Echo Spot vs. Echo Pop: Which Amazon device is better for your smart home?

TheEcho Spotis a new smart alarm clock from Amazon, though it looks eerily similar to the existingEcho Pop. Both offer a similar, semi-ircle design — though the Echo Spot is equipped with a touchscreen while the Pop is largely controlled via voice commands. There are a handful of other differences between the Echo Spot and Echo Pop, and since the Echo Spot is much more expensive than the Pop, you’ll want to take a close look at both before opting for the fancy new gadget....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Ann Osborne

Everything we know about Minecraft Dungeons cross-platform support

Minecraft Dungeonshas received frequent quality-of-life updates to add sought-after features and improve performance for the isometric ARPG-styleMinecraftadventure. One of the long-awaited updates is cross-platform support for a variety of devices, allow friends to more easily play together or switch to a new device. Here’s everything we know. Further reading Does Minecraft Dungeons support cross-platform play? Yes! The feature was missing for some time but finally arrived on August 20, 2025, fulfilling a long-term promise from Mojang that they were working on unitingDungeonsplayers across multiple systems....

July 11, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Melissa Smith

Fortnite Chapter 3 guide: Season 3, week 6 quests and how to complete them

It’s once again time for a brand new batch ofFortnitequests, this time for Chapter 3, Season 3, week 6. We’re around halfway through the season already, and Epic Games has many more opportunities for us to earn precious battle pass XP. This week, you’ll need to get your hands on lots of specific weapons, which is a standard requirement for manyFortnitequests during Season 3. From destroying Reality Seed Pods to utilizing the Grappling Glove, these are all the newFortnitechallenges for week 6....

July 11, 2025 · 5 min · 864 words · Rodney Burnett

Fortnite’s “broken combo” shreds enemies in Chapter 5 Season 4

Fortnite’s “broken combo” shreds enemies in Chapter 5 Season 4 Fortnite players are combining these weapons to get the most out of the Chapter 5 Season 4 experience in the game. The meta in Fortnite is always changing, thanks to the game’srotating loot pool every season. Last season, players went through a deadlyvehicle meta nobody saw coming. With Mythic Cars and Vehicle Mods now gone, however, a new combo has arisen in Chapter 5 Season 4....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Michael Mann

Forza Horizon 5, Zelda, and more earn wins at E3’s closing awards ceremony

E3 held a dedicated awards show for all the games that were shown during this year’s convention. It closed out night four of the all-digital expo and handed out awards to a select few games from the show. E3 gave out awards for the most anticipated games from Microsoft and Nintendo and handed out a trophy for the best overall presentation. Here are the winners from last night’s ceremony. Most Anticipated Game Overall: Forza Horizon 5 Forza Horizon 5raced through this year’s E3 and stole the hearts of many....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Robert Bailey

From theories explained: Monster prisons, the hospital & more

From theories explained: Monster prisons, the hospital & more The MGM+ horror series is all about mystery, so it’s only right we put together a list of the best From theories about where the show could be headed. Symbols, weirdtalismans, and illusive creatures have haunted us for years now, withFrom Season 3on the way to add to the speculation. We’ve got loads of questions about the origins of theMonsters in From, what exactly the town is, and if the characters will ever fully escape it (we’re looking at you, Tabitha)....

July 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1136 words · Anthony Roberson

Google Messages vs. Samsung Messages: Which app should you use?

Amid the rise ofthird-party messaging apps, texting remains a popular means of messaging in the U.S. If you own an Android phone, you’ve likely used or heard ofGoogle Messages, which is positioned as the default text messaging app for Android. It is the culmination of Google’slong historywith multiple messaging platforms. Google has pursued smartphone companies to use its Dialer and Messages apps as their defaultsince at least 2017and now mandates them to use Google Messages as the default messaging app on all devices....

July 11, 2025 · 15 min · 3012 words · Nathan Fisher

GoSun Fusion combines solar power with electric heating for outdoor cooking

We’re no strangers toGoSun’s lineupof solar-powered ovens. The company has been creating and crowdfunding its unique outdoor cookware since 2013. Five years later, it’s back again with its latest project. It’s called theGoSun Fusion, and it goes a bit beyond solar power. Rather than relying exclusively on our favorite star to provide power, the Fusion integrates an electric heating element, which is to say, itfusessolar power with more traditional cooking power....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Leslie Serrano

How to watch Hulu with friends

2020 brought a few limitations on how everyone now interacts with one another. As the year draws to a close and lockdowns seem inevitable, staying distant from others outside the home is a priority. Still, that doesn’t mean we need to live on our isolated islands watching movies and TV shows in lonely bubbles of solitude. Enter Hulu’s Watch Party. Now you can experience movies and TV shows with friends and family that have a Hulu or Hulu (No Ads) subscription....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Alexandra Frederick

Huawei’s $1,800 folding P50 Pocket isn’t expensive enough

Huawei should charge more for theP50 Pocket, its Galaxy Z Flip 3-like folding smartphone. This may sound like a strange statement, especially since $1,800 isn’t exactly cheap — quite the opposite actually. But I’m suggesting Huawei should have used even better materials to make it, gone overboard with luxury accouterments, and even got the designer of the Premium Edition to sign the device personally — then jacked up the price accordingly....

July 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1509 words · Daniel Burnett

iOS 26 rumored to go back to basics with four intriguing upgrades

Of course, analysts will be keenly watching for Apple’s next moves with AI, but itseems some of the most dramatic features have been pushedinto the next year. Apple can afford some of those delays, as long as the company serves enough meaningful updates to its user base. Apple won’t exactly be running dry on AI, though. The chatter about the company opening its small language models to developers has stirred quite some excitement in the community of app builders, and some caution, too....

July 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1039 words · Jennifer Hamilton

Jerry Seinfeld lands number one Netflix movie despite shocking Rotten Tomatoes score

Jerry Seinfeld lands number one Netflix movie despite shocking Rotten Tomatoes score Jerry Seinfeld just dropped his new movie on Netflix, and despite getting a poor Rotten Tomatoes score, it’s already raced to first place on the streamer’s top 10 chart. It’s no secret thatSeinfeldhas earned a solid reputation as a comedian, having helmed his infamous self-titled ‘90s sitcom and made a name for himself on the stand-up circuit. So, when news emerged that he’d be directing a newNetflixmovie with a cast packed full of big-name comedians, hopes were high....

July 11, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Brenda Scott

Logan Paul irate after Apple TV+ documentary posted for free on YouTube

Logan Paul irate after Apple TV+ documentary posted for free on YouTube Logan Paul is fuming after journalist Graham Bensinger published a documentary about him for free on his personal YouTube, despite inking a deal to sell the project to Apple TV+. YouTube star turned WWE heelLogan Paulisn’t happy with famed journalist Graham Bensinger, whom he let into his life for a five-month period to film a documentary that he believed would be streamed on Apple TV+....

July 11, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Angela Wright