Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple’s annual event for people who write apps for its platforms, kicks off with a keynote presentation on Monday, June 13. iDownloadBlog will be providing you with detailed around-the-clock coverage of everything that Apple will present at WWDC. WWDC is a software-focused event aimed at developers, which doesn’t exclude possible hardware announcements. Here’s everything we think Apple will announce at WWDC and, please, do feel free to post your own observations and predictions in comments....

There was a time before the joystick was standardized, when arcade games could have just about anything poking up out of the contol panel.Asteroidswas all buttons, as wereSpace Invadersand any of its hundreds of clones.Battlezonehad the two-stick tank controls,TronandMad Planetshad a flight stick for one hand and spinner knob for the other,Missile Commandwas three buttons and an extra-large trackball, and of course there wasLunar Lander.Lunar Lander’s control panel was a thing of black and orange beauty, with blinking red lights under its clicky-buttons on one side and a massive throttle on the other....

The future is always a bit farther off than necessary but sometimes, every now and then, it finally shows up. The future of VR, for example, isn’t a wire connected to a PC but rather two possible branches. The first one is wireless to PC while the other is an all-in-one unit, and the leader in that tech has been the Oculus Quest. A few weeks back the Quest 2 was officially announced, and while the retail headsets don’t start shipping out until October 13, Oculus has been exceptionally helpful in getting the review units out early....

The tactical RPG, particularly prominent in the Japanese RPG (JRPG) sub-genre has fallen a bit out of favor in recent western gaming. The norm today in the wast has been open world, action adventure RPG experiences that play out in real time. However, the desire for those quirky experiences like Persona and Disgaea have not disappeared from gamers completely and a resurgence is potentially due. One such project coming soon is Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs a Kickstarter backed game from Polish developer Pixelated Milk, which looks to bring the western audience a little more back into the fold of deep RPG gameplay....

Maybe it’s personal perception, but it seems like 2021 has had an unusually high amount of remade, remastered, reimagined and re-released games. Most of these have been big name titles, ones that need no introduction due to their popularity during their initial release and are destined to be commercial successes due to the power of nostalgia. BloodRayne is not one of these franchises. There were two main titles released in the early 2000s, as well as an awful abomination of a film directed by Uwe Boll with straight-to-DVD sequels....

Samurott is the mighty final evolution of Gen V’s Water-type Starter, Oshawott. Usually, Grass or Electric attacks are enough to dispatch this formidable beast. However, that tried and true approach no longer works, as Samurott is the new Raid Pokemon. InPokemon Scarlet and Violet, whenever a new Seven Star Raid Event goes live, the Pokemon’s type changes, and with that, so do its weaknesses and best counters. Samurott is a dangerous adversary thanks to its new Bug Tera Type, but fortunately, we can use this new dual-typing to our advantage....

Sonossaid today in its earnings call for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year that it will announce — and ship — a new product in a new category in the third quarter. While CEO Patrick Spence didn’t shed anymore light as to what the new product will be, it’swidely expected to be headphones. Sonos’ fiscal third quarter spans April through June.(A previous version of this story said July through September....

A new behind-the-scenes photo has been released that gives fans a better look at the newSpidey suitthat Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) designed for Peter Parker (Tom HollandinSpider-Man: Homecoming.Tom Hollandhimself also revealed what his favorite “gizmo” on the suit is during an interview on the set. Here’s what the actor had to say below. “Myfavorite gizmothat the suit has, there’s a very funny sequence in the movie because of something that he can do with his vision in the suit....

Amazon Prime Day 2025is a great opportunity for anyone looking for power tool deals, with past Prime Day events having given us big savings across a wide range of tools like impact drivers, drills, sanders, and various accessories. Every home needs power tools in case of the need for emergency repairs and to carry out DIY projects. The Prime Day 2025 discounts mean you’ll be able to build your collection or replace power tools that need to retire, at some of the best prices of the year....

The Forgotten Ford Concept Car That Could’ve Been America’s Ferrari Imagine a wide, low, mid-engined Ford and you’ll be thinking aboutthe GT40, or perhaps its more recent GT child and grandchild, which we alsowrote about recently. But while these cars took on Ferrari at Le Mans, the blue oval once dreamed of taking on the prancing horse on the road too, with a supercar called the Maya. Revealed as a concept in 1984, the Maya was a dramatic departure from the Ford norm....

TimTheTatman announces he’s joined Complexity Gaming After teasing on Twitter he would be joining an esports org, TimTheTatman has officially announced he’s headed to Complexity Gaming. Rumors of TimTheTatman joining an org have been flying for months, since the creator said he wasgoing on vacationwith 100 Thieves co-owners CouRage and Nadeshot, as well as his close friendship with FaZe Clan co-owner NICKMERCS, who he washanging outwith at the recent MFAM BBQ in Florida....

It’s official, Verizon has reached an agreement with Vodafone to buyout its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion. The news comes after several months of rumors and speculation, and a report fromThe Wall Street Journalthis weekend. The deal, which is expected to close by the beginning of next year, is significant for a few reasons. For one, it will put Verizon in full control of the largest wireless carrier in the US....

Soft-spoken and shy, design guru Jonathan Ive, one of the key figures at Apple of California responsible for the striking design of iPhones, iPods, iPads, Macs and many other Apple products, flew to his native homeland of Britain to officially receive a knighthood in honor of his contributions to industrial design. As Cody told you, he sat down for a rare one-on-one interview with The Daily Telegraph’s Shane Richmond, hinting that best work is underway now....