Samsung 2025 TV buying guide: Lineup and models explained

Looking for the best Samsung TV to buy in 2025? This complete Samsung TV buying guide walks you through everything in the 2025 line-up, from budget-friendly Crystal UHD models to cutting-edgeQD-OLED displays. Whether you’re building a dream home theater or just want a reliable upgrade for your living room, we’ll help you figure out which Samsung TV fits your space, needs, and budget. We break down new tech like Samsung’s upgraded AI processors, anti-glare screen treatments, and advanced gaming features....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1361 words · Shawn Flowers

St. Elmo's Fire Cast & Character Guide

Summary St. Elmo’s Fireis a cult-classic coming-of-age movie from 1985 featuring several popular young movie stars from the era. Directed by Joel Schumacher, the movie features several members of theHollywood Brat Pack. The term was coined in an infamous 1985New York Magazinearticle to label a specific group of young actors from the 1980s. The cast ofSt. Elmo’s Fireonly misses two Brat Pack actorsbut remains one of the most-watched Brat Pack movies of the time....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1429 words · Christopher Smith

Stunning James Webb image shows the beating heart of our Milky Way

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the heart of our galaxy, in a region close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way,Sagittarius A*. The image shows a star-forming region where filaments of dust and gas are clumping together to give birth to new baby stars. The image was captured using Webb’s NIRCam instrument, a camera that looks in the near-infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with shorter wavelengths shown in blue and cyan and longer wavelengths shown in yellow and red....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Bryan Murphy

The Bear Season 3 Episode 1 Declared "One For The History Books" In Rapturous Audience Response

Summary The Bearseason 3, episode 1 has been declared “one for the history books” in a rapturous response from audiences. Created by Christopher Storer, FX’s Emmy-winning series follows a talented young chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to take over his late brother’s Italian beef sandwich shop and, in season 2, turns it into a fine-dining restaurant.The Bearcastincludes multiple actors who have won Emmys for their performances, including Jeremy Allen White as Carmy, Ayo Edebiri as Sydney, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Kimberly Grant

The iPhone 14’s car crash detection might be a little too good

Apple’s newcar crash detectionfeature for theiPhone 14andApple Watch Series 8is one of the standout additions to an otherwise modestly upgraded product portfolio. The focus on user safety is definitely admirable, especially when it comes to calling for emergency assistance if you’re not in the shape to do so. The idea is simple. When the sensors inside your iPhone detect a sudden impact, the screen lights up and shows a prompt asking the user if they need emergency aid....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Donna Garza

The Vision Pro has at least three serious rivals in the works

Apple’s Vision Pro is making its big splash this week; in many ways, it’s the first of its kind. The combination of the ultra-crisp 4K displays, unique gaze-and-pinch user interface, and seamless mixed reality passthrough make for a unique experience in the world of VR and mixed reality. But Apple’s hardly alone in its pursuits. We’re about to see a wave of competitors, many of which won’t be able to match the kind of quality Apple has managed to demonstrate....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1128 words · Michael Mcgee

There’s a huge Instant Pot Black Friday sale happening right now

Today’s the day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and we’re scanning the bestBlack Friday deals. If you’ve held off pushing the buy button on an Instant Pot multifunction pressure cooker waiting for the best prices, your wait is over. We found the Instant Pot Black Friday deals to buy right now. Inventories may be lighter than usual this year, so when you see the deal you want, don’t hesitate. If you’re not looking for an Instant Pot but want to beef up your cooking apparatus, be sure to check out the bestBlack Friday air fryer deals....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 722 words · Tiffany Stewart

This 3D-printed four-legged robot is ready to take on Spot — at a lower price

Most people reading this will be familiar with four-legged robots such as thedog-inspired Spot robotdeveloped by Boston Dynamics orSwiss robotics company ANYbotics’ ANYmal. But while there’s no doubt that such robots are supremely impressive, they’re also expensive — which could limit their application in certain domains. That’s a problem that a new collaboration between robotics companyGhost Roboticsand pioneering 3D printing companyOriginhopes to help solve. The two companies have teamed up to develop a new line of robots, called the Spirit Series, which offer impressively capable four-legged robots, but which can be printed using additive manufacturing at a fraction of the cost and speed of traditional manufacturing approaches....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Chelsea Bates

This is how Doctor Doom will fight the X-Men in Avengers: Doomsday

This is how Doctor Doom will fight the X-Men in Avengers: Doomsday Avengers: Doomsdaywill introduce Doctor Doom, the MCU’s biggest bad yet – and he may be relying on some classic villains to take on the X-Men. With Doomsday andSecret Wars,Marvel’sMultiverse Saga will come to an end, but it’s going out with an enormous bang: Robert Downey Jr as Latveria’s scarred, masked ruler in another life, and he’ll go toe to toe with the X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and anyone else who stands in his way....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Carl Carroll

This subreddit can figure out everything about you by looking in your fridge

When it comes to Reddit, the joke is “there’s a subreddit for everything.” Take the most obscure topic you’re able to imagine and you will probably find a group of enthusiasts buried in some far-off corner of the website. Even with this knowledge,Redditstill manages to surprise people with just how strange it can be. A new subreddit called Fridge Detective is built around a simple but fun idea: guess who someone is based on the contents of their fridge....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Tanya Walter

Volkswagen’s dapper 2020 Cross Sport may make its big brother jealous

American car buyers have an insatiable appetite for crossovers and SUVs, and Volkswagen wants to give them what they want. The German firm has introduced a high-riding five-seater model called the Atlas Cross Sport that fills the gap separating theTiguanfrom the Atlas. It’s scheduled to arrive in showrooms across the nation in early 2020. On paper, the new Cross Sport is a smaller variant of theAtlaswith fewer seats. Both models ride on the same basic platform, and their wheelbase is identical, but the Cross Sport is 2....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Amanda Miller

What happened when NASA simulated an asteroid hitting Earth

An artist’s impression of an asteroid approaching EarthNASA What would happen if a huge asteroid were headed toward Earth? Though this might be the topic of innumerable Hollywood movies, it’s also a real concern for space agencies like NASA and its Planetary Defense Coordination Office. This is the department responsible for organizing NASA’s response to a potentially deadly threat from the skies, and earlier this year it ran the world’s most dramatic role-play, simulating what would happen if a dangerous asteroid were spotted on a collision course with the planet....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Brittany Miller

What the green and orange dots on your iPhone really mean

YouriPhoneand theiOS user interfaceare designed for efficiency and intuitive navigation from one page to the next. In fact, several of the iPhone’s most important readouts are actually located at the top of the screen at all times. These include things like the current time, your battery level, your Wi-Fi connectivity strength, and whether or not you’re using cellular data. But have you ever noticed a green and orange dots occasionally hanging out up there?...

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Kendra Ball