The 8 best OLED TVs for 2025: Tested and reviewed by our TV experts

Most of thebest TVs you can buyare OLEDs, so it stands to reason that most of the best OLED TVs on this list could easily be considered the best out there. While there is some stiff rivaly from the latest andbest QLEDand mini-LED TVs, there’s nothing quite like an OLED’s contrast, color clarity, and responsiveness for gaming. With their individual pixel control, infinite contrast, and near-instantaneous pixel response time, the best OLED TVs are fantastic for HDR movies, fast-paced gaming, or for relaxing with a group of friends – viewing angles are never a problem on OLED....

June 17, 2025 · 17 min · 3572 words · Shelby Waller

The Acolyte Episode 1 recap: Star Wars makes a questionable decision

The Acolyte Episode 1 recap: Star Wars makes a questionable decision A new era of Star Wars is taking off, and Episode 1 of The Acolyte puts a fair chunk of time into its own worldbuilding. Marking the furthest back theStar Wars timelinehas ever gone on-screen,The Acolyteis a brand new eight-part series releasing weekly on Disney Plus. With an entirely new group ofStar Wars charactersintroduced to the franchise — except for one — the series follows a string of dubious Jedi murders at the hands of an unknown assailant....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 863 words · Kyle Thompson

The Acolyte Episode 4 Review: An Outstanding Cliffhanger Ending Overcomes A Weaker Star Wars Entry

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte episode 4. Summary The Acolyteepisode 4 delivers another good installment, albeit without reaching the same heights as episode 3’s deep-dive into the Force. Despite the endless controversy surroundingThe Acolyte, I have been a fan of what creator Leslye Headland has presented.Star Wars’High Republic Erais a personal favorite section of the timeline, and I appreciate it when stories in a galaxy far, far away delve into the weirder, philosophical side of their subject matter....

June 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1312 words · Shannon Barnes

The best Archetypes in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

There are few universes as brutal and unforgiving as Warhammer 40,000.Between the demonic forces, the Imperial army, and space itself, your character inWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Traderis up against tough odds. Before you begin your adventure through the Koronus Expanse and pick up allies, you need to design your own character. You could pick one of the premade options, but where’s the fun in that? Among the cosmetic options available, arguably the most important aspect you need to decide is your Archetype....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 982 words · Joshua Gallegos

The best sous vide: Anova vs. Joule

Sous vide is a pleasantly simple yet sophisticated cooking method: You heat up water with a specialized device, and use that water to cook food sealed in a bag. That same simple process is ideal when it comes to even the most ambitious cooking projects, such as getting prime cuts of meat to the perfect temperature without danger of burning them. It’s not surprising that people are starting experimenting more with sous vide in their homes — and there arehome-friendly sous vide machinesto help out....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Peter Patel

The ThinkBook Twist’s twisting hinge is either pure genius or totally silly

A laptop with a twisting hinge? It’s one of those concepts for a laptop that feels brilliant from an engineering standpoint, but whether or not it makes for a good product? That’s up for debate. The laptop in question is the ThinkBook Plus Twist, a new Lenovo device that was announced here at CES 2023. A 12-inch e-ink graces the laptop’s lid, which is something we’ve seen on theThinkBook Plus laptops in the past....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Bobby Pierce

This popular photo-editing app will no longer work on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

Popular photo-editing app Paint.Net is dropping support for Windows 7, and Windows 8.1. The app will be limited to 64-bit on Windows 10 and Windows 11 heading into the future, thedeveloper announced recently. According to Rick Brewster, the developer of the app, Paint.Net v4.3.x will be the last release that works on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or on any 32-bit or x86 version of Windows. This is because it has become more difficult and time-consuming to support these older versions of Windows....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Leslie Gonzalez

Turkish government creates TOGG car brand to sell electric vehicles

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced a pair of close-to-production electric prototypes he hopes will propel the nation to the automotive industry’s global stage for the first time. Marketed by a new brand called Turkey Automobile Joint Venture Group (TOGG), the models use technology developed entirely in Turkey. While Turkey’s so-called national car wasoriginally designedaround an older Saab platform, the sedan and the crossover unveiled during a grandiose ceremony have no Swedish genes....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Charles Lopez

Twitter says it’s fixed Monday night’s service outage

UPDATE: Twitter says it’s resolved the issue that impacted its web-based service for around three hours on Monday evening. Many users around the world were unable to access the platform during the outage, though the mobile apps appeared to continue working without any issues. In a tweet posted at about 10:15 p.m. ET, the company said: “We’ve fixed this and Twitter for web should now be back to normal.” We’ve fixed this and Twitter for web should now be back to normal....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Diana Duran

Upway launches one of the best marketplaces for certified e-bikes, new or not

This content was produced in partnership with Upway. It wasn’t too long ago that e-bikes were a rare sight, but all of that has changed, and rightfully so. Electric bikes are all over the road these days, and there are many brands either venturing into the technology, to launch their own versions of the sustainable transportation option or reiterating existing and traditional designs. From Aventon to Schwinn, or RadPower to Momentum, with so many opportunities, the prevailing question is, where do you go to find the best deals and the best information about these brands and their e-bike models?...

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 878 words · Sydney Fuller

Verizon 5G home internet service: Coverage, speeds, and plans

Themajor 5G carriersare all rolling out 5G, and Verizon was arguably the first to start doing so. It started with pockets of mmWave coverage in some major cities and has since adoptedSub-6 coveragefor itsnationwide 5G network. But the carrier was also the first to roll out another 5G-related service:5G home internet. Setting up 5G home internet basically involves getting a new kind of router that gets its service from 5G instead of from a cable and then converts that signalinto a Wi-Fi networkfor your home devices....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Alyssa Scott

Watch SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft crash to Earth

SpaceX nailed the landing of its first-stage Super Heavy booster during theseventh test of its mighty Starship rocketon Thursday, but the upper-stage Starship spacecraft suffered what SpaceX likes to call a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” (in regular-speak, it blew up) soon after stage-separation. A short while later, clips started appearing on social media apparently showing bits of the uncrewed Starship falling back to Earth near the Turks and Caicos Islands about 1,600 miles (2,600 km) east of the rocket’s launch site near Boca Chica, Texas....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Jasmine Young

Watch the world’s largest aircraft crash-land on only its second outing

The so-called “Flying Bum” didn’t quite land on its ass, but it was definitely a dangerously heavy return to terra firma for the aircraft officially known as the Airlander 10. The world’s largest flying machine, which, incidentally, picked up its unflattering nickname for its butt-shaped leading end, was enjoying its second-ever outing just days after completing a successfulmaiden test flightabout 40 miles north of London, U.K. The $33-million blimp-shaped flying machine was coming in to land at the same location following a hitch-free 100-minute flight around the airfield....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Debra Meyer