With bothBlack Fridayand the Thanksgiving weekend now fullyin the rearview mirror, it’s the perfect time to ramp up theseasonal holidayvibes. A mix of warm and cozy ambiance, cheery festive tunes, and wintery wonder make this one of my personal favorite times of the year. Luckily, through the use of third-party software, I’m able to power up myholidaysone application at a time. Mariah Carey has defrosted, and so, without further ado, here are the five best apps that always launch me right into the holiday spirit....

Spotify users: if you’ve ever wanted to use your favorite song onSpotifyas an alarm for when you wake up in the morning, and you happen to have ajailbroken device, then you’re in luck! WithSpotAlarm, a new jailbreak tweak available free of cost in Cydia’s BigBoss repository, you can set any one song from Spotify to play when your alarm goes off in the morning – or whenever else you may want to have analarmgo off....

The nation’s Un-carrier,T-Mobile, is just getting started. After its swearing CEO John Legere said at CES that his company willeliminate another customer pain pointby paying off switchers’ early termination fees, now comes word that the initiative will expand to U.S. Cellular and some regional carriers in the United States. According toRe/code, T-Mobile will also allow customers to bring damaged phones for a trade-in credit, albeit lower versus good-as-new devices. “This is not just a promotion,”T-Mobile marketing chief Mike Sievert said....

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivionmight be coming very soon, according to new information from a well-known insider. There’s nothing official yet, and in fact, rumors are conflicting on whether it’s a remake or a remaster, but a new report suggests a release date is imminent. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake May Launch Earlier Than Anticipated According to the well-known insiderNatheTheHate2,the announcement of this new version ofThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivioncould happen before June, which was originally the expected timeframe....

Quick Links As players make their way through Hyrule once again inThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, they will be met with 50 side quests. That sounds like a lot to cover, but this is spread across the different regions, so in reality, you’ll come by at least 5 to 8 side quests per area. While some of them are simple, like moving rocks out of the way for clear passage, there is one early on that is crucial to the betterment of your experience inEchoes of Wisdom....

Each year at CES, Razer brings new gaming technology to its popular Blade 15 gaming laptop. Not to be bested by other manufacturers, this year Razer has brought an exciting new 1440p display option to the mix to match the new graphics capabilities inside. In the past, Razer offered both a gaming-oriented 1080p option with a sky-high refresh rate, as well as creative-focused 4K model stuck at 60Hz. This new 1440p model isn’t just a middle-ground option — it reflects the improved gaming performance made possible by the new Nvidia RTX 30-series graphics inside....

The Soviet Union’s T-72 Vs T-80: The Big Differences Between Two Battle Tanks Regardless of what the world of video game slang may have you believe, tanks aren’t all intended to simply turtle up and absorb heavy damage. Lighter, more maneuverable models exploit their mobility to support allied units. Heavier models, meanwhile, evolved into the first main battle tanks, such as Britain’s 55-ton Chieftain from the Cold War. The Soviet Union, needless to say, hastened to unleash its take on the main battle tank, a versatile class of weapon that was intended to boast the power, mobility, and protection of both medium and heavy tanks....

The World’s First Nuclear Submarine And Its Incredible Trip To The North Pole Between March 1869 and June 1870, Jules Verne published his now-famous science fiction story “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.” It tells the tale of a group of adventurers aboard a technologically advanced (for the time period) submarine controlled by the eccentric Captain Nemo. The fictional vessel of Verne’s story was powered electrically — something of a novelty at the time, the first electric streetlights wouldn’t be installedfor another eight years— allowing it to reach depths and explore environments never before seen....

This Chess Robot Has Gone Too Far The idea that artificial intelligence-powered machines could one day rise up and cause harm to humanity has fueled the imaginations of science fiction writers for decades. Several entertainment masterpieces like the “Terminator” series, the “Matrix,” and a reasonable number of Elon Musk interviews, have focused on the idea that robots may not be our friends after all. On July 19, a news story out of Russia surfaced that renewed these fears in some people, and spurred some dark jokes about an AI-powered robot lashing out due to spite among others....

Happy weekend from Fextralife! If you’ve been too busy to keep up on the latest in the games we cover or are looking for a refresher we’ve got you covered! Here’s a bite-sized version of the Top RPG news of the week. Taste all the latest news across theFextralife Wiki Network. Check out the video above and read on for the text! The Persona franchise’s 25th anniversary is fast approaching, and a new anniversary website to mark the occasion is now live, The website teases that there are seven announcements to be made from September 2021 to Fall 2022....

Vivo’s latest flagship smartphones are officially launching globally, and the photography-focused handsets certainly look impressive. The X90 and X90 Pro will be making their way to international customers, but the top-tierX90 Pro+is, unfortunately, staying as a China-exclusive. Fear not, though, as the standout feature, the primary camera with a 1-inch sensor, is present on the X90 Pro. Both models feature MediaTek’s latest and greatestDimensity 9200chipset and are among the first handsets to launch with the new chip in Europe....

Six years ago, Apple decided it was going to get into the speaker business for a second time. The first attempt, theiPod Hi-Fi, launched in 2006 to mixed reviews. Although the iPod Hi-Fi’s life was brief, Apple says it was successful. And let’s face it, 2006 was a different time for music. It was a time of iPod speaker docks. A pre-iPhone, pre-music streaming world where we were happy to store our music locally rather than in the cloud....

Hell has frozen over. On August 10, 2025, Apple made the veryunexpected announcement that it was bringing support for RCS on the iPhonein 2024. In 2022, Tim Cook himself said that he’d rather sell you an iPhone instead of ever bringing RCS support to theiPhonebecause he thought customer demand for RCS wasn’t there. Google has made numerous attempts to shame Apple over its pushback of RCS over the years. Knowing how stubborn Apple can be with such decisions, no one expected Apple to finally cave in, especially after what Cook said....