After launching tests to limited locations in the fall, Facebook’s dedicated news tab now houses local news for users in the U.S. Moving from testing to an official product this spring, Facebook introduced local news into the new tool. Facebook News houses journalism exclusively from a list of vetted sources while using algorithms to personalize the news that each user sees. The Facebook News tab comes as social networks face increasing scrutiny for handling of fake news....

Earlier this year, Fitbitintroduced its Ace 2fitness tracker, a wearable geared for children ages 6 and older. The device can track a child’s daily activity and share that information with their parents. Just in time for summer vacation, theFitbit Ace 2is now available for purchase. A followup to theoriginal Fitbit Ace, the Ace 2 comes in two different colors, Night Sky/Neon Yellow and Watermelon/Teal, but you can change the color with replaceable bands....

GTA 5 records another ridiculous achievement that even GTA 6 might not beat GTA 5’s unprecedented success continues to reach new heights in 2025 with total sales that not even GTA 6 may be able to surpass. Originally released in 2013, the series’ fifth mainline entry is one of the most successful entertainment products of all time, continuing to consistently sell copies long after its debut. Ports,upgrades, and the behemoth that isGTA Onlinebeing packaged with the base game for free have all contributed to that longevity....

Asus has finally taken the wraps off of its latest and greatest smartphone lineup — the Zenfone 5 series. That’s right, we weren’t treated to just one single Zenfone 5 at MWC 2018 — Asus instead unveiled three phones in the new Zenfone 5 series, including the standard Zenfone 5, the Zenfone 5Z, and the Zenfone 5Q, which is also known as the Zenfone 5 Lite. Here’s everything you need to know about Asus’ new phones....

When I picked up theOnePlus 10 Pro, I missed the old OxygenOS immediately. Gone was the fluid and feature-light software that made OnePlus phones such a great experience, replaced by the heavy, slower, andmore annoying ColorOS-inspired softwarefew liked as much. I liked it even less on theOnePlus 10T, andI wasn’t the only one. I really like theOnePlus 11, but I wasn’t expecting to like OxygenOS 13 much.My early impression of ColorOS 13was good, but I didn’t trust the newly Oppo-ified OnePlus enough to think it would carry over....

Wordle has become an international hit with people of all ages. Each day, there’s a new five-letter word to guess — some people get it in three guesses, others in the maximum of six. The game, which was recentlyacquired byThe New York Times, is so popular that people have created chat groups with friends and family to share their results. It’s a fun brainteaser, and no one loves brainteasers more than seniors....

How to complete Warzone Faction Showdown & vehicle camo challenges Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone started a tradition of releasing camo challenges with Reloaded updates. Season 5’s mid-season update introduces Faction Showdown, and here is everything you need to know about the event. In June, Activision controversially announced thatWarzone Caldera servers shut down on September 21. While skins and weapons purchased in the original Warzone will still be available in the respective titles they came from (Modern Warfare 2019, Black Ops Cold War, & Vanguard), they will not be transferred to Warzone 2....

Forget Bahamut, Leviathan, and the rest of theFinal Fantasy VII Remakebosses— the hardest enemy in the game is its combat system. Or, more specifically, its targeting system. One of the main gripes inour reviewrelated to wrestling with the camera and targeting system in most battles, turning what is otherwise an incredibly satisfying and strategic combat system into a bit of a farce. If you’ve been having similar issues, the good news is that it’s not hard to tweak things....

The Windows clipboard history is a useful tool for looking back on something you copied and pasted not too long ago. Operating systems likeWindows 11use the clipboard to help store text and images that you have copied in the past, and the clipboard history stores everything you’ve been working with recently. The clipboard can hold up to 25 of your most recent copies in its history, so here’s how to use the Windows clipboard history....

Huawei has seen gaming-centric phones fromRazerandAsus, and has its own ideas about what will make the new generation of mobile gamers flock to its smartphones, and for a change, it doesn’t involve buying a new model. Games rely on the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to perform well, and Huawei has a software update coming that will boost the efficiency of the GPU by 60 percent and cut down battery consumption by 30 percent....

Recently, many people have been updating their existing Apple Watches towatchOS 11. Meanwhile, others have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of their newApple Watch Series 10or blackApple Watch Ultra 2models, which come with watchOS 11 preinstalled. While this update adds many great features, it also removes some options. Four watch faces have been removed from watchOS 11: the Chronograph, Explorer, Numerals, and Siri faces. Although it makes sense that Siri’s face has been removed because the new Smart Stack essentially replaces it, eliminating the others is indeed puzzling....

Today is Black Friday, and thebest Black Friday dealsof the holiday shopping season are here. While we had our fingers crossed for a Dyson Airwrap Black Friday deal, it didn’t come through. However, there’s still plenty of reason to grab a Dyson Airwrap today. Supply chain issues that bogged down last year’s Black Friday shopping season have the potential to bog things down this year, causing backorders and shipping delays. Also, because it’s Black Friday, there are tons of other shoppers chasing the same Dyson Airwrap as you, so it’s very likely inventory could run out before we even make it through the day....

At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, TP-Link’sKasa Smartbrand took a big step up in the home automation space with a new cloud-based platform. The Smart Actions platform uses artificial intelligence to connect and manage interactions between smart home devices. Kasa Smart also introduced a suite of Smart Actions-compatible smart home security, lighting, and control devices. Kasa Smartwill add features to the Smart Actions platform during 2019 such as person and package detection, face detection, and A....