OnePlus Buds Pro 2 offer spatial audio effect, ANC and dual-driver design

OnePlus has been making strides in theaffordable earphones marketin recent years, and - as well as launching its latest flagship phone - the company has lifted the lid on its next premium buds as part of its China launch. The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 bring the design from the first-gen model but upgrade the internals to offer better, more immersive sound and noise cancelling. What’s interesting about this pair of buds is that - similar to Huawei’srecent Pro model- it has a dual driver system made up of a large 11mm woofer and a 6mm tweeter....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Casey Phillips

Oura unveils an AI coaching tool for achieving fitness and health goals

It’s no secret that AI is the main focus of the tech world right now. Every major tech company that had its events this summer announcedAI-focused tools and products. AI is slowly but surely finding its way into most areas of our life. Now, smart ring company Oura has announced its take on AI resources for its members with its Oura Advisor. Oura Advisor is part ofOura Labs, an in-app platform that allows members to participate in experimental features....

August 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1346 words · Mary Nunez

Paper Mario: The Origami King Isn't Quite There Yet

After the disappointments that were Paper Mario: Sticker Star andPaper Mario: Color Splash,hopes were high that Nintendo would finally get the series back on track with Paper Mario: The Origami King. The game’s pre-release media displayed an interesting battle system and a large, pretty world. If the game could deliver on these, it would go a long way towards making up for past mistakes. The good news is that it does indeed deliver....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 857 words · Sheri Turner

Philips OLED+ 934 review (65OLED934)-lint

The OLED+ 934 is the first Philips flatscreen with an integrated Dolby Atmos soundsystem. While there’s no shortage of sets now sporting Dolby Atmos decoders, these generally lack a speaker configuration able to do anything with the 3D sound format, instead expecting you to pass the Atmos audio stream out to an external soundsystem more able to do a meaningful job. The OLED+ 934 is rather different. The screen comes with an integrated soundbar designed by long term sonic collaborator Bowers & Wilkins....

August 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1167 words · Anne Russell

Pokemon Go Growing Up event guide – All tasks & rewards

Pokemon Go Growing Up event guide – All tasks & rewards SomePokemon Gocreatures need a lot of Candy to evolve, leaving many players with an incomplete Pokedex. However, the Growing Up event will focus on them, making it easier to obtain this resource. Currently, Niantic’s game has over 800 Pokemon, and while many can be obtained in the wild,Raids, orEgg hatching, some can only be accessed through theevolution process. The hardest part of evolving a creature is gathering its Candy, more so when it requires 400 to do so....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 611 words · Laura Frank

Resolution Games and Wizards of the Coast Partner for First Official D&D VR Game

Quick Links Exciting news has emerged from the realms of virtual reality (VR) and tabletop gaming as Resolution Games and Wizards of the Coast, under the Hasbro umbrella, join forces to develop the first officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons VR game. As pioneers in their respective fields, these two companies are set to break new ground in the gaming industry by creating a digital experience that brings the magic of D&D to life in unprecedented ways....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Christopher Carson

Rust Bucket review: a pig-tastic roguelike puzzler

For the most part, I try to steer clear of free-to-play games. Sometimes, they turn out to be worth my time, but a lot of them are an obvious money grab that I don’t appreciate. So, whenRust Bucketcame into my sights, it didn’t make a good first impression. However, after having spent some time in the pork belly of this underworld (it’s a pun you will understand later in this review), I’ve got a different impression, to say the least....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 954 words · Gina Wilson MD

See more incoming notification content at a glance with MoreLinesNotifications

Whenever you receive long text messages oremails, iOS automatically limits the amount of text that displays inside of your incomingnotifications. In most cases, this means unlocking your device to read the entire message rather than reading it from the Lock screen notification preview. A new freejailbreak tweakcalledMoreLinesNotificationsby iOS developerCydiaGeektries to solve this problem by maximizing the amount of text that each incoming notification displays. In the screenshot examples above, we demonstrate the length of a text message notification on the Lock screen both before and after installing MoreLinesNotifications....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Kyle Watson

SemiRestore tool lets you restore your device without losing your jailbreak

SemiRestore, a tool that allows you to restore your jailbroken devices to a clean state without losing your jailbreak, has been recently updated to support devices running iOS 5.0 all the way up to iOS 9.1. SemiRestore is currently available for Windows and Linux only, with Mac support apparently coming in the future. If the news may sound exciting at first for jailbreak users who’ve been waiting for such a solution, it must be noted that initial feedback from users who’ve tried the tool is very much mixed, with many reporting getting stuck during the process, and even one person reporting he had no other option of restoring his device to iOS 9....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Lauren Martin

Sonos Ray budget soundbar: Release date, specs, features

Sonos already has two soundbars inits portfolioincluding the top-of-the-rangeSonos Arcand the cheaper, but still very capable, Sonos Beam. There’s a new budget Sonos soundbar in town though, which will sit beneath the Sonos Beam. Here is everything you need to know about the Sonos Ray. We also havea separate featurecomparing the three Sonos soundbars that you’re able to read to help you decide which is right for you. The Sonos Ray offers a lovely design, great sound quality for its size and a range of excellent features for its affordable price....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Harold Harrington

Stalker 2: How To Use Console Commands

Stalker 2features a vast open world teeming with dangers at every turn. To survive, you will need reliable weapons to fight off threats, sturdy armor to withstand attacks, and the means to endure radiation and other hazards. With so much happening in the game, it is understandable if certain challenges become frustrating. Fortunately, console commands in Stalker 2 can help you navigate those tough moments by giving you the ability to cheat or customize your experience....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 789 words · Benjamin Rocha

Steam To Cease Bitcoin Support

Purchasing games with Bitcoin in Valve’s Steam platform will soon come to an end, as the company is planning to cease support for the cryptocurrency. Steam-BitcoinWoe This decision stemmed from Bitcoin’s “high fees and volatility”, especially in light of recent surges in its value. Which is causing headaches for Valve due to “a significant increase in the fees to process transactions on the Bitcoin network”, says the company in aposton Steam....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Marissa Williams

SteelSeries has upgraded the Apex Pro TKL and made it even faster

The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL is already one of thebest tenkeyless keyboardsaround, but now the company has made it even better. When the Apex Pro TKL launched back in 2019 it came with some pretty awesome features including some nifty RGB lighting, a small handy screen and the company’s OmniPoint switches. Those switches were already some of the fastest around (ideal for fast-paced gaming) and thus appealing to pro gamers. Now though SteelSeries has made them even better....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Nicole Vazquez