32°N Smart Sunglasses make getting older a little easier

“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Some so-called smart sunglassescome with cameras. Some come withtiny speakers and a micso you can listen to music and take calls. Some give you agiant virtual movie screen. And you know what? I don’t care....

June 12, 2025 · 8 min · 1701 words · Richard Hernandez

5 apps I use to bring widgets to my Windows 11 desktop

Starting with the release ofWindows 11 in 2021, Microsoft implemented an all-new widgets framework into its flagship PC operating system. Serving as a spiritual successor to the company’s previousLive Tilesand Windows Gadgets of yesteryear, Windows 11 widgets are small applets that present dynamic information on screen for quick glanceability. Unfortunately,Microsoft’s native widgets solutionfor Windows 11 arrived with a number of flaws, many of which persist to this day. Aside from the lack of compelling third-party apps that plug into the feature, these applets are stowed away in a web-based “Widgets Board” that is obfuscated from view, laggy, and cluttered with an MSN news feed that only recently became disableable....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 840 words · Christina Evans

A New Nissan GT-R Hybrid Is Coming, But It Might Not Be Fast Enough

A New Nissan GT-R Hybrid Is Coming, But It Might Not Be Fast Enough In February this year, Nissan made it clear that aniconic GT-R was riding into the sunset, ending astellar run that began all the way back in 2007for the R-35 generation. It appears that the company is now banking on its revival to pass through one of the most tumultuous times in its history. At the buzzy New York Auto Show, Nissan surprisingly confirmed plans to revive the classic with an unexpected hybrid approach....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Julia Watson

A Week With The Toyota GR Corolla Could Change The Way You See Daily Drivers

A Week With The Toyota GR Corolla Could Change The Way You See Daily Drivers You don’t need to have driven supercars and spent your weekends at track days to know that the sports car world takes itself a little too seriously. Turbocharging and, more recently, electrification have made sky-high horsepower numbers shockingly accessible. At the same time, expectations as to what a performance carshouldbe capable of seem more motivated by forum boasting than actually hitting the road for some fun....

June 12, 2025 · 7 min · 1351 words · Christopher Douglas

All Twitch Drops and How To Claim Them In Black Ops 6

InCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, Twitch Drops provide unique, rare rewards to help you stand out among friends and showcase your dedication to the game. These exclusive rewards are simple to claim, but with limited-time availability, you will need to act fast to secure them before the window closes. In this guide, we have detailed each available Twitch Drop, including what you’re able to earn and the exact steps to ensure you don’t miss out....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Austin Collins

Apple granted patent for acoustic fingerprint imaging technology

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for acoustic fingerprint imaging technology that could work beneath a display and replace its current Touch ID fingerprint reader. Apple’s U.S. Patent No. 9,747,488 for an “Active sensing element for acoustic imaging systems”detailsa fingerprint imaging system using acoustic elements to read fingerprints without requiring physical contact between your skin and the sensor. Ultrasonic piezoelectric transducers arranged in a pattern beneath a display send out an acoustic pulse toward the top substrate surface, which is then reflected off a finger touching the top surface of the substrate....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Todd Key

Apple scores iTravel patent featuring NFC and Passbook integration

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had a busy morning, publishing as much as 23 newly granted patents for Apple, one of them concerningNFC technology rumoredto debut on the next iPhone andPassbook, a new iOS 6 application that Apple’s marketing honchoPhil Schiller insistsisn’t a direct payment solution. The iTravel patent, as it’s been dubbed, covers travel services such as a boarding pass and express check-in, amongst other stuff… Originally filed in 2008 and credited to Apple engineers Amir Mikhak and Gloria Lin, the iTravel patent was first discovered and analyzed by Jack Purcher of Canada-based blogPatentlyApple....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Jo Carson

Apple TV+ is Apple’s new original video subscription service

Continuing with its slew of announcements on Monday,Apple has revealedits new original video subscription service: Apple TV+. The company says the service will feature “a brand new slate of programming from the world’s most celebrated creative artists,” ad-free and on demand. Here’s a note from SVP Eddy Cue: We’re honored that the absolute best lineup of storytellers in the world — both in front of and behind the camera — are coming to Apple TV+....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Michelle Bond

Apple's New MacBook Airs Pick Up M3 Upgrade, Go Big On Battery Life

Apple’s New MacBook Airs Pick Up M3 Upgrade, Go Big On Battery Life Apple has justintroducedan updated MacBook Air portfolio, hawking it as the successor to its M1-powered line-up. The biggest upgrade this time around is the silicon, even though the design remains identical to theM2-based MacBook Airmodels. Available in 13-inch and 15-inch trims, the refreshed MacBook Air embraces theM3 processor, which is based on the latest 3nm fabrication process....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Joshua Estes

Atomfall: Secrets and Easter Eggs

Atomfallis all about exploration, and what good would a game about exploring be without its fair share of secrets and easter eggs to uncover? Atomfall: 10 Tips and Tricks We Wish We Knew Sooner Our best suggestions on how to survive inside (and outside) of the Interchange in Atomfall. We’ve found a bunch of different references and hidden details scattered throughout the open world outside the Interchange, and some of them are worthy of tracking down and discovering for yourself....

June 12, 2025 · 5 min · 1001 words · Monique Trujillo

Best 3-Line Rifle Loadout and Class in Call of Duty: Vanguard

The 3-Line Rifle is a solid ranged weapon choice in Call of Duty: Vanguard. It competes with the likes of Kar98k and has the ability to one-shot kill being a sniper. The best 3-Line Rifle loadout in Vanguard aims to boost the aim-down-sight (ADS) speed and overall mobility of the weapon. This makes the Sniper Rifle even more viable and suitable for the fast-paced Multiplayer. Best 3-Line Rifle Loadout Vanguard Here are the best 3-Line Rifle attachments for aquick scope classin CoD: Vanguard:...

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Tyler Ortiz

Can An Employer See Your Bing Searches? How Microsoft's Search Engine History Works

Can An Employer See Your Bing Searches? How Microsoft’s Search Engine History Works Once email became a part of the average office worker’s day-to-day professional work life, a bit of conventional wisdom soon emerged: Your employer can read your work emails, so don’t put anything there that you wouldn’t want them to see. If they own the domain name being used and are paying for the servers or third-party email service likeGoogle OneorMicrosoft 365, then it’s fair game, particularly if they have a good reason....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Mr. Antonio Aguilar

Creator Clash 2: Lineup, dates, how to watch and more

In 2022, a new breed ofinfluencerboxing event hit the scene, in the form of the Creator Clash. In some ways, it’s the antithesis of the influencer boxing events that came before it, donating proceeds to charity, promoting good sportsmanship and never over-blowing rivalries for the sake of hype. The Creator Clash is an event where friendly internet personalities congregate to punch each other in the head for the sake of entertainment - and last year it raised over a million for charity....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Caleb Jacobs