Fibaro lets you control Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant with a big red button

Fibaro, an award-winning manufacturer of Internet of Things (IoT) home solutions, is showing off new capabilities, device integrations, and products at CES in Las Vegas this week. Fibaroannounced at CES that its ecosystem of smart home products, including controllers,sensors, remotes, and gateways, will all now integrate with three of the smart home market’s leading control platforms: Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Assistant. The diversity and flexibility of Fibaro’s offerings enable do-it-yourself smart home enthusiasts to create both simple and straightforward voice command setups, or expand into more complicated schemes involving multiple devices....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Nicole Mills

French goverment launches second investigation into Kick over Jean Pormanove death

French goverment launches second investigation into Kick over Jean Pormanove death The French government is launching a second investigation into the death of Jean Pormanove and Kick, including “filing an action in the judicial court for breaches.” On August 18, French Kick streamer Jean Pormanove, real name Raphaël Graven,passed away in his sleep.The streamer’s death came after he was apparently subjected to “10 days of torture” by fellow streamers Naruto and Safine....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Edward Jackson

Galadriel gathers her allies in The Rings of Power’s final trailer

In the weeks ahead, the real battle won’t be on Middle-earth. Instead, it will unfold between rival fantasy franchises:The Lord of the RingsandGame of Thrones. Prime Video marked out the premiere date forThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powera year ago, and HBO Max challenged them by droppingHouse of the Dragonright in front of it. Which franchise will reign supreme in the hearts and minds of fans? That remains to be seen, but Prime Video’s final trailer forThe Rings of Poweris making one more push for dominance....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Jamie Jordan

HMD Global wants you to love, trust, and keep the Nokia X20, but will you?

HMD Global has revamped the Nokia smartphone line-up for 2021 and introduced six models in thebrand new C, G, and X series.Digital Trends was given the opportunity to take a look at one of the first Nokia X20 phones, the new top-of-the-line phone, just before the announcement. The X series, along with the other new phones, have been made to embody HMD Global’s new mission of making devices you trust, love, and want to keep....

July 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1269 words · Jessica Jones

How to watch DVDs and Blu-rays for free in Windows 10

If you enjoy popping a disc into your PC and watching a video, you may have noticed how difficult it has become. New devices no longer come with optical devices by default, and Windows 10 even discontinued the Media Center. Discs have fallen out of fashion, but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch them on Windows 10 at all. You just need the right tools for the job. This step-by-step guide will have you enjoying your DVDs and Blue-rays in no time....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 979 words · Stephanie James

Huawei P20 Pro vs. Apple iPhone X: A battle of flagship smartphones

Boasting the first triple-lens camera in a smartphone, alongside cutting-edge specs, the Huawei P20 Pro has been attracting a lot of attention. It’s an impressive Android smartphone from a Chinese manufacturer that has shown a flair for high-end devices. Can it compete with Apple’s stylish flagship? Which is better: The P20 Pro or the iPhone X? That’s what we’re here to find out. Performance, battery life, and charging The P20 Pro has Huawei’sKirin 970 processorinside....

July 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1205 words · Jeffrey Lewis

I reviewed OnePlus’ $500 Android phone, and it’s spectacular

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The OnePlus 12R is a special phone. It doesn’t have the latest processor or the best camera system I’ve ever seen, and it’s missing some features like wireless charging. The design is also a pretty standard affair....

July 7, 2025 · 13 min · 2664 words · Curtis Wheeler

Instagram introduces pinned comments to better moderate threads

you may now pin up to three comments on an Instagram post to better control the overall tone of your post’s comment thread. Instagram announced the official rollout of the new update on Tuesday. The feature was initially announced in May as part of abroader response to fight online bullying. The comment section of Instagram posts can often be a place where online trolls and cyberbullies thrive. By giving the user more control over what type of comments people see first, Instagram hopes it will limit online harassment....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Peter Garcia

Kareem's New Warden Position In Mayor Of Kingstown Season 3 Teased By Creator

Summary Kareem’s future remains in doubt asMayor of Kingstownseason 3 progresses. A major character in the Kingstown Prison, Kareem is played by Michael Beach and has appeared in every season so far. He rose to become the warden of his prison, which came with new responsibilities and a new reliance on Mike McLusky. Unfortunately, the two regularly come into conflict, as Kareem has little interest in working with an outside force to keep peace within the prison....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · David Walker

Lil Tay confirms she is not dead and her social media was hacked

Lil Tay confirms she is not dead and her social media was hacked Just a day after Lil Tay and her brother were reported dead in a post on her Instagram page, the internet star has confirmed they’re both in fact alive. On August 19, 2025, apost appeared on Lil Tay’s Instagram pagestating that both Tay and her older brother had passed away and that the situation behind it was under investigation....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Dale Oneal

Microsoft says 75% of office workers already use AI at work

In its Annual Work Trend Index, Microsoft has, unsurprisingly, published some fresh data around AI in the workplace. The big stat is that according to its survey, 75% of “knowledge workers” are already using generative AI at work, with that number doubling in the last six months alone. The survey defines “knowledge workers” as “those who typically work at a desk (whether in an office or at home),” which is a pretty broad demographic....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Robert Watson

Microsoft’s new quantum chip could help control thousands of qubits

Microsoft doesn’t just make Windows and Surface tablets — it’s also doing some pretty interesting work with quantum computers. And, at least according to the Redmond, Washington-based company, it’s just made a notable advance in this domain. Working with researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia, the Microsoft investigators say they have found a way to control thousands of qubits, the basic units of quantum information that are equivalent to binary bits in a classical computer, at extremely low temperatures....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Samantha Paul

Mini-LED vs. QLED TV: how one technology is improving the other

Mini-LED andQLEDare two TV tech acronyms that have more in common than one might expect. They’re technically both types of LED lighting, but the former is onetypeof LED lighting, while the latter is what you get when you combine the TV’s LED backlighting with a layer of quantum (that’s where the “Q” comes from) dots. If we’re starting to confuse you, our sincere apologies, but do bear with us. Let’s take a closer look at bothmini-LEDandQLED tech, starting with the most important element: the LEDs....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1051 words · Robert Mendoza