Apple iPhone 16e pre-orders have begun, so grab yours now

Apple has started taking pre-orders for its latest smartphone, theiPhone 16e, in the U.S. and elsewhere. The rather divisive budget-focused smartphone from Apple is a major evolution over the now-defunctiPhone SEand sits underneath the mainline iPhones with a bunch of similarities and some serious feature-trimmings, as well. It starts at $599 in the U.S. for the 128GB storage variant, while the 256GB and 512GB variants will have you parting ways with $699 and $899, respectively....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Philip Parks

Attackers Target Internet Root Servers

Although the motivation for the attack remains unknown, early Tuesday attackers launched a distributed denial-of-service attack against the Internet’s core DNS servers, which are ultimately responsible for converting human-friendly site names (likewww.digitaltrends.com) to IP numbers (like209.85.60.103) which computers, routers, and software uses behind the scenes. Think of DNS as the ever-updating address book for the millions of machines on the Internet. Three of the thirteen top-level root servers—one operated by ICANN, one by the U....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Matthew Mclaughlin

Award-winning robot travels through water pipes to detect leaks

It sounds unbelievable, but each day around 20 percent of clean water produced in the world is lost as the result of leaky pipes. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, this amounts to an estimated 6 billion gallons of clean water per day in the U.S. alone. The problem is exacerbated by current detection technology, which means that most of the leaks are either not found or discovered too late, after they’ve already caused sinkholes and burst pipes....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Kelly Boone

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer reveals Orin kidnapping was originally very different

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer reveals Orin kidnapping was originally very different One of the writers who worked on Baldur’s Gate 3 has opened up with some interesting new information about earlier versions of the story, which would have featured a new target for Orin in Act 3. The last act ofBaldur’s Gate 3ups the stakes significantly. Not only are you constantly brushing shoulders with the remaining chosen of the Dead Three, but your camp, which has been a safe space throughout the entire game, becomes a much more threatening place....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Theresa Gonzalez

Beat Saber becomes first VR-only game on Steam’s Top Sellers list

The wildly enjoyableBeat Saber, which combines lightsabers and dancing, is the first VR-only game to crack Steam’s annual Top Sellers list. Steam published itsBest of 2019lists, including this year’s Top Sellers, Top New Releases, Top Selling VR Titles, Top Early Access Grads, and Most Played Games. Steam does not provide the specific revenue information, but it divides the lists into four randomly sorted tiers of Platinum for the top 12, Gold for 13th to 24th, Silver for 25th to 40th, and Bronze for 41st to 100th....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Jenna Fisher

Best Prime Day gaming PC deals: AMD, Intel, Nvidia savings

Prime Day itself has come and gone but there are still plenty ofPrime Day dealsto check out in its wake. Gamers thinking of upgrading their gaming desktop should take advantage of the leftovers, which is why we’ve rounded all of the best Prime Day gaming PC deals still available. While a gaming PC can get pretty expensive, these Prime Day gaming PC deals should help your wallet out a little bit, as they’re still some of the bettergaming PC dealsavailable....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 764 words · Sharon Potts

Bose Smart Soundbar 600 review: bigger than its body

“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.“ It doesn’t matter whether a company is selling a pint-sized Bluetooth speaker or a multi-component home theater system with hundreds of watts of power, you will inevitably see the words “room-filling sound” used to describe it....

July 24, 2025 · 9 min · 1722 words · Nichole Murray

Chorus throws the laws of physics out the window — and that’s a good thing

Video games are one of the only forms of media where we can take all the established rules of reality and throw them out the window. ButChorus, the latest title from developer Fishlabs, isn’t simply letting players jump 10 stories or hurl fire from their hands. Instead, the developer has taken every law of physics that applies to space and flushed them through the airlock, all by letting a spaceship do the coolest thing ever: Drift....

July 24, 2025 · 5 min · 872 words · Matthew Mendoza

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s stunning world almost makes up for boring gameplay

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s stunning world almost makes up for boring gameplay Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’spremise is simple, an expedition is sent off to destroy the Paintress who, every year, paints a number on a clocktower. Anyone of that age will instantly die, so you can see why there’s a little bit of urgency. What follows is the rather morbid adventures with a variety of characters, of whom we met Lune, Gustave, and Maelle during our preview....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Steven Caldwell

Classic Warzone skin leaked for Verdansk return but it’s not Roze

Classic Warzone skin leaked for Verdansk return but it’s not Roze A classic Warzone skin has seemingly been leaked to return when Verdansk makes its comeback in Black Ops 6, but it isn’t Roze. Ever since Verdansk went away back in 2021,Warzonefans have been desperate for the big battle royale map’s return. They’ve constantly called for the devs to bring it back – with those calls typically being for the original version – as they’ve gotten tired of newer maps....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Kyle Park

Collector claims Beckett lost $16K of Pokemon cards after sending them for a grading

Collector claims Beckett lost $16K of Pokemon cards after sending them for a grading A collector of rare Pokemon cards has alleged that Beckett lost a portion of his order after sending them off for grading, costing the collector approximately $16,000 in losses. Established in 1984,Beckett Mediais a leading authentication firm dedicated to providing state-of-the-art technology. Their services cover the sports card, comic book grading, collectibles, and sports memorabilia sectors....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Donna Wong

Could Apple be refreshing the MacBook Air 2018 with a new Core i7 processor?

The MacBook Air 2018 was released late last year in November, but Apple could already be planning a refreshed and slightly more powerful version with a new chipset under the hood. This is all according to Intel product change documentation spotted by aTwitter user, showing that the latest Apple laptop might soon pick up an option for a newer Intel Core i7-8510Y processor. While this latest documentation doesn’t specifically mention a MacBook Air by name, itconfirms a Geekbench leakfrom last year which suggested an incoming variant of the laptop with an Intel Core i7 Processor....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Taylor Pennington

Daimler shows Mercedes-Maybach teaser video ahead of 2018 Beijing Auto Show

Daimler AGmay not sell manyMercedes-Maybachs, but the automaker just teased its “halo of halos” by posting a video on theMercedes-Benz Facebook page. An automaker’s “halo” model is one that attracts attention by showcasing the brand’s achievements in design, engineering, performance, luxury, or other attributes. Most carmakers have one halo model, but Mercedes-Benz has a list. It’s likely someone outside Daimler knows what body styleMaybachMercedes-Benzwill introduce at the 2018Beijing Automotive International Exhibition, but if they do, they’re not talking....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Lisa Adams