Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at Portsmouth Naval Base on May 19, 2021. Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images Since 2017, the British Royal Navy has commissioned two new aircraft carriers into service. HMS Queen Elizabeth, deployed for the first time last year, sailing to the Pacific and back. But its sister ship…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Servicemen of Ukrainian Military Forces move US made FIM-92 Stinger missiles, a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) that fires an infrared homing surface-to-air missile designed to down enemy aircraft. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images The volume of weapons sent to and in Ukraine has raised concern that some could end up on the black market. But…
Apple CEO Tim Cook. Stephen Lam/Reuters Apple sold slightly fewer iPhones than expected, but overall the company proved that not all tech companies are created equally during the current economic slowdown. Apple beat Wall Street’s expectations for earnings and revenue, unlike big tech companies Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon, which all plunged on disappointing quarterly results. …
Verizon announced a new limited time promotion this week, one that will guarantee the price you pay for home internet for the next 10 years. Yup, a full decade. As detailed, new customers are eligible for a 10-year price guarantee for 5G Home, LTE Home, and Fios Internet. That means the price you pay in…
This past weekend’s best deal on the Pixel 6a is still around, in case you missed it and were mad at the world. You haven’t missed out on your chance to grab Google’s newest A-series phone for its best price ever. At a wild $299, the Pixel 6a is currently $150 off from the original…
10 years after its introduction, Steam’s Big Picture mode has received a long overdue overhaul, with Valve finally making good on last year’s promise to replace the ageing UI with its decidedly more modern Steam Deck interface – albeit initially only for testing prior to a general release. Steam’s Big Picture mode first surfaced back…
Live the nostalgia with every game with the Skullcandy Street Fighter PLYR Multi-Platform Wireless Gaming Headset. This special edition celebrates Street Fighter’s 35th anniversary. Additionally, these headphones are also a perfect blend of throwback style and state-of-the-art audio technology. They come with the gray and black pebble texture of the stand-up arcade cabinet along with…
Starting today, the new 11-inch iPad Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and redesigned 10.9-inch iPad are available for pickup at select Apple Stores around the world, with no pre-order required. A wide range of size, color, and storage capacity options are available for each device at Apple Store locations in the United States, Canada, the United…
iOS 16.1 was released to the public this week with support for Live Activities in third-party apps. However, Live Activities integration for select sports games via Apple’s built-in TV app appears to have been pushed back to iOS 16.2. Midway through the iOS 16.1 beta testing period, Live Activities integration in the TV app was…
The beta UI’s homescreen certainly looks more modern. Valve is officially letting users try out a new version of Steam’s Big Picture mode, which makes the game client look like its popular Steam Deck handheld. The long-awaited change (we were hearing rumblings about it in July 2021) is a big upgrade for the gamepad-friendly version…