‘Anti-Theft’ sounds an alarm when your iPhone is stolen

Afraid a thief might try to snag your iPhone while out an about? Well, don’t look forAnti-Theftto help you. By the time you hear the alarm sounded by thisjailbreak tweak, any such thief will be long gone. Anti-Theft can, however, assist you in a small classroom or work environment. Maybe. Okay who are we kidding? If you’re relying on a tweak like this to keep your iPhone secure, it’s probably already gone by now....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Ariel Lyons

20 new Flyover locations added to Apple Maps

The Apple Maps service hasexpandedFlyover coverage to an additional twenty locations around the world. Following today’s update, owners of iPhone, iPod, iPad or Mac devices in the United States, Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa and Spain can being enjoying realistic three-dimensional virtual tours of select cities and landmarks, including the Arches National Park in Utah, Mont Saint-Michel in France and many more. Shown above: the Arches National Park in Utah....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Carlos Ayala

A major Wikipedia project fixed millions of old, broken links

Wikipedia’s enormous army of editors do their best to jump on pages showing erroneous information or quickly rewrite entries that have been tampered with by a miscreant, but occasionally the false information stays up for longer than you’d like. With that in mind, many people who use the online encyclopedia like to hit the third-party links at the bottom of the page from which information in the main article has been sourced....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Michael Lopez

A visual history of decades of space exploration with NASA

In 2019, in order to celebrate60 years of NASA, the Google Arts & Culture Lab createda vast visual archive. A collection of some of the best images captured by NASA for us to explore and enjoy. Using NASA’s public API, Google has put its machine learning to work exploring a vast collection of historic photos dating all the way back to 1915. This archive includes 127,000 images that have been analysed and categorised for us to journey through....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 613 words · Melissa Duke

Albion Online Starts Its Open Beta In Europe

Sandbox Interactiveannounces the start of its open beta for the European server ofAlbion Online. Until April 23, all participants will be able to obtain the exclusive Duelist set that they will keep when the server officially launches onApril 29. New Server, Better Ping, Optimized Event Times & More Albion Online, the fantasyMMORPGsandbox developed bySandbox Interactive, has announced today the launch of a new server, Albion Europe, optimized for the European region....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Daniel Nash

All events in Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6: Schedule and Time

With the introduction ofHonkai Star RailVersion 1.6, new events have been introduced to the game that come with exciting gameplay and rewards. All events of Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6 Critter Pick Event Duration: 12/27 – 05/02 Critter Pick is the latest event in Honkai Star Rail which will require you to collect critters by roaming all around the map and grow them up.You will need to meet objectives for growing these creatures by cross-breeding them....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Robert Miller

AMD delays Ryzen 9000 to fix quality control

The launch of AMD’s Ryzen 9000-series Zen 5 processors will have to wait until around mid-August, owing to a “package product testing process” issue “that could result in a small number of products reaching the market that do not meet our quality standards,” a spokesperson tellsTom’s Hardware. Writing separately onX, AMD senior vice president Jack Huynh says that the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X chips will go on sale August 8, followed by the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X on August 15....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Aaron Mueller

Animal Crossing 1.5 update now available!

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the new Animal Crossing 1.5 update then your wait is now over! The big Halloween update that brings pumpkins, costumes, and additional fall goodies is finally here. You can download the update now by logging into your Nintendo Switch, so make sure to get it quick so you can join in on the phone. The new 1.5 patch brings a whole lot of fun new stuff to the game!...

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · James Chavez

Anne Hathaway May Replace Amy Schumer in Barbie Movie

Four months afterAmy Schumerbacked away from Sony’sBarbiemovie, the project is back on the right track, with the studio eyeing both a new star and a director. Oscar winning actress Anne Hathaway has entered talks with the studio to star in this project. Alethea Jones, who makes her directorial debut with the upcoming comedyFun Mom Dinner, is in talks to direct. However, the deal for Anne Hathaway may fall through, if some scheduling complications aren’t worked out first....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Michael Adams

Apple leverages Siri patent to block imports of Galaxy S III to US

Perhaps not unsurprisingly, Apple has asked the court for permission to add Samsung’s latest smartphone to its list of devices eligible for a preliminary injunction. The company is leveraging its two patents to enforce the ban, one already successfully used to stop imports of HTC devices and the other covering unified search and Siri capabilities that Samsung’s device replicates with its S-Voice feature that Cupertino feels shamelessly rips off Siri’s user interface....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Logan Marsh

Apple pulls Personal Pickup for new iPhones

Yesterday,iDB told youthat Apple extended its Personal Pickup service to include the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c and explained that shoppers can avoid crowds by ordering their handset online with same day in-store delivery. It would now appear that the company may have prematurely enhanced the service. On Tuesday, the in-store pickup option disappeared from the online Apple Store for both new iPhone models. We’ve received more than a dozen tips and have since confirmed that Apple in fact did inexplicably pull Personal Pickup for both new handsets…...

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Cory Ayala

Apple’s secret Genius Training Workbook surfaces online

Want to know the secret behind Apple’s highly-regarded retail experience? Then today’s you’re lucky day. The company’s ‘Genius Training Student Workbook’ has just leaked onto the internet. The contents of the book are quite fascinating, essentially telling Geniuses-in-training how to think and what to say in nearly every kind of customer situation, and how to “sell gadget joy.” Gizmodo, the site that originally posted the Workbook, reports: “The Genius Training Student Workbook we received is the company’s most up to date, we’re told, and runs a bizarre gamut of Apple Dos and Don’ts, down to specific words you’re not allowed to use, and lessons on how to identify and capitalize on human emotions....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Tammy Thompson

Best Buy to relaunch iPhone 4/4S trade-in offer this week

All through this month, nationwide electronics chain Best Buy has been taking $50 off its iPhone 5 handsets. This means that if you were in the market for such a device, you could score a 16GB iPhone 5 for just $150, with contract. And it’s looking to sweeten the deal. The retailer says that it’s going to be relaunching its iPhone trade-in offer this week that will allow customers to trade in their old iPhone 4 or 4S for a free 16GB iPhone 5 with a 2-year agreement…...

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Vicki Gay