MagicJack: Everything you need to know

You may not see it as often these days, but not too long ago it was impossible to turn on the TV after 10 p.m. without seeing either a commercial or infomercial for MagicJack, a small plastic box that could replace your home phone line using the power of the internet. With the rise in the ubiquity of the smartphone, many people don’t even have a home phone anymore, but MagicJack is still around, and actually offers more now than it ever has....

July 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1351 words · Joseph Booth

Naruto creator has one regret about the story’s most hated character

Naruto creator has one regret about the story’s most hated character In a recent interview, Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto shared his regret about Sakura’s character. Kishimoto is known for his iconic mangaNaruto, dubbed one of the‘Big Three’alongsideOne PieceandBleach. The author is also the mind behind the sequel,Boruto Two Blue Vortex, with Mikio Ikemoto handling the manga’s art. To promote Boruto Two Blue Vortex, Kishimoto and Ikemoto recently sat down for an interview where they not only talked about the current series, but also the author’s previous work....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Roy Lopez

Nvidia may launch 3 new GPUs, and they’re bad news for AMD

In a surprising twist, Nvidia might be releasing not one, but threegraphics cards. They all fall under the same RTX 4060 umbrella, although two of them areRTX 4060 Ti models. This marks a strong entry into the midrange segment for Nvidia, with one of the cards addressing a significant concern — low VRAM. Should AMD be worried about losing even more business to Team Green? 4060Ti 8G4060Ti 16G4060 8Gwill be released in May...

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Angela Johnson

Oreo reveals new Star Wars collab with mystery character packed inside

Oreo reveals new Star Wars collab with mystery character packed inside Star Wars fans have plenty to get excited about – as Oreo has just revealed a new cookie that lets you embrace your dark side. The new collaboration with Lucasfilm includes two different versions of cookies, both of which have been wrapped identically. The cookies packed inside have been cleverly tinted with either red or blue to mark your true allegiance....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Rodney Todd

Pokemon Go players bemused by their trainer’s questionable height

Pokemon Go players bemused by their trainer’s questionable height Pokemon Go players have realized that their trainer’s height doesn’t make much sense with it being inconsistent at best and completely implausible at worst, especially when compared to various Pokemon. It goes without saying thatPokemonisn’t exactly the most realistic series. The premise is literally that you catch magical beasts that fight each other to become stronger and somehow the entire world’s economy and culture is based on that....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Erica Campos

PopSockets wireless phone charger to debut at CES 2020 today

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is officially underway, and among the devices set to debut is a new wireless charger from PopSockets that will finally allow those with PopGrips on their phones to charge their devices wirelessly and quickly. According toTechCrunch, PopSockets plans to debut itsPopPower Homewireless charger at CES today, January 7. The charger features a circular hole in the middle that allows you to place your phone with a PopGrip onto the charger and still have it touch the back of your phone to charge....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Jeffery Parks

Roseanne Star Apologizes To Co-Star For Rude On-Set Behavior: "One Of My Biggest Regrets"

Summary Roseannestar Sandra Bernhard apologized to her former co-star Morgan Fairchild for her behavior on the set of the sitcom, explaining how much she regretted her attitude at the time. Bernhard portrayed Nancy Bartlett, who was one of the first lesbian characters on TV, while Fairchild played her season 5 girlfriend, Marla. Bernhard continued to portray Nancy on thecast ofRoseannein a recurring capacity until season 9, later making a guest appearance in the revived season 10....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · John Turner

Saint’s Row, TimeSplitters, and more will not appear at E3 2021

Saints Row, Dead Island, Metro, and TimeSplitters will not make an appearance atSummer Game FestorE3 2021. This news comes by way of publisher Deep Silver, explaining these beloved franchises will be absent from its parent company Koch Media’s E3 showcase. It adds that these games will not appear “at any other E3 event.” Our parent company @KochMedia_HQ is making an announcement as part of#SummerGamesFeston June 11th. To give you a head’s up, you won’t see Dead Island, Saints Row, Metro or TimeSplitters there (or at any other E3 2021 event)....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Eric Carlson

Samsung One UI 2.0 brings easier one-handed use and nonintrusive notifications

At the Samsung Developer Conference, Samsung announced a new version of its Android skin, One UI. The newOne UI 2.0 has been available as a betato a few phones over the past few weeks, and offers a number of small tweaks to the One UI interface that helps make it a little more streamlined and easy to use. One UI 2 was developed based on three principles: Making it simpler, more natural, and more comfortable....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Karen Webster

Squid Game Season 2 left one huge unanswered question for Season 3

Squid Game Season 2 left one huge unanswered question for Season 3 Squid Game Season 2has raised plenty of questions for the third and final chapter to answer, but there’s one in particular Season 3 needs to address, and it’s all to do with the enigmatic Front Man. Here’s what we know about the mask-wearingSquid Gameboss: his real name is Hwang In-ho; he’s the half brother of detective Hwang Jun-ho; he was a police officer who got fired; his wife and unborn child died; and he was once a player in the games....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1098 words · Joseph Mccoy

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl – Seek and you shall find Lesser Zone Stash locations

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl – Seek and you shall find Lesser Zone Stash locations ‘Seek and you shall find’ is an optional side quest inStalker 2that you’ll unlock after completing the first few story missions. You shouldn’t sleep on it, so prioritize collecting the Journalist Stashes from the Lesser Zone as soon as possible. Finding all the Lesser Zone stashes not only progresses this secondary quest in Stalker 2 but also rewards you with some of the bestweaponsin the game so far....

July 15, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · Michele Ellis

Studio Neat’s upgraded Glif tripod mount for smartphones gets quick-release lever

Six years ago, Studio Neat unveiled theGlif, a tripod mount for the iPhone 4. That was followed by anupdated version, in 2013, that fit different sized smartphones. But Studio Neat went back to the drawing board to enhance the Glif with its biggest update yet. This new Glif has been completely redesigned from the ground up to securely hold your iPhone or other smartphone in landscape or portrait mode. It includes a quick-release lever, and has ¼ 20” mounting points for adding things like microphones, hand grips, even lights and other things that a hard-core mobile journalist, podcaster, or professional need....

July 15, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Claire Day

Suction-cup TVs, Rick Rubin is afraid of Bluetooth, and more AV news you missed

The visible suction mechanism on the Displace Mini.Displace Anyone who says it’s been a slow news week obviously has never seen a slow news week. We’ve actually had plenty of TV and audio news to catch up on, in addition to everything else we’ve already covered over the past seven days. Let’s take a look at a few of our favorites that threatened to slip through the cracks, only to be reeled back in here....

July 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1184 words · Anne Cordova