Here is how to watch the 2017 EA Play presentation

The EA Play Press Conference has ended. For detailed information on games likeNeed for Speed Payback,A Way Out, orMadden 18, click the title of each game. For a full rundown of everything announced,head here. For the second straight year, Electronic Arts will march to the beat of its own gigantic drum byforegoing E3in favor of its fan-centric EA Play three-day event. While that does not necessarily mean very much to you, the viewer watching at home, the first year of EA Play was less about revealing far-off games than it was about unveiling new and exciting features to games that were available to demo after the conference concluded....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Stephanie Munoz

House Of The Dragon: Cregan Stark’s Future In Season 2 & Beyond Clarified By Showrunner & Star

Next Alicent & Criston Cole’s Relationship In House Of The Dragon Season 2 Explained By Showrunner Warning: SPOILERS ahead for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1, and George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood! Summary House of the Dragonshowrunner Ryan Condal and star Tom Taylor clarify what’s next for newcomer Cregan Stark during season 2 and beyond of the fantasy series. Cregan (Taylor) was introduced inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 1, speaking with Rhaenyra Targaryen’s son, Jace Velaryon, about pledging his allegiance to the queen at Dragonstone....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Stacy Craig

How Ishana Shyamalan Found The Watchers' Perfect Mix Of Horror & Fantasy

Summary Mina, an artist in her late twenties, becomes stranded in an expansive Western Ireland forest inThe Watchers. While wandering the forest, she manages to find shelter with three other strangers, but they soon become trapped. Things get even worse when mysterious creatures begin to stalk them each night. The Watchersis based on A. M. Shine’s book of the same name with Ishana Shyamalan adapting the story into a screenplay and making her directorial debut....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 841 words · Robert Chandler

How to earn Coins fast in Anthem, and where to spend them

If you want to have thespiffiest Javelinin all of Bastion, you’re going to need to know how to earn Coins fast. It’s true. The more you playAnthem, the more you’ll realize having a nice chunk of change is helpful. While you start off with 40,000 coins, as you level up, you may want to change your look and a new Javelin suit can cost up to 61,000 Coins (or more). Looking like a badass Freelancer doesn’t come cheap....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 990 words · Rhonda Frazier

How to improve sound and voice recognition on your Google Home device

Whether you useGoogle Home to play games, to listen to tunes, or to connect to your smart devices, having good sound quality andvoice recognitionon your speaker is a must. When you may hear every layer and every single lyric of your favorite song, it enhances the listening experience. Sound effects can help to immerse you in Google Home’s audio games, and make you feel like you’re actually in the fictional world....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 783 words · Maureen Grant

How to use TikTok’s voice changer

TikTok has a fun voice changer feature that you can use to modify the sound of your voice in theTikTok videosyou record. The feature comes with a wide variety of voice effect options to choose from. These options can include effects that make your voice sound like a cat, an echo, a robot, or like it’s been affected by helium. In this guide, we’ll show you how to access TikTok’s voice changer feature so you can start playing with all of its silly voice effects in your own videos....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Jennifer Lynn

How to watch the SpaceX launch of 60 Starlink satellites

SpaceX will launch a Starlink rocket carrying dozens of internet-providing satellites via the company’s Falcon 9, and you’re able to watch it live. Following a week of extreme weather in the recovery area, the company was originally on track for a Monday morning launch. But due to strong upper level winds, the blast-off was postponed. The launch is now aimed for Wednesday, January 29, at 6:06 a.m. PT. Now targeting Wednesday, January 29 at 9:06 a....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Mariah Sullivan

How ‘speed breeding’ could supercharge farming to save us from starvation

They say speed kills, but when it comes togrowing enough food for our future, speed could spell the difference between feast and famine. Luckily, there’s a group of scientists with their proverbial foot on the pedal. These scientists recentlypublished a paper detailing a new plant breeding techniquethat may revolutionize the way we grow crops and accelerate the rate at which we can develop hardier, healthier, and more versatile plants in the face of climate change....

June 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1604 words · Jamie Lee

HP’s new Z studio monitors have a pop-up 4K webcam for crisp video calls

HP has released a pair of new PCmonitorsfor creative professionals under its Z series umbrella during CES 2022. Like most professional-grade displays, HP’s third-gen Z34c and Z40c boast color accurate LED screens that use a curved form factor to immerse you in your work, but they also come with useful features designed for the hybrid workflow. With a pop-up webcam, integrated speakers, and capable microphones, the new Z studio monitors are as much about web conferencing with clients and colleagues as it is about getting your work done....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Desiree Saunders

I really hope the iPhone 16 Pro Max doesn’t look like this

We may still be waiting for Apple to announce theiPhone 15series, but that hasn’t stopped the iPhone 16 leaks from already trickling in. More specifically, new renders now provide a first glimpse at what 2024’s iPhone 16 Pro Max could look like … and it’sa lot. In collaboration with Apple leaker Sonny Dickson,9to5Machas published early CAD renders of the iPhone 16 Pro Max / iPhone 16 Ultra. The name of the device is still up in the air, but the renders showcase what the rumored 6....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Mark Robbins

I Think Star Trek: DS9 Actually Gets Good Before Worf Shows Up

Summary I thinkStar Trek: Deep Space Nineactually gets good before Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn) shows up inDS9season 4. Challenges likeStar Trek: Deep Space Nine’s inevitable comparison toStar Trek: The Next Generationand uncertainty aboutDS9’s space station setting meanit takes time beforeDeep Space Ninefigures out the type of show that it wants to be. Besides successes like Commander Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) meeting Bajor’s Prophets inDS9’s pilot episode, “Emissary”, andDS9season 1, episode 19, “Duet”, which examines Major Kira Nerys' (Nana Visitor) prejudices against Cardassians, the first season ofDeep Space Ninecan be forgettable....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 702 words · Sarah Tate

I'm Very Worried About David Boreanaz's Jason In SEAL Team Season 7

Summary AsSEAL Teamseason 7 nears, I’m becoming more worried about David Boreanaz’s Jason Hayes. The CBS military drama has six seasons under its belt, with the seventh and final outing set to premiere in August 2024.The long-running series centers on Bravo Team— a subunit of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group — as the elite Navy SEALs take on dangerous missions across the globe. The well-written characters were what I found most compelling aboutSEAL Teamin its debut season....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 589 words · Samantha Mathews

Initiatives for 24/7 clean energy announced at Google I/O 2021

Google has maintained a focus on carbon neutrality, becoming carbon neutral in 2007 and matching all of its electricity usage with clean energy purchases since 2017. Devices like Nest speakers and displays use recycled plastics in their manufacturing, and we continue to see Google strive for improvement in this area. AtGoogle I/O 2021, the company announced more initiatives towards cleaner energy, with the aim of operating on carbon-free energy by the year 2030....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Lori Gonzalez