7 Of The Best Android Apps You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Mobile apps have radically changed the way we interact with technology and the world around us. From social media that keeps us up to date with our friends, family, and the world to even the most mundane calendar app, it’s hard to imagine our daily lives without these programs. But while a select handful of apps become popular enough to be more or less ubiquitous, there are thousands of useful apps that stay a lot further under the radar....

Smart security enthusiasts generally install video doorbells for two reasons - convenience and safety. Video doorbells are convenient because they allow you to see who’s at the door and communicate with them. If you receive a delivery, for example, you can ask the delivery guy to place the package on the porch step. You can also monitor your front door and receive push alerts whenever there’s an unwanted visitor. But what if your video doorbell could serve many other purposes?...

In a unanimous vote Thursday night (1/21), theBoard of Governorsof the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved a sweeping series of substantive changes designed to make the Academy’s membership, its governing bodies, and its voting members significantly more diverse. The Board’s goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020. Here’s what Academy PresidentCheryl Boone-Isaacshad to say in a statement....

Eating is perhaps my favorite pastime. While I typically prefer to eat at home where I can prepare higher quality food with enhanced taste and healthier ingredients, there are occasions when I have to pick up something in town. In these instances, I tend to gravitate toward restaurants with a mobile app so I can take my time while deciding on my order, and Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell are a couple restaurants that fulfill this criterion....

As firstdiscoveredby AppleInsider, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this morning awarded Apple a patent for a snap-on gaming accessory for the iPhone which imagines physical button controls such as miniature joysticks, action buttons and directional D-pads positioned at left and right of the screen. The patent No. 8,939,838titled “Accessory for playing games with a portable electronic device” even envisions added extras such as an additional multitouch display, cameras, microphones and speakers to elevate the experience....

Bloomberg just reported that Apple likely chose AutoNavi to offer mapping services in China. Citing“two people with knowledge of the matter”, the publication claims that Apple chose AutoNavi, a Chinese maker of electronic navigation tools, to offer map services for“users of future iPhones and iPads in China”(what they meant is iOS 6-enabled devices)… Mark Lee and Adam Satariano, writing forBloomberg, explain: AutoNavi will supply its maps of China to users of the iOS 6 operating system, an upgrade for iPhones and iPads that will be released by Apple this fall, according to one of the people, who asked not to be named before an announcement....

Audi RS3 Vs BMW M2 Coupe: The Biggest Problem Is Choosing Between The Two As “nice problems to have” go, trying to decide between BMW’s M2 Coupe and Audi’s RS3 sports sedan isn’t likely to earn you much sympathy. The performance pair sit at the entry point of each automaker’s line-up in the U.S. market, priced from under $65,000 before destination and extras. In return, you get two surprisingly different flavors of speed and handling charm....

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has many fire Pokémon to choose from, and every good Pokémon team needs a strong Fire Type attacker. Legendary Pokémon are not being considered as they would obviously be the best options but aren’t always readily accessible to players looking for strong attackers of a certain typing.Hisuian Arcanineis a new Hisui variant of the classic Arcanine and easily tops the charts for Fire Type options in the game....

Swordsman is the warrior in the Halls of Torment gang, the very first character you will play in Halls of Torment, and the character you will probably be happy to move on from. This rings true until you get your hands on a lot of Blessings and Items. And then, it’s grinding time. Let’s talk about the build for Swordsman that has helped us demolish the DPS meter and obliterate all the evil in various Halls of Torment....

There’s a lot to be said about the 90s and somehow not all of it is terrible. Extreme this and edgy that, so much of its pop culture is cringe-worthy tryhard wannabe that it’s hard to take seriously. Games like Awesome Possum, Boogerman, and Bubsy all fell into the trap of following trends rather than having their own identity, but somehow Bubsy managed to break out enough that it’s not completely forgotten....

CD Projekt has announced they will be discontinuing support for the free-to-play Witcher themed card game Gwent on Playstation 4 and Xbox One. CD Projekt Will Discontinue Support for Witcher Card Game Gwent on Consoles The Witcher card gameGwentwill stop support for consoles on December 9th 2019. The official statement from CD Projekt on the Gwent website shared that after the release of the iOS version and later Android, they have come to the conclusion they cannot continue to “support a growing number of different versions of Gwent while improving feature parity between them”....

The Diablo franchise is Blizzard’s crown jewel, and it’s been around for several decades. Each game left a footprint in the industry, but even after all these years, Diablo 2 was (and still is) a measuring stick for all action role-playing games, and therefore the standard Diablo 4 had to reach. I’ll leave Diablo 3 largely out of this comparison, as I was disappointed with this iteration (to put it mildly)....

Diablo III‘s Challenge Rifts are a great way to learn about other classes and gear setups while providing some rewards for progression. Every Monday at 4 PM ET/1 PM PT/Tuesday at 4 AM Central European, a new Challenge Rift goes live. Each Rift has a predetermined class setup with abilities and items. The dungeon itself is also pre-set, so the layout and locations of elite enemies will always be the same in the same Rift....