Our Minecraft: How-to Make a Shield Guide features a quick look at the recipes required for creating a shield! This is a very useful piece of equipment when you are heading into caves, dungeons, or other dangerous parts of the map. If you’re heading to the Nether or even further beyond, don’t forget to pack a shield or two with you. Shield Recipe What you need to gather is six wooden planks of any type and one iron bar....

If Your Car Smells Like Rotten Eggs, Here’s What You Need To Check It can be a bit bemusing at first when detecting the smell of rotten eggs in your car, especially when you’re not sure of the source. There’s no forgotten grocery bag in the hot trunk, and you didn’t accidentally buy a rotten egg scented air freshener. So if the culprit is unfortunately not egg-related, where’s it coming from?...

Among Genshin Impact’s army of upcoming hot male characters is Kaveh, the elusive roommate to Alhaitham, a bland-but-surprisingly-lovable character players have met throughout the Sumeru Archon Quest. While an allegedly-accurate image of Kaveh was drawn and posted byKorean artist @waternaengon Twitter in September, leakers have finally procured what they claim is an actual image of the architect’s in-game model. This beautiful image of Kaveh was posted in r/Genshin_Impact_Leaks, matching up with in-game descriptions of a “wine-obsessed, tall blonde man....

Is It Safe To Drive In The Left Lane Even When You’re Not Passing? There are a lot of driving habits that make traveling safer, such as checking your mirrors, using a turn signal, and following traffic laws. However, there are some seemingly harmless practices, like remaining in the left lane, which can not only be unsafe, but also illegal. According to a survey byProgressive, a mere 16 percent of respondents use the left lane for passing only, while around 34 percent admitted to lingering in the left lane on purpose....

Jony Ive executive produced an upcoming Apple TV+ animated short starring Tom Hollander, Idris Elba, Gabriel Byrne and Jude Coward Nicoll. Meet Jony Ive, Apple TV+ producer Apple’s press releasesays the upcoming film is executive produced by Jony Ive and actor Woody Harrelson. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” is based on a book of the same name by Charlie Mackesy [Apple Books link|Amazon link]. The animated film stars Tom Hollander, Idris Elba, Gabriel Byrne and Jude Coward Nicoll....

Actual photos showing the nextSony Xperia smartphonehave surfaced online. Sony is expected to unveil the Xperia XZ4 atMobile World Congressnext February, and some images of that phone have now leaked. The best part is they aren’t renders.MySmartPricespotted the “real-life” photos, giving us an idea of what we can really expect from the phone, even though they only show the front of the Xperia XZ4 and an unlocked home screen. The pictures are of poor quality, so the main takeaway is that the phone is super long and has an improved UI....

A new feature is being tested by Apple, according to reports, that allows iOS banner notifications to be displayed on the iCloud website. It’s unknown whether this particular occurrence was only a one-time test or a sign of things to come. While notifications on the iCloud website may prompt some to scratch their head, this could actually indicate Apple’s plans to roll out rich web apps to iCloud that would benefit from the ability to display notifications, much like Google’s Chrome lets web apps render unobtrusive notifications even when the browser is minimized…...

In this Lords of the Fallen Strength Build, I’m going to be showing you my Cinder Build, which is a Fire Knight Build. It has some fire elements to it, uses the Sword, Shield, and Crossbow, and has some really good things going for it. Lords of the Fallen Strength Build - Fire Knight Build Guide Taking a look at theWeaponthat I’m using for this Lords of the Fallen Strength Build, I’m using theProselyte Sword, which drops from theProselyteenemies from the game....

If you’re looking for a new action MMORPG to fill the void until Diablo 4 comes long in June, look no further than Mad World: Age of Darkness. The game has a uniquely dark post-apocalyptic art style for the genre that is reminiscent of Darkest Dungeon, with a stunning hand-drawn 2D look but classic MMO-style gameplay and combat. Read on for everything we know so far, including the release date, gameplay and platform information, and the official trailer....

After its release in 2015, Microsoft once hoped Windows 10 would makes its way into a billion devices within three years. While it will be late to that goal, it is a bit closer. On Thursday, March 7,the company revealedthat more than 800 million devices are now running Windows 10 worldwide. The new milestone comes as an increase from the 700 million install base last reported in September of 2018, meaning that Windows 10 is likely again picking up momentum with consumers....

Minecraft – Pocket Edition, a mobile version of the popular sandbox indie game conceived by Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson and developed and published by Mojang, is about to get new features in the next update. One of the more prominent enhancements: a lot bigger maps. Also on tap: an improved artificial intelligence, a better inventory system and more. A quick update shared on theMinecraftblog also mentions“a bunch of other things”coming....

Accessory maker Mophie today announced a refreshed edition of its Powerstation external battery packs for charging mobile devices. The 3rd generation, aluminum-clad Powerstation is Mophie’s thinnest and lightest yet. The smallest measures just 6.9mm thick and the largest is only 12.1mm deep. Prices range from $39.95 for the baseline model and go all the way up to $149.95 for the flagship Powerstation 8X that packs in a 15,000 mAh battery....

After last week’s populartexture-based wallpapers, I decided to resurrect another old school favorite from our wallpaper collections. Geometric shapes have consistently ranked among the most visited wallpapers in ourentire collection. Multi-shaped and multicolored, these wallpapers are a great addition for either a Home or Lock screen. Polygon wallpapers The following wallpapers were submitted to me by iDB reader @muskingo. Thanks! You can submit images to me via @jim_gresham, where I curate the weekly wallpaper selections....