Pokemon TCG Pocket Genetic Apex Emblem Event: Dates, rewards & how to play

Pokemon TCG Pocket Genetic Apex Emblem Event: Dates, rewards & how to play The Genetic Apex Emblem Event is now live inPokemon TCG Pocket, giving players the chance to earn some free Pack Hourglass items, Shinedust, and Emblems. While theLapras EX eventhas only just kicked off, Pokemon TCG Pocket is already putting players’ skills to the test. This time card collectors will need to battle it out in online matches to earn ultimate bragging rights....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Alisha Cole

Razer’s classic DeathAdder Elite gaming mouse drops to $40 on Amazon

Razer’s classicDeathAdder Elite gaming mousebecomes a bit more affordable as it drops from $70down to $40 on Amazon. An excellent and affordable pairing for any esports or competitive gamer, we awarded the Razer DeathAdder Elite with official Digital Trends Recommended Product status when we tested it two years ago. Featuring a sturdy construction, responsive mechanical buttons, and a bit of RGB love, you’re able to’t go wrong with the DeathAdder Elite — especially at this sale price....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Philip Rose

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE image leaks, confirming specs

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE garnered tons of positive attention when it launched last year, so it’s not a surprise that’s it’s getting a successor — the Galaxy S21 FE. Data from Gartner, a global research firm based in Connecticut, even suggests the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE may have helped lift upsteadily declining flagship sales. Following the S20 FE’s success, the Galaxy S21 FE was supposed to launch sometime this year, along with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, but theplans had to be canceleddue to an ongoing chip shortage....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Michael Coleman

Scam robocalls to hospitals could lead to a major health hazard

How much time do you think spamrobocallscost you? Answering a robocaller may only take up a few moments of your day — but in large numbers those calls can really add up, and it’s become a real problem for U.S. hospitals. According toa report from the Washington Post, a rising tide of spam robocalls are taking up valuable hospital time and reducing the abilities of facilities to react to real emergencies....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Michael Kaufman

Shutterstock’s A.I. helps prevent you from committing copyright infringement

Shutterstockis making it easier to web surfers to resist swiping a copyrighted photo on Google — Shutterstock Reveal is a new Google Chrome extension that allows web surfers to select an image from the search results to find a similar shot that’s actually available to license. Announced on Tuesday, May 8, the tool comes alongside the launch of two new search toolsinside Shutterstock Showcase(previously Shutterstock Labs). After installing the plug-in, images in the search results will have an icon in the upper right corner....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Victoria Salas

Sky High 2: Cancelled Sequel's Plot Details & Returning Cast Revealed By Director

Summary Director Mike Mitchell is opening up about every key detail from the canceledSky Highsequel. The original movie was released in 2005 and followed the adventures of a group of students at a high school for superheroes. It was relatively successful, having earned $86.4 million on a budget of $35 million. In 2016, Disney announced plans to produce a sequel, but there have been few new developments in the years since....

June 8, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Cynthia Lopez

Sony WF-1000XM4 vs. Apple AirPods Pro: My new go-to buds?

TheSony WF-1000XM4true wireless earbuds are here, and there’s no doubt they are a big improvement over the prior version, theWF-1000XM3. But are they good enough to take down the AirPods Pro as my go-to wireless buds? While theAirPods Proare far from perfect — they don’t have the best sound, the best battery life, the best noise-canceling — somehow they became my go-to earbuds. Time to mow the lawn? I grab the AirPods Pro....

June 8, 2025 · 9 min · 1753 words · Ashley Garza

SpaceX forced to cancel CRS-18 Falcon 9 rocket launch due to weather

SpaceX had to once again delay itslatest Falcon 9 rocket launchon Wednesday, this time due to poor weather, delaying a planned supply run to the International Space Station. Elon Musk’s private space company called off the launch just before 3:30 p.m. PT because of cloudy skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX’s team waited until almost the last possible second to abort the mission, announcing that it would scrub the launch with less than a minute before the scheduled launch at 3:24 p....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Paul Green

Spit-checking mouthguard can tell if athletes are tired or mentally drained

Xerox Parc, the legendary research and development center, is probably best known to readers as the research lab thatSteve Jobs visited in the late 1970s, getting his first glimpse at the graphical user interface concept he later made famous with the Mac. But Parc has been involved in plenty of other innovative research projects over the years — and its latest is no different. Working with flexible hybrid electronics groupNextFlexand the University of California, San Diego, Xerox’s Parc development lab has created a smart mouthguard biosensor which can detect early signs of dehydration, exhaustion, and mental engagement levels, based on nothing more than a sample of your saliva....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Shannon Taylor

The Acolyte Episode 5 Just Gave Star Wars' New Sith Lord Exactly What He Wanted

WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte episode 5! Summary The Acolyteepisode 5 finally revealedQimir as the mysterious Sith Lord, and it seems he’s gotten exactly what he said he wanted.The Acolyteepisode 5showed a Jedi massacre that took the lives of fan-favorite characters like Yord and Jecki, with Jedi Master Sol the only Jedi to make it out alive. During this confrontation, Qimir revealed what he really wanted; the freedom to wield his power the way he wanted and without Jedi interference....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Tasha Stout

The all-new iPad Mini stole the show from the iPhone 13 at Apple’s event

The iPhone 13 Pro and the Apple Watch Series 7 launch may have stolen all the headlines aroundApple’s California Streaming eventinitially, but now that the dust has settled attention can turn to the real star of the show, thenew iPad Mini. It’s genuinely new from top to bottom, and after the disappointment of itnot arriving earlier in the year, it has proved to be worth the wait. Not only that, but it comes at a time when there is renewed attention on large screen portable devices, giving the smallest Apple tablet a chance to shine like never before....

June 8, 2025 · 5 min · 981 words · Kimberly Hammond

The best movies of Douglas Trumbull, Hollywood’s VFX master

Earlier this week, the family of Douglas Trumbull announced that he passed away from mesothelioma complications at the age of 79. And while Trumbull is not well known among the general public, he was a giant in the movie industry. Trumbull was a gifted special effects artist whose legacy includes some of thegreatest sci-fi filmsin Hollywood history. Additionally, Trumbull was an inventor of new VFX techniques that pushed special effects forward in the age before CGI....

June 8, 2025 · 4 min · 738 words · Shawn Jensen

The price of DRAM continues to rise, and it’s prolonging the GPU shortage

Research outlet TrendForce projects that DRAM prices will continue to rise throughout 2021, further compounding the GPU and console shortages the market has seen over the last several months.TrendForce expectsto see up to a 13% price increase in Q3 2021, which isa drop from Q2— with a projection of up to a 25% increase — but an increase over Q1, which saw up to a 10% increase. DRAM availability is a big reason why there’s a GPU shortage right now....

June 8, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Dylan Bennett