The best Motorola phones in 2025: Which one should you buy?

Motorola, once the leading name in mobile technology, may have lost itstop spotin the smartphone market, especially in 2024 when itproduced a lot of duds. However, the company is far from being irrelevant. WhileSamsung,Apple, and Google dominate the industry, Motorola continues to establish its presence with an impressive range of devices. Offering everything from budget-friendly options to high-end flagships, Motorola caters to a wide variety of consumers. Its recent entry into the foldable phone market and dedication to delivering high-performance devices have attracted significant attention....

August 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1837 words · Miranda Mckay

The best video games of May 2022

May 2022 definitely seems like it will be the quietest month of the year in terms of significant AAA releases. The biggest games were themiddlingVampire: The Masquerade – Swansongand thesurprisingly satisfyingSniper Elite 5.Despite the lack of AAA titles, there were still plenty of excellent indie games that made May 2022 a month to remember for some. Next month, we’ll get a flurry of new releases from thelikes of Nintendo, Blizzard, and 2K, as well as enjoy new announcements from almost every company in the video game industry....

August 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1532 words · Kyle Cummings

The gamers have spoken: AMD obliterates Intel in CPU sales

AMD’s3D V-Cacheprocessors are some of thebest CPUs, and they’re certainly a hit among gamers. The sales figures speak for themselves: According to the latest numbers from Mindfactory, a German retailer, consumers are continuously pickingAMD over Intel— and the gap is huge. What’s perhaps more interesting is that AMD’s last-gen platform continues to dominate sales charts despite the lack of an upgrade path from the AM4 socket. Shared by TechEpiphany on Twitter, these numbers spell great news for AMD....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Clayton Morris

The popular Eve Light Switch now supports Matter, no longer requires a hub

The Eve Light Switch is one of our favorite smart light switches, offering an elegant design that makes it easy to control bulbs throughout your home. It’s now getting an update to make it even more enticing, as the company has officially launched the Eve Light Switch with Matter.Revealed last December, the switch is now available for $50 — though existing users should note that the third-generation Eve Light Switch will also be receiving a Matter firmware upgrade via the Eve app....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Debra Stewart

The Rock’s New Movie Will Continue A Recent Christmas Movie Trend

Summary Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s new action-comedy film looks set to continue a recent Christmas movie trend after the trailer revealed a few surprises.Red Onewill star The Rock and Chris Evans' character trying to save Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons) who has been kidnapped. While the idea of saving Santa has been done numerous times before in some of thebest Christmas action movies,Red Onewill do so in a completely unique setting, giving the film a distinct personality....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Brandon Roman

The Windows 11 24H2 update is causing even more problems

TheWindows 11 24H2update had already been giving users a real headache with problems such as bugs for visual layouts and flaws for certain wallpaper apps. And now, asMicrosoft confirms in a support document, some people without administrative privileges can’t change the time zone in the Date & Time view, among myriad other issues related to the importantWindows 11update. AFeedback Hub postalso reports a time issue after exiting Sleep Mode, specifically after about one out of every five overnight sleep cycles....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Shawn Drake

These Acer, Asus, Dell, HP Chromebooks are on sale ahead of Memorial Day

Memorial Day saleshave arrived earlier than expected for the Acer Chromebook 15, Asus Chromebook A202, Dell Chromebook 3100, and HP Chromebook 14A G5, which are on sale from as little as $236 today. Best act fast, though:Chromebook dealsdon’t tend to sit around. Asus Chromebook C202— $236, was $269 The Asus Chromebook C202 is an education-focused Chromebook that boasts a sturdy build construction, comfortable keyboard, and very good battery life. Best of all, mommy and daddy won’t go broke purchasing it as it’s one of the most affordable kiddie Chromebooks we’ve ever encountered....

August 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1493 words · Kyle Banks

To be blunt, the Vuzix Blade smartglasses just don’t cut it

“Why you can 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.“ Ever sinceGoogle Glass was swept away, smartglasses have been lingering in the doldrums. A handful of companies still believe in the concept and they’ve been working busily away the last few years to create a product they think people may actually buy....

August 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1737 words · Peter Beard

Torc Robotics expands its self-driving car development team

Autonomous-driving companyTorc Roboticsmay not be as well known as, say,Waymo, but that may change soon as Torc looks to expand. The company is looking to nearly double its number of employees to continue developing tech for self-driving cars. Torc unveiled its Asimov (named after science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov) autonomous-driving system last year, and gave public demonstrationsat CES 2018. The company is headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, and continues to test self-driving cars thereand in Las Vegas....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Theresa Mckee

Twitch streamer Nmplol denies Malena cheating allegation in divorce filing

Twitch streamer Nmplol denies Malena cheating allegation in divorce filing Twitch streamer Nick “Nmplol” Polom has publicly denied allegations of infidelity following the emergence of new details from his ongoing divorce from former partner and co-streamer Malena. The streaming couplesplit in September 2024, with Nick explaining that they had “different goals” in life, and needed to go separate ways. In January 2025, Malena filed for divorce, and Nick filed a response in February, asking the court to split their assets according to an undisclosed agreement between Malena and himself....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Frank Davis

What does a private 5G network mean for you?

The advent of5Ghas the potential to change the world in a lot more ways than just offering faster mobile data. With speeds and latency good enough to replace wired broadband connections, 5G is already revolutionizing home internet services, but even that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In many ways, the real future of 5G technology lies inprivate 5G networks. With the ability to deliver Wi-Fi-like performance over a much wider area, 5G is finding its way into industrial, agricultural, healthcare, and even retail spaces....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1056 words · Kathryn Ward

Where to watch Titanic

As demonstrated by the currentlyunfolding story about the missing OceanGate submarine, the allure of the Titanic remains strong well over a century after the ship sank beneath the waves in 1912. The ongoing fascination with the ship and its fate reached a crescendo in 1997 when director James Cameron unleashedTitanic, which at the time was the most expensive movie ever made. Stories about Titanic going wildly over budget filled the Hollywood trades of the era, and they hung over the film prior to its release....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Diana Newman

Why I leave Nvidia’s game-changing tech off in most games

Nvidia’s most recent graphics cards have increasingly relied onDeep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS)3 to find their value. GPUs like theRTX 4070 TiandRTX 4060 Tiaren’t impressive on their own, but factor DLSS 3 into the buying decision, and they start to become attractive. If you look at Nvidia’s overall strategy for this generation of chips, it looks like the company has started selling DLSS,not graphics cards. It’s not hard to see why DLSS 3 is so important....

August 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1285 words · Margaret Moses