SpaceX teams with NASA on its first crewed spacecraft trip to the ISS

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is rolled onto the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA/Joel Kowsky In a joint project between NASA andSpaceX, the Crew Dragon spacecraft was successfully launched before dawn today. The craft will be traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) withsupplies for the ISS crewand a dummy passenger to test the safety of eventually ferrying real passengers....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Frederick Greene

Sprint confirms unlimited LTE data ahead of 4G LTE iPhone

Excluding some regional carriers such as nTelos (which beginscarrying the iPhone on April 20), Sprint remains the only major wireless carrier in the United States with an unlimited everything plan.Unlike others, Sprint’s iPhone customers areenjoying unlimited data. Not surprisingly, the carrier would love to retain this key differentiator as it’s prepping to finally roll out 4G LTE. According to a new report, a Sprint spokesperson has now confirmed that the carrier is planning on offering unlimited data when their 4G LTE network goes live....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Louis Lara

SwitchConfirm prevents links from automatically redirecting you to other apps

There’s nothing I hate more than when I’m trying to enjoy a good article or conversation thread on a web page in Safari, and then I suddenly get smacked in the face with a redirect to another app. Whether it’s theApp Store, my Reddit app, or something else, getting forcibly ejected into another app doesn’t feel nice, and it’s downright annoying! That’s why I’m excited about a new and freejailbreak tweakrelease calledSwitchConfirmby iOS developerP2kDev, as prevents these automatic application redirects from hijacking your user experience by displaying a popup that asks you to confirm if you want to be redirected or not....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Christopher Caldwell

TaiG talks about iOS 8.2 jailbreak support, possible cooperation with Pangu Team, Mac support, and more

Lots of interesting information is now available about theTaiG jailbreak for iOS 8.1.1, and it comesstraight from the horse’s mouth. First, TaiG has posted an FAQ of sorts for their jailbreak where they answer some of the most pressing questions. Inthe FAQ, we learn why the team decided to roll with the iOS 8.1.1 jailbreak as opposed to waiting it out. We also learn that iOS 8.2 is indeed supported in the jailbreak (it’s just disabled for the time being)....

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 905 words · Jillian Peters

The 10 Best MacBook Pro Alternatives

The 10 Best MacBook Pro Alternatives Apple’s MacBook Pro is one of the best laptops out there. With the major refresh it received in 2021, the MacBook Pro became an even more lucrative offering. Apple added and brought back a lot of features that consumers were asking for and fixed a lot that was wrong with its last iteration. The MacBook Pro is now a nearly complete offering when it comes to buying a workhorse laptop that can do a great job at pretty much any kind of workload on the go....

July 27, 2025 · 11 min · 2160 words · Lisa Gibson

The best iPad calendar apps (2014 edition)

A few months ago, we sharedour favorite calendar apps for the iPhone. We are big on making lists, organizing, and planning out our lives around here. One list is just not enough, especially if you use your iPad and iPhone for very different things. This time around, we compiled a list of what we think are thebest calendar apps for iPadin the App Store. Check out our list below and feel free to let us know what your favorites are in the comment section…...

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 954 words · Brian Miller

The next set of Apple services may be hiding in plain sight

Apple’s Services business continues to rake in billions of dollars each quarter, with the App Store alone setting a new single-day spending record of over $540 million on New Year’s Day,according to the company. Some of the paid services from the company include offerings such as Apple Fitness+, Apple TV+ and Apple News+, but the next set of Apple services “may be hiding in plain sight”, according to Loup Ventures analyst Andrew Murphy....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Kayla Young

This Security Exploit Could Have Major PS5 And PS4 Implications

This Security Exploit Could Have Major PS5 And PS4 Implications Gaming consoles are powerful machines that — in recent generations — have become similar to desktop computers in terms of hardware and capabilities. Despite all of that power, however, these gaming machines are nearly as locked down as smart TVs or other appliances. That includes the PlayStation 5, as Sony does its best to thwart any form of modification of the system....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Manuel Berry

Three Throwbacks Good for a Refreshing Dip into Gaming's Past

Quick Links With each new generation, gaming grows, advances and changes into new forms that we dared not even dream of before. Much of what was impossible twenty-plus years ago is standard practice today, and design philosophy has also evolved in order to take full advantage of it. The results are games that are bigger, smoother, more complicated and in many ways better than anything that came before. This doesn’t mean that those old ideas, frameworks and features were bad though; quite the opposite....

July 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1158 words · Richard Fox

Warzone devs finally resolve 9mm Daemon akimbo glitch

Warzone devs finally resolve 9mm Daemon akimbo glitch Warzone suffered from a glitch that prevented players from equipping the akimbo attachment on the 9mm Daemon. After weeks of waiting, the devs finally addressed the issue. Akimbo pistols briefly took over Warzone’s meta in Season 1, but anerfknocked them back out of relevance. Ashika Island andVondelbrought sidearms back into the spotlight thanks to their layout. Both Resurgence maps feature large waterways, and as is well documented, only pistols can fire underwater....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Jason Walker

What's The Most Storage A Laptop Can Have?

What’s The Most Storage A Laptop Can Have? We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Many high-end laptops ship with internal storage capacities of 1TB or 2TB — which can be plentiful for the majority of buyers. However, if your workflow involves working with larger files, say content creation or 3D rendering — you realize just how quickly storage space can run out. Thoughcloud storage serviceslike Google Drive will always continue to be a convenient option — they’re not suitable if your work demands instant access to files, especially in the absence of a solid internet connection....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Katherine Rogers

Where to find the Grapple Glove in Fortnite

In Fortnite Season OG, several utility items have returned from previous chapters and the Grapple Glove is one of them. This traversal tool allows you to close down distances by swinging on surfaces, making them quite useful during fights. Here’s how to find this traversal item in Fortnite. How to get the Grapple Glove in Fortnite In Fortnite OG Season, there are no specific spots to acquire the Grapple Glove. Instead, you’ll have to look forRift Encountersall across the map, and these will have the pink-colored Grapple Glove toolbox shown in the image above....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Michael Vaughn

Why Chris Hemsworth Thought Marvel Had Fired Him as Thor

Captain America: Civil War, though billed as aCaptain Americamovie, was more or less anAvengersmovie. Many jokingly called itAvengers 2.5. Some members of the team did have to sit the big brawl out, though. Namely Thor and Hulk. It turns out that because he wasn’t included,Chris Hemsworththought he’d actually been fired from his role as Thor. The actor recently spoke withEntertainment Weeklyabout his upcoming movieThor: Ragnarok, his third solo movie as the God of Thunder....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Brian Perry