Quick Links If you’re an avid user ofFacebookorInstagramthen chances are you might have heard mention of Meta Verified in recent months and wondered what it is. Earlier in 2023 Meta revealed that it was testing a new verification system for its platforms. Meta Verified, as it’s known is a subscription-based service that gives users access to extra features on both Instagram and Facebook for a monthly fee. What does Meta Verified offer though and is it worth your hard-earned money?...

Searching for Deathclaw Eggs is a real adventure in Fallout 76, and a risky one too. you may obtain eggs from Deathclaw nests, but that usually means fighting at least one Deathclaw in the process. I still remember them freaking me out when I was a kid playing older iterations of the game. That’s why their eggs taste like sweet revenge, even with a high chance of disease and a very high dose of radiation....

Apple’s AirPods are undoubtedly iconic, ushering in an age of wireless earbuds as an everyday accessory and audio must-have. Aswireless earbudshave become more mainstream, more companies followed Apple’s standard-setting buds, adapting more features,spatial audio, impressive ANC, and that “cut off earbud” short stem design. I’ve officially ventured outside of Apple’s walled garden as they provide comfort, quality, and only cost you $100. OnePlus Buds 3 made me realize I don’t need ‘premium’ ANC earbuds I’ve been wearing the OnePlus Buds 3 ANC earbuds for 3 weeks, and they’re an audiophile’s dream without the expensive price tag....

If you have an older Samsung Galaxy S series phone and are eagerly awaiting theOne UI 7software update, that wait might have just gotten even longer. According to a report fromSamMobile, Samsung may delay its One UI 7 update for older Galaxy phones until the release of theGalaxy S25 Edge. The highly anticipated slim smartphone, which had asurprise revealat Galaxy Unpacked in January, is rumored to bereleased in April. This means the Galaxy S24 series and other Samsung phones and tablets might not receive One UI 7 until April....

From the 22 February cell phone carriers have begun the process turning off their 3G services in favour of using LTE instead. Called sunsetting by the industry, network carriers like AT&T and Verizon have stopped supporting 3G devices. The process started on the 22 February with a full switch off of 3G expected to be completed by the end of the year. While that’s unlikely to affect the cell phone you use day in day out, unless of course you’re still relying on that trusty Apple iPhone 4, it might affect devices that you own and didn’t expect, like yourhome security system, for example....

Developing video games isn’t easy. You spend years working on a game and only get to find out whether all that work has been successful or a total waste of time when the game finally gets released. For some games, all that effort is worth it, as the gamesells in big numbersand makes significant profits. For other games, such as the recently releasedConcord, the developers must wish they’d never even started on the game....

6 Innovative New Technologies NASA Is Exploring TheNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)is funding further study of six radically new technologies that could transform its future missions. Such projects include new types of space telescopes, propulsion tech, and even a lunar railway system. NASA has for some time invested in ingenious new third-party technologies, from citizen science projects all the way to work by scientific organizations. With the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, funded by the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), the space agency aims to encourage groundbreaking tech that could revolutionize future NASA missions....

6 Useful New Windows Features You Might Have Missed Even if you don’t use your Windows computer for heavy-duty tasks, there’s still an array of features that can make navigating any new technology so much simpler. However, since Windows doesn’t make a big deal out of every single update, many people continue going about their tasks completely unaware that certain things have been made much simpler. There are all sorts ofWindows 11 hidden features to know about, so here we are going to take a look at some of the ones that came in 2024 without much fanfare....

A major hardware project on Apple’s roadmap has reportedly been cancelled. DigiTimes, a hit-and-miss Taiwanese trade publication, reported today that Apple’s rumored augmented reality glasses have been canceled. The initial news was delivered in form of a preliminary headline that says “Apple reportedly having terminated AR glasses development”. We will update this story when the full write-up goes live on the DigiTimes website. For what it’s worth, Irish developer Steve Troughton-Smith dug up a few new system frameworks that contain strings which reference an unreleased augmented reality display device....

Apple launched its iOS and Mac games subscription service at the tail end of 2019 and it has played host to more than 100 games since. However, the overall Arcade library has seemingly failed to “engage” with enough users.Apple, therefore, is said to be changing focus. Indeed, it is claimed it has cancelled someArcade gamescurrently in development and is looking to others to reinvigorate the service. Bloombergreports that Apple informed developers of the new approach earlier this year, citing “people familiar with the matter”....

Apple rarely apologizes for human errors that from time to time happen to its editors tasked with screening the App Store submissions. So it’s pretty surprising that the company has apologized to student developer Brendan Ehsom over removing his free Indigenous language app for the iPhone after mistakenly accusing him of dishonest and fraudulent acts. A member of the Gitga’at community of the Ts’msyen First Nation, Eshom launched his app on the App Store in July 2020....

Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay arm has a new pair ofover ear headphones, or rather, an updated pair of a model that already existed: the Beoplay H4. To the casual observer they might look just like the pair from two years ago, but there are some refinements made. It’s still built using a combination of aluminium and lambskin. The latter is what covers the ear cushions filled with memory foam, designed to fit around your ear perfectly, creating passive noise isolation....

Best AK-47 loadouts in XDefiant: 3 class builds for low recoil and damage The AK-47 is a staple offirst-person shooters, andXDefiantis no different as it brings the powerful rifle to the battlefield. When kitted out with the right equipment, this gun is already emerging as a strong candidate as one of thebest weaponsin the game’s early meta. Totake advantage of this, check out the following guide on how to build the best loadout for XDefiant’s AK-47 assault rifle....