Nikon Z6 II vs Z6 and Z7 II vs Z7: What are the differences?

After the success of its first pair of full-frame mirrorless cameras,the Z6andZ7, Nikon is back with their respective sequels: the Z6 II and Z7 II (just don’t call them “mark II”, it’s just straight up “two” for the newer models). As there’s no numerical shift to the model number, however, you’ve probably already guessed that the original models are quite similar to their 2020 counterparts. So just what is new for the ‘Z II’ generation?...

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 771 words · Jessica Esparza

NuraTrue review: Brand new breakthrough?

If you’ve only been casually keeping an eye on the headphone space over the past few years, there’s a very good chance you might have missed Nura. It’s not a big-name brand just yet, like Sony, Bose or Apple, but it is different and really interesting. Its approach to audio personalisation is unlike what any other company is doing. First,it started with over-ear headphones, then created theNuraLoop in-earsbefore now finally hopping on the true wireless earbuds (TWS) train....

August 4, 2025 · 8 min · 1587 words · Jenny Norton

Panasonic LX100 Mk 2 review-lint

That’s right: Panasonic has, for the first time in its history, named one of its Lumix cameras a “Mark II” model. Therefore you’re not looking at the LX200, or some other obscure number of naming mechanism, rather the LX100 M2. Thesequel to 2014’s high-end compact, the LX100 Mark 2 takes the original model’s form, adds a grip, a touchscreen, some additional modes and controls (such as 4K Photo/video) and, well, that’s about it....

August 4, 2025 · 9 min · 1829 words · Matthew Smith

Realme 7 Pro initial review: An affordable champ in the making

Realme has really taken it to the mid-range/low-end market in 2020, and that focus on offering lots of handsets with different focuses is continuing right into the holiday quarter. In the UK, it was one of the first to offer a5G phone under £300, and now it’s launching a new series of powerful, well made non-5G phones in the same bracket. The Realme 7 series is less about speed and performance and more about design, battery and camera performance, and the more expensive of the two phones in the series is the Realme 7 Pro, which comes with some features you’d only have seen on top tier flagships just a year or two back....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1021 words · Adrian Austin

Resident Evil 2's Free Ghost Survivors DLC Releases on February 15th

Capcom have announced the release of the free DLC Ghost Survivors for Resident Evil 2 which will release on February 15th. Resident Evil 2’s Free Ghost Survivors DLC Releases on February 15th Ghost Survivors takes players into three scenarios based around the characters you meet in RE2’s main campaign. In a post on thePlaystation BlogCapcom outlines the mode as similar to the extraThe 4th SurvivorandTofu Survivormodes, however this time you aren’t playing as The Hunk or Hunk of Tofu but take on the role of three Raccoon City characters....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Javier Smith

Review: NBA 2K22

Coming off of an impressive debut on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles, Visual Concepts is gearing up NBA 2K22 to build on the initial current generation success. With offering a ton of basketball aspects to get involved in, the game remains geared towards grinding on the specific mode of your choice, whether it be MyCAREER, MyTEAM or MyNBA. Visual Concepts have touted some major overhauls to gameplay for the latest release, and while at its core it still remains the animation-dependent game that is, some of the changes here are fantastic....

August 4, 2025 · 9 min · 1715 words · Walter Hoover

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: Stepping up

In previous years, Samsung’s approach to itsGalaxy Watch serieshas been to offer a ‘regular’ and a ‘Classic’ model, with the latter featuring a rotating bezel. That was not the case for 2022. For its latest series we have a ‘regular’ and a ‘Pro’ model, with the latter seeking to offer better battery and sports tracking abilities. The end result is a fully fledged smartwatch for Android phone users which can last up to three days on a full charge without compromising on features....

August 4, 2025 · 9 min · 1844 words · John Richardson

Samsung may add iPhone 5 to US patent infringement lawsuit

If you thought thelegal wranglingbetween Apple and Samsungwas settledwith August’s patent-infringement jury decision, you were wrong. In a patent infringement lawsuit filed in February in the same San. Jose, Calif. courthouse that awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages, the two rivals are preparing for a grudge match. Now theWall Street Journalreports the South Korean smartphone maker “anticipates” it will add the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 4S in its list of allegedly infringing devices....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Courtney Simmons

The best Weather apps of 2014

The weather may be getting crazier each year, but the apps that tell us about conditions, both local and across the globe, are getting more reliable. With the update to iOS 8 just a few short months ago, we’ve seen an influx of weather related services that we are glad to add to our Home screen (and Lock screen too). We rounded up what we think are the best weather apps to have released in 2014....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 726 words · Caleb Bailey

The Biggest Ripoffs of Animated Disney Movies, Ranked

It’s OK — within reason — to see similar themes, visuals, etc. in movies. For example, a lot of princess movies, rom-coms, and slashers are all fairly similar. However, directly ripping off a movie is pretty frowned upon. While ripoffs can happen in any genre and to any production studio, Disney has dealt with quite a few of them. Several smaller studios have released major ripoffs of Disney classics over the years....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 777 words · Samuel Taylor

The Easiest Way To Transfer Your Apple Music Playlists To YouTube Music

The Easiest Way To Transfer Your Apple Music Playlists To YouTube Music In an unexpected but very welcome development, Apple Music has introduced a native tool that allows users to transfer their playlists to and from YouTube Music. For a company known for its walled-garden approach and strict control over its ecosystem, this marks a small but significant departure from the norm. We could dive into speculation about what this Apple-Google collaboration could mean for users and the future, but instead, let’s take a moment to appreciate this small win and walk you through how to use the new playlist transfer tool....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 731 words · Travis Hill

The Evil Dead: What Makes the Horror Franchise so Special

There are many famous horror franchises in cinema, each with its own unique flair that has garnered them devoted fans and countless sequels, but none of them are quite as unique asThe Evil Deadfranchise. Started by Sam Raimi as an incredibly humble debut feature that resulted in a surprisingly effective horror tale of teens trapped in a cabin with a demonic spirit has now led to two sequels, two spin-offs, and a television show, each feeling not quite like other films of their genre due tothe trademarked established by Raimi in his initial trilogy....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 839 words · Nicholas Le

The Secret Weapon For Destroying AC-Sized Foes in Armored Core 6 (AC6)

I can hardly blame you if you’re struggling with a boss or enemy in Armored Core VI. But if they’re about the size of an AC themselves – and therefore prone to stagger – I have the perfect weapon for you. What if I told you a secret weapon can blitz an enemy’s HP down to nearly 30% in one swing? The Best Melee Weapon for AC-Sized Enemies in Armored Core 6 TheWB-0010 Double Troubleis an extremely high-risk, high-reward venture....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Jennifer Huff