We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The second season of Amazon’s noir-inspired Batman animated series Batman: The Caped Crusaderis coming to Prime Video next week and will launch with a brand new game. Amazon exclusive Luna Batman: Caped Crusader – Chronicles is a good old tie-in, focusing on bat detective skills rather than fisticuffs. The co-op adventure features voice-acted performances from the series and takes you and up to three other players into the seedy underworld of Gotham, where you’ll play a series of mini-games that will test the Dark Knight’s detective skills. In a press…
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Meta today announced Facebook Verified, a free badge designed to confirm that a Facebook profile belongs to a real person rather than an AI-generated fake. The feature uses a selfie-based verification process: users record a short video selfie, which Meta checks against their existing profile photos to confirm a match. Meta says the process is free and usually only takes a few minutes, although accounts must meet the company’s trust and security standards to be eligible. Facebook Verified is limited to users 18 and older who meet Meta Community Standards for fraud, scams, and deceptive practices, and who have no…
iama_sing/Shutterstock When you upgrade a console to a newer model, you have several options. You might find a clever use for old game consoles, such as experimenting with their software to turn them into retro consoles or media PCs. You could give it away. You can also sell or trade it to recoup some costs. But you need to follow a few steps to prepare the device before handing it over. This starts with backing up your game saves and account data, if applicable. Once completed, the next step is…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new design for message bubbles on iOS, reports WaBetaInfo. The platform’s message bubbles are rounder than before with a softer shape – similar to iMessage – while shared media files appear without the original borders, giving them a cleaner look. The message bubble update follows several Liquid Glass-based design changes made to WhatsApp’s chat interface on iPhone and iPad last month. Popular storiesWhatsApp now lets you reserve a usernamePopular messaging app WhatsApp now allows users to reserve usernames ahead of the launch of username-based messaging. Currently, WhatsApp uses a person’s phone number as an identifier,…
Vlado85rs/Getty Images There’s a gold rush underway in the artificial intelligence sector, and it has caused a massive and lasting price shock to computer memory as manufacturers divert inventory from the mass market to data centers. PC builders looking for RAM are even lucky to be able to get hold of older DDR4 sticks, so much so that vendors have restarted production on this type of DDR4 RAM to keep up. And premiums on SSDs and even hard drives seem to be increasing by the day. It might be silly…
Apple is pushing OLED panel suppliers to lower their prices for the iPhone 18 Pro Max, as the cost of memory chips and other components rises, reports The Elect. According to the Korea-based report, Apple offered to pay around $70 for the OLED panels, but it could end up paying even less. Industry estimates suggest that Samsung Display and LG Display will supply the panels for around $66.50 each. This would represent a drop of around 20% compared to the prices paid for the OLED panels of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The report states that the price Apple paid…
010110010101101/Shutterstock When purchasing a tablet, unless it’s one of the best tablets with 5G connectivity, choosing a Wi-Fi model can limit your daily use, especially if you plan to use it outside the home. So, tablet data plans generally work differently than smartphone plans because they prioritize the user’s internet browsing over calls or texts. Depending on the carrier, prices can vary considerably. Some, like AT&T or T-Mobile, offer specific plans for tablets, but prices change if you sign up for a standalone line or add it to a phone…
Larisa Stefanuyk/Getty Images Two of the many deadly enemies of consumer electronics, especially PCs, are power surges and power outages. Aside from the obvious frustration of suddenly losing power and not being able to use your devices, serious outages caused by sudden power outages are very harsh on a device’s internal components, and a large power surge could cause lasting damage. That’s why you should take certain steps to protect your technology, from common-sense measures like unplugging before a storm to tangible improvements like uninterruptible power. Protecting your technology from…
With iOS 27, Apple focused on improving iOS performance, optimizing everything from system animations to AirDrop transfer speeds. iPhone performance is smoother and faster on all iPhones capable of running iOS 27, which includes iPhone 11 and later. There are more than 80 iOS 27 improvements announced by Apple, with 10 of the most useful ones listed below. Launching the application Apps launch up to 30% faster in iOS 27, and that includes Apple’s own apps and third-party apps. When you open apps dozens of times a day, loading time is reduced and the system feels faster. Apple says it…
Sleep trackers can be useful tools for getting a good night’s sleep, not because they actively improve your sleep habits, but they potentially help identify possible factors affecting your sleep. Some smartwatches may not actually help you track your sleep, but devices like the Samsung Galaxy Ring can. It may not be the best wearable device for sleep tracking, but it will soon receive an update that will allow it to track a common cause of sleep problems missed by many wearable devices. During a livestream of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked in July 2026 (which…