Should you choose Aceles or Microbe in Starfield?

Starfieldhas perhaps Bethesda’s best main narrative yet, however, most people will still prefer to spend most of their playtime going through the various faction questlines. Among all the different groups out there that your character can join, one of the earliest and most appealing is the UC Vanguard. During one of these faction quests called “A Legacy Forged,” you will have a critical decision to make regarding the use of either Aceles or Microbes to stop the deadly Terromorph threat....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Kevin Harris

Six new OnePlus devices leak, including the 10 Ultra

OnePlus is gearing up to release six new phones in 2022, according to a recent leak. It’s been common knowledge that the Chinese company has been interested in bringing its premier devices overseas, but the six new phones rumored to debut later this year could prove that OnePlus is going all-out with its newest releases. According toa tweet from leaker Yogesh Brarfirst spotted by91mobiles, the six phones will be released over the course of 2022, one phone every month or so....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Tara Joseph

Sony’s PlayStation 5 repeats the PS3’s mistakes, with one key difference

Mark Cerny’s PlayStation 5 presentationdetailed many key elements of Sony’s new console. It was also, frankly, a snoozefest for most of the people watching it. That’s not a huge surprise. Cerny is the project’s lead, not a personality or presenter, and the talk was originally scheduled forthe now-postponed Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2020. It was a deep dive, not a flashy marketing presentation (though Sony could’ve done more to make that clear)....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1056 words · Derek Wilson

Strawberry Moon tonight: How to watch the stunning lunar show

Tonight offers a wonderful opportunity to witness a full Strawberry Moon. It’s a gorgeous phenomenon, with out nearest neighbor casting a warm, golden-pink hue across the sky as it rises. The term “Strawberry Moon” originated from Algonquian-speaking tribes in the northeastern U.S., as this particular full moon took place when strawberries were ripening and ready to be harvested. The name has been passed down the generations and continues to be used by many people today....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Jason Lara

Strays review: a one-trick dog comedy

“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.“ WithStrays, what you see is what you get. The film’s trailers have sold it as an R-rated comedy about a bunch of foul-mouthed dogs who decide to try and get revenge on a nasty previous owner....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 899 words · James Goodwin

T-Mobile still has the fastest 5G, but its rivals are catching up

For most of 2023, we’ve seen median 5G speeds among the big three carriers remain fairly stable, leading us to believe that things were beginning to reach a plateau. However, it now seems that this may only be true at the very top end of the 5G speed race. Today, Ookla released itslatest market researchon 5G speeds for the third quarter of 2023, and it’s an interesting mix of surprising and not-so-surprising developments in the 5G market....

June 21, 2025 · 10 min · 2122 words · Michele Collins

The 15 Best Dads In The Star Wars Galaxy

Summary Ever since Darth Vader’s iconic"I am your father"reveal inThe Empire Strikes Back, the relationship between parent and child has been integral toStar Wars, so what better way to celebrate Father’s Day than by looking back on the galaxy’s best dads? Vader himself may have been a less-than-ideal father until his redemption at the end ofReturn of the Jedi, but theStar Warsfranchise is full of other unforgettable dads. These parents stand out as great characters in their own right while still serving as protectors, guides, and inspirations to their children throughout the saga....

June 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1331 words · Nicholas Jennings

The 7 best gaming monitors you can buy, according to our reviewers

You need more than a high refresh rate to earn a spot among the best gaming monitors. There’s no shortage of displays that want to hop on the gaming monitor bandwagon, but you shouldn’t pick up any display that slaps “gaming” on its product packaging. From budget showstoppers to the latest high-end OLED options, we’re hear to help you navigate the sometimes murky waters of gaming monitors. We didn’t just look at a couple of displays and throw them into a list....

June 21, 2025 · 12 min · 2357 words · Theresa Grant

The best 2020 games you should play in 2021

While 2020 was a turbulent year in literally every other regard, it did produce some top-notch video games. We were logging more hours than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks like we’re going to keep logging those hours as 2021 begins to roll out. While we wait for new games to go through development, we’ll have to stick with the titles you fell in love with. Here are all the 2020 games you should still be playing in 2021....

June 21, 2025 · 6 min · 1142 words · Rachel Nelson

The Big Bang Theory's Leonard Being Dead Would Break A Golden Sitcom Rule

Summary TheYoung Sheldonseries finale led to a theory thatThe Big Bang Theory’s Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) is dead, but if the"Leonard is dead" theoryproves to be true, it would break an unspoken golden rule about sitcoms.Young Sheldon’s series finalefeatured Jim Parsons reprising his role as the adult Sheldon Cooper, and not just for narration purposes, as he physically appeared alongside Mayim Bialik, who also reprised her role from the original sitcom as Amy Farrah Fowler....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 953 words · Rodney Simpson

The Deathly Hallows Legend In Harry Potter Has Always Bothered Me, But I Think I Finally Worked It Out

Summary The legend and quest for the Deathly Hallows inHarry Potterbothered me for years, but I have a theory about what uniting these artifacts actually meant. The big reveal at the end ofDeathly Hallowsthat Harry had become master of the Elder Wand was certainly a good one. It was that final twist of destiny that reminded everyone that the Boy Who Lived was meant to destroy Lord Voldemort all along. However, since Harry had united all three Deathly Hallows, he had technically become the master of Death, but the way this played out never sat right with me....

June 21, 2025 · 7 min · 1474 words · Nicole Webster

The Electric State teaser: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt battle robots in sci-fi adventure

Judging from the first teaser forThe Electric State,the Netflix movie featuresMillie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, and a whole lot of robots. In a retrofuturistic version of the 1990s, robots and humans no longer coexist after a failed uprising. Michelle (Brown), an orphaned teenager, lives in a world with exiled robots and emotionally unavailable humans. Things take a strange turn when Michelle meets Cosmo, a robot believed to be controlled by her brother, Christopher....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · John Taylor

The future of immersive VR? ‘Chemical haptics’ applied to your skin

VR headsetsare currently able to simulate realistic environments to trick your brain into thinking it’s actually there. But researchers at theUniversity of Chicagoare going a step further by simulating physical sensations using chemicals applied to your skin. The implementation seems basic, but the results are fascinating and could provide a way to make VR even more immersive. This innovative method, dubbed “chemical haptics,” involves triggering various stimuli on the skin using different chemicals....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Lee Brown