Apple announces OS X El Capitan

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has kicked off in San Francisco this morning with a keynote talk at 10am PST. Surprisingly, Apple has skipped the usual round of business updates and went right for the big news. Following months of speculation and rumor mongering, the California firm has formally unveiled the next major version of the Mac operating system. It’s called OS X 10.11 El Capitan. Yup, you read that right....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Andre Dean

Apple to invest $390 million in the supplier of VCSEL lasers for iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera

The United States-based supplier Finisar Corp will receive a cool $390 million investment from Apple’sAdvanced Manufacturing Fundwhich was set up back in the summer to help create manufacturing jobs in the country. Applesaysthe investment in Finisar Corp, which supplies VCSEL laser components for the TrueDepth camera in iPhone X, will create 500 high-skill jobs at its Sherman, Texas facility. Finisar will use the award to exponentially increase its research and development spending and high-volume production of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) that power the TrueDepth camera in iPhone X and features like Face ID, Animoji and Portrait Lighting....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Edward Hawkins

Apple WWDC 2024: What to expect

It might be called the Worldwide Developers Conference, but for most people, the highlight of Apple’s annual event is its opening keynote. That’s when we get to learn about the next major versions of iOS,macOS, iPadOS, andwatchOS, among other platforms, and on rare occasions see a glimpse of upcoming hardware. WWDC 2024 is set to kick off on June 10 at 10AM Pacific time (1PM Eastern) – here’s what we’re currently expecting Apple to showcase....

June 14, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Eric Moses

Audi's Driverless Car Accomplished A Major Feat Years Before Tesla's Self Driving Technology Existed

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June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Andrew Jackson

Best Lachmann Sub Loadout in COD MW2 Ranked Play

Nearly every player inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare2Ranked Play will be using the Vaznev-9k if they are SMG roles, even after the slight nerf to damage range on the weapon. However, the Lachmann Sub is a close second that has a couple of benefits of its own when compared to the Vaznev. Up close, the Lachmann Sub has nearly the same damage as the Vaz, if not better in many situations....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Barbara Cardenas

Blade Runner 2 Opening Scene Revealed by Ridley Scott

Back in February, we reported that the long-awaitedBlade Runnerfollow-up is finally happening, withHarrison Fordconfirmed to return asDeckard,Denis Villeneuve(Sicario) set to direct and originalBlade RunnerdirectorRidley Scottproducing. Principal photography is scheduled to begin next summer, from a script by originalBlade RunnerwriterHampton FancherandMichael Green(Green Lantern), but there is still very little we know about the story thus far.Ridley Scottrecently held a discussion on filmmaking at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, where he revealed the opening scene ofBlade Runner 2....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Laura Winters

Clue Remake Finally Moves Forward at 20th Century Fox

Way back in 2011, Universal Pictures dropped their long-gestating remake of the 1985board gameadaptationClue, but we never heard any updates on the project since then. At the time,Gore Verbinskiwas attached to direct, but the project never found a new home. Until now. 20th Century Fox is joining forces with Hasbro Studios to bring this project back to life! The Tracking Boardreports thatJosh Feldmanis set to produce through Hasbro Studios, withRyan Jonesoverseeing the project for Hasbro andDaria Cercekoverseeing the project for 20th Century Fox....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Carlos Gibson

Did iPhone 7’s touch-sensitive Home button just leak?

Many sources are adamant that we’ll have to wait until a tenth anniversary iPhone next year for a bezel-less device with an integrated Touch ID sensor and no Home button. As for the upcoming iPhone 7 revision, the most recent leak from MobiPickersuggeststhat the iPhone 7 might come outfitted with a touch-sensitive Home button that sits flush with the surrounding bezel, requiring users to perform tapping actions due to the absence of any moving parts....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Vincent Bradley

Every 5th-Generation Fighter Jet Operational In 2024

Every 5th-Generation Fighter Jet Operational In 2024 When people think about fighter jets, they are unlikely to think in terms of different generations. Although many individuals will be aware that some operation fighters are more modern and advanced than others, it isn’t common knowledge to know that there’s a classification system built around the capabilities and technology included in the aircraft. The first generation of fighter jets emerged at the end of the Second World War....

June 14, 2025 · 7 min · 1444 words · Amy Hardin

Every Major Acoustic Guitar Brand Ranked From Highest To Lowest Rated

Every Major Acoustic Guitar Brand Ranked From Highest To Lowest Rated Every guitarist, even the die-hard shredders among us, should own at least one acoustic guitar. With classical roots, it is known for its portability and versatility, as well as its mellow overtones and percussive qualities that have helped shape the sound of modern music. It is associated with the folk movement of the 1940s and the counterculture revolution of the 1960s and has been an essential component in rock, jazz, pop, and alternative music to the present day....

June 14, 2025 · 13 min · 2739 words · Mikayla Henderson

Every Pontiac Model That Was Actually Rebadged From A Different Brand

Every Pontiac Model That Was Actually Rebadged From A Different Brand Back in 1907, the Oakland Motor Company was created as the next step in the evolution of what was once a maker of horse-drawn buggies. Oakland was eventually scooped up by General Motors, resulting in the Pontiac brand. The brand got its name after the Pontiac Series 6-27, which was introduced in 1926 as the automaker’s first six-cylinder model....

June 14, 2025 · 9 min · 1873 words · Jason Flynn

Everything we know about The Witcher Remake

The Witcher has become a pretty huge universe in gaming, with the massive success of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt creating oceans of goodwill and anticipation for more games in the series. CD Projekt Red announced a while back that it’sworking on the next big Witcher game, but a more recent bit of news is that it’s also overseeing a remake of the original Witcher game. Here are all the details you need to know about The Witcher Remake....

June 14, 2025 · 5 min · 920 words · Jose Richmond II

FastShare: use Activator to quickly share content to Facebook, Twitter, and Messages from anywhere

FastShareis a newjailbreak tweakavailable in Cydia’s BigBoss repository for $1.49 that lets you harness the power ofActivatorto allow you to more easily share information with your friends, family, and followers. The tweak comes with a unique interface for sharing information across your favorite social mediums, such asFacebook,Twitter, andMessages, and it includes options that you can configure to your liking so the tweak looks and behaves how you want it to....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Caroline Allen