Fortnite announces Reload mode Cash Cups for Chapter 5 Season 4

Fortnite announces Reload mode Cash Cups for Chapter 5 Season 4 Fortnite has announced that competitive cash cups are coming to Reload mode with the upcoming Chapter 5 Season 4 and players are hyped. Since its launch, Fortnite’s Reload mode has been quite popular. Bytopping 300k players, the mode broke the single-day concurrent player record of the Battle Royale and Zero Build modes of Season 3 combined. The mode now has a consistent player base as the community relives their OG days on theChapter 1 map....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Regina Carroll

Google needs to solve this Android tablet problem in 2025

TheiPad Prohas been my most frequent — mind you, not my favorite — computing machine of choice for the past three years. It’s a ridiculously fast, amazingly fluid tablet with a great keyboard and a fantastic screen to go with it. It also gives me fits from time to time. Stage Manager, for all its good intentions, is still stuck in a rut. I often connect to an external monitor when I am tired of squinting atand hunching my back over its 13-inch panel, which can’t do proper multi-app windowing, nor is it large enough for running multiple apps side by side....

August 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1372 words · Daniel Hamilton

Google Pixel 8a vs. Pixel 6a: Is it time to upgrade?

The Google Pixel 8a (left) and Pixel 6aDigital Trends Ahead ofGoogle I/O 2024, Google revealed the latest entry in the Pixel lineup: theGoogle Pixel 8a. This budget-friendly Pixel option is packed with plenty of new features, including a new design and colors, the Tensor G3 chip, more storage, and a crop of new AI-powered tools. But what if you still have aGoogle Pixel 6a? Are all of these new features worth an upgrade?...

August 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1592 words · Shaun Sparks

Grab the Surface Pro with LTE Advanced for $1,300 if you’re a student or teacher

Following its release for business use, Microsoft’s Surface Pro with LTE Advanced is now on sale to the general public, making the top-notch 2-in-1 more attractive than ever before. Better yet, if you’re a student, teacher, parent, or member of the military, you can grab one now at a sizable discount from the list price. We enjoyed our time with the latest Surface Prowhen it first debuted last year and that verdict holds true today....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Dawn Evans

Here’s yet another sign that Facebook’s Libra is never going to happen

When Facebook unveiled the idea for its Libra cryptocurrency in June, the project had some major backers from the traditional financial industry, including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and more. Now it looks like those key partners are getting cold feet in light of major scrutiny from financial regulators around the world. Visa, Mastercard, and other organizations that initially signed on to create and maintain Libra are now “reconsidering their involvement” in the cryptocurrency,according to a report Tuesday from the Wall Street Journal....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Molly Brown

How iOS 13 will eventually make your iPhone the only ID you need

Your iPhone is already practically indispensable, storing messages, photos, contacts, banking apps, payment cards, boarding passes, and so much more. InApple’s iOS 13, the stage is being set for it to one day also become the main form of personal identification you carry, due to the company opening up its NFC feature beyondApple Pay. By doing this, official identification — from passports to driving licences — could eventually be stored in your phone, creating a digital representation of the hard copy in your hand....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1034 words · Christopher Rodriguez

How to beat final boss in The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies

How to beat final boss in The Tomb in Black Ops 6 Zombies The Sentinel Artifact is the final boss ofThe Tomb‘s main story Easter egg inBlack Ops 6Zombies, but completing it is one of the toughest challenges in the mode to date. The Tomb has finally arrived as part ofBlack Ops 6 Season 2and players are racing to finish it as quickly as possible. However, the final boss is proving difficult for many, as fans have alreadycriticized it for being too challenging....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Franklin Vazquez

HP Spectre Folio vs. Apple MacBook Air

The premium notebook market welcomed two new entrants recently. Apple’s venerableMacBook Airreceived a major refresh, sporting more modern specifications and a thinner and lighter design, and HP has attempted to “Reinvent the PC” with itsSpectre Folio2-in-1 constructed of high-quality leather. The original MacBook Air kicked off the thin-and-light craze years ago, and the Spectre Folio represents perhaps the most modern take yet. But when they’re pitted head to head, which is the better notebook?...

August 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1122 words · Laura Rowe

Hubble images a pair of galaxies caught in the process of merging

After last week’s image of the week from the Hubble Space Telescope showed a cluster of galaxies that appeared to be very close to each other but actually weren’t, this week’s image shows two images that are practically on top of each other. The two galaxies shown in the image below, NGC 6040 and LEDA 59642, are so close that they are interacting and have a shared name as a pair, Arp 122....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Adam Russell

Hypnotic’s ending, explained

Warning: this article contains major spoilers forHypnotic(2023). Not everything is as it seems to be inHypnotic. That’s clear from the moment the film begins, but not many viewers will likely be able to predict just how many layers are actually hidden beneath the surface ofHypnotic’s story. While a majority of the film’s first act plays out like a fairly straightforward detective thriller with a sci-fi twist, the cracks inHypnotic’s façade start to appear the moment that Danny Rourke (Air‘s Ben Affleck) discovers he has the same kind of powers as both Diana Cruz (Alice Braga) and Dellrayne (William Fichtner), the mysterious man he’s become obsessed with tracking down and catching....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 664 words · Daniel Hanson

I'm Delighted This Horror Movie Is Now A Streaming Success After Its $53M Box Office Letdown 2 Months Ago

Summary It’s been a delight to see the brilliantThe First Omenfind such a massive streaming audience after earning well below what it deserved to make at the box office. Set in a troubled Rome in 1971,The First Omenrevolves around an American novitiate named Margaret Daino, who’s sent to work alongside nuns and priests at a mysterious orphanage. While she’s there, she uncovers a sinister conspiracy within the church to impregnate the offspring of a jackal demon with the Antichrist to get church attendance numbers back up....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 864 words · Megan Bates

Intel Comet Lake vs. Ice Lake

Intel’s last-generation lineup included Comet Lake and Ice Lake processors, with the former available on desktop and mobile and the latter exclusively in laptops. Even with therelease of new processorson desktop and mobile, there’s still a reason to stick with one of Intel’s last-gen parts, and in this Intel Comet Lake versus Ice Lake comparison, we’re going to help you choose between them. Both lines fall under the Intel 10th-gen banner, but there are some significant differences between them....

August 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1660 words · Adam Wilcox

Is The O.C. one of the most influential TV shows of the 21st century?

20 years ago, teenagers Ryan Atwood and Seth Cohen attended a party at Holly’s beach house on one fateful summer night. After Seth got into an altercation with the water polo team, Ryan jumped in to defend his new, helpless friend. Outnumbered, a fearless Ryan took the first shot at Luke, punching the puka shell-wearing water polo captain in the face. Ryan and Seth didn’t stand a chance, as they received numerous kicks and blows to the body....

August 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1619 words · Michael Daniel