On January 16, Nintendo andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatedirector Masahiro Sakurai surprised everyone when they revealed thatFire Emblem: Three HousesprotagonistByleth would be the next DLCcharacter in the fighting game. It wasn’t what fans had expected. Twitter had spun rumors that Devil May Cry’s Dante would be the next fighter. Many fans were upset to see another Fire Emblem character inSmash. To make matters worse, Byleth is a blue-haired, sword-wielding fighter, hardly different from the Fire Emblem characters already included....

We may have turned up our noses at the thought of televisions in our kitchens not so long ago — who, after all, has the nerve to watch football during family dinner — but now, GE is hoping to put another type of screen in one of the most central rooms of our homes. Called the Kitchen Hub, this new 27-inch smart screen is far more interactive than any television set, featuring voice and gesture commands to help make your time in front of the stove more productive (and fun)....

“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.“ Released to resounding success in 2013, Google’s Chromecast is aboutas simple as streaming devices get. Little more than a conduit that passes streaming video from the cloud to your TV — with your mobile device as the remote control — there’s little to add to Chromecast when it comes to updates, as illustrated by the latest3rd-gen HD Chromecast, which is more face-lift than update....

Google Maps has announced a significant expansion of a handy feature that lets you see how crowded your train or bus is likely to be when it arrives. After launching the feature in 200 citiesin June 2019, the web giant is this week rolling it out to 10,000 transit agencies in 100 countries. If available, the data will appear when you look up transit directions. It’s never any fun having to squeeze onto a packed train or bus, even more so since the start of the pandemic when social distancing became a thing....

How to get Hyper SMG in Fortnite The Hyper SMG is back in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 for the first time since getting vaulted in Season 1 and if you’re wondering how to find this weapon on the island, we have you covered. The release of FortniteChapter 5 Season 4has brought back several weapons to the game and one of the most beloved of those is the Hyper SMG. This weapon was first released in Chapter 5 Season 1 but unfortunately was vaulted in the very next season....

“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.“ So far, the story of this year’s robot vacuum market has been the march of low priced, capable devices bringing automated cleaning to an increasing number of homes across the globe. While lacking the bells and whistles of premium lines, we’ve been impressed with the solid performance of vacuums like theShark ION Robot 750,Ecovacs Deebot 901andEufy Robovac11S....

Today’s creatives have a number of different tools in their arsenal from cameras and lenses to drones and stabilizers, and Lowepro designed its latest backpack with that flexibility in mind. TheLowepro FreeLine BP 350 AWis a backpack built to quickly adapt the interior from camera to drone and back again. Announced on June 12, the FreeLine BP 350 AW isthe first in Lowepro’s new line made for versatile content creators....

Microsoft buys over $1B worth of poop to counter pollution caused by AI Microsoft is spending over a billion dollars to flush its emissions down the drain… literally. The tech giant has signed a deal with Vaulted Deep to bury 4.9 million metric tons of carbon using a slurry of human and agricultural waste injected 5,000 feet underground. It’s a wild-sounding plan aimed at offsetting the emissions generated by Microsoft’s boomingAIempire....

Just as Apple didalmost a year agowith the ARM-based M1 chip, Microsoft is getting ready to finally dive into ARM-based architecture. Today, at its annualBuild Developer conference, the company detailed new ways for developers to port their apps to ARM-based PCs like theSurface Pro X. The forefront of those plans is a new Snapdragon Developer Kit. Microsoft says that this kit is an affordable Windows on ARM-based PC that is specially designed for developers....

Microsoft has reportedly prohibited its employees from using Slack, not just because it is a competitor to its own Microsoft Teams, but also due to security concerns about the collaboration app. GeekWire, which first heard from Microsoft employees that they were not allowed to use Slack at work, tracked down and acquired aninternal listof prohibited and discouraged technology. The list said that the collaboration app, among other software and online services, are competitors to Microsoft’s own products, but the main reason that it falls under the “prohibited” category is the inability to protect the company’s secrets....

Microsoft has unveiled a limited-edition Xbox One X with design inspired by CD Projekt Red’s upcoming open-world RPG,Cyberpunk 2077. The reveal for the console started with teases on the official Xbox website, which appeared to be glitching followed by a countdown timer. This was accompanied by a mysterious tweet. <meta property=“og:type” Content=“1_3clue” />#breakthecodepic.twitter.com/aCyi1mWbeO — Xbox (@Xbox)July 02, 2025 The limited-edition console, however, startedpopping upon retailer websites, which was likely a mistake on their end....

MW3 2011 caught in review-bombing crossfire by confused CoD players MW3’s early access campaign has players so furious that they’re negatively reviewing 2011’s Modern Warfare 3, seemingly mistaking it for the new title. Community sentiment around Modern Warfare 3 has been a mixed bag. The multiplayer beta put those feelings on full display, as fans love the return of thefan-favorite mapsbut despisethe graphical state of the game. As the full launch inches closer and closer, fans have been getting their hands on the campaign via early access....

It’s the biggest change to Wi-Fi in nearly three decades, and it’s finally here — adding extra throughput and room for your data to stretch its legs and really start running. The change? Wi-Fi 6e, a new standard for wireless signals that expands the existingWi-Fi 6 routerspecification, opening up a third swath of spectrum in the 6GHz range, beyond the 5GHz and 2.4GHz used by existing Wi-Fi devices. It’s more than just a futuristic spec, though....