Apple updates iWork suite with a slew of new features

Apple today updated theiWork suite, which includes Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, with a handful of new features that should be a boon to the remote work community, among others. Primarily, one of the big new introductions is the ability to have a live camera view of the Keynote presenter appear in the top corner of the screen, similar to how you see yourself when on a FaceTime or Zoom call. This aims to help engagement when remotely making a presentation with a group of folks who before would only see the pre-made slides and sound of your voice....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Donald Kelley

Apple's Big Oprah Deal Is Getting A Shock Ending

Apple’s Big Oprah Deal Is Getting A Shock Ending Apple TV+ and Oprah Winfreyhad a massive ongoing production deal, but it seems that this has now come to an abrupt and unexpected end, and neither side will comment on the matter. What kind of juicy drama hides behind this decision? It’s hard to say, but there’s one thing we know for a fact — Oprah’s megadeal with Apple is no more, and that, at least, has been confirmed by both sides....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Julie Alvarez MD

Assume full control over iOS’ native animations with AnimationsBeFastPlus

Every iOS device comes standard with system animations that aim to make the user experience feel both fun and interactive. Apple doesn’t offer much by way of animation customization, and for that reason, it’s unsurprising that the jailbreak community has picked up much of the slack in this department. EnterAnimationsBeFastPlus, a newjailbreak tweakby iOS developereXqusicthat permits users to get their hands dirty with system-wide animation configuration options. iOS is comprised of so many different system animations that we can’t list them all, but to help sum things up for you, AnimationsBeFastPlus lets users do any of the following:...

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · John Andersen

ASUS Teams With Dirac Audio for Enhancements Across Devices

ASUS has announced a new collaboration with Dirac, the Swedish digital audio pioneer, to increase the audio experience across the Asus line of devices. Whether it be the new ROG Phone 7 series or the Vivobook and Expertbook series of laptops, Dirac looks to implement a new home theater audio experience no matter the size of the speakers. All three Dirac-enabled ASUS mobile devices were on display at Computex 2023. According to Dirac CCO Mats Oberg, this continued collaboration helps to provide the ASUS community with the best-in-class gaming and media experiences through unrivaled immersive audio performance....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Paula Wilson

Bloomberg: Apple working on AR headset with custom OS & CPU for 2020 launch

Bloomberg on Wednesdaysaidthat Apple has tasked its growing team of several hundred engineers from across the company with the development of a standalone augmented reality headset under the umbrella code name of “T288” for a possible launch in 2020. The team isled by Mike Rockwell, who previously ran engineering at Dolby Labs. The accessory is said to operate independently of an iPhone as it’ll use its own display and an Apple-designed system-on-a-package like in Apple Watch that combines the CPU, graphics cores, an AI chip, RAM and other components into a smaller area than standard chips....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Brenda Pena

Can You Charge An 18V Ryobi Battery Via USB-C?

Can You Charge An 18V Ryobi Battery Via USB-C? We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ryobi may not bethe power tool maker that invented Rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology, but the manufacturer is leveraging that tech as well as any company in the game. If nothing else, Ryobi has outpaced many of the other major players in the power tool arena in terms of the sheer volume of Lithium-Ion-powered devices, with the numbers well into the hundreds between its 40V and 18V lineups alone....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Steven Allen

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Kickstarter Campaign Surpasses $3 Million

The Kickstarter campaign for Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has now surpassed $3 million in backing, completing further stretch goals for more characters. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Kickstarter Campaign Surpasses $3 Million Considered the spiritual successor of theSuikodenseries,JRPGEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroesbeing developer by Rabbit & Bear Studios has now toppled over the $3 million mark, gaining with it the 109th character to be added. The campaign which started at the end of last month has already smashed its original goal of $512,195 a few over, still with 11 days to go....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Brittany Valdez

Elden Ring Ruins Greatsword Build Guide

In this Elden Ring Ruins Greatsword Strength Build guide, I’m going to be showing you myWarrior of Wavesbuild. This build can be used from about the middle of the game onward in and through NG+. The gameplay here is from NG+, and in this build, we’re focusing on the use of theRuins Greatsword. Elden Ring Ruins Greatsword Build Guide - Warrior of Waves The Warrior of Waves (Strength build) is an all-game build that can be used from the middle part of the game, until you beat Elden Ring, and through New Game Plus....

July 2, 2025 · 11 min · 2167 words · Tammy Craig

G-Shock Adventurer's Stone edition watches know how to rock

Casio will kick off the 40th anniversary of G-Shock next year with a range of redesigned classic watches that know how to rock. The Adventurer’s Stone collection certainly has the minerals, as each model sports a design based on the stones used as guideposts by adventurers since the Middle Ages. As well as the look and pattern on each watch’s bezel, processing techniques used in manufacture adds a stoney, rough texture for a more tactile experience....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · John Ramirez

Genshin Impact dishes appear in latest Tears of Themis CN event trailer

HoYoverse’s detective otome game, Tears of Themis, just launched the trailer for its latest CN server event: Gourmet Gastronomy. The restaurant-themed event features the male leads cooking up meals reminiscent of popular Liyue dishes from HoYoverse’s hit title, Genshin Impact. While the event isn’t explicitly a collaboration between the two games, fans were quick to pinpoint the identical dishes, as well as the hidden meanings behind the developer’s decision to match them up with the corresponding love interests, as broken down by Reddit useru/H_Sinn....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Amanda Fields

Google+ iOS apps land in 48 new countries and territories

Google’ssocial networkmay have gotten off to a rocky start, but through perseverance and a string of handsome mobile app updates, it’s managed to turn the service into a hit. As of last month, it had more than 500 million users, with 235 million being active. And that number could see a small bump this weekend, as the search giant just announced that it has launched its two iOS Google+ apps in 48 new countries and territories this week, including Barbados and the Ukraine....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Ethan Manning

GoPro launches the Hero 11 Black and Mini with a new sensor

GoPro has introduced its latestaction camera, the Hero 11 Black, and it’s available in three flavours. The Hero 11 Black comes in the same chassis as theHero 10 Black, but a new, smaller, version without screens will also be available - the Hero 11 Black Mini. The brand is also selling a Creator Edition bundle, that comes with a battery grip with built-in buttons, a directional microphone and an LED light....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Sharon Carson

Halfbrick’s Colossatron: Massive World Threat now available in the App Store

It seems like today has been a big day for game releases.Cut the Rope 2landed in the App Store this morning, followed by Sony’s newRatchet & Clank game. And now we have a new release from Halfbrick Studios. For those unfamiliar with Halfbrick, they’re behind several very successful mobile games including Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja. And today they’re out with a new iOS title called Colossatron: Massive World Threat…...

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Lee Ramirez