Adobe Lightroom Vs. Lightroom Classic: Which Is Best For You?

Adobe Lightroom Vs. Lightroom Classic: Which Is Best For You? Since entering the software scene in 2007, Adobe Lightroom has become a staple for digital photographers looking to store and edit their pictures. But which Lightroom? In 2017, Adobe adapted to the growing prominence of mobile devices and operating systems by creating a new photo app called Lightroom CC, with the original Lightroom being renamed Lightroom Classic CC. Confusing things even more, the CC in both applications, which stands for “Creative Cloud,” was eventually dropped, meaning that Lightroom is the newer app and the original Lightroom is the one called Lightroom Classic....

August 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1098 words · Timothy Mathews

All Weapon and Item Locations for Crash Site in MW3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 contains a new type of campaign mission where players are “weapons free” and given a less linear level to roam around in. Crash Site is one of the Open Combat missions, and here is the location for every weapon in the level. MW3 Crash Site Guide Crash Site is the seventh mission in the Modern Warfare 3 campaign and features Farah as she visits a crashed Russian airplane to collect evidence and prevent her faction from being framed for the incident....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Sandra Nash DDS

Apple blocks downgrades to jailbreakable firmware by unsigning iOS & iPadOS 13.5

Apple this evening stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 13.5, a move on the Cupertino-based company’s behalf that essentially prevents iPhone and iPad users from installing this particular version of its firmware whether downgrading from a newer version of the mobile operating system or upgrading from an earlier version. The move comes approximately one week after Applereleased iOS & iPadOS 13.5.1to the general public specificallywith the intentionof patching the 0-day kernel vulnerability that Pwn20wnd implemented into theunc0verjailbreak to add support for iOS & iPadOS 13....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Ronald Rogers

Apple patents detail Apple Watch bands with skin texture authentication and more

Apple has a lot of different patent applications out there, detailing, at least in part, technologies and ideas the company is working on, has worked on, or is considering working on some day. Today has yet another example, this time for theApple Watch. Patently Applehas the report this week, detailing new patents that Apple has submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The company has been granted the patents by the entity, detailing ideas like an LED progress indicator built into the strap, and, perhaps even more excitingly, a skin texture authentication feature....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Brooke Alexander

Chrome Is Coming?

Chrome Is Coming - Why Should We Care? Google havealready admittedthat they pulled the trigger a little early on theChrome announcementyesterday; it was meant to hit the headlines today, in fact. As of writing, thewww.google.com/chromesite still isn’t live, which means all we have to go on is theChrome comicand some background understanding of Google’s webapp offerings.Chrome is Google’s next step toward making webapps behave – or users treat them – more like traditional desktop apps....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Kevin Sanders

Clever new asteroid-mining method uses mineral-munching microbes, not machinery

There are plenty of things that need to come together to allow humans to establish a more permanent presence in space — and a recent experiment carried out on the International Space Station (ISS) represents an important milestone.Charles Cockell, professor of astrobiology at the U.K.’s University of Edinburgh, and colleagues have successfully demonstrated the first extraction of an economically important group of elements — the rare earth elements used in everything from mobile phones to magnets — in space....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Michelle Butler

Companion-bot to Killer in Cookie Cutter Gameplay Trailer

While AI has proven that it can serve up surprises as it follows its programming towards the designated task, it’s still at its core a focused piece of software designed to do a job. Cherry’s job was to be a companion to the scientist Doctor Shinji Fallon, and that part of her core remains unchanged. Everything else, however, appears very different after Shinji is abducted and Cherry almost completely dismantled. The sweetness & light waifu-bot has gotten an upgrade to pure-damn-awesome, and she’s ready to beat the bloody hell out of anything that gets between her and her love....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Kyle Jones

Demon's Souls: The Nexus Binds Me Part 1

Between Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, and Bloodborne, I’ve always felt the need to go back to Demon’s Souls. For almost a year, I played Bloodborne almost exclusively, with a brief stint to platinum Dead Space 2 and play a bit of Star Wars: Battlefront. But I always return to what I consider the purest Souls Game. What Brought Me Back This Time? Walking through a used bookstore chocked full of manga, vintage video games and consoles, half-naked anime figurines, and countless movies I’ve never even heard of, I spotted a rare copy of Demon’s Souls....

August 23, 2025 · 15 min · 2991 words · Kimberly Vazquez

Do you need to play Persona 4 or Persona 4 Arena to understand Persona 4 Arena Ultimax?

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting game featuring characters from the Persona 4 and Persona 3 RPG games. What’s more, it’s a sequel to the first Persona 4 Arena game. With this legacy behind it, it’s worth knowing whether you’ll just be able to pick up and play Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and understand the story. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax isa direct story sequel to Persona 4 Arena, with the game’s story taking place after the end of Arena....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Angela Rowland

Does Baldur’s Gate 3 have a DM Mode?

Baldur’s Gate 3is heavily linked withDungeons & Dragons, with the two sharing a wider world and ruleset. So it makes sense to think that Baldur’s Gate 3 might have some kind of Dungeon Master mode. This would essentially allow one player to control many aspects of the game that other players would then play through. However,Baldur’s Gate 3does not have a DM mode, at least not for the time being....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Kerry Grant

Each King’s Gaze Pattern in The King is Watching

Each King in The King is Watching has a unique gaze pattern that you may upgrade throughout a run using different resources. The wider the gaze, the more tiles can be active for simultaneous production. Some patterns can be tricky to manage, especially the wider ones, making the King’s gaze an important choice before a run. So, here are the gaze patterns for each king in The King is Watching, including the upgrade path....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Thomas Kim

Everything To Know About Apple's Point And Speak Feature

Everything To Know About Apple’s Point And Speak Feature Over the years, Apple has repeatedly stressed that the best technology is the one that is built for everyone. That reflects particularly well in the diversity of accessibility features that Apple offers. Earlier this year,Apple pushed more accessibility featuresinto its phone and tablet ecosystem, targeting people with visual, cognitive, and speech difficulties. Among them are improvements to the Detection Mode in the Magnifier app that lets the camera assist people with seeing and understanding the world around them....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 613 words · James Taylor

Expert warns against TikTok’s viral ‘winter arc’ trend

Expert warns against TikTok’s viral ‘winter arc’ trend A psychologist has warned that TikTok’s viral ‘winter arc’ challenge could worsen the mental health of those trying to improve their lives. The popular‘winter arc’ trendis surging on TikTok and social media, motivating users to set aside complacency and dedicate three months to intensive self-improvement from October 1 to December 31. The challenge, which has been going viral since September 2024, promotes healthy behaviors taken to the extreme, pushing participants through mental and physical challenges they may not be ready for....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Sarah Davies