Netflix’s ad tier may ditch commercials for some content

Details on Netflix’s upcoming ad-supported tier are continuing to trickle through. The latest is that folks claiming to have knowledge of the plans toldBloombergthat some content will escape ads, specifically original movies and original children’s content. Original movies would likely play without ads during the early stages of release on the streaming service, with Netflix apparently likely to include them once the movie has been on the platform for a while, though the time period — whether days, weeks, or months — isn’t clear....

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Patricia Smith

Netflix’s new Mark Wahlberg & Halle Berry movie gets dreadful Rotten Tomatoes score

Netflix’s new Mark Wahlberg & Halle Berry movie gets dreadful Rotten Tomatoes score Not heard of The Union? We don’t blame you – the new Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry movie has just dropped on Netflix, but Rotten Tomatoes is already dragging it. What do you get when you put two of Hollywood’s biggest talents together on the world’s largeststreaming service? A mediocreaction movie– or at least that’s what’s happened according to Rotten Tomatoes....

August 12, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Chris Chapman

Nixon’s all-action Mission SS smartwatch slips into something less casual

TheNixon MissionAndroid Wear smartwatch is designed with one purpose in mind — not breaking when it’s being abused by the surfers, tough-mudders, skiers, and other super sporty types who should be attracted to it. However, the rugged body and silicone strap look less at home matched with anything smarter than sportswear. Nixon’s solution is the Mission SS, three new versions of the smartwatch with metal straps. It’s called the SS for a reason — the silicone strap has been swapped out for a 23mm stainless steel (SS, see?...

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Vanessa Osborn

Not Even Bad Boys 5 Will Break One Will Smith Record, Despite New $1 Billion Milestone

Summary Despite a lucrative history and the current box office accomplishments ofBad Boys: Ride or Die, theBad Boysfranchise is still a long way off from surpassing Will Smith’s highest-grossing franchise record. Smith and Martin Lawrence reprised their roles as Miami Police Department detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett inBad Boys: Ride or Die’scast of charactersto face their most complicated case yet. Former captain Conrad Howard is posthumously framed and accused of having worked with the cartels, forcing Mike and Marcus on the run to clear his name....

August 12, 2025 · 4 min · 688 words · Catherine Martinez

One of Jujutsu Kaisen's Biggest Moments is Explained By a Hero's Return

Warning: The following contains spoilers for chapter #260 of Jujutsu Kaisen!! Summary Jujutsu Kaisen’s final battle against Sukuna has had a lot of important developments in recent chapters. One of the biggest surprises was thereturn ofJujutsu Kaisen’s fan-favorite character, Yuji’s older brother and “best friend,”Aoi Todoin chapter #259, who had been missing since Shibuya’s incident, with his last contribution in the story being helping defeat Mahito, but at the cost of losing his left hand....

August 12, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Dominique Miller

OnePlus Nord launch event to take place in augmented reality on July 21

The anticipatedOnePlus Nordsmartphone will launch on July 21, the company has announced. In a press release, OnePlus says the brand new smartphone range will be shown off during a special augmented reality (AR) event to be held at 3 p.m. BST, which is 7 a.m. PT or 10 a.m. ET on the same day. OnePlus has experimented with different platforms for its phone launches before. When the OnePlus 2 was revealed, the company utilized virtual reality, and even designed its own OnePlus VR headset at the time based on Google Cardboard....

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Jeffrey Brown

PlayStation 5 is getting a slimmer (but not cheaper) redesign next month

Sony announced that new, smaller versions of thePlayStation 5and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition will hit store shelves in November. On top of that, an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive for Digital Edition consoles is also on its way. Revealed in aPlayStation Blogpost, these new versions aren’t being branded the PS5 Slim or anything similar to that; they’re just the new flagship versions of Sony’s latest console. Their design is similar to the launch models, but is now made up of four individual cover panels....

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Lisa Weaver

Poor Things’ cinematographer on lighting a sex comedy, being inspired by Francis Ford Coppola

This has been a great year for movies, and sitting at the top of many “best of” lists isPoor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos’ strange mixture of steampunk science fiction, Frankensteinian horror, bawdy European sex comedy, and feminist allegory. Starring Emma Stone as the increasingly radicalized Bella Baxter, the movie is unlike any other this year, and is perhaps the most original film to come out of Hollywood in a very long time....

August 12, 2025 · 5 min · 991 words · Rebecca Kelley

Prime Big Deal Days tire inflator deals 2024: Snap up these deals and keep your tires safe

Update 10/8/24: The beginning of the Prime Big Deal Days sales show strong discounts, including from favored brands like BLACK+DECKER, Craftsman, and DeWalt. We’ll continue to monitor these deals throughout the two-day sale event, but trust us — it’s clear already that this is a great time to throw a portable tire inflator in your trunk. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Daysfall sale event runs from October 8 to 9, giving you two days to shop all sorts of deep discounts on a variety of products, even tire inflators....

August 12, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Jacob Valdez

PSA: Delete your Baldur’s Gate 3 early access saves before starting the full game

Larian Studios’Baldur’s Gate 3leaves early accesswith its 1.0 launch on PC tomorrow, August 3. While I’m sure those who played the game on Steam during early access are quite excited, this is a reminder that you need to delete your early access save file — and even uninstall the game to be safe — before the launch version ofBaldur’s Gate 3comes out. The developers ofBaldur’s Gate 3revealed that this would be the case in acommunity post in July, saying that, compared to what was available in early access, the version of the game coming out on August 3 “is so vastly different that it’s not possible to make those save files compatible....

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Deborah Chandler

Rappa in Honkai Star Rail: Leaks and everything we know

Rappa in Honkai Star Rail: Leaks and everything we know Rappa is an upcoming unit inHonkai Star Railand here is what leakers have revealed about her element, abilities, and more. Honkai Star Rail is at its peak when it comes tocharacterreleases. Every patch as of now includes at least two new characters and players are busy saving their hard-earned Stellar Jades to pull for those units. Leakers have provided information about the upcoming character, Rappa who’s expected to be a Galaxy Ranger similar toAcheron....

August 12, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Marvin Park

Ring Video Doorbell 4 vs. Ring Video Doorbell 3

Equipping your home with avideo doorbellcan provide convenience and peace of mind. You can lounge on the couch, hear your bell chime, ask your compatibleEcho Showwho’s at the door, and then be greeted by real-time footage of your guest on your smart display. As one of the leading brands in the video doorbell marketplace, Ring has struck again with the release of its latest hardware — theBuy at BrandsMart USA....

August 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1141 words · Todd Wright

Samsung could reinvent the S Pen for its next foldable phone

Samsung is reportedly making a major stylus input change for its next book-style foldable device as itmoves forward in pursuit of slimmer phones. According to a report fromET News, theGalaxy Z Fold 7will switch the stylus input to a format similar to that of the Apple Pencil. Citing industry sources, the Korean outlet mentions that Samsung has decided to remove the digitizer element from the upcoming phone’s display assembly. The digitizer is a pressure-sensitive layer that converts the physical input from a stylus and converts those strokes into digital information....

August 12, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Shannon Ward