Apple’s 2017 Design Awards winners showcase the best apps iOS offers

Apple honors the achievements of some of its most creative and talented developers every year at its Worldwide Developers Conference and 2017 was no different. The winners of this year’s Apple Design Awards comprise a variety of games that use the company’s hardware and rendering technologies in unique ways, as well as productivity apps with impeccable user experience design that also work across Apple’s other products. Among the 12 games and apps isSplitter Critters, a puzzle title originally built in just 72 hours with a revolutionary gameplay mechanic....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Nathan Tran

BenQ EX3200R gaming monitor review

“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.“ In 2017, a 31.5-inch monitor with a 1080p panel isn’t as attractive a prospect as it used to be. With new 1440p and 4K displays hitting the market every day, 1080p seems almost quaint. That’s why our BenQ EX3200R review was such a surprise....

August 4, 2025 · 9 min · 1870 words · Ashley Chapman

Best Super Bowl 75-inch TV deals — Get a big screen from just $530

The Super Bowl is right around the corner. If you’re playing host to a Super Bowl party this year or simply want to ensure you have access to the game on a big screen TV, there’s some amazingTV dealstaking place right now. Among them are 75-inch TVs, and that’s where we’ve turned our focus for the big game. With a 75-inch TV you’ll have plenty of room to gather around, cheer around, and eat snacks around, and with these 75-inch TV deals you’ll have plenty of opportunity to save as well....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 806 words · Janet Walker

Best Walmart Prime Big Deal Days deals: TVs cheaper than Amazon

Update 10/10/24: Prices have ebbed and flowed a bit, but nothing we spotlighted during the sale has sold out or gone back to full price. Sure, Amazon is wherePrime Big Deal Day dealsstarted, but all of the retailers joined the online shopping frenzy, especially given that Amazon’s event has technically ended. Deals at outlets likeBest Buyand Walmart often turn out even better than Big Deal Day deals. Many other retailers keep their deals around longer, too....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Allison Maldonado

Crescent City's Bryce Backlash: Why Sarah J. Maas' Heroine Is So Divisive

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Crescent City, as well as minor spoilers for A Court of Thorns & Roses and Throne of Glass. Summary Crescent Cityhas become as popular asSarah J. Maas' other fantasy series, but its main character has been harder to sell — andthere are several reasons Bryce Quinlan is so divisive among readers. Bryce’s journey begins after her friend is killed inHouse of Earth and Blood,and this death pushes her to find who murdered Danika....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1120 words · Brian Cordova

Does my Kindle have a headphone jack?

It’s an exciting year forAmazon’s Kindle lineup. Not only has the company released faster and brighter versions of its classic monochromatic e-ink readers, but it’s changed the game witha new Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition— the first-ever Kindle with a color screen. Whilethe Kindle Colorsoft is tempting, there aren’t many other reasonsto upgrade to one of the 2024 monochrome editionsif you already have a recent Kindle model —unless you’re passionate about the new Matcha finish....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 788 words · Zachary Holland

Drake trolls KSI’s new “banger” song on Adin Ross’s stream

Drake trolls KSI’s new “banger” song on Adin Ross’s stream KSI’s new song, Thick Of It, has even gotten on Drake’s radar as the Canadian music star took a little bit of a dig at it on Adin Ross’ stream. Plenty of YouTubers have branched out into other fields after massive amounts of success with their videos, but nobody has quite done it like KSI. The Brit has gone from being just a YouTube star to success as a musician and boxer, launched a clothing brand, and, of course, PRIME Hydration....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Andre Haley

Dumb Money trailer reveals the people behind the GameStop stock squeeze

Have you ever wanted to stick it to the rich and make a lot of money at the same time? In 2021, a number of armchair investors and gamers did exactly that during the infamous GameStop stock squeeze. For a brief period, it looked like the proverbial little guy had taken on the hedge fund managers and mega stockbrokers — and won. Or at least until the stock bubble burst. This fall, Sony is dramatizing the entire experience inDumb Money, and the first trailer has been released....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Patricia Nguyen

Echo review: An imperfect success

“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.“ The past few years haven’t been easy forMarvel Studios. In the wake ofAvengers: Endgame’s box-office-smashing successin 2019, Marvel has increasingly struggled to maintain the level of quality control that once made it a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Samantha Black

Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni vs. Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni: Is the new X2 Omni worth it?

Ecovacs launches new products more often than you’d expect, and it can be hard to keep up with all the changes from one product to the next. Two of the most popular robot vacuums in the company’s lineup are theDeebot X2 OmniandDeebot T20 Omni. Aside from having similar names, the X2 Omni and T20 Omni share many of the same features — including a self-emptying dustbin and retractable mops. Despite these similarities, the newer X2 Omni costs hundreds more than the T20 Omni....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 838 words · Victoria Johnson

Elden Ring has already been beaten in under 20 minutes

While the rest of us are 60 or 70 hours intoElden Ring(I personally hate and can’t get past the Godskin Duo), speedrunners have slowly whittled down the game’s playtime. However, one runner has claimed the new world record for beatingElden Ringthe fastest, completing FromSoftware’s latest game in under 20 minutes. WORLDS FIRST Any% Elden Ring in under 20 minutes!! Changed a flight and did a 15h stream for this, almost gave up hope, but in the end I prevailed....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Joel Bowman

Evo will return to in-person format in Las Vegas next year

Evo’s first year with Sony in charge has come and nearly gone, with online regional finalists awaiting the call to compete against one another in the fall. now, Evo has announced that the event will return to an in-person tournament format next year. Evo, or Evolution, is the largest fighting game event there is, boasting thousands of players from across the globe competing in different titles. This year’s tournament is the first since Sony bought the brand in March....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Benjamin Dominguez

Exclusive: Check out the early-stage CGI used in Captain America: Brave New World

The visual effects company Digital Domain has shared an exclusive clip with Digital Trends showcasing the work that went into making one of the most pivotal scenes inCaptain America: Brave New World. At over eight minutes long, the scene shows Captain America (Anthony Mackie) and the Falcon (Danny Ramirez) intercepting a dogfight over the Pacific Ocean between US and Japanese forces that could lead to a full-blown war. But what really makes the scene unique is that it’s almost entirely CGI....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Tanner Stewart