Philips SmartSleep Connected Sleep and Wake-Up Light review

Light is one of the most important factors in driving our circadian rhythm; it has a drastic impact on how we fall asleep and wake up. Too much light (especially blue light) at night can prevent you from falling or staying asleep, and too little light in the morning makes it challenging to wake up. As we come to more fully understand the importance of light, more products are coming out to aid in both winding down and waking up....

August 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1320 words · Madison Lopez

Photo editing made easy: How to remove backgrounds, unwanted objects and edit images in seconds

Photo editing can be a tricky business. There are plenty of software options out there for people looking to transform their photos, but they’re often hard to use and unnecessarily complicated for beginners. The good news is it doesn’t have to be that way. Wondershare’s fotophire software, puts incredible photo editing power at the fingertips of the average person. This software is capable of transforming your photos with just a few clicks and it’s surprisingly easy to use too....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1085 words · Jennifer Sanchez

Pikmin 4: release date, trailers, news, gameplay, and more

When compared to Super Mario,The Legend of Zelda, and evenMetroid, the Pikmin series was never a runaway success, but that hasn’t stopped Nintendo from developing new installments. And we’re glad, because the Pikmin series is full of wit, charm, and originality. During the September 2022 Direct, Nintendo finally unveiled the next entry, aptly titledPikmin 4. This announcement came nearly a decade after the previous entry, and although we don’t know much about it, we’re excited it’s happening....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Cathy Dillon

Review: Leaf, a minimalist RSS reader for the Mac

Leaf for Macby Rocky Sand Studio is one of the most elegant and easy to use RSS readers available in the Mac App Store. Selected by Apple as one of its Best New Apps of 2015, this powerful app has gone free for the firs time since its inception, but for the next 24 hours only. Leaf offers a carefully crafted set of essential features regularly used by average users, but don’t let that fool you—this is a very capable app....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Thomas Johnson

Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods Director Teases Black Adam Easter Egg

A new image from the set ofShazam 2seems to be an Easter egg referencingBlack Adam, leading DC fans to wonder if Dwayne Johnson will be making a cameo in the sequel. Currently in production for a planned 2023 release, the secondShazam!movie brings back Zachary Levi as the wizard Shazam. David F. Sandberg directs using a screenplay by Henry Gayden. At this point, it’s not clear whenBlack Adamand theShazammovies will cross over, but the plan at DC Films is reportedly for the two characters to eventually meet in this cinematic universe....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Martin Gomez

Should you buy an iPhone 15 in 2025?

One of the things I’ve learned as a tech journalist is a sense of perspective. Companies like Apple are masters at drumming up publicity, making it seem like everynew iPhoneis a revolutionary product that you’ll regret skipping. But inevitably, one year’s flagship becomes the next year’s budget model – and if you look back, you wonder what all the hype was about. As much as I enjoy myiPhone 16 Pro, the only thing that really matters is what it can accomplish for me....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1114 words · Tiffany George

Sony RX100 M6 review: An unrivalled compact camera

The affordable point-and-shoot compact camera has become all but obsolete, a casualty of the fact that almost everyone has a great smartphone camera in their pocket these days. Instead, manufacturers have begun focusing on producing specialist compacts that deliver something above what you’d find in a phone snapper. In the case of the Sony RX100 VI – and for for the first time in the product’s series – the lens extends to a 200mm equivalent, to combate the smartphone lure....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1220 words · Joshua Estrada

Target pencil box is going viral but teachers hate it

Target pencil box is going viral but teachers hate it There’s a pencil box currently stocked at Target that’s making its rounds on TikTok, becoming a viral sensation, but not everyone is impressed. TikTok user @kbcrayons is a kindergarten educator who regularly posts activity ideas for parents and fellow teachers. In one of her latest videos, she took to Target to review some of the back-to-school items that are currently on sale....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · William Bray

The 2023 Accord Starts Honda's Big Switch To Google

The 2023 Accord Starts Honda’s Big Switch To Google The2023 Honda Accordis the eleventh-generation model of one of America’s most popular and reliable midsize sedans. It features a similar fastback design as the outgoing Accord, but is 2.7 inches longer to offer more room. The biggest news is what’s inside the dashboard, though, namely Honda’s integration of Google. In fact, it’s the first Honda production vehicle to make the big switch to Google’s in-car connectivity....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Eric Brown

The Boys Season 3 Casting Gunpowder (EXCLUSIVE)

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed UPDATE: Sean Patrick Flanneryhas been castas Gunpowder in The Boys Season 3. Released back in 2019, Amazon’sThe Boysquickly became one of the most popular superhero shows of recent times. Starring Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso, Tomer Kapon, Karen Fukuhara, and Dominique McElligott,The Boysis adapted from Garth Ennis’ graphic novel of the same name....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Kaylee Dunn

The Unicode Consortium opens up the emoji proposals process, lets you “adopt a character”

Happy World Emoji Day, everyone! Today, the Unicode Consortium officially announced a brand new way to make proposing new emoji easier than before. Available atUnicode.org, the revamped website also offers emoji enthusiasts the chance to “adopt a character”. There are 136,000+ emoji charactersavailable for adoption. The redesigned website makes details about the emoji proposal process more easily accessible whilst encouraging public participation and engagement in all Unicode projects. Unicode board member Greg Welch was quoted as saying: Unicode is a global technology standard that is one of the core building blocks of the Internet....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Jessica Johnson

US Supreme Court rules in favor of digital privacy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday concluded that police need warrants to gather phone location data as evidence. In the 5-4 ruling, the Court cited the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee to be free from unreasonable government searches as the reason for reversing and remanding the Sixth Circuit court’s decision, according toThe Wall Street Journal. Carpenter v. United Statesis the first case the Supreme Court has taken about phone location data. The dispute dates back to a 2011 robbery case in Detroit....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Tony Roy

USB-C Vs. Lightning: What's The Difference In These iPhone Charging Ports?

USB-C Vs. Lightning: What’s The Difference In These iPhone Charging Ports? Some of the earliest adopters of USB-C technology in the smartphone industry include OnePlus and LeTV, with other manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola following suit. Despite popularizing the trend with the 12-inch MacBook in 2015 that boldly only featured a single USB-C port, it took Apple another eight years to bring the now-mainstream charging port to the iPhone. Up until this point, every iPhone shipped with Apple’s proprietary Lightning port....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 811 words · Samantha Cox