The 5 best smart padlocks and Bluetooth padlocks in 2024

Technology has worked its way into almost everything we use around the house, with some of thebest smart home devicessporting cutting edge tech. Included in this are padlocks, which can now be controlled over Bluetooth. A smart padlock or two makes a great addition to the home, office, or upcoming vacation, and we’ve rounded up our selections for the best smart padlocks on the market. Reading onward you’ll find what we think is the best smart padlock overall, as well as several selections for more specific use cases....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · Andres Compton

The best settings for Among Us

One reasonAmong Uswas able togrow so popular in 2020is that the lightweight gamecan run on nearly everything, as long as your internet connection is good enough. That, plus the friendly animated style, makes traditional settings like resolution less important for themassive multiplayer hit. However,Among Ushas another, very important list of settings for how a specific game will be played. You’ll find these options in the customization section where you may alter colors, hats,and pets, but the game settings have a far more important impact: They allow you to pick cooldowns, tasks, emergency meetings, and other limitations that decide just how the session will play....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 901 words · Erin Ewing

The best video games of March 2023: Resident Evil 4, Tchia, and more

It’s not October, but we just had a very good month for horror games. From the indie scene to AAA and from VR to a traditional gaming experience, fans of scary games had a lot to enjoy in March 2023. Of course, there was the highly anticipated remake ofResident Evil 4, one of the best horror games of all time, and it didn’t disappoint. Keeping up the scares were experimental horror games likeParanormasight: The Seven Mysteries of HonjoandDredge, whileThe Dark Pictures: Switchback VRaffirmed why virtual reality is a good fit for horror....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1410 words · Kimberly Thomas

The HP Spectre Foldable perfects the formula of the foldable PC — almost

“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.“ PCs with multiple screens area thing. Of the number of options out there, they all more or less consist of a foldable screen, a detachable keyboard, and a few different “modes” to use it in....

July 3, 2025 · 10 min · 2077 words · Brian Jones Jr.

The Last of Us TV show will ‘expand’ source material, not undo it

TV show adaptations of famous video games have a storied history over the years. They can be fantastic (Castlevania,The Witcher) or horrendous (The Legend of Zelda,Donkey Kong Country). While there are high hopes for the upcomingThe Last of UsTV showon HBO, there’s no guarantee that it’ll be good. Series producer Craig Mazin tried to stem those fears on a recent radio interview. Mazin, who wrote and produced the HBO seriesChernobyl, appeared onBBC Radio 5 Live’s Chernobyl Specialand said his plan forThe Last of Usshow was to expand on the source material rather than undo what’s already been established....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Anita Norman

These are the Galaxy S25 Edge colors and this is the one to buy

Thin is officially IN, and Samsung has laid a marker with the newGalaxy S25 Edge. At just 5.8 mm thick, it’s the thinnest modern smartphone, and at 163 grams, it’s lighter than all thebest phonesyou can buy right now. Andy Boxallwent hands-on withthe Galaxy S25 Edge and is smitten. If that’s also you, you may wonder which colors it’s available in and which one to buy. Fear not — I also went hands-on, and here’s a more thorough look at all the different Galaxy S25 Edge colors and which one you should buy....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Dawn Robertson

This new Canon photo app will help you decide which pics are worth keeping

With smartphone cameras now so advanced, most of us ditched our compact cameras long ago. The ease with which we can fire up a smartphone camera and take a snap means many of us are now taking alotof photos. That’s all well and good, but unless you’re a stickler for photo management, you’re able to quickly end up with masses of subpar images that take up a large chunk of your phone’s storage space....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Ann Hampton

This Samsung Dolby Atmos soundbar has a $500 discount today

When you spend a decent chunk of change on asoundbar, you’ll end up with audio that sounds closer to authentic surround sound than you’d expect. That’s because top brands like Samsung know a thing or two about virtualizing larger speaker configurations. Still, not all of us have thousands of dollars burning holes in our pockets, which is why we’re always on the lookout for thebest soundbar deals. As luck would have it, Samsung comes through yet again:...

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Nicole Parker

TikTok CEO responds after SCOTUS upholds app’s US ban

TikTok CEO responds after SCOTUS upholds app’s US ban TikTok CEO Shou Chew has responded just hours after the United States Supreme Court ruled to uphold the law banning the app. After making their argument in front of the Supreme Court on January 10,TikTokis set to be banned on June 06, 2025, as plannedafter the SCOTUS ruled that they are upholding the ban. Despite this, President Biden says he will not enforce the ban during his last hours in office, leaving President-elect Donald Trump to decide the fate of the short-form video app....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Robert Bauer

Top 10 Signs of Cell Phone Addiction

Forget fast food, video games and reality TV. The worst plague sweeping the world these days is smartphone addiction. You’ve seen the worst affected skittering in alleyways, awake in bed at night, and in movie theaters, with the glow of backlit LCDs lighting up their maniacal faces. They’re addicts. Any you may be one of them. Think you it may be more than a slight affinity for texting? Here are the top ten signs you’re addicted to your smartphone....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Johnny Weiss

Watch live: Twitter and Facebook executives testify before Congress

Facebook COO Sherly Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared before Congress on Wednesday, September 5, offering testimony on the state of social media. Two congressional hearings were set for the purpose. Alphabet CEO Larry Page and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were also invited but declined to attend, opting instead to send written testimony t0 address issues like Russian meddling in U.S. elections and bias. The Senate Intelligence Committee hosted the morning session, focusing on efforts being made to keep elections safe....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Sarah Koch

You Already Know The First Name Who Should Be Cast In Miles Morales (& It's Not Spider-Man Himself)

Summary For years, conversations about when a live-actionMiles MoralesSpider-Manmovie would be made, but now that the movie is confirmed to be on the way, one pivotal actor needs to be cast in the project. Sony has had incredible success with their animatedSpider-Versemovies, but their live-action superhero pictures have fared significantly less well. Despite introducing a growing cast of characters from the Spider-Man comics, the live-action films have yet to include, or even officially cast a Spider-Man for their universe....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Charles Roberts

You Can Watch The Underrated Blade Show Everyone Forgot For Free

Summary Blade: The Seriesaired on Spike TV in 2006, continuing the stories from the characters' previous trilogy of films - and almost two decades later, it can be watched for free. Starring Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones, theMarvelseries only lasted for a single season before being canceled. Diving deeply into who Blade is, the series was the first original, scripted drama on the network and continued the brutal and violent war against vampires from the films....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 632 words · Jeremy Casey