Game of Thrones’ Tormund Giantsbane might join The Witcher season 2

Cameras are currently rolling onThe Witcherseason 2, and more details about who will be joining the Netflix series during its second story arc are beginning to emerge. The latest report indicates that a fan-favoriteGame of Thronesactor, Kristofer Hivju, could be joining the show in a key role. Hivju portrayed Tormund Giantsbane in the wildly popular HBO series, and will reportedly play the cursed nobleman Nivellen in the second season ofThe Witcher....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Andrew Anderson

Hennessey’s VelociRaptor 6×6 turns the F-150 into an unstoppable off-road beast

American tuner Hennessey has added an extra axle to the immensely capable Ford F-150 Raptor. The truck is calledVelociRaptor 6×6, and it’s based on the four-door version of the second-generationFord F-150 Raptor. Over a year after it was unveiled, the VelociRaptor 6×6 is finally entering production. But Hennessey only plans to build 50 copies of this apocalypse-worthy rig. Hennessey has added a third axle and a longer bed, but the modifications don’t stop there....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Kristina Brown

Honeywell Lyric review

“Why you may 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.“ Just as Apple’s iPhone launched a thousand smartphones, so Nest’s thermostat seems destined to launch a thousand smart thermostats. Witness, Honeywell’s $279 Lyric, a round-faced homage to the Nest model, with a few new twists of its own....

July 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1277 words · Henry Williams

How to back up your Android smartphone

So you dropped your phone in the street. Then it was run over. Twice. And then you were almost hit by a Subaru trying to rescue it from the middle of the crosswalk. If this sad story sounds familiar – or at least plausible – chances are that the first thought racing through your head was of all the contacts, photos, text messages, and notes stored on your device. What’s an Android aficionado to do in a case like this?...

July 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1389 words · Devin Clayton

How to watch the Pacers vs Knicks Game 5 live stream

The Pacers and Knicks are tied 2-2 in the Conference Semifinals. The first three games were decided within 10 points. The first two went to the Knicks, then the Pacers rallied for a close game three then decimated the Knicks in game four by 121 to 89. The Knicks are hoping to leverage their home court advantage tonight to rally from the devastating results of game four. The New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers game is about to start, at 8:00 p....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Clarence Gonzalez

HP Envy 15 (2020) review: Insane performance, incredible price

“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.“ Dell makes some of thebest laptopson the market and has seen a lot of success with its XPS 15 — a sleek,business laptopwith a surprising amount of performance. HP has never had its own MacBook Pro 16-inch competitor — at least not in terms of performance....

July 4, 2025 · 14 min · 2939 words · Ralph Harris

Hulu passes 20 million subscribers, says offline downloads on the way

Netflix has supportedoffline viewingfor some time now, making it much easier for mobile users who want to watch a movie or TV show somewhere without solid internet access to do so. In the announcement, Hulu stated that it plans to offer the ability to download movies andTV shows for offline viewingas well. The approach it takes will be slightly different though. Unlike Netflix, Hulu has subscription tiers that include ads. If you’re paying for one of these subscriptions, you’ll still see ads offline....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Mr. Larry Lyons

Klipsch The Nines review: way too much fun for just one box

“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.“ What happens when Klipsch dresses powered speakers to The Nines? When you get over that terrible pun, please read on to find out. Jokes aside, The Nines are Klipsch’s most ambitious powered speakers yet — and they really are remarkable....

July 4, 2025 · 12 min · 2418 words · Jody Norton

Learn how to change your gamertag on an Xbox One in just a few simple steps

If you’ve been onXbox Onefor a long enough time, you’ve probably seen your fair share of terrible gamertags. You might even be that person with the terrible username — but you don’t have to be. It might seem tricky to change your username at first, but learning how to change your gamertag onanXbox One is easier than it looks. What’s especially nice about changing your gamertag on Xbox Live is that you may make the change on a variety of platforms....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Christina Kramer

Lotus Evija electric supercar is bursting with cutting-edge tech

It’s been a long time since we’ve heard any major news from Lotus. The plucky British firm once knownfor innovationhas confined itself to rolling outendless variationsof its existing models — the Elise, Exige, and Evora — for the past few years. So it was quite a shock (no pun intended) when Lotus unveiled an electric supercar — the Evija. Done with resting on its laurels, Lotus packed the Evija (pronounced “e-vi-ya”) with what the company claims is world-beating tech....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 615 words · Justin Pace

Marvel Rivals players demand rework for “terrible” Support ult

Marvel Rivals players demand rework for “terrible” Support ult One particular Marvel Rivals Support character has been causing misery for players due to their “useless” ultimate ability. Marvel Rivals Season 1brought about plenty of change to the hero-shooter, with new characters, game modes,ranksand more added. While Season 1 also implemented plenty of long-requestednerfs and buffsto particular heroes, there are still plenty of reworks that players are requesting developer NetEase to make....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Thomas Patel

Meta is reportedly working on a GPT-4 rival, and it could have dire consequences

Facebook owner Meta is working on an artificial intelligence (AI) system that it hopes will be more powerful thanGPT-4, the large language model developed by OpenAI that powersChatGPT Plus. If successful, that could add much more competition to the world of generative AI chatbots — and potentially bring a host of serious problems along with it. According toThe Wall Street Journal, Meta is aiming to launch its new AI model in 2024....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Erica Coleman

Microsoft tries to dial back trash talk on Xbox Live, but ‘get wrecked’ is fine

Microsoft released itsCommunity Standards for Xbox, and part of the document is the company’s attempt on dialing back trash talk on Xbox Live. Under the “Keep your content clean” section of the new community standards for Xbox Live, players are advised to “know the difference between trash talk and harassment.” Microsoft admitted that competitive multiplayer action may result in a little trash talk between players, but it laid down the law that “hate has no place” in Xbox Live, and that it is no longer acceptable when trash talk becomes harassment....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · April Taylor