all year for

The Oppo Find N2 may sound like it’s a simple sequel to theOppo Find Nfolding smartphone we first saw this time last year. You almost already know what it will be like; the usual small spec updates and perhaps a slightly new look too. It’s not, though — it’s actuallyway morethan that. The Oppo Find N2 is such a massive generational improvement that it makes the Find N feel almost like a prototype device, and it shows what manufacturers can do in a year when they really put their minds to it....

August 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1093 words · Patricia Gilmore

These are the 5 biggest announcements I expect at Apple's iPhone 16 event

Applehas confirmed September 9as the official date for its 2024 iPhone keynote. The “It’s Glowtime” tagline is prominently featured in the event invite. This year, theiPhone 16series is expected to take center stage. We’re specifically expecting the launch of four new iPhone models: theiPhone 16, theiPhone 16 Plus, theiPhone 16 Pro, and theiPhone 16 Pro Max. That being said, Apple is no stranger to unveiling other new hardware to coincide with its new iPhone reveals....

August 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1086 words · Michael Miller

This Car Holds Its Value Better Than Any Other, According To A New Study

This Car Holds Its Value Better Than Any Other, According To A New Study Buying a new car is cause for celebration, but selling it for half-off in a few years time certainly is not, which is why you might want to pick a model that historically benefits from strong residual values. Unless you’re intimately familiar with the used car market, or don’t mind spending years logging sale data on a spreadsheet, you’ll likely want to refer to this survey fromiSeeCars....

August 1, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Gregory Hart

TypeCast, Aerial, any.Widget, and other apps to check out this weekend

In this week’s episode of our Apps of the Week roundup we have a transcribing podcast player, a carbon emissions tracker, and an app for creating custom widgets. And with Halloween coming up, we’ve selected two great crime/mystery games for you to check out this weekend. TypeCast – Podcast Player TypeCast is the podcast player with built-in transcription. Over 500,000 episodes can be transcribed and searched within the app. Features include searchable transcriptions, real-time word highlighting as you listen, tappable words for audio skipping, and the usual playback controls....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · David Hammond

What is Apple SharePlay and how does it work in FaceTime?

Apple released ahuge update to FaceTimein 2021 with the release of iOS 15, in an attempt to make it better compete withZoomand other video calling services that exploded throughout 2020. As part of that update, it introduced a feature called SharePlay with iOS 15.1, which basically turns FaceTime into a watch party service. Here’s everything you need to know about SharePlay. What is Apple SharePlay? When you’re on a FaceTime call, SharePlay lets you bring music into your call for a shared listening experience, watch movies and TV shows with your friends in sync while having real-time conversations, and share your screen....

August 1, 2025 · 4 min · 779 words · Robert Carter

What is Google Tensor G2 and which devices does it power?

Google’sPixel smartphonesare powered by the brand’s in-house system on a chip (SoC) called Tensor G2. It’s Google’s second-generation SoC and it’s named after the Tensor Processing Units (TPU) that Google uses in its data centres. Here’s what you need to know about Tensor. What is Google Tensor? Tensor is Google’s in-house SoC, which it uses to power its Pixel phones. Before the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, Google relied on Qualcomm processors, as do most otherAndroid devicesin the US....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1032 words · Mr. Joseph Gilmore

What is Lyra? Explained

At the State of Unreal conference, Epic Games, the current owners of the Unreal Engine, unveiled a new project: Lyra. Running on Unreal Engine 5, Lyra is one of the engine’s latest developments. But what exactly is Lyra? In short, Lyra is a brand new shooter game built in Unreal Engine 5 that shows off the engine’s capabilities. Lyra has been designed to launch alongside Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) and is essentially a foundation that developers can experiment with and use to learn just what UE5 is capable of....

August 1, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Kayla Cannon

Why I love the 11-inch MacBook Air

If you follow my rants onLet’s Talk iOSthen you know that there’s a running joke about how many times I change my mind. In the last 2 years, I’ve switched from an iMac, MacBook Pro, another iMac, a MacBook Air, a Retina MacBook Pro and another MacBook Air. I don’t have to tell you that that’s insane, and probably not a healthy way to go about living your life. But I’ve settled....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 986 words · Robin Carey

‘Nobody Wanted Al Pacino’: Godfather Star Diane Keaton Says Pacino’s Disastrous Michael Corleone Audition Made Everyone Avoid Him Like the Plague

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed We all know the Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino, is known for many roles he did, including that of Michael Corleone inThe Godfather. Now when you see the movie, it would be hard to imagine any other actor portraying the character. But you would be surprised to know that he was not the first choice to play the role of the youngest son ofThe Godfather....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 931 words · Adam Cox

‘Sadie Sink getting $7M for playing a potato is iconic’: Fans Troll Netflix as Stranger Things Stars Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink Get Humongous $7M Salary for Final Season

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed The final season ofStranger Thingsis almost here, making fans excited for how good the ending might be and what the conclusion to their favorite show might hold. The show has come a long way from when it began. Its fifth season will mark the end of the series and is said to be taking a full circle....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 866 words · Elizabeth Lin

“I always pitched this to everyone”: Johnny Depp Fans Rejoice As James Wan Subtly Hints He Marginalized Amber Heard In Aquaman 2

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed During the time when Warner Bros. Discovery was in disarray and the DCEU was failing in front of everyone’s eyes, James Wan broughtAquamanto the world, and it seemingly flipped the script for the struggling franchise entirely. Becoming an overnight success, the film somewhat stabilized the franchise for the near future. And now, as the DCU seeks to plant itself as the next big thing in the superhero genre of films, the new franchise brings us the second part of the story with director Wan’sAquaman and The Lost Kingdom....

August 1, 2025 · 5 min · 890 words · Erin Chase