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Consumer Reports names iPhone 11 Pro the best smartphone, praising battery life and camera

October 5, 2019

Consumer Reports has updated its smartphone rankings with the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. This year, the iPhone 11 Pro models are able to edge out competition from Samsung, while the iPhone 11 ranks in the top 10. For the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, Consumer Reports praises the battery life improvements. In testing, the organization says the iPhone 11 Pro Max was…

Respawn ‘loves the Quest’ even if Medal of Honor’s VR focus is the Rift

October 5, 2019

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is an Oculus Rift-exclusive VR shooter coming from Respawn Entertainment. It marks the first entry in the long-running World War II shooter series in over seven years. At a reveal event a couple of weeks ago I got the chance to…

Top iPhone 11 Pro features – a smartphone built for photo and video enthusiasts

October 5, 2019

The iPhone 11 Pro is a moderately more expensive version of the baseline iPhone 11, but instead of a dual camera array, it features a triple camera setup that includes a telephoto lens. The addition of a faster telephoto lens can make a noteworthy difference for mobile…

Apple opens repair program for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices that won’t power on

October 4, 2019

Apple has quietly opened a new repair program for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices that experience problems powering on. Affected devices that are eligible for the program will be repaired free of charge. First reported by Bloomberg, Apple opened the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus repair program today and said that the inability to power on the affected iPhones is due to a “component that may…

Square Enix’s Avengers game looks like Destiny with superheroes

October 4, 2019

Square Enix’s Avengers game has been years in the making — but so far, all it’s had to show has been a canned demo of the game’s tutorial that has left many more skeptical than impressed. But at New York Comic Con, Square Enix gave a fresh look at Avengers that…

Ninja left Twitch because his brand was too big for gaming

October 4, 2019

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ surprising departure from Twitch came after months of feeling like the company didn’t respect his wishes and hindered his ability to grow outside of gaming. But Blevins’ manager and wife, Jessica Blevins, told Business Insider that Tyler’s…

Apple stops signing iOS 13.1.1 after releasing new version with bug fixes

October 4, 2019

Today, Apple has stopped signing iOS 13.1.1 after releasing iOS 13.1.2 earlier this week with more bug fixes and improvements. That means users are no longer able to downgrade from the current iOS version to iOS 13.1.1. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks of updates for Apple since releasing iOS 13 to the public. After rolling out iOS 13.1 a week after iOS 13, we also saw iOS 13.1.1 and iOS…

Call of Duty: Mobile marches past 35 million downloads

October 4, 2019

Activision Blizzard announced today Call of Duty: Mobile has surpassed 35 million downloads less than a week after its launch. The mobile version of Activision Blizzard’s hit shooter franchise launched on October 1 for Android and iOS. According to Activision Blizzard, it…

What the heck is Windows 10X?

October 4, 2019

For die-hard gadget lovers, Microsoft’s Surface event this week was something of a dream come true. The company resurrected its legendary dual-screen Courier concept as the Surface Neo, then it surprised the world by announcing a dual-screen Android phone. The company…

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled teams up with Call of Duty Endowment

October 4, 2019

Activision’s Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has teamed up with the Call of Duty Endowment charity to promote the cause of job placement for veterans. Within the game, fans will now be able to buy a special kart, dubbed the Firehawk Kart, and the proceeds will be donated to the endowment, which finds jobs for U.S. and United Kingdom veterans. The kart is modeled after a classic military plane.