Surfshark We usually talk about using a VPN or virtual private network to protect your anonymity and prevent trackers from collecting your data and browsing habits. Among a few services, Surfshark VPN is one we…
Apple revealed a lot of new products and features at the ‘It’s Glowtime’ event earlier this week, but the best moment of all? For me, it was when Apple showed off the Camera Control, a…
FX There are a lot of high-profile shows coming in September, including Agatha All Along and The Penguin, along with new seasons of shows like The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol,…
Since the introduction of Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), the company has done an excellent job getting the feature in as many games as possible. As the standout feature of Nvidia’s best graphics cards,…
One of the beautiful things about BritBox is that it’s an avenue into an entirely new ecosystem of movies and television. There are some British series that cross over and become successful in America, but…
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In a media landscape that is thoroughly saturated with postapocalyptic movies centering white families whose stories of survival are assumed to be relatable, cowriter / director R.T. Thorne’s debut feature 40 Acres stands out as…
The wearable segment is at a standstill right now because companies have apparently run out of sensor innovation. Microfluidics and stretchable electronics have recently emerged as hotbeds for cutting-edge wearable research, but those promising papers…
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 52, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I swear I don’t always just share absurdly expensive gadgets, and also…
Sony If you’ve played Astro Bot already, then you know that its best levels are it’s “hero” stages. After beating the boss in each of its five worlds, players must complete a special end challenge…
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Shogun Showdown sometimes breaks my brain. The new deckbuilding roguelike is all about tactics, and a key part of the game is that you can always see what the enemies plan to do next. Every…
The new Apple iPhone 16 range features four new models with a lot to offer. Not only do the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max all have new…
FX Productions Apple TV+ is slowly but surely building up a prestige lineup of original series, with Slow Horses being one of the standouts. The series’ fourth season is underway and a fifth was already…
Giovanni Colantonio / Digital Trends While you do get everything you need to play the best PS5 games right out of the box, there are plenty of ways to enhance you PS5 experience with some…
One of the best things about Astro Bot is all of the cameos from PlayStation’s history that it features. Astro Bot highlights iconic franchises like God of War, Horizon, and Uncharted, as well as more…
Beats has been producing headphones and earbuds for well over a decade now. Beats are reliable, generally inexpensive headphones with a penchant for bass. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Target is offering markdowns…
iRobot If you’re after robot vacuum deals, you should take a second to check out the iRobot Roomba Combo j9+, a robot mop and vacuum in one device. We’ve got an exclusive offer for you…
While it’s not one of the most popular streaming options, Peacock has earned a reputation as a streaming service that punches above its weight. It’s got football, original series, as well as a pretty impressive…
Simon Cohen / Digital Trends You’ve probably seen a million Bluetooth speakers online and in stores. Hyperbole aside, that’s no surprise, as Bluetooth is one of the most convenient wireless standards. But when it comes…
Digital Trends Within Adobe’s Creative Cloud Suite, there are two programs designed specifically with photographers in mind: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. At first glance, these two programs might appear redundant, as they’re both made…
There’s a lot of exciting news in the iPhone world, especially with the announcement and upcoming launch of the iPhone 16 lineup. The Apple iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16…
Apple’s big fall event is now in the rearview mirror, and with it came the iPhone 16 and the new Apple Watch Series 10. This is also a big year for the Apple Watch in…
I’ve dabbled in streaming in the past, but I am definitely not a streamer. I play my games alone, with a little music turned on in the background and plenty of volume to get me…
For nearly four decades, Tim Burton has proven to be one of Hollywood’s most eclectic directors. And while not all of Burton’s movies are created equal — especially his ill-fated Planet of the Apes reboot…
Netflix has a loaded slate of new TV shows premiering in September. The Perfect Couple, a murder mystery series starring Nicole Kidman, is already one of the most popular shows on Netflix. The second part…
“All my life, I wanted to be pretty.” Joey King’s Tally Youngblood recites those words in Uglies, Netflix’s new dystopian teen drama. In a futuristic world, 16-year-olds undergo a cosmetic operation to become “Pretties,” a…
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Capcom’s Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, the spinoffs to the popular if wildly legally inaccurate Ace Attorney series, are finally out. The two-game collection includes a long-awaited gift for Ace Attorney diehards: the official Western release…
SteelSeries If you're trying to be as immersed as possible in the best PS5 games, you will be doing yourself a disservice by playing with anything but the best headset. You might not think it,…
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Apple’s new “Visual Intelligence” feature was one of the most impressive things shown at Monday’s iPhone 16 event. The tool lets users scan the world around them through the iPhone’s camera to identify a dog…
The two most exciting PC components to upgrade are the graphics card and the processor. We haven’t seen next-gen graphics cards yet, and we’re unlikely to see them this year, but both Intel and AMD…
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Kudos to Plaud for one thing: in a year otherwise marred by high-profile failures and oh so much AI vaporware, it made an AI gadget that does exactly what it claims to do and does…
Last week, I was in Berlin with the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold at the very start of my review period, and I wanted to write something about the camera ahead of it. I decided to…
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JD Vance’s appearance at the All-In Summit was easily the most comfortable I’ve seen him, but then he was with the people he understands best: other VCs.The All-In podcast appearance was what business leaders refer…
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Next week, a court will hear arguments about whether the US government can ban TikTok, based on evidence it doesn’t want anyone — including the social media company — to see.On September 16th, the Court of…
Netflix Netflix always has a steady stream of new TV shows being released. While the fall season is historically a time when new shows debut on linear networks, streaming services follow this trend, too, with…
Apple showed off the next major iteration of iOS 18 during its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. This is the next big update to iOS, and it’s packing quite a punch in terms of…
If you love sharing photo prints or building physical photo albums, you might want to upgrade to a photo printer. When manufacturers optimize printers for pictures, the results often exceed the image quality of the…
Warner Bros. If you grew up in the 1980s or ’90s, it’s pretty likely you’ve already seen Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, the sequel to the beloved 1988 comedy starring Michael Keaton, or have plans to see it…
Best Buy has some fantastic iPad deals going on this weekend only, with big discounts on highly popular iPad Pros. If you want a new iPad that works well as a laptop replacement alongside its…
Klipsch has partnered with Ojas, a boutique New York City brand founded by Devon Turnbull, a former streetwear designer who has carved out a reputation for his uncompromising approach to audio systems. The collaboration’s first…
If you’re in the process of building a new PC, buying one of many desktop computer deals, or are just looking for a new monitor, you’ll be happy to know that there are a lot…
Sam Hill / Digital Trends Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out…
There’s been a lot of talk about AI PCs this year. But so far, it’s been a lot of hype — and not much else. I’ve just returned from a trip to Berlin to see…
Despite months of rumored development, OpenAI’s release of its Project Strawberry last week came as something of a surprise, with many analysts believing the model wouldn’t be ready for weeks at least, if not later…
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have spoken publicly for the first time since the Boeing Starliner departed from the International Space Station (ISS) without them. In a news conference from the ISS held…
Handheld PC gaming is hot right now. At least, it feels hot. Chasing the coattails of both the Steam Deck and the Nintendo Switch, devices like the Asus ROG Ally have quickly been given the…
Looking for a new TV? Then there’s no doubt you’re considering and OLED TV. The class-leading television technology, which stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode, has captured the imaginations of home entertainment enthusiasts worldwide for…
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The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to upgrade, there’s a much wider range of choices on Android. You…
Samsung is one of the biggest tech companies in the world, so it’s probably no surprise that it makes monitors and that many of those monitors are considered some of the best monitors on the…
Hulu subscribers can always count on the streaming service to have plenty of movies to choose from on any particular day of the week. But there’s no better time to catch a flick from your…
Since vice presidential candidate Tim Walz revealed himself to be a gamer, it was only a matter of time before somebody decided to run with it inside a video game. That’s why when we spotted…
Apple / Apple Have you been thinking about buying a new tablet? There’s a bewildering amount of options on the market right now, but one of the best mainstays is the Apple iPad. With multiple…
Valve Steam Families is now available to all users, making it easier than ever to share your games library and monitor your child’s activity. The PC gaming platform has had family features for a while,…
iRobot iRobot’s lineup of Roomba robot vacuums took the world by storm well over a decade ago, and the lineage of bot butlers is still going strong. As a matter of fact, we see a…
This morning, at 5 a.m. PT/8 a.m. ET, Apple officially opened preorders for the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. When I went to bed last night, I had successfully not set up a…
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There’s a refreshing idealism to Megalopolis. In a time overflowing with grim, nihilistic postapocalyptic stories, Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film is a retrofuturistic parable about creating a better world through architecture, science, and dreams. Unfortunately,…
If you’re looking to have a Harry Potter marathon on Max, now would be the time. All eight of the Harry Potter movies are back on Max in September, and they’re joined by horror classics…
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Astro Bot is a game I cannot help but to evangelize, raving about its cute characters, its bright and varied level design, and its short but dense 8–10 hour runtime. But perhaps the biggest element…
September has been a roller coaster month for PlayStation fans. While Concord was a disappointing flop in August, September brought the lauded launch of Astro Bot and a solid lineup of PS Plus Essential games.…
Apple has lifted the curtain off the iPhone 16 and the Apple Watch Series 10, and it’s quite an exciting array of devices. Not only is this the first line of iPhones built from the…
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If you’re yearning for a fistfight with an artist, one simple phrase should do the trick: AI can do what you do.The recent explosion of chatbots and text-to-image generators has prompted consternation from writers, illustrators,…
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United Airlines’ in-flight Wi-Fi is getting a big upgrade on its jets, thanks to SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. After teasing “something big” for the skies, United says that it will start testing Starlink’s fast Wi-Fi service…
I have two pairs of Ray-Ban sunglasses that I wear on the regular. One is well-documented here — the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. They’re still pretty new in the scheme of things, and still a heck…
The Apple Watch has officially crossed the 10-year mark, which is a huge milestone. It’s a decade of a smartwatch that has changed the industry for good, put smartwatches on the map, and even saved…
The iPhone recently went through yet another upgrade cycle at Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event. This year, the focus was more on Apple Intelligence and less on hardware upgrades. But we do see certain new elements…
If you’re a Windows user, then you’re probably familiar with something like the Dell XPS lineup of thin and light laptops, and while they’re great, they may not be for you. Well, one great alternative…
Image used with permission by copyright holder When you're working with a spreadsheet, duplicate data can sometimes make its way in and cause all sorts of problems. In this how-to, we demonstrate two methods of…
Getty Images The concatenate function may not be as well known as other common Excel features such as IF and VLOOKUP, but it’s still effective, even though it performs a more simple function in nature.…
Sam Hill / Digital Trends Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out…
The New York Times has plenty of word games on its roster today — with Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, there’s something for everyone — but the newspaper’s standard crossword puzzle still reigns…
A gorgeous new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a bustling region of star formation at the distant edge of the Milky Way. Called, dramatically enough, the Extreme Outer Galaxy, this region is…
SpaceX says it’s been ready to launch the mighty Starship rocket on its fifth test flight since early August, and had been expecting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give it the green light for…
Garmin Did you spot the recent Garmin Forerunner 265 deal at Best Buy and realize you needed something with more features than that? You’re in luck. Best Buy has also reduced the price of the…
Action fans are rarely out of options on Hulu. Thanks to Hulu’s less stringent approach to R-rated movies, it has a lot more options than the safe PG-13 flicks that populate Disney+. Hulu is also…
It’s been more than five years since the mighty Apple threw its hat in the video streaming service arena, and it’s pretty safe to say that things are going pretty well. With its award-winning movies…
Joe Maring / Digital Trends With Apple Watch Series 10 preorders now available, the hunt begins for Apple Watch deals on the new model of the wearable device. If you own the 41mm model of…
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The dust is still settling from Apple’s latest iPhone event, which introduced us to the Apple Watch Series 10, a new set of AirPods, and a suite of smartphones that are due to arrive later…
Apple has deservedly received a lot of flak for serving a stale design on its iPhones year after year. The iPhone 16 Pro, for example, continues to flaunt the design DNA introduced with the iPhone…
Amazon Studios It’s all about Chris Pratt this month. If you love the actor and you’re looking for a gritty sci-fi movie to sit back, relax, and enjoy, he stars in two of the three…
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Right-wing media figures and influencers have descended on Springfield, Ohio, hunting for anything that can help them prove the veracity of a viral racist rumor about Haitian migrants in the community — and relying on…
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Elgato’s new Stream Deck Studio — the largest version of its Stream Deck controller yet — is designed for broadcast environments where workflows involve juggling more hardware, software, and media feeds than streamers and solo…
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After a long stretch of slim pickings, the last couple of years have been huge for Android smartwatches. Now there are more good options than ever. But this is still a transitional era. While we’re…
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