The best and worst features of Android 9.0 Pie

Is your Google Pixel phone downloadingAndroid 9.0 Pieat this very moment? Or maybe you’re eagerly awaiting an update to your Samsung, LG, or OnePlus phone for the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system? Either way, you’re about to have a serving of Pie, and we know what ingredients work, and which ones don’t. Best Android 9.0 features There areplenty of great featuresin Android 9.0 Pie, and it’s tough to single out any one as its best....

June 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1450 words · Kristen Combs

The Last of Us soundtrack: Every song in Seasons 1 & 2

The Last of Us soundtrack: Every song in Seasons 1 & 2 Here’s a complete list of all the songs inThe Last of Ussoundtrack before Season 2, including tracks from the original game’s score and music chosen just for the HBO show. From the first trailer for HBO’s adaptation of the acclaimed video game, it was clear it was taking its source material seriously; the gentle plucking of Gustavo Santaolalla’s guitar giving way to an epic, emotional remix of ‘Take On Me’ was a storm of goosebumps....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Bradley Frank

This X-Arcade controller brings the smoky magic of arcades to virtual reality

I’ll never forget my first experience with anarcade machine. I was at a small regional airport. I can’t remember who we were picking up, but I do remember theGalagamachine. The beeping sound effects and the flashing lights called to me like a siren, even though I was barely tall enough to see the screen and grasp the joystick. I don’t know how much time I spent playing. It felt like hours, but was probably closer to 20 minutes....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 879 words · Alexander Fleming

Tineco Carpet One review: Powerful, efficient cleaning

“Why you’re able to 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.“ I pride myself on clean floors. After all, Ireview a lot of vacuums— both robot and stick — for a living. But there’s just something about a carpet cleaner that gets your floor dramatically cleaner....

June 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1268 words · Vicki Summers

Valorant devs reveal huge changes for 11.00 update & five-year anniversary

Valorant devs reveal huge changes for 11.00 update & five-year anniversary Riot Games has revealed some of their plans for Valorant’s 11.00 patch and beyond, and it includes a big switch to Unreal Engine 5 for some nifty upgrades. It has been five years since Riot Games first allowed the gaming world to sink their teeth into Valorant. Seriously, it has been five years, where has the time gone? In that time, their five-on-five first-person-shooter has undergone a massive number of changes, with plenty of new Agents, maps, and game modes being brought to Future Earth....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 549 words · Dawn Byrd

We’re all tired of Zoom calls. Here’s how to get out of them politely

No, it’s not just you. Everyone is tired ofZoomright now. Coronavirus has pushed millions of Americans inside, where we not only rely on screens and technology for work andlearning, but to also fill the voids of entertainment and socializing. In mid-March, when shelter-in-place orders were being mandated across the country, the rise of the popular videoconferencing app Zoom was profound. It was not only being used by educators and employers, but by friends and family members....

June 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1381 words · Ronald Richards

When Hope Calls Season 2 just got an amazing update for When Calls the Heart fans

When Hope Calls Season 2 just got an amazing update for When Calls the Heart fans With only six episodes left to go,When Calls the Heart Season 12is starting to wrap up. But if you’re not ready to leave Hope Valley just yet, When Hope Calls has some good news. No, I’ve not accidentally written a typo there. When Hope Calls is the baby sister spinoff of When Calls the Heart, following two characters introduced in one of itsChristmas specials....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Jeffrey Phillips

Where is Matty Roberts now? Update on Netflix’s Trainwreck: Storm Area 51

Where is Matty Roberts now? Update on Netflix’s Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 When Matty Roberts created a Facebook event titled Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us, he thought maybe a few of his followers would laugh. Instead, millions RSVP’d. Six years later,Netflixdocumentary series Trainwreck is telling the full, absurd story. As part of the latest batch of Trainwreck episodes, Storm Area 51 joins previous entries likePoop CruiseandThe Real Project X, exploring real-life chaos that started with good intentions (or no plan at all) and spun completely out of control....

June 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1121 words · Amanda Wu

Why Apple’s next MacBook already feels like a disappointment

It’s been an exciting couple of years of new Mac releases. Last year we got the redesignedM2 MacBook Air. The year before that was theM1 Max MacBook Pro. And this year? Rumor is we’re getting a15-inch MacBook Air. That’s right — yetanotherMacBook for the lineup. Unlike those aforementioned laptops, though, this 15-inch MacBook Air doesn’t have me quite as excited. We don’t know a lot about this new MacBook, so understand that a lot of what I’m about to say comes with a caveat....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 927 words · Rebecca Martinez

Why is Extracted Episode 6 delayed? Release schedule change explained

Why is Extracted Episode 6 delayed? Release schedule change explained You might have noticed Extracted Episode 6 wasn’t on last night when it should have been. Here’s why the episode has been delayed, alongside when you’re able to catch it. Not only is Fox responsible for some of our favoritebinge-worthy TV shows, but itsreality TVroster is pretty stacked too. Extracted is their latest survival show, following 12 contestants as they vie for a $250,000 prize in rural Canada....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Patrick Cole

Windows 11 just gained one of the primary reasons to buy a Mac

The Apple ecosystem is the reason many people flock to the Mac over Windows devices. They already own an iPhone, so buying a Mac that works easily with it seems like an obvious next step. Now, however, the highly requested Phone Link app for Windows 11 finally supports iPhone, finally making some of those ecosystem features a bit more cross-platform. The update to the app was announcedin late Aprilbut is available to use today....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Willie Wilson

Your Google Pixel 8 Pro is about to get an incredible update

When Google introduced theGoogle Pixel 8 Proearlier this year, the company made it clear that it was more of an AI phone than just a regular Android flagship. Now, Google isleaning more into that AI futurewith a pair of new features based on the in-house Gemini Nano model. In order to bring Gemini Nano to the Pixel 8 Pro, Googlebuilta new system called Android AI Core in Android 14. It’s the most compact and efficient AI model from Google, operating on Tensor mobile silicon natively....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Monica Smith

‘Forza Horizon 4’ reportedly includes famous ‘Halo’ level

The originalHalo: Combat Evolvedis one of the most important games — if notthemost important — that Microsoft has ever published, and it looks like one of the company’s upcoming titles will pay tribute to it.Forza Horizon 4willreportedly include a missionbased on the “Silent Cartographer” level, and we couldn’t be more excited to race around in a Warthog again. An image, which appears to be a leak fromForza Horizon 4, was posted on Reddit over the weekend and shows a Warthog from the Halo series driving along a beach....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Adam Wade