Smarter Stand for iPhone keeps your device upright and earbuds tangle-free

What you see in the photo above is the new Smarter Stand for the iPhone and iPod touch. Created by Dotan Saguy, it’s a dual-purpose accessory that acts as both a kickstand for your iOS device and a spool for your earbuds, so they don’t get tangled. It may not look like much, but don’t underestimate Saguy’s knack for turning simple ideas into hit products. He’s already done it once with theSmarter Stand for iPad, raising over $150,000 viaKickstarter....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Victoria Freeman

Snowpiercer TV Show Happening with Avatar 2 Writer

Producer Marty Adelstein and his Tomorrow Studios company has optioned the rights to last year’s indie hitSnowpiercer, to turn it into aTV seriesadaptation.The Hollywood Reporterreveals that screenwriterJosh Friedman(Avatar 2) has been tapped to write the pilot script. No network has been attached to the project at this time. Here’s what Marty Adelstein had to say about bringingJosh Friedmanon board. “We are very excited to be working withJoshon this incredible story. As such a prolific and innovative writer he is the ideal person to create a massive new world in this adaptation....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Kathleen Salazar

Solo Leveling ARISE Banner and Pity Guide

Solo Leveling: ARISEsports a gacha system where you may pull for rare characters and weapons. Here’s everything you need to know about the game’s banners, rates, and pity system to help you plan out your pulls and save enough currency for your favorite waifus and husbandos. How Selection Draw works in Solo Leveling ARISE The Selection Draw consists of both characters and weapons in a shared pool. It requires you to choose four SSR characters or weapons to put on rate-up, which increases your chances of getting them....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Daniel Lin

Starfield: What do we know about Bethesda's next title?

In this article, I will take a look at the little snippets of information which have been revealed about Bethesda’s next title. What is the game called, what do we know about it so far and when can we expect to play it? I will also examine how trust-worthy the source of information about the new game was. And what is the game called? Starfield. Starfield: Also known as Elder Scrolls in space?...

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Kelly Woods

SteelSeries Aerox 9 Wireless review

In the line-up of SteelSeries' lightweight mice sits the Aerox 9 - an intriguing-looking, honeycomb option with a bonkers number of buttons and the same style and appeal as theAerox 5andAerox 3. Thismouseis for those who demand a lightweight frame but also want plenty of opportunities to program specific functions - especially in MOBA and MMO games. What’s it like to actually play with, though? We’ve been testing it out for a couple of weeks to find out....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 857 words · Sarah Flores

T-Mobile and Sprint's US merger finally gets thumbs up from DoJ

News has emerged that the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has - at long last - been approved by the US Department of Justice. It’s been more than a year since T-Mobile and Sprint first publicly announced plans that the two carriers would merge, to form a kind-of “Super T-Mobile”, but this is seen as the final regulatory hurdle that needed jumping. As you would expect, the deal does include some fairly major caveats....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · William Casey

The Genius of Soul Memory

By the timeDark Souls IIcame out, it was no secret that players had built their own fighting game inside of the Souls series. There were fight clubs that had been established with strict rules, letting players engage in honorable duels. PVP hotspots emerged as dedicated players congregated in specific places throughout the game world. Even FROM recognized the popularity of these duels early on, adding theBattle of Stoicismarena toDark Soulswith their DLC....

July 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1243 words · Sara Shah

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Reveals Gameplay in New Trailer

Daedalic Entertainment gives a first look at gameplay footage for the story-driven adventure The Lord of the Rings: Gollum shown in latest trailer. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Reveals Gameplay in New Trailer In the latest trailer for Gollum we get a look at the game which is story-driven stealth adventure game. The footage shows a first look at gameplay including Gollum sneaking past enemies, and climbing mountains as well as platforming....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Taylor Lopez

The stars of Nosferatu and Smile 2 top our list of horror’s new ‘Scream Kings’

The stars of Nosferatu and Smile 2 top our list of horror’s new ‘Scream Kings’ Bill Skarsgård, Kyle Gallner, Dan Stevens, and Daniel Kaluuya lead our list of ‘Scream Kings’ who now frequently headline major scary movies, and seem to be on a mission to bring horror to the masses. ‘Scream Queens’ have been the lifeblood of genre cinema for decades. Jamie Lee Curtis is perhaps the most famous ‘Final Girl’ thanks to her work in the Halloween movies, as well as The Fog, Prom Night, and Terror Train....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 931 words · Amber Schroeder

THQ Nordic/Koch Media Acquires Kingdom Come Deliverance Developer Warhorse Studios

Today news has been released by Kingdom Come Deliverance developers Warhorse Studios that they have now been acquired by THQ Nordic AB wholly owned subsidiary Koch Media GmbH. The developer also reveals that they have sold over a whopping 2 million copies. THQ Nordic/Koch Media Acquires Kingdom Come Deliverance Developer Warhorse Studios Marking the 1st anniversary of the release of the medieval RPGKingdom Come Deliverance, Warhorse Studios have found a new home being acquired by THQ Nordic’s wholly owned subsidiary Koch Media....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Keith Ramos

TikTok ban confirmed, app could shut down in just a few weeks

TikTokisfacing a banfrom the U.S. after a federal appeals court came to a decision to force parent company ByteDance to divest. The company now has just a few weeks, specifically until July 10, 2025, to divest or sell TikTok. Otherwise, the short video app will be banned in the country. The decision comes as a unanimous vote from the Justice Department. A panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously agreed with the Justice Department....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Chris Lee

Toughest Decisions In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

­The Witcher 3is an RPG, and that means players will have to make decisions in the game that they may not like the consequences of. These can be in the form of dialogue options or in-game actions, and the results can vary from mildly upsetting toutterly devastating and heartbreaking. The choices that hit the you out of the blue often carry the most weight, putting you on the spot of having to choose one or the other option....

July 22, 2025 · 7 min · 1473 words · Scott Dominguez

Vigil: The Longest Night Preview: Salt & Sanctuary Meets Castlevania

In this Fextralife Preview, we’re going to be taking a look atVigil: The Longest Night, which is a 2DAction-RPGthat is being developed by Glass Heart Games and published by Another Indie. Vigil reminds me a lot of Salt & Sanctuary in some ways, and Castlevania in others, but let’s get into it and discuss a game that is flying under many peoples' radars (and really shouldn’t be). Vigil: The Longest Night Preview: Salt & Sanctuary Meets Castlevania In Vigil The Longest Night you play as a Vigilant, a character trained in combat to fight the forces of evil....

July 22, 2025 · 9 min · 1797 words · Matthew Phillips