Apple’s first iPhone XR case lets you show off your handset’s color

If you’ve been holding out for an Apple-made case for your shiny new iPhone XR, or if your third-party case isn’t to your liking, then we have some good news for you. The tech giant has just released its first case for the iPhone XR. It’s clear, too, so the color you selected for your XR — six different ones are available — will be on show for all to see....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Justin Lindsey

Back off, photo thieves: Flickr alerts photographers to image theft with Pixsy

Online image theft is often as easy as a right click or screenshot — but Flickr will now alert photographers if their image was snatched. On Tuesday, April 9,Flickr announceda partnership withPixsy, a system that alerts photographers to potential online image theft. While image sharing platform Flickr is well-known in the photography community and out, Pixsy is a relative newcomer to the photography space. Established in 2014, Pixsy is a platform that uses artificial intelligence to scour the web for replicas of an image....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Amanda Reyes

Black Ops 6 Zombies has a major issue the devs can’t fix

Black Ops 6 Zombies has a major issue the devs can’t fix Black Ops 6 Zombies players continue to find god mode glitches patch after patch, despite the devs trying to take them out of the game. It’s a constant game of whack-a-mole BO6’s devs can’t seem to win. God mode exploits in COD Zombies keep growing in popularity, and the recently releasedBlack Ops 6is no exception. These exploits let players quickly farm Prestige Levels, camos, and more....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Brittany Savage

BLG whzy’s Valorant settings: Keybinds, crosshair, mouse settings, more

BLG whzy’s Valorant settings: Keybinds, crosshair, mouse settings, more Wang ‘whzy’ Haozhe is a Chinese professional Valorant player for Bilibili Gaming and a rising star known for his Jett play. Here’s everything you need to know about his settings to play just like him. whzy is an up-and-coming Duelist player from China that qualified for Valorant Champions with Bilibilli Gaming. The young talent was relatively unknown globally before the world championship qualifier, but caught the attention of Valorant fans everywhere with his incredible Jett play in the tournament....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Charles Jenkins

Destiny 2 players plead for Bungie to buff forgotten exotic for GMs

Destiny 2 players plead for Bungie to buff forgotten exotic for GMs The Destiny 2 community has made a plea to Bungie to buff the often-forgotten Exotic Hand Cannon, Eriana’s Vow, especially in GM content. Unfortunately, due to the nature of metas, some guns inDestiny 2are going to be more valuable than others. If there’s atop of the meta, by its nature, it suggests that there’s a bottom. Because of this, there are always going to be weapons in Destiny that don’t see a lot of play....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · George Guerrero

DIY ventilator plans are all over the internet, but is building one a good idea?

It’s impossible to say no one saw a pandemic coming. In December 2007, a user of the how-to siteInstructablesuploaded plans for “The Pandemic Ventilator,” a do-it-yourself machine made out of plywood, plastic bags, threaded pipe, and a programmable logic controller (PLC). “If a pandemic were to strike, the hospitals could not just go out and buy all the ventilators they need, because there would not be enough parts or manufacturing capability,” warned a user named Panvent, who at the time was expecting an outbreak akin to the avian flu....

June 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1342 words · Amanda Johnston

Does the Google Pixel 8 have MagSafe?

MagSafe is a wireless charging technology exclusive to Apple iPhones, but with a workaround, certain Android-based handsets like theGoogle Pixel 8andPixel 8 Procan support it. Apple unveiled MagSafe wireless charging with the iPhone 12 series in 2020. This feature incorporates circular magnets embedded into the back of compatible iPhones to allow various accessories and devices to be attached. While primarily used for wireless charging, MagSafe technology can also attach wallets, car mounts, and other products....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Rodney Owens

DT Live: Boring Company demo, plant-robot hybrids, and 2018 advances

Episode 39 of Digital Trends Live saw trending headlines about theBoring Company tunnel demonstrationand aplant-robot hybrid. We were also joined by Alana Mitchell to talk aboutSkincare by Alana, as well as a pair of Digital Trends writers who talked about advancements in cars and robotics over the last year. An invite-only demonstration for the Boring Company’s Hawthorne test tunnel in California was held Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the first two miles of the high-speed transit system....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Christy Norris

Elon Musk and his Cybertruck make a glorious appearance in N64’s GoldenEye

Tesla isn’t scheduled to start building theCybertruckuntil late 2021, so reservation holders will need to be patient before they get the chance to slip behind the wheel. Unwilling to wait, a serial video game modifier who goes by the name of Graslu00 created digital, pixelated version of the truck and planted it, and Elon Musk himself, in the 1997Nintendo 64 gameGoldenEye. You can watch the entire video below, and we’d definitely recommend that you do just that....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Janet Rodriguez

Everything we know about The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin following Gamescom

Everything we know about The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin following Gamescom The Seven Deadly Sins is moving away from its place as an anime and looks set to dominate the video game world with lovable characters, a recognisable setting, and gameplaywe thought rivaled Genshin Impact. It’s been years since we were introduced to The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, and thanks to a brand new trailer released duringGamescom, we finally have tons of information for the upcoming game, from characters, the setting, and an exciting beta to enjoy....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Leslie Butler

Flights to any city in less than 60 minutes? Musk still thinks it’s possible

SpaceX chief Elon Musk has repeated his desire to use the world’s most powerful rocket for lightning-fast international passenger flights between major cities. Speaking recently at a special event at SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch facility in Texas,Musk saidthere was a “pretty good chance” that the Starship — comprising the first-stage Super Heavy rocket and second-stage Starship spacecraft — would one day offer “Earth-to-Earth transport” as well. Explaining the technology required, he added in his own inimitable way that “the fastest way to get from here to the other side of Earth is an intercontinental ballistic missile, but just ensure you delete the nuke and add the landing part....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Martin Hubbard

Fortnite Chapter 6 leak reveals alleged theme and biomes for next season

Fortnite Chapter 6 leak reveals alleged theme and biomes for next season Even thoughFortnite Chapter 2 Remixonly began on November 2, trusted leakers in the community have already claimed to have discovered that the theme for the next season and thestart of Chapter 6will revolve around Samurai and Japanese Mythology. One of the battle royale’s most prominent leakers, Shiina, shared the claims on X/Twitter. BREAKING: Chapter 6 – Season 1 to have a traditional Japanese season theme 🔥This was first poster by@Loolo_WRLD&@Wensoing, I can independently confirm this information 👀pic....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Paul Jackson

Google Pixel 6 pricing looks set to match Apple’s iPhone 13

ThePixel 6 and Pixel 6 Prohave been officially revealed by Google, but there are still a few unknowns about them. Namely, when will they launch, how much will they cost, and when we’ll we be able to buy them and put them in our pockets. A new report today from techYouTuber Brandon Lee, which is based on information from a European carrier source, sheds some light on pricing, availability, and color names....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Nicole Perry