The Oppo Reno Ace is the fastest-charging phone we’ve ever tried

Just over a year ago, theOppo Find X Lamborghini Editiontook the crown as the fastest-charging smartphone we’d ever tested. Oppo’s Super VOOC charging technology charged the 3,400mAh cell from 0 to 100% in just 35 minutes. It’s an incredible performance that hasn’t been bested — until now. Which company has stolen the title? Well, it’s Oppo again — this time with the new Oppo Reno Ace smartphone. How much has it beaten the Lamborghini phone by?...

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 864 words · Ernest Mullen

This 3D-scanning smart mirror is the world’s biggest nude selfie camera

Wow, that is one great big naked selfie. So, this Silicon Valley startup, appropriately namedNaked Labs, has taken a whole bunch of venture capital money and built themselves a great big 3D scanning smart mirror with a connected rotating scale and a companion mobile app, ostensibly enabling users to track how their bodies change over time. It’s a potentially game-changing device for athletes, fitness fans, and people trying to lose weight....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Christopher Franco

This external SSD holds my Steam library, and it’s half-off for Prime Day

I jump around PCs a lot, so I’m not thrilled when I have to wait hours to re-download all the games in my Steam library that I want to play. Instead, I use external hard drives: a 1TB Samsung T7 and a 2TBSanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, and the latter is on sale for nearly half off during Prime Day this year. The SanDisk Extreme Portable is an external SSD that I use to transfer my Steam library between PCs....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Paul Mcdonald

Touch ID might soon come to an Apple device you least expect

If you’ve ever wished for some sort of biometric authentication system on the Apple Watch, you’re not alone. Apple engineers, too, are imagining ways to put the Touch ID fingerprint sensor on the Apple Watch. At least according to apatent application, that is. Titled“Electronic device having sealed button biometric sensing system,” the patent application filed by Apple describes methods of fitting a fingerprint sensor inside a smartwatch. Aside from discussing the technical aspects and various ways it can come to life, the application describes some of the use case scenarios, as well....

July 6, 2025 · 4 min · 671 words · Thomas Ferguson

Ubisoft not worried about Ghost of Yotei amid Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay

Ubisoft not worried about Ghost of Yotei amid Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay Ubisoft’s decision to push Assassin’s Creed Shadows to 2025 means it will launch in the same year as Ghost of Yotei, but the company has assured investors and fans that it’s not worried about Sucker Punch’s game. Just a day afterGhost of Yotei was announcedduring aState of Play, Ubisoft revealed it would bedelaying Assassin’s Creed Shadowsfrom August 14, 2025, to July 26, 2025....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · David Fuentes

Underrated Black Ops 6 rifle “melts” the competition with insane TTK

Underrated Black Ops 6 rifle “melts” the competition with insane TTK Black Ops 6 players are sleeping on a deadly rifle that can actually outgun weapons with an outrageously fast time to kill. For the most part,Black Ops 6matches are dominated byAssault RiflesandSMGs. Partly because of their automatic fire rates, but also because they thrive on multiplayer’s more compact maps, as you’re not forced into very long-range fights too often....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Dana Parrish

Warzone Rebirth Island’s new Infil Strikes event explained

Warzone Rebirth Island’s new Infil Strikes event explained Warzone’s Rebirth Island’s comeback is fast approaching in April, and a new in-game event coming with it. So here is all we know of the new Infil Strikes. When the trailer for Rebirth Island’s return dropped, several players noticedsome changes to the map, namely the Prison location completely destroyed. As it would turn out, the destruction of certain areas of Rebirth Island is part of a new in-game event that would happen on Rebirth, called Infil Strikes....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Steven Diaz

What is ‘Spotlight’ on Snapchat?

What is ‘Spotlight’ on Snapchat? ‘Spotlight’ is a feature in the Snapchat app that showcases short-form video content from other users across the world. Snapchat‘s Spotlight is one ofthe platform’s most engaging features, designed to bring forward the most creative and entertaining content from users around the world. Launched in 2020, Spotlight quickly gained popularity by focusing on user-generated content, similar to how other social media apps likeTikTokand Instagram’s Reels work....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Brittany Harris

What’s that liquid? IBM’s flavor-identifying ‘e-tongue’ will tell you

With itsWatson technology, IBM has helped create a pretty convincing artificial brain. But now it’s seemingly ready to move onto other body parts as well — and it’s settled on the tongue as a next step. As developed by computer scientists at IBM Research, the A.I.-assisted e-tongue is a portable device, equipped with special sensors, that allow it to taste and identify different liquids. “We’re very good as humans at being able to recognize different liquids,”Patrick Ruch, one of the researchers working on the e-tongue project, told Digital Trends....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Michael Mullins

Which Zodiac Sign Won Big Brother The Most?

Summary Big Brotheris a game of skill and strategy, butit’s intriguing to consider which zodiac signs have won the game the most. Hosted by Julie Chen Moonves,Big Brotherpremiered on July 20, 2025 on CBS, and since become one of the most-loved reality competition series in history. The winners have come from a wide range of backgrounds, ages, and places, and it’s interesting to consider how much their zodiac signs might have influenced their ability to play the game....

July 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1798 words · David Gonzalez

WoW players discover leveling exploit for phase two of Season of Discovery

WoW players discover leveling exploit for phase two of Season of Discovery The staggered leveling system inWorld of Warcraft: Season of Discovery has primarily been seen as a successful choice, but a newly identified potential exploit could derail the entire process. The level cap in original Classic WoW is 60, and it takes players anything from a few days to a few months to get there. As part of the refreshed experience inSeason of Discovery, the leveling system has been divided into separate phases....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Brad Foster

You can listen or read on your commute now that Serial Box is on Android

Always struggling to get through an entire book? Or perhaps listening to the same music on your everyday commute is getting really boring? Well- known iOS book appSerial Boxhas just released on Android, and you can pick up your first book series for half the price. Serial Box makes fiction that suits your life, breaking down entire books into small, manageable chunks that release on a weekly basis. Each episode lasts between 20 minutes to an hour, and all of them have been written by talented, award-winning authors....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Samuel Moss

‘Battlefield V’ uses World War II to make a thoroughly modern video game

“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.“ When introducingBattlefield Vto the media, Senior Producer Lars Gustavsson invokedBattlefield 1942, one of the franchise’s most beloved games. The developers at Electronic Arts and DICE aren’t fools. They know that nostalgia builds hype, and hype puts controllers in players’ hands....

July 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1459 words · Charles Aguirre