Trading in your iPhone with Apple? You’ll get less than yesterday

For the second time in two months, Apple has reduced the trade-in values of many of its iPhones and other products. Spotted byMacRumors, the adjustments are pretty significant for some of its handsets. For example, anyone trading in an iPhone 13 Pro Max with Apple will now receive up to $570 off a new product, down from $650. In November, just before Apple last adjusted its trade-in offers, the same device was worth $720....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Stephanie Matthews

What is a VPN? Here’s what they do and why you need one

You’ve probably heard of virtual private networks before but might be a little murky on exactly what a VPN does and why you might need one. In short, a VPN helps you protect your privacy by disguising your location and preventing advertisers from building a profile of your online habits. A convenient side effect of changing your apparent location is being able to view websites in other countries as if you were a resident....

July 5, 2025 · 9 min · 1730 words · Brittany Rivera

You can now search the Apple Store app using your voice

Need to find something on the Apple Store app? Apple is making that a bit easier for you. The app has beenupdated to version 5.1, and finally, is beginning to look more like the App Store and iTunes Store. The new search interface displays trending searches if you’re not entirely sure of what you’re looking for, and also has a new microphone icon that, as you might suspect, lets you search via voice rather than text....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Chelsea Hart

90 Day Fiancé’s Omar Albakour Reveals Huge Career News After Becoming U.S. Citizen

Summary 90 Day Fiancécouple Avery and Omar Albakour have an even more exciting update to share with fans after revealing news of his American citizenship.Avery and Omar meton Muslim dating app Muzmatch, when American woman Avery converted to Islam. The 19-year-old Avery from Colombia, Ohio, had traveled to Syria to marry Omar. They spent their first married life apart until Omar could get his U.S. visa but relocated to Dubai, where they spent time as a married couple....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Samantha Maxwell

All Stellar Blade endings explained & how to unlock them

All Stellar Blade endings explained & how to unlock them Stellar Bladecan end in one of three ways, here’s every ending in the game explained and how to unlock each of them. Spoilers below. As the story of Stellar Blade plays out it soon becomes clear that not everybody agrees on the best way to save the Earth and eventually, you’re going to need to make a choice.The gamehas three distinct endings:Cost of Lost Memories, Return to the Colony,andMaking New Memories, and each one has its own set of prerequisites to unlock....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 840 words · Ashley Garza

Apple and Valve reportedly team up on AR/VR headset scheduled for 2020 release

Apple’s on-again, off-again smart headset project is currently back on, and rumors are pointing to the company working with Valve, the video game publisher also responsible for the Steam online game portal, to produce the accessory. The news comes from well-known — but not always reliable — online sourceDigiTimes, which says Apple is working with Valve on “AR head-mounted display devices,” and preparing to release them during the second half of 2020....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Raven Brown

Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses how the company has been affected by coronavirus

In an interview posted onFox Business, Apple CEO Tim Cook has addressed the outbreak of coronavirus, officially called Covid-19, and how it has affected Apple’s business for the year. Cook began by addressing the human impact of the outbreak, and the important role health professionals are playing in combating and treating the disease. Then he went on to quell concerns over the issues the outbreak has caused to Apple’s business. Apple previously announced that it isunlikely to meet its second-quarter revenue forecastfor this year due to having to stop production in China and having to close its retail stores there....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Lisa Lopez

Benedict & Eloise's Bridgerton Season 4 Story Arcs Teased By Showrunner

Summary Bridgertonshowrunner Jess Brownell teases Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Eloise Bridgerton’s (Claudia Jessie) next chapters heading into season 4. The hit Netflix series is based on Julia Quinn’s novel series of the same name and has brought the first, second, and fourth books to screen, alongside a prequel spin-off focused on Queen Charlotte. While season 3 focused on the relationship between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), both Benedict and Eloise experienced growth that challenged them and saw them begin their own journeys heading intoBridgertonseason 4....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Julia White

Bose one-ups Apple, Amazon with a $400 smart speaker, two new soundbars

Home audio pioneer Bose has long made its name as the go-to brand for those who want great looks, solid sound, and ease of use when playing their favorite tunes at home or on the go. Today, the company stepped even further into the forefront of home audio, offering a first for the brand in a newsmart speakerto add to the ever-expanding genre. In addition, the company has two new smart soundbars, aiming to turn some heads and take some attention away from multiroom wireless company Sonos and its newBeam soundbar....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Jeffery Jones

Canon’s new EOS R3 is an impressive mirrorless camera for sports photographers

After months of tantalizing glimpses and scraps of info, the Canon EOS R3 is finally out in the open — a professional-grademirrorless camerapacked with cutting-edge tech. This is a sports-focused, high-speed monster capable of capturing 24.1-megapixel images at 30 frames per second (fps) without blackout. To enable such advanced and powerful shooting capabilities, the R3 features Canon’s first full-frame, backside-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor. This allows for faster transfer of image data from the sensor to the camera, and also results in a significantly reduced rolling shutter effect....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Andrea Mendez

Demon Slayer’s Most Controversial Character Is Actually Its Most Realistic Hero

Summary The world ofDemon Slayeris not at all an easy one to survive in. Many of the series' Demon Slayers are exceptionally courageous, rarely letting their inner fear show and focusing on the task at hand when slaughtering a demon. Some of the newer heroes, such as the protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, do have moments of worry and anxiety when faced with a bloodthirsty opponent, butno character in the show is more outwardly afraid thanZenitsu Agatsuma....

July 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1042 words · Julie Proctor

Destiny 2’s Eververse Team vows to bring back missing Warlock cosmetic feature

Destiny 2’s Eververse Team vows to bring back missing Warlock cosmetic feature Destiny 2’s Warlock players can look forward to the return of a cosmetic feature; plus, the Eververse Team has a few more plans up its sleeve. TheDestiny 2 x PlayStation crossoverin 2023 featured a Ghost of Tsushima-inspired Ancestral Bond class item for Warlocks. D2 players quickly realized that using the GoT item with certain shaders turned their Warlock Bonds invisible....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Sean Taylor

Dolby Vision vs. HDR10 vs. HDR10+: Which HDR format is the best?

High Dynamic Range, or HDR, is a transformative technology, turning drab-looking movies into head-turning, eyebrow-raising treats of color and contrast. It makes the whites whiter, the blacks blacker, and helps the color just pop off the screen. It’s why certain modern movies look so gorgeous, and why they can also look drab and overly-dark if your TV is poorly configured. There are a range of different HDR formats, and depending on theTV you’re watching on, thestreaming platform you’re using, and the content itself, you may end up using any one of them....

July 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1226 words · Margaret Diaz