If it’s been years since you thought of the Winamp audio player, no one would blame you. First released in 1997, Winamp hasn’t changed in years; that’s set to change in 2019, with a new update that overhauls the service to compete with modern streaming services such as Spotify. It will bring together podcasts, streaming radio stations, and music under a single, cross-platform application. Winamp grew up during the rise of the MP3 format and in the early ’00s had tens of millions of users, but its influence has waned in the years since....

Microsoftis makinga long-requested design change to Windows 11. As part of the latest Windows Insider Dev Channel build, the company is beta testing an updated volume slider, which now matches up with the look and feel of the rest of the operating system. A change from the previous versions left over from Windows 8, the Windows 11 Dev Channel beta editions of the hardware indicators (sliders) for brightness, volume, camera privacy, camera on/off, and airplane mode now look more modern....

A 66-year-old San Jose divorcee was swindled out of $300,000 by a Nigerian man who used an online dating site profile as bait. Claiming to be an Irish citizen named David Holmes that worked on a Scottish oil rig, the man started talking to the divorcee through dating site ChristianMingle.com, adating sitethat markets itself as “the online community created specifically for Christian singles looking to find friends, romance or marriage.” The relationship initially progressed from communication through the dating site to emails, text messages, flower deliveries and eventually phone calls....

Summary Wonderends with August “Auggie” Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) winning the Henry Ward Beecher Medal.Adapted from the 2012 novelWonderand inspired by true stories, the film is a coming-of-age story that follows Auggie, a 10-year-old boy with a rare facial deformity known as Treachers Collins syndrome, as he attends school with children his age for the first time. The story also explores the challenges faced by his best friend Jack Will (Noah Jupe) and older sister, Olivia “Via” (Izabela Vidovic)....

Peacock’sTwisted MetalTV seriesis out now, bringing Sony’s classic car combat game to the small screen. It’s a star-studded affair featuring actors like Anthony Mackie, Will Arnett, and Stephanie Beatriz. But did you know that it’s not technically the first live-action version of Twisted Metal? Feast your eyes on the original game’s bizarre lost endings. If you’ve played the original Twisted Metal on PlayStation 1 (or on PS Plus), you might remember its limited approach to storytelling....

YouTube TVtoday added TUDN, the channel formerly known as Univision Deportes. It’s a Spanish-language channel and is the primary home of Liga MX — the top Mexican professional league — and as well as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. You’ll also find select matches from the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams, as well as the Mexican National Team, and various MLS games. TUDN is available now as part of the base YouTube TV plan, which costs $65 a month....

Grand Theft Auto V’sonline multiplayer component gives you plenty of ways to earn money — many of which involve robbing or shooting someone — but if you’re hoping to go legitimate inGrand Theft Auto Online, you will soon be able to run your own nightclub. Starting in July, players will be able to establish their nightclubs from the ground-up, staffing them with employees and promoting the club to draw in more partying Los Santos residents....

Summary American Psychostars Josh Lucas and Chloё Sevigny discuss Christian Bale’s performance in the film. Bale played Patrick Bateman, an investment banker plagued with hyper-violent visions that drive him down a psychopathic path.American Psychowas releasedback in 2000 and was directed by Mary Haron. In addition to Bale, Sevigny, and Lucas, the film featured Justin Theroux, Bill Sage, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, and Matt Ross. Speaking withVanity Fair, Lucas and Sevigny talked about Bale’s performance inAmerican Psycho....

Summary Animal Crossing: New Horizonsoffers players more customization options than any of the series’ previous installments, and players have used that creative freedom to make some very impressive custom islands.Players have created themed environments, recreated famous fictional locations, and designed unique spacesthat they use for other forms of artistic expression. This makes hopping betweenislands inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsan exciting experience, since there’s no telling where players will end up. These creativeAnimalCrossingbuilds often use in-game items in unique waysto realize their visions....

Summary Martial artscinema was full of incredible performers capable of awe-inspiring feats of human ingenuity, but some viewers would be shocked to learn just how many stars were not actually trained as fighters. With the power of illusion, intense training packed into a few short months, or transferable skills from dancing, some actors convinced the world that they were true martial artists. Of course, martial arts cinema has greatly benefited from the varied skills of its performers, and actors don’t always need to take a traditional approach when it comes to becoming a martial arts star....

Games likeSuper Mario Kart, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past,and the classicSuper Mario World— which are all on ourlist of the best SNES games— will all be available on Thursday. There are 20 games in all, and Nintendo promises that more SNES classics are on the way. The virtual console will allow online multiplayer play with friends for some games, as well as a rewind feature....

AI-powered “Moonwalker X” shoes are back & better than ever before The second iteration of viral Moonwalkers AI-powered shoes will debut at CES. They’re not just fast, they look cool, too. Remember thoseviral motorized AI shoesthat took the world by storm? They claimed that they can help you “walk” up to seven miles per hour and have an average range of 6.5 miles on a single charge. Now, they’re back, and better than ever before....

AMD’s graphics card lineup for laptops is on the way, and by the sound of it, it’s shaping up to be pretty exciting — and it’s already bigger than Team Red’s current desktop range. According to a recent leak, AMD may even be able to rival Nvidia’sbest desktop GPUswith its Navi 32 cards. But where are the desktop equivalents? https://twitter.com/All_The_Watts/status/1665360849584934912 There’s nothing like a set of juicy GPU rumors to shake things up a little, and the scoop today is particularly interesting....