Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones have landed. The big announcement came and went, the phones are available online and in stores for purchase, and full reviews are now live all over the internet — including ours. If you’ve read ourPixel 7 revieworPixel 7 Pro review, you’ll notice that Digital Trends’ Senior Writer Andy Boxall and myself were both fairly critical of the phones. There are things the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro do incredibly well, and they comeveryclose to being some of the year’sbest smartphones....

Instant Pot multi-function programmable pressure cookers continue their status as one of the most-asked-for and most-frequently-purchased gifts for cooks. Instant Potshelp novice and expert cooksalike save time, effort, and money, which explains their continued popularity. Amazon discounted several of themost popular Instant Potpressure cooker models by as much as 50% as part of the post-Cyber Monday12 Days of Dealssale. We’ve found Amazon’s Instant Pot best deals. The five models below have the largest discounts, listed in descending order from 50% to 29% off list price....

Update: Intel’s new line ofAlder Lake processors have now been officially launchedat the company’sInnovation event. Intel’s claims include the 50% boost in multi-core performance over the previous generation. Today, new CPU-Z benchmarks emerged, showcasing the performance of the upcoming Intel Core i5-11600K, as part of Intel’s12th-gen Alder Lake processors. Designed as an affordable mid-tier option, this CPU outperformed the previous generation by miles — and this applies to chips from both Intel and AMD models from the past....

According to a new leak from Moore’s Law Is Dead, Intel’s upcomingArc Alchemist graphics cardcould finally offer an affordable, sub-$200 GPU to consumers. The well-known leaker revealed in aYouTube videothat a variant of Intel’s Arc Alchemist entry-level graphics card, which will run on the company’s Xe-HPG GPU architecture, will be based on the 128-EU model. It’ll reportedly feature a clock speed ranging between 2.2GHz and 2.5GHz on chipmaker TSMC’s 6nm process node....

Source: Tweakers.netImage used with permission by copyright holder Dell may be expanding its XPS product family in the near future by reviving its currently discontinued XPS 17 laptop and bringing a new dual-screen computing experience to market. According to a leaked road map that was originally created in 2018 and published by Dutch websiteTweakers, a larger XPS 17 laptop and a dual-screen XPS product could arrive as early as summer 2020....

The Apple-made Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro is a great way to be able to type with your iPad, but it’s arguably a little basic. If you want something truly high tech, then it’s worth considering third-party options — like the newly announced Logitech Slim Folio Pro, which is an all-in-one backlit keyboard for the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The Logitech Slim Folio Pro looks a lot like theApple Smart Keyboardin a lot of ways, with some notable differences....

Don’t Nod, best known for creating the Life is Strange franchise, opened a new studio in Montreal in 2020. At that time, the studio had left the Life is Strange series behind, but it primed this new studio to create a spiritual successor under the guidance of developers behind that hit series, including Luc Luc Baghadoust and Michel Koch.The Game Awards 2023bore the fruits of this labor with the reveal ofLost Records: Bloom & Rage....

Love Island USA fans thrilled as series icon slated to host Season 6 Aftersun series Former Love Island UK finalist is back on our screens for Love Island USA Season 6 for a role in a brand-new series. Those diehard Love Island fans know that the UK series boasts something that none of its spinoffs have had, which isAftersun. Similar toBravo’s Watch What Happens Live!, the after-show features the host as she recaps some of the highlights from the villa with former islanders who can share their personal insight about the on-screen situations....

After what seems like ages,Samuel L. Jackson is back as Nick Furyin the MCU with the six-episode Disney+ seriesSecret Invasion. The mastermind behind the Avengers initiative played a crucial role in the Infinity Saga’s first two phases before fading into the background for the series’ climactic chapter. However, he is back in the spotlight as the lead in theSecret Invasionevent, which will adapt one of Marvel’s most iconic storylines from the 2000s....

Microsoft’s flagship Surface Laptop lineup got a big boost at the end of 2021 with the most powerful Surface to date: TheSurface Laptop Studio. Then, before that, there was the Surface Laptop 4 in April. Now that we’re in a new year and heading into the spring hardware season, it’s time to look ahead to its true predecessor: The Surface Laptop 5. The Surface Laptop 5 isone of the most anticipated laptops of 2022, but there hasn’t yet been any official talk about said device at Microsoft....

As the rover’s own name cleverly suggests, Mars 2020 is set to head for the red planet in three years’ time. The mission, assuming everything goes to plan, will see the rover carry out geological assessments of its landing site on Mars, as well as examine the habitability of the harsh environment. It will also search for signs of ancient Martian life, and attempt to make an assessment of the natural resources and hazards for future human visitors....

One Baldur’s Gate 3 spell is a lifesaver in “tough” Iron Throne quest Saving the Iron Throne prisoners in Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the toughest quests in the game, but this low-level spell can help you do the job easily. Just when you think theFaith Leap trial is hardenough in Baldur’s Gate 3, you get greeted with the Iron Throne quest in Act 3. In this quest, not only are you racing against time due to your limited turns to save the Duke Ravenguard, the Gondians, and even possibly Omeluum – but you’ll also need to deal with the aquatic creatures roaming around the place, preventing everyone from leaving alive....

Last week, Nintendo gave us a whole wealth ofNintendo Switch 2details. We learned about its games, its mysterious C-button, and got more details on how its mouse controllers worked. It was a presentation filled with surprises too, from a shockingKirby Air Ridersreveal to the announcement thatGameCube games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online. I experienced some real shockers of my own when I went hands-on with the Switch 2 and found myself enamored with its new control scheme....