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Google really doesn’t want you to buy a Pixel 6 phone

The Pixel 6a may have been announced at Google I/O 2022, but Google doesn’t want you to buy it, or any other Pixel 6 phone. It’s all the Pixel 7’s fault.
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Google shows ‘courage’ by ditching headphone jack in the Pixel 6a

The Pixel 6a not having a headphone jack is exactly as "courageous" as when the Pixel 2 and iPhone 7 killed it years before.
iPod Touch

How did the iPod Touch hang on for this long?

Apple discontinued the iPod Touch on Tuesday, thus ending the iconic iPod line. How did it stay alive for so long despite being overshadowed by the iPhone?
Nintendo Switch OLED model

5 useful Nintendo Switch features you didn’t know about

From button remapping to removing the sleep mode lock, these are some lesser-known, but very useful Nintendo Switch features.
Julianna pins Colt to the ground in Deathloop.

After testing AMD FSR 2.0, I’m almost ready to ditch DLSS

AMD FSR 2.0 is here with an update to Deathloop, and the new upscaling tech may be the final nail in the coffin for Nvidia's competing DLSS.
Auden sits on the beach during sunset in Along for the Ride.

Sarah Dessen & Sofia Alvarez on Along for the Ride’s dreamy YA love story

In an interview with Digital Trends, novelist Sarah Dessen and director Sofia Alvarez discuss adapting Netflix's Along for the Ride.
A "spinner" flies through the futuristic world depicted in Blade Runner.

Darkness and dystopia: The sci-fi movie summer of 1982

The summer of 1982 saw the release of numerous sci-fi classics including Blade Runner, TRON, The Road Warrior, E.T., The Thing, and Star Trek II.
Google's AR smartglasses translation feature demonstrated.

Google’s life-changing AR smart glasses demo gave me shivers

Google showed a pair of prototype smart glasses at the end of the I/O 2022 keynote, and demonstrated how this amazing technology could change lives.
Doctor Strange with shattered pieces of the multiverse in the movie's poster.

Where the MCU’s Doctor Strange can go from here

Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange sequel brought a flavor of the trippy and horrific to the MCU, and its ending leaves the titular sorcerer with a few places to go.
A train hurtles the snow against a red horizon in an early visual effects shot from the Snowpiercer series.

How visual effects created Snowpiercer’s frozen world

FuseFX studio's visual effects supervisor on the TNT series Snowpiercer explains how his team created the frozen world outside the train's windows.
A giant tree hangs in fog in Rogue Legacy 2.

Inside the long, emotional journey of an early access hit

Cellar Door Games gives a behind the scenes look at the nerve-racking early access process that made Rogue legacy 2 a hit.
Blended image of Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi, and Spider-Man against a red webbing background.

How Sam Raimi made the superhero film better

Sam Raimi pretty much reinvented and revitalized the comic book genre with 2002's Spider-Man, launching the modern superhero craze.
Two mobile devices showing two people dancing in YouTube Shorts videos.

Popular YouTubers react to Shorts’ new video remix feature

Popular YouTube creators react to Shorts' latest video splice feature that allows for remixing public videos on the platform.
Xbox Series S

Xbox lost its digital-only battle, but still won the war

Was the Xbox One just ahead of its time? Last weekend's Xbox server issues indicate that's the case.
Jesse Faden holding her gun and using her powers in Control promo art.

5 video games to play if you liked Doctor Strange 2

Doctor Strange 2 has finally hit theaters with an inventive Sam Raimi take on the MCU, and these are five games worth checking out after watching the movie.
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Vivint’s new updates make its smart home system even smarter

Vivint updated its product line to a new generation and added a few highly-desirable features to an already great lineup.
Primeval Foods' lion burgers.

Tiger steaks and lion burgers: Lab-grown exotic animal meat is on the way

Most cellular meat startups focus on growing familiar foods (like beef and chicken) in a lab, but Primeval Foods has its sights set on something more exotic.
Doctor Strange casts a spell in Doctor Strange.

Beyond Dr. Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch’s best geek roles

To mark the release of Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, we celebrate the Benedict Cumberbatch's work in classic geek franchises.
Google Nexus 7 tablet and its box.

The Nexus 7 was the perfect right-place, right-time product

tablet is 10 years old, and in our retrospective, we look back at what made it so well-loved and why it was such a milestone release.
A Asus Zenbook Pro 16X sitting on a desk.

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X hands-on review: Fast, feature-packed

The Asus ZenBook Pro 16X is a tech tour de force with plenty of power and a gorgeous display. It's perfect for productivity, creativity, and media consumption.
The Insta360 One RS with the 360 lens mod, DJI Action 2, and GoPro Hero 10 Black in a snow bank.

GoPro Hero 10 Black vs DJI Action 2 vs. Insta360 One RS: Clash of the action cameras

The DJI Action 2, GoPro Hero 10 Black, and Insta360 One RS are powerful and innovative action cameras.
A woman's hand is held by a robot's hand.

Finishing touch: How scientists are giving robots humanlike tactile senses

Giving robots sight and hearing is fairly straightforward these days, but equipping them with a robust sense of touch is far more difficult.
Elf and Yoli sit down outside and look into the distance in a scene from All My Puny Sorrows.

Sarah Gadon, Michael McGowan on balancing humor with grief in All My Puny Sorrows

Sarah Gadon and Michael McGowan sat down with Digital Trends to discuss their new film, All My Puny Sorrows.
Mark going up the elevator at Lumon in Severance on Apple TV+.

Severance had the best season finale I have seen in years

Apple TV+ has had some great its originals, including Severance, which had one of the best season finales I have seen in a long time.
Poster for Avengers: Infinity War showcasing Wanda Maximoff.

In honor of the Scarlet Witch, the MCU’s best character

Wanda Maximoff's journey in the MCU has been full of ups and downs, but she has remained a compelling figure and arguably, the MCU's best character.
Promo image of Detective Katagiri and Jake Adelstein in HBO Max's Tokyo Vice.

Tokyo Vice: The anatomy of organized crime and Sega’s Yakuza

HBO Max's Tokyo Vice shows a gripping deep dive into organized crime, and it interestingly does so through a similar lens as Sega's Yakuza games.
Roman and Serget sit in a theater in Firebird.

Firebird’s director and star on forbidden romance and Top Gun

In a conversation with Digital Trends, Firebird's actor and director discuss the true-life LGBT romance at the heart of their film.
An artist's rendering of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.

This is how NASA measures rising sea levels from space

NASA has been monitoring Earth's sea levels from orbit for over 30 years. Here's why measuring from space is actually easier than doing it terrestrially.
Wendy with a cut on her forehead staring into space in a scene from Ozark.

Wendy Byrde was the real villain in Ozark, and here’s why

While Ozark saw its share of villains, from drug cartel leaders to the unhinged Darlene, arguably the biggest villain of them all was Wendy Byrde.
Google Docs in Firefox on a MacBook.

5 Google Docs tricks you didn’t know you needed

Create a Gmail draft, set up meeting notes, insert a drop-down list, and more. These are the best Google Docs tricks to date for improving productivity.
A Lenovo Legion 5i Pro sitting on a shelf.

Gaming laptops are lying to us, and no one seems to care

Most gaming PCs are defined by their specs, but not gaming laptops. Even with the same graphics card, some laptops just don't perform the way they should.
A person weraing the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro for sleep monitoring

The Sandman wars, or how accurate are sleep trackers?

I compared the results of three different sleep trackers to determine which one is the most accurate.
A Nintendo Switch with the game Anodyne 2: Return to Dust playing.

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with these stellar games

For AAPI Heritage month, here are six excellent indies by Asian American creators, from Spelunky to Rakuen.
A poster for Hulu's Captive Audience.

Ashley Stayner on true crime and family trauma in Captive Audience

In an interview with Digital Trends, Ashley Stayner talks about family trauma and her father's legacy in Hulu's Captive Audience docuseries.