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Dog with Vava's mobile pet cam.

How smart is too smart for your pets?

Smart pet tech can do incredible things -- but is it actually healthy for our pets? Here's what we think about the relationships between tech, owners, and pets.
A collection of Bluetti charging devices.

Bluetti Bucks: Earn rewards and discounts on charging gear

Need some new charging gear for the summer? The Bluetti Bucks program lets you earn rewards and exclusive deals on Bluetti's huge catalog of charging devices.
Viola Davis in The First Lady.

The best first ladies in TV and movies

The greatest first ladies in TV and film represent a wide variety of real and fictional presidential spouses worth considering.
A Steam Deck sits next to a Switch OLED.

The one way the Steam Deck succeeds where the Switch failed

With the Steam Deck now a few months old, there's one specific reason Valve succeeds where the Nintendo Switch failed.
Rachel holds Elliot at the end of a boat in The Twin.

The Twin’s filmmakers on applying Finnish culture in horror

Filmmakers Taneli Mustonen and Aleksi Hyvärinen talk to Digital Trends about their new horror film, The Twin.
The virtual dancefloor of a metaverse club

I went clubbing in the metaverse, and it wasn’t what I expected

The nightlife and events industries are betting big on the metaverse and setting up virtual venues -- but will anyone actually show up?
Soldier lying down with sniper in Warzone.

Call of Duty: Warzone’s sniper nerf is a much-needed change

Following a substantial update as part of Warzone Season 3, the sniper meta has shifted tremendously. This balancing change has been a long time coming.
Echo 4th Gen speaker on table.

Command your worries away: 7 ways your smart home can help fight stress

There is no escaping stress, but our smart homes offer plenty of ways to combat the weight of our daily anxieties. Here are seven ways to unwind right now.
Apple MacBook Pro side view showing keyboard deck and ports.

If you use a Mac, you should know these 5 keyboard shortcuts

There are a lot of hidden shortcuts in MacOS that can change the way you use your MacBook, iMac, Mac Mini, or other Mac devices. Here are five of them.
Anaïs Demoustier and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi look at each other in Anaïs in Love.

Anaïs in Love’s director, star on making 2022’s best rom-com

Anaïs in Love director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet and star Anaïs Demoustier open up about how they made one of the year's best romance films.
An image from the DMZ series featuring actors against a backdrop created with visual effects.

How visual effects made Manhattan a war zone in HBO’s DMZ

A VFX supervisor on HBO Max series DMZ explains how visual effects turned Manhattan into a war-torn landscape for the four-part saga.
Man relaxing while holding OnePlus Nord N20 phone plugged into charging cable.

All these outlandish battery life claims are getting silly

The increasingly wild claims made about the battery life to expect from our phones, smartwatches and other devices are getting out of hand.
Switch Sports player spiking a volleyball.

The best video games of April 2022

From Nintendo Switch Sports to the Playdate, these are the April 2022 releases you should pay attention to.
Nanoleaf Lines in a gaming room.

How do the Nanoleaf Lines hold up after six months?

After six months of daily use, the Nanoleaf Lines are still a solid investment in dynamic home lighting.
Neville, Hermione, Ron, and Harry inside a dark tunnel in HP and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

It’s time to explore other corners of the Wizarding World

The failure of Fantastic Beasts 3 suggests that WB should move away from good-versus-evil wizard stories and focus on other corners of the Wizarding World.
The Twitter app on the Sony XPeria 5 II.

4 new Twitter features Elon Musk has hinted at adding

We still don't know what a Twitter run by Musk will look like. But the Tesla CEO has dropped a few hints on what he wants to see. Let's take a closer look.
Tracer, Reinhardt, and Mei as they appear in Overwatch 2.

4 tips to boost your frame rate in the Overwatch 2 beta

The Overwatch 2 beta is finally live, and we've identified four settings you can tweak to get the most out of your PC.
The protagonist of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla shouting in battle and wielding two axes.

6 video games to play if you liked The Northman

The Northman offers a thrilling Viking-themed revenge story, and these are some video games worth playing that are similar to it.
CJ with arms stretched

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is a charming, side-scrolling RPG

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising charmed the heck out of players at this year's PAX East. Here's how this side-scrolling action RPG works.
Norman Reedus from Silent Hills P.T. demo.

7 years after it was delisted, P.T. fans struggle to save it

Konami's war on P.T., its own game, led to some of the greatest innovations for the horror-game genre.
An older Michael Corleone stares at someone in The Godfather Part III.

The continuing relevance of the Godfather Trilogy

With the recent release of The Offer on Paramount+, now's a good time to look back at the continued relevance of The Godfather Trilogy.
A still of the Overwatch 2 characters.

Overwatch 2 already feels like a return to glory

Overwatch 2 is a sizable update for Overwatch that distills the massively-popular hero shooter's best features.
Norman Jewison laughs with Topol in Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen.

Review: Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen highlights a classic

In Daniel Raim's entertaining documentary Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen, the making of 1971 musical Fiddler on the Roof is expertly chronicled.
Al Ruddy and his crew meet in a living room in The Offer.

The Offer’s writers on the lasting legacy of The Godfather

The writers and creators of the Paramount+ series The Offer talk about the challenges in making a behind-the-scenes show about The Godfather.
Nothing OS Android launcher running on Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

I installed the Nothing OS beta preview, and now I’m worried

Nothing's first attempt to persuade users toward a minimal experience with its custom Android launcher feels short of exciting.
A framed photo in The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe celebrates the original game.

Don’t ask questions, just play Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

If you had written off The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe as a simple rerelease, think again.
April and Leo high-five in TMNT: Shredder's Revenge

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge keeps the combos rolling

Shredder's Revenge is a dream come true for anyone who likes stringing together massive combos with friends.
Jamie Foxx in Day Shift.

Netflix reveals its film schedule for summer 2022

Get ready for summer with Netflix's incredible lineup of original movies, including Day Shift, The Gray Man, and many more!
A Dorfromantik board shows trees and rocks.

Dorfromantik is the soothing game we need in today’s world

The team behind Dorfromantik explains the appeal of the minimalist city builder in today's hectic world.
Hand holding the OnePlus Nord N20 5G.

OnePlus Nord N20 5G hands on review: OnePlus settled

The OnePlus Nord N20 is a fairly typical midrange offering that doesn't hold to its OnePlus roots.
Blue and yellow G-Shock GA-B2100 together.

The tech-boosted G-Shock GA-B2100 watch is a great buy

Bluetooth and solar charging have been added to Casio's popular GA-B2100 octagonal watch, making the low-cost, highly wearable watch a great buy.
Man looking at notifications on his iPhone 12.

Greener techniques could help find rare minerals for phones

Researchers say they have removed valuable rare earth elements from waste at high yields in a method that could also help save the environment.
Francis Ford Coppola shoots The Godfather with Bettye and Al in The Offer.

The Offer review: A Godfather show you should refuse

In Paramount+'s disappointing new show The Offer, the making of the 1972 classic film The Godfather is derailed by an unnecessary mob plot.
Andrew Garfield in Under the Banner of Heaven.

Best crime dramas like Under the Banner of Heaven

Under the Banner of Heaven is just one of many true crime shows that have dominated TV in recent years.