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ARKit 1.5 can detect walls and identify 2D images such as posters, signs & artwork

Alongsidepreviewingthe new iOS 11.3 features andreleasingthe forthcoming new software for early developer testing yesterday, Apple alsoannouncedthat app makers can now take advantage of ARKit 1.5, its framework for building augmented reality apps for iOS. ARKit 1.5 supports these features: The most interesting new feature is ARKit 1.5’s ability to turn posters, signs and artwork into interactive augmented reality experiences. Apple explains: Using advanced computer vision techniques to find and recognize the position of 2D images such as signs, posters, and artwork, ARKit can integrate these real world images into AR experiences such as filling a museum with interactive exhibits or bringing a movie poster to life....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · John Schroeder

BatteryColor, NFCWriter X for iOS, and other jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend

These are some exciting times for the jailbreak community. With two jailbreak tools now available foriOS 11, includingElectraandunc0ver, the possibilities are endless. But if you’re trying to discern how you should spice up your new jailbreak, then we’ve got some ideas for you. This roundup will encompass all the newjailbreak tweaksreleased from Monday, October 22ndto Sunday, October 28th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by talking about our favorite releases and then outline the rest of them afterward....

August 26, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Jamie Wilson

Best Marvel gifts 2024: Gadgets and toys for the MCU fan in your life

Are you a die-hard Marvel fan who’s seen every movie, knows every comic, and can recite theMarvel Cinematic Universe timelinein your sleep? If that sounds like you (or someone you know), then you’re in for a treat with our ultimate guide to the best Marvel-themed gifts available. From a lifelike replica of Thor’s Mjolnir to affordable Avengers-themedPopSockets, we’ve scoured the internet to find top-notch Marvel gadgets, toys, and apparel. We’ve found the Starlord’s Walkman, Captain America’s shield, and more....

August 26, 2025 · 9 min · 1843 words · Ernest Brown

Best tech gifts under $30 in 2023

With the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal-dash in the past and holiday deals still lingering, we’re in the thick of holiday shopping season, and while you may have purchased your big-ticket tech items, stocking stuffers in particular are pretty tough gifts to brainstorm and find. You don’t want to spend an arm and a leg on something super expensive, but you also don’t want to gift something that’ll break in two months or that the other person won’t like....

August 26, 2025 · 12 min · 2463 words · Scott Roberts

Elgato Stream Deck: Helps improve your live-streaming power

The Elgato Stream Deck is one of those pieces of tech that you didn’t know you needed - but start using one and you’ll wonder how you lived without it. We originally wrote about it as part of our round-up of thebest bits of kit a streamer could need. Here are our favourite Stream Deck uses - and not just for gamers, but for video editors and beyond - to show just how awesome and versatile this device can be....

August 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1049 words · Cassandra Hayes

Freddy Krueger Actor Wants to Go Back to Elm Street

Will we ever seeRobert Englundslather on the Freddy Krueger make-up and strap on that razor glove for one more ride around Elm Street? Probably not. But that doesn’t mean we won’t ever see the actor show up in a futureA Nightmare on Elm Streetreboot or sequel. The actor recently talked about returning to the franchise, and he sounds rather game. Though, he has his own ideas about how it should play out....

August 26, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Manuel Jimenez

Google Voice App finally out! Rohit’s Take On It…

Friday – an anxious wait for google voice app, Saturday – frustration over it not being out, Sunday – the big question whether apple is deliberately holding back the release, Late Monday – the revolutionary product from Google is finally out! This pretty much explains the Google Voice App wait saga. The long wait process was indeed killing and with every passing minute, the rumor that Apple would nip Google’s cool voice app in the bud was annoying me....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Betty Garcia

Microsoft turns Outlook Web App into a native client for iPhone and iPad

Despite the ongoingiPad-bashingin television commercials, Microsoft over the past month has managed to release brand newOffice 365 for iPhone(check out ourreview) andSkyDrive Proapps, whilerevamping and enhancinga cross-platform note-taking software, OneNote. Today, the Windows giant has added another productivity app to its stable of App Store offerings, the Outlook Web App for iPhone and iPad. Despite what the name might have you believe, it’s a native app. The software offers the same email, calendar and contact functionality you get in Outlook Web App on the browser,“but with additional capabilities that are only possible through native integration of the app with mobile devices,”such as notifications, Microsoft argues…...

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Douglas Smith

Nvidia's RTX 40 series graphics cards could launch soon

According to reports,Nvidiais gearing up to launch its next generation of gaming graphics cards soon. In fact, some reports suggest the launch could happen as early as July. We’ve known for a while that the company’s next-generation GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs are in the works and will be based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Previously Wccftech reported that various reliable leakers had confirmed that Nvidia is utilising TSMC’s 5mn process node for the new 40 series graphics cards coming in 2022....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Jennifer Boyd

Pixelmator Pro launches, brings machine learning powered image editing to your Mac

Following months of testing,Pixelmator Pro is now available on Mac App Store. Designed exclusively for Mac and built with Swift, Pixelmator Pro 1.0 code-named “Whirlwind” integrates seamlessly with macOS High Sierra and supports almost every major macOS feature, like iCloud, Versions, Tabs, Full Screen, Split View, Sharing, Wide Color and others. With it, you can work with HEIF image files, as well as open and nondestructively edit layered Photoshop files, RAW files and images in all the most popular formats, such as JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PSD, PDF, GIF, BMP, TGA and JPG-2000....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Maria Levy

Rainbow Six Extraction review: Taking things slowly

Reinventing a franchise takes some work, but Rainbow Six is already a far cry (ahem) from the days of Vegas and Black Arrow, mostly thanks to the superb success of slow-burnerSiege, its tactical online shooter that has proven itself as a mainstay in the competitive scene. That game’s quick kills and slow pace has now spawned another twist on the format in the form of Extraction, a three-player co-op shooter that tasks players with taking down not terrorists, not criminals, but aliens....

August 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1176 words · Alejandro Mccall

Samsung to launch Gorilla-sized 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II phablet on August 15

Samsung is about to give the phablet a new meaning with the rumored introduction of the Galaxy Note II at a presser scheduled for August 15. A follow up to the last year’s Galaxy Note with a 5.3-inch display, the Note II is apparently thinner and a bit taller. As a result, the display is also said to have grown in size a tad, now measuring a whopping 5.5 inches diagonally....

August 26, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Mr. Seth Nielsen

Star Wars: Rogue One Gets 2 Exciting New International Posters

In just three months and one day, the firstStar Wars spinoff,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will finally hit theaters. As the countdown continues towards this release, two new international posters have debuted, giving fans a new look at Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and her crew, along with the iconic Death Star. These posters will be released in South Korea and Japan, respectively. The posters debuted on theStar WarsofficialTwitter, featuring new looks at several characters....

August 26, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Whitney Erickson