LG Tribute Dynasty budget smartphone hits Boost Mobile, coming soon to Sprint

Just days before the start of CES, LG has released the LG Tribute Dynasty, a low-cost smartphone that boasts a couple of nice features. LG’s newest budget phone packs 1.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor and 2GB of RAM. That’s pretty standard fare for a budget phone, but it should allow you to browse the web and do other tasks without too much trouble. The LG Tribute Dynasty features a five-inch IPS screen with 780p resolution....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Karen Jackson

Meet the King of Dreams in The Sandman’s new featurette

It would not be inaccurate to say thatThe Sandmanis one of the most popular comics that DC has ever published. And yet the leading character, Dream, is largely unknown to the general public. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman don’t have the same issue, since they’ve been properly adapted many times over. But Netflix’s upcoming take onThe Sandmanis the first time that it has ever been brought into the realm of live action....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Levi Brown

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’s action scenes, ranked

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Oneis an undeniable achievement. Likeall of the Mission: Impossible moviesbefore it, the film features more awe-inspiring, death-defying stunts than it rightly should. As a result, while the film’s place on fans’ personal Mission: Impossible rankings remains unclear right now, what’s less uncertain is whether or notDead Reckoning Part Onehas managed to maintain its franchise’s track record of blowing moviegoers away. Spoiler alert: It definitely, definitely has....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1031 words · Ronald Bell

MSI GE76 Raider review: Alder Lake and RTX 3080 Ti dominate

“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.“ The MSI GE76 Raider is a very conventionalgaming laptop. It’s bulky. It’s thick. It’s not something you’d take to work. But under the surface, this gaming laptop provides a sneak peek at the next generation of gaming components, including the new Intel Core i9-12900HK and the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti....

June 1, 2025 · 10 min · 2071 words · Sean Myers

Music Legend Slammed After Cruel Comments About American Idol Runner-Up Resurface

Summary An old video showing a legendary film composer body-shaming a formerAmerican Idolrunner-up has created outrage among fans after it recently resurfaced online. Aviral clip features a contestant from a previous seasonof thereality TV show and a celebrity mentorwho they share a special relationship with. Shockingly, the music legend has come under fire in the past when he sparked backlash for a tone-deaf caption on Instagram. A couple of years have passed since then, but the internet never forgives and neither does it forget....

June 1, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Jeffrey Richards

New VESA display standard makes it easier to pick a monitor

Good news for those who want to buy a new monitor sometime soon — a new specification has just come out that should make the whole process just a little bit easier. The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has justintroduceda new motion blur spec, dubbed ClearMR. The standard will show at a glance whether or not a monitor excels in eliminating motion blur. Shopping for a monitor, especially agaming monitor, can be rather tricky....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Amanda Dixon

Niantic makes popular Pokemon Go Raids change permanent – but there’s a big problem

Niantic makes popular Pokemon Go Raids change permanent – but there’s a big problem Niantic has made a popular feature an official part of the game, though it has a big issue that needs fixing before fans can properly enjoy it. Pokemon Go Raidsare one of the most exciting parts of the game, as they allow friends and strangers to team up in massive PvE battles. The only issue with them is the usual real-life struggles of getting people together to actually complete the Raids, which is why so many social Pokemon Go groups have popped up....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Bryan Mann

Perseverance rover finds organic molecules in Mars’ Jezero Crater

One of the biggest aims of Mars research right now is trying to figure out if life ever existed on Mars. Given how dry and inhospitable Mars is today, scientists are pretty certain that there’s nothing living there currently. But millions of years ago, Mars could have looked a lot more like Earth, with plentiful surface water in rivers and lakes. Now, research focuses on using the instruments on rovers like the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers to try and look for evidence of ancient life on the planet....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Linda Garrett

Predator Helios 500 vs. Alienware 17 R5

Picking a gaming laptop is a more intense decision than picking a desktop or individual components. You can’t just throw in a new graphics card or CPU in a few years to improve performance. Outside of RAM and storage, what you pick now will be what you game for years to come. To that end, we’ve pitted two gaming laptops we very much like: The Acer Predator Helios 500 and theAlienware 17 R5....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1111 words · John Daniels

REI cuts prices on Garmin Fenix 5 and Suunto 3 fitness smartwatches

TheREI Anniversary saleis in full swing, and with it, a ton of great discounts on outdoor gear. Backpacks, jackets, boots, tents, and just about anything else you need this summer is probably cheaper now than it will be after theMemorial Day salescome to an end. This goes for fitness electronics as well, of course. REI is currentlyBuy at REIand Suunto smartwatches before that warm weather hits. With fitness tracking, GPS, and smartphone connectivity, a solid wearable is one of the best companions outdoorsmen could wish for....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Taylor Turner

Silent Hill f’s real-life location is utterly bone chilling as locals share photos

Silent Hill f’s real-life location is utterly bone chilling as locals share photos Silent Hill f’s real-life location is just as creepy as it is portrayed in the video game, as locals have shared pictures of the rural town on social media. Silent Hill fdoesn’t have arelease dateyet, but it’s already garnering a lot of attention, with the upcoming installment shaping up to be among the scariest yet thanks to ashocking warningwe’ve already been sent....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Johnny Collins

Sonos headphones to make 2024 debut, and a video streaming device is set for 2025

Sonos will release its firstwireless headphonesin 2024, according toa report from Bloombergthat cites sources familiar with the matter. The headphones are projected to cost between $400 and $500, which would place them in direct competition with Apple’sAirPods Maxand Sony’sWH-1000XM5, two of the leadingnoise-canceling headphoneson the market. The report suggests the new wireless cans, code-named “Duke,” could appear as early as April, and will come in Sonos’ two main colors, black and white....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Julie Mcgee

Spotify has killed the Car Thing, its $90 in-car audio device that failed to find an audience

During a quarterly earnings call,Spotifyannounced that it is killing itsCar Thing, a $90 touchscreen device designed to make accessing thestreaming music servicea lot easier for folks who don’t have an Apple CarPlay or Android Auto-compatible entertainment system, according to a report fromThe Verge. It’s been a long, strange trip forSpotify’s Car Thing, which initially emerged in 2019 as a device that was only offered to a very limited set of Spotify’s customers, as a way of gathering data on people’s in-car music listening (and possibly other) habits....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Sara Gutierrez DDS