8 Super Heavy Motorcycles Only Skilled Riders Can Handle

8 Super Heavy Motorcycles Only Skilled Riders Can Handle You wouldn’t try to summit a mountain on your first hike, or cook a five-course meal during your first time in the kitchen. Naturally, it’s not a good idea to hop on an extra large motorcycle for your first experience on two wheels, either. Big bikes can be tough to handle, especially for new riders. Maneuvering in tight spaces is especially difficult if you haven’t mastered techniques like feathering the throttle or slightly riding the rear brake....

June 30, 2025 · 10 min · 1951 words · Nicole Torres

Ad execs disparage iAds over Apple’s ‘slow, cocky and downright stingy’ approach

iAd, Apple’s advertising platform, continues to struggle to gain traction and retain big name advertisers. A new report by industry publicationAdvertising Ageclaims that Madison Avenue media buyers are unimpressed by the performance of iAds, which they contributed to Apple’s“slow, cocky and downright stingy”approach to ad sales. The problem boils down to Apple’s lack of understanding of advertising as a relationship-driven business… The story cites examples of Apple’s and Amazon’s failing ad businesses, Apple’s being“too pushy”as the company remains“too reticent to foster relationships”....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Carlos Johnson

Apple drops the price of the HomePod to $149 for employees, may be a sign of an impending refresh

Apple announcedits first smart speaker, theHomePod, in 2018. There have been rumors of a refresh (and acheaper modelin general) for quite some time now, and a new report says we might be close to seeing it actually happen. According to9to5Mac, Apple is currently hosting a special discount for employees to pick up a new HomePod for just $149.50. That’s quite the discount, considering the smart speaker still retails for $299 in the United States....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Thomas Phillips

Apple OS X Leopard In A Nutshell

Apple OS X Leopard In A Nutshell The purpose of this article is to briefly sum up for you, all the new changes, features and enhancements that were unveiled at the WWDC keynote address. So sit back, relax and just take it all in.Mac OS X Leopardaka Vista 2.0 will knock your socks off.Time Machineprovides a one stop back up solution for the entire system with absolutely no fuss whatsoever. The system tracks every change and provides you with archives of the previous states that your disk was in....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 846 words · Daniel Moore

Apple releases annual Supplier Responsibility report, here are the highlights

Apple todaysaiditseleventh Supplier Responsibilityreport is now available, highlighting how its supply chain companies are treating workers and what they’re doing to improve working conditions at their facilities. In 2016, Apple trained more than 2.4 million workers on their rights. Since 2008, over two million people have participated in its Supplier Employee Education and Development (SEED) program. The company audited 705 suppliers last year, saying that compliance with 60-hour maximum work week for employees has reached 98 percent, the highest ever....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Melvin Soto

Apple v Samsung fight for mobile profits intensifies

For some time, whenever Android proponents argued for the platform’s dominance based on handsets shipped, Apple fans would counter by pointing out the iPhone was tops in profits. Indeed, a new report shows Apple had more than half of all mobile profits during the first quarter of 2013, leading Android handset rival Samsung. According to Canaccord Genuity, the iPhone maker came away from this year’s first period with 57 percent of mobile phone profits, despite having just eight percent of the worldwide handset market share....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Tara Coffey

AT&T Extends Return Policy Due to 4S Announcement

Good news for folks who pulled the trigger a little too early on buying an iPhone with AT&T in the last 60 days. ModMyi announced this morning that the carrier will be extending its 30-day return policy for recent iPhone purchasers. While the initial report was based on a purported internal carrier document, iDB was able to confirm the news with AT&T via a customer service representative. Hit the jump for a full rundown of the limited-time return program…...

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Brittany Glover

Atomic Heart Devs Confirm It Will Be Single Player Only

Developer Mundfish answers some final questions for the upcoming RPG Atomic Heart and confirms concentrating on single-player content only. Atomic Heart Devs Confirm It Will Be Single Player Only Atomic Heart will be releasing this February, ahead of which developer Mundfish shed light on what to expect for theAction-RPG. In an interview with Wcctech, they shared that once upon a time multiplayer content was planned for the game. However, have now confirmed there won’t be a multiplayer mode and the already announced four DLC packs will be offering an expanded player experience....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Benjamin Rosales

AuthenTec tells clients to buy fingerprint sensors elsewhere in 2013

Earlier in the summer, smart sensor maker AuthenTec agreed to be bought by Apple for$356 million. Still pending approval, the transactions left even the seasoned watchers scratching their head. People began wondering whether Cupertino might leverage AuthenTec’s fingerprint sensors tobolster enterprise securityin iOS devices. Or, perhaps, Apple was keen on tapping AuthenTec’s sensors to add consumer features to iPhones, iPods and iPads, the stuff likefinger-based unlockor asecure e-wallet service. The deal remains shrouded in a veil of secrecy because Apple isn’t talking much and neither is AuthenTec....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Joshua Jensen

Best gifts for travelers 2023

As the holiday season quickly approaches, it’s time to start thinking about what to get your friends and loved ones. Gift giving can seem like such an overwhelming task, especially when you’re shopping for your jet-setting friends who are always on the go. Speaking as the friend who is always on the go, I know how difficult I make my friends' lives when it’s time for them to buy me a birthday or Christmas present....

June 30, 2025 · 11 min · 2280 words · Oscar Wilson

Best life-sized Lego builds ever

It’s been seven decades since the firstLegobricks debuted, and we’ve all come a long way in terms of what we can build with them. It’s fair to say they’ve become a creative outlet for children and adults alike. People who grow up playing with these colourful building blocks have been able to put together some truly mind-blowing builds. From an Apollo 11 replica to a life-sized VW camper, here’s a taste of some of the biggest, coolest, and most impressive Lego creations ever....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Helen Hill

Best Marvel Video Games

The superheroes fromMarvelComics are some of the most well known and iconic characters of all time. Every child and adult around the world can name at least a few of them, as they have appeared in countless comics, movies, cartoons, and, of course, video games. While Marvel video games are much less explored than other mediums, there are still quite a few of them available on various platforms. Fortnite: Top 10 Marvel Skins Fortnite is continuously adding new Marvel characters such as Black Cat and Sabertooth....

June 30, 2025 · 9 min · 1876 words · Charles Johnson

Best Minecraft Survival Servers

With Minecraft servers being as popular as they are, it can be difficult for you to distinguish between good or bad servers of a specific type. The word “survival” for Minecraft servers is hard to interpret since it could mean a specific type or anything that involves surviving. For this list, we focus on servers/megaservers that focus specifically on standard Minecraft survival or themed variants. We will not be including PvP-focused survival or minigames....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Heather Romero