Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Do you need to watch the previous films?

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Do you need to watch the previous films? Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the latest in a universe of rich cinematic history. So, what do you need to watch before Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes to enjoy it to its full potential? Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeshits theaters on May 10, and it’s apparentlyfilled with references to its predecessors....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 711 words · Virginia Clark

Lil Tay’s account promotes new song amid health crisis & fans aren’t impressed

Lil Tay’s account promotes new song amid health crisis & fans aren’t impressed Lil Tay’s social media account holders are promoting a new song from the young influencer amid her hospitalization due to a “life-threatening” heart tumor — but fans are skeptical. 17-year-old Lil Tay is recovering in the hospital aftersupposedly undergoing surgeryto remove a heart tumor, as perphotos and videos of the starposted on her social media profiles throughout September 2024....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Alexander Villegas

MrBeast finally squashes T-Series “beef” in surprise meeting with CEO

MrBeast finally squashes T-Series “beef” in surprise meeting with CEO MrBeast and T-Series have finally settled their years-long feud after the label’s CEO met up with the YouTube star in an unexpected collaboration. On December 9,YouTubejuggernaut Jimmy‘MrBeast’Donaldson linked up with the CEO of T-Series, Bhushan Kumar, in a meeting that no one saw coming. Fans await PewDiePie’s response to MrBeast’s T-Series collab However, commenters are divided on this collaboration, with several humorously pointing out that MrBeast has seemingly “betrayed” fellow YouTuberPewDiePie, who he staunchly supported in hisviral fight against T-Seriesback in 2019....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Randall Cobb

Netgear Orbi RBK40 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.“ The networking market is taking a detour from the traditional one-unit-provides-it-all setup. Mobile devices are increasing in number within the home and office environment, meaning these spaces need to provide coverage no matter where they reside locally....

July 18, 2025 · 12 min · 2414 words · Katie Johnston

New Cloud III S headset from HyperX offers a massive battery life of 200 hours

HyperX will follow up its popular Cloud III wireless headset with a Cloud III S, which features an impressive battery life of up to 200 hours. HP announced the device this week, as reported byEngadget, which will include options for either Bluetooth or 2.4GHz connections. It’s the addition of Bluetooth that allows the headset to stretch its battery time for so long, though the option for a dongle for connecting via 2....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Jennifer Smith

Nintendo 2DS XL vs. Nintendo 3DS XL

Although the Nintendo Switch poses as a great portable console and reigns supreme in popularity, Nintendo isn’t ready to let their handheld consoles fall to the side. Since the Switch’s release, the 3DS has gotten a plethora of great games, includingMetroid: Samus Returns,WarioWare Gold,Luigi’s Mansion,Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon,Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions, andHey! Pikmin. It wasn’t a total surprise whenNintendo announceda new 3DS to add to their family of portable consoles....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1193 words · Lori Craig

Nvidia CEO: cryptocurrency mining “is not our business”

With interest in cryptocurrency and crypto mining at an all time high, some were surprised that NVIDIA didn’t focus on that segment at its annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC). The company has had a rocky relationship with crypto-miners, who have in recent years intensified demand for NVIDIA’s GPUs. While this is good for the bottom line, it also makes ithard to keep graphics card in stockfor gamers and other users....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Carla Reid

Reacher Season 3's Paulie Casting Makes One Season 2 Problem Even Worse

Warning! Contains mild spoilers for Lee Child’s Persuader. Summary Reacherseason 3 has cast the perfect actor for Paulie, but it potentially makes a season 2 problem even worse. AlthoughReacherseason 2 had its own merits, it failed to recapture the groundedness and realism that made season 1 so compelling. Fortunately,Reacherseason 3 is already on the right track byadapting Lee Child’sPersuader. Instead of treading the same path as season 2 and raising the stakes for the titular character,Reacherseason 3 is returning to the franchise’s roots by portraying the Alan Ritchson character as a mysterious stranger in a small town....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Tonya Smith

Samyang’s first Nikon autofocus lens is an ultrawide 14mm f/2.8

Samyang is known for its wide, bright, name brand alternative lenses — but most of the lineup is manual focus. That’s quickly changing as Samyang launches its first Nikon autofocus lens (and eighth autofocus lens overall). On Monday, August 20, Samyang unveiled theSamyang 14mm f/2.8 for Nikon F mounts. (The lens will also be sold as a Rokinon 14mm f/2.8). The new lens carries a similar design and spec list as the company’s 14mm with a Canon mount, but continues Samyang’s foray into autofocus lenses....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · George Burgess

Say hello to Star Wars’ Bad Batch in this sneak peek at The Clone Wars season 7

With the seventh season ofStar Wars: The Clone Warsset to debut on Disney+ on February 21, Disney released a new clip from the long-awaited premiere of the animated series’ final story arc. The short clip features the debut of an experimental squad of clone troopers known as “The Bad Batch,” made up of soldiers who developed unusual mutations as part of the cloning process. Disney released a set of images from the season to go along with the clip, teasing what’s to come when the series finally returns after a long hiatus....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Laurie Riley

Shure’s first true wireless earbuds focus on music and call quality

After years of being the company that audio pros have looked to for their wired in-ear monitors, Shure has finally debuted its first set of genuinetrue wireless earbuds: The $199Shure Aonic Free. They’re available in a single color (graphite gray) starting November 4. We say “genuine” true wireless earbuds, because technically speaking, the company’sShure Aonic 215, which it released in 2020 for $229, were also true wireless earbuds in the sense that each earbud had its own power source and wasn’t connected with any kind of tether....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Christina Collins MD

Sony patent reveals controller with totally bizarre feature

Sony patent reveals controller with totally bizarre feature A leaked patent has revealed that Sony could have a new deformable gaming controller in the works with two squeezable and twistable balls. SonyPlayStation controllershave come a long way since the 1997 gamepad that started it all. Yet even with the DualSense,DualSense Edge, andPSVR2Sense controllers under its belt, it appears the tech giant may have a new controller up its sleeve. A patent for a brand-new Sony gaming controller has been shared online by well-known tech leaker xleaks7....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Catherine Colon

Star Trek: TNG’s Greatest Borg Episode Was Also A Cliffhanger For The Actors

Summary Star Trek: The Next Generation’s greatest Borg episode, “The Best of Both Worlds”, was also a cliffhanger for the actors, says Elizabeth Dennehy. As the smart and ambitious Commander Shelby, Dennehy was one ofStar Trek: The Next Generation’s most memorable guest stars. A Borg expert,Shelby was a rival to Commander Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes).Yet Shelby became Riker’s First Officer when he took command of the USS Enterprise-D after Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) was assimilated by the Borg....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Omar Fisher