You can now get a Surface Laptop 2 for $800 at the Microsoft Store

As part of a “12 Days of Faves event,”Microsoft is discountingthe Surface Laptop 2. Along with deals on other variants, starting configurations of Microsoft’s MacBook alternate are now going for $800 online at its retail store, reducing $200 from its usual $1,000 starting price. Currently, this $800 deal only applies to the Platinum Surface Laptop 2 withIntel Core i5 Processor 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Other variants are also seeing up to $300 discounts, but it places the pricing beyond $1,000....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Joshua Riley MD

You can unlock Lincoln’s massive 2020 Navigator with your phone

TheLincoln Navigatoris an impressive slab of luxury that disguises its Ford Expedition roots well and arguably surpasses theContinentalas the automaker’s true flagship. The 2020 Lincoln Navigator remains largely unchanged, but does add a new tech feature: The ability to unlock it with your phone. This phone-as-key tech was first announced for the2020 Lincoln Aviator, which hasn’t gone on sale yet. The feature, which is standard on the Navigator, allows the driver to lock and unlock the doors, open the tailgate, and start the engine via a smartphone app — no key fob needed....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Andrew Blackburn

YouTuber Cjon32 speaks out after man who broke into his house is shot and killed

YouTuber Cjon32 speaks out after man who broke into his house is shot and killed Popular car YouTuber Cjon32 has responded after a home invader was killed after breaking into his house. Cjon32 is a custom car creator andYouTuberwho has amassed a following of over 1M strong on the video platform and 770,000 more on Instagram. On Friday, August 15, the YouTuber stunned fans after posting a video to his Instagram stories outside his house, revealing that he had been targeted in a home invasion....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Wanda Jensen

25 years ago, one of the best horror movies ever made became a box office sensation

M. Night Shyamalanis best known among moviegoers now as a maker of high-concept, trashy (non-derogatory) genre thrillers, but his reputation has evolved quite a lot throughout his career. For a long time, he was seen as a gimmicky filmmaker — one who relied too much on the kind of third-act, eye-opening twists that had become the biggest talking points of his earliest movies. Viewers began to see him as a one-trick pony and — due to the failures ofThe Happening,The Last Airbender, andAfter Earth— not even a particularly good one....

August 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1341 words · Elizabeth Fisher

3 underrated shows on (HBO) Max you need to watch in April 2025

The White Lotusseason 3 hascome to an end, andThe Last of Usseason 2 is right around the corner on HBO and Max. But what are you going to watch in the meantime? Fortunately, HBO and Max aren’t lacking in potential options for your next binge. But if you need some guidance, we’ve put together this list of the three underrated shows on (HBO) Max that you need to watch in April....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Norma Castro

5 Oscar-winning sci-fi movies you should watch

Everyone knows the Academy Awards have a bias against certain genres. Biopics, dramas, and epics are like catnip to voters, and the more tears a voter sheds, the more likely it is that they will vote for it. As a result, genres like horror and sci-fi rarely get recognized by the organization outside of technical categories like Visual Effects or Sound. WithEverything Everywhere All at Oncepoised to be the first science fiction film to win Best Picture at the2023 Oscars, it’s time to look back at the few sci-fi films besides2001: A Space OdysseyandStar Warsthat managed to break through and win the coveted Academy Award in one or multiple categories....

August 13, 2025 · 5 min · 1056 words · Lisa Hernandez

7 things you didn’t know you could do in Gmail

Gmail is up there as one of the world’smost well-known email services, so you’re likely already familiar with the basic functionality of it, whether that’s sending important reports for work or sharing silly cat photos with friends. However, there are some features hidden in Gmail that you may not know exist. Did you know that you could send disappearing emails or make Gmail feel a bit more like Outlook, directly through Gmail on the web?...

August 13, 2025 · 5 min · 998 words · Karen Martinez

Ahsoka: Who is Jacen Syndulla?

Ahsoka: Who is Jacen Syndulla? Ahsoka Episode 3 briefly introduces viewers to Jacen Syndulla – here’s everything you need to know about him. Inour review, we wrote: “Ahsoka’sthird chapter feels like half an episode; the spacefaring action may be exciting, but it’s a distraction from the fact that it hasn’t really done anything. Nothing but crumbs.” For the majority of the episode, we’re with Sabine as she goes through the early stages of her Jedi training, before she fights off Shin Hati and Marrok as they reach theEye of Sion....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · Jennifer Christian

AirPods Max are $100 off in Best Buy’s last minute Father’s Day Sale

Apple dealsare always worth a gander, and this one is just in time for Father’s Day! Right now, you can purchase theApple AirPods Maxfrom Best Buy for $450. That’s a $100 markdown from the headsets’ $550 retail, and we seldom see these cans on sale. If you’ve been looking forheadphone deals, this is one of the best you’re going to find. Why you should buy the AirPods Max Available in five different colors, the AirPods Max are some of thebest noise cancelling headphoneswe’ve ever tested....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Heather Hill

All about the money: The U.K. had no choice but to use Huawei in its 5G networks

Chinese technology mega-company Huawei will be one of the suppliersbuilding the U.K.’s 5G networks. The decision follows lengthy delays, much indecision, and considerable pressure on Britain from the U.S. government to not use the firm’s telecom equipment at all. The decision is hardly a shock, and neither is the middle-ground stance the government has taken. Huawei is the world leader in 5G infrastructure, and has worked with the U.K. on its networks for 15 years....

August 13, 2025 · 8 min · 1561 words · James Soto

Amazon drops a $100 discount on this Samsung Notebook 9 Pen Windows 2-in-1

Labor Day 2019 may have sailed but we still see greatlaptop dealson our favorite online retail shops. If you are hunting for notebook discounts, check out Amazon’s price cut on the Samsung Notebook 9 Pen. you may now get this flexibleWindows 2-in-1at $100 below its usual price today. The 15-inch Samsung Notebook 9 Pen with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD normally sells for $1,600. With Amazon’s deal, this convertible laptop is now down to $1,500....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Daniel Roberts

Animal Crossing: New Horizons ordinances guide

It only makes sense that as the owner of your own island, you should be in charge of just about everything there. Since the beginning, you’ve had a huge amount of control over how your island works, including transforming the landscape itself to look exactly how you want it to. One thing you couldn’t do, however, was lay down the law. In past games, you were able to enact rules called ordinances that changed the way your village functioned, but these options were missing fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsuntil the giant 2....

August 13, 2025 · 4 min · 823 words · Michelle Schmidt

As Google I/O looms, here are 5 features we’d love to see in Android Q

More than three quarters of smartphone owners today haveAndroid phones. It’s by far the world’s most popular mobile platform. Easy to get to grips with and packed with features, Android deserves its dominance, but it’s far from perfect. There are several overdue improvements that Google could make, and a few new features I’d like to see it borrow from other Android manufacturers or even, dare I say, from Apple’s iOS. This is merely the top five entries from my wish list forAndroid Q, the next version of Android expected to launch around August 2019....

August 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1183 words · Danielle Ford