Pegatron goes on a hiring spree ahead of next-generation iPhone production

With a little more than two months before its assumed September release, contract manufacturer Pegatron is reportedly in the process of hiring as many as 40,000 workers as it makes preparations to kick off assembly work on Apple’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s refresh,accordingto a DigiTimes report this weekend. Protek, a Pegatron subsidiary in eastern China, reportedly began recruiting workers at the end of June and will continue to do so until October, one month after the expected launch of the new iPhones....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Amber Nixon

Pokemon GO Sustainability Week 2024: Event Dates and Times, Bonuses, and More

These are all the details for the upcoming Pokemon GO Sustainability Week 2024 event, including the dates, times, and event bonuses. Pokemon GO Sustainability Week 2024 Dates and Times The Pokemon GO Sustainability Week 2024 event will take place fromMonday, April 22 at 10:00 AM to Friday, April 26 at 8:00 PM local time. It will start the weekday afterApril 2024’s Community Day. Pokemon GO Sustainability Week 2024 Event Bonuses The following event bonuses will be in effect during the 2024 Pokemon GO Sustainability Event:...

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Nancy Hernandez

Pokemon Legends Arceus Gets New Gameplay Preview Features Losing Items After Fainting Plus More Gameplay Mechanics

Nintendo has released the full English version of the Pokemon Legend Arceus trailer that was released in Japaned earlier this week. New mechanics including what happens when your trainer faints, getting around Hisui, sneak mechanics and more. Pokemon Legends Arceus Gets New Gameplay Preview Features Losing Items After Fainting Plus More Gameplay Mechanics Earlier this week a new trailer was released forPokemon Legends Arceus in Japanese, but a new English version goes over the details about what’s coming in the new entry....

June 5, 2025 · 5 min · 991 words · Kimberly Stout

SafariBeBetter: subtle changes improve the Safari browsing experience

SafariBeBettermight not be atweakthat’s big on grammar, but it provides a few subtle changes to the Safari browsing experience in an effort to improve things for the better. The changes won’t necessarily be changes that everyone will agree with, but I found the tweak to provide enough thoughtful enhancements to make it worth trying. In all, SafariBeBetter enables three changes for the stock Safari browser. There’s the ability to Autohide bookmarks, show a complete web page URL, and change autohide settings for the address and navigation bars....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Joel Martin

Samson launches tiny microphone for Mac and iOS devices

Last week I told you aboutZoom’s compact iQ5 stereo microphonefor Lightning-enabled iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. Zoom’s accessory is Lightning-only and if you’ve been on the lookout for a portable microphone that works with Macs and iOS devices and connects via USB, look no further than Samson’s new Go Mic Direct. Perfect for podcasting, recording interviews, capturing audio notes, voice recognition applications, video calling via FaceTime and Skype, recording sound for YouTube videos and what not, the remarkably small accessory plugs directly into your Mac/PC’s USB port and works with iPads and iPhone 4s and later using Apple’s Lightning USB Camera Adapter or 30-pin Camera Connection Kit…...

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Frances Perry

Sony Cash-In On Distributed Audio

Sony Cash-In On Distributed Audio Tired of peddling reasonable hi-fi separates, partially-crippled versions of the PS3 and iPod-eclipsed DAPs, Sony has turned its sights on the lucrative home installation market. For anything from $10k to $50k, including installation, you can choose from the company’s high-end range of rack-mounted sources and multi-room distributed audio and video. Seemingly the pinnacle of the range is the NHS-3030, which aside from being named after the British health service looks to be pretty good: an ES A/V receiver manages six sources and ferries them round to up to six different rooms in your house....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Jane Zavala

Sony, Microsoft, CD Projekt Red offer Cyberpunk 2077 refunds

Those of you who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 and have experienced issues with it now have a myriad of ways to return the game. Sony removedCyberpunk 2077from the PlayStation Store and is offering full refunds to anyone who bought the game from the store. Developer CD Projekt Red is also promising refunds of digital and physical copies purchased at retail stores, and even Microsoft is now offering refunds for the game if purchased from the Microsoft Store....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Taylor Rubio

Stand by Me Coming to 4K Ultra HD with Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes

Stephen King fans, rejoice! BeforeStranger ThingsandIT, there was the original coming of age classicStand By Me, which is coming to 4K Ultra HD August 27 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by Rob Reiner and based on the Stephen King short story,Stand By Meset its incredible young cast, including Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell and Kiefer Sutherland, on the road to stardom. The Academy Award®-nominated (Best Adapted Screenplay, 1986) film follows a quartet of inseparable friends who set out in search of a dead body....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Emily Mitchell

Stunning Spectre is Rolls-Royce's first fully-electric car

Rolls-Royce has taken the wraps off its very first fully-electric car, Spectre. And it’s every bit as stunning as you’d expect it to be. Announced with an expected delivery date to customers in the fourth quarter of 2023, theRolls-RoyceSpectre is the first of a line of electric cars that will see the company’s entire product portfolio switch away from internal combustion engines by the end of 2030. In the case of this car, Rolls says that it is creating an entirely original class of car in the Ultra-Luxury Electric Super Coupé....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Mark Stone

TechCrunch: new iPhone confirmed to have 19-pin “mini” dock connector

Earlier this year,we passed alonga report claiming that Apple was looking to ditch the 30 pin dock connector in favor of something smaller. It was said that we could see this new port as early as this year. Since then, we’ve seen a number of purported“iPhone 5” part leaksthat feature a noticeably-smaller charging port at the bottom. And now,TechCrunchsays it has just confirmed the change… TechCrunchreports: “Although the form factor and actual size are still unknown, TechCrunch has independently verified that Apple is working on adding a 19-pin port, replacing the current 30-in port, to the new iPhone....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Jordan Black

The Amazing Mind-Bending Art of Instagram Legend Mimi Choi

With so many different make up products out there, their potential can go a lot further than just a bit of foundation and mascara for a night out. Vancouver, Canada based make up artist Mimi Choi is someone who is all too aware of the looks make up can be used to create. She creates optical illusions that are so good, you need to look at them a few times to realise they’re not actually the work of a talented Photoshop artist....

June 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1099 words · John Martin

The iPhone 16e skips MagSafe, but Apple says you didn't need it anyway

Now that people have their hands on theiPhone 16e, one of the major criticisms the phone is receiving is its lack ofMagSafe support. It’s a puzzling decision by Apple, especially considering the iPhone 16ecosts $600. Now, the Cupertino-based company has reportedly revealed why it opted to exclude this feature from the phone. According to John Gruber’sDaring Fireballtech blog, Apple representatives who spoke to him explained that the decision to omit MagSafe from the iPhone 16e was based on its “target audience....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Brianna Cobb

The Pixel 10 Pro has leaked, and it looks more like a Pixel 9S Pro

A user on Chinese social media platform coolapk has published images of an alleged Google Pixel 10 Pro, showcasing the yet-to-be-released smartphone from a variety of angles (via Mystic Leaks). In these leaked hands-on photos, we see a physical handset design that matches that of its predecessor, the Pixel 9 Pro, to a tee. Whether we’re talking about the display bezels, the rear-facing triple camera bar, the thermometer sensor, or the antenna configuration, the physical design of this leakedPixel 10 Prolooks rather identical to thePixel 9 Pro....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Kristen Gomez