Warning: Contains SPOILERS for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1, “A Son for a Son.” Summary After almost two years,House of the Dragonseason 2, episode 1 is finally here, and it’s mostly worth the wait. Picking things up just days afterHouse of the Dragonseason 1’s ending, the season 2 premiere is about dealing with the fallout from Lucerys Velaryon’s death, getting various pieces back in place, and properly beginning the Targaryen civil war....

On December 9,World of Warcraft: Shadowlandswill open in the first raid of the expansion — Castle Nathria. For most, the idea of banding together in groups larger than your average five-man dungeon crawl is the main allure of the MMORPG genre, making the Wednesday reset arguably a bigger event than the expansion itself. Unless you already have a pre-formed group, you can’t just log in on launch day and expect to be allowed into the abode of Revendreth’s major villain....

The rumored Huawei P50 series smartphone range is set to be the first to runHarmonyOS, the company’s homegrown operating system, right out of the box, according to a rumor originating from a source in China. The P50 series will follow Huawei’sMate 40series and is expected to come in three variants, a P50, a P50 Pro, and a P50 Pro Plus, according to a report fromGizChina. One of the most significant changes over the old models may be the software....

There are so many competing music streaming services around today that it can be tricky to find the right one for you. There’sSpotify,Rdio,Pandora,Beats Music,Slacker Radio,Play Music All Access,Deezer,Rhapsody, and the list goes on and on. I’ve tried most of them out at one time or another, but I always returned to Spotify because it seems to offer the best mix of features and functionality. Then it was time for a real experiment....

Stickers are more than just photo bling — inside Instagram Stories, a new sticker makes it possible for fans to shop for the items in the photos. Instagram users can now shop inside Stories, expanding the earlier option of shopping from the Instagram feed.After announcing the stickerswith select partners in June, Instagramopened shoppable stickers to all businesses on Monday, September 17,and announced a new test for the feature. Stories that users can shop are marked with a shopping bag icon inside a sticker....

Last week, Xumo announced that it’s bringing a 55- and 65-inch TV to Target for $250 and $360, respectively, both from manufacturer Hisense. While neither of these TVs are new to the world (Hisense Xumo TVs have been exclusively available at Best Buy for a little while alongsidePioneer-branded TVs), the addition of another big-box retailer carrying the sets means more eyes — and presumably more questions — are cropping up about what exactly a Xumo TV is....

In 2024, OnePlus made a breakthrough with the 12R. Despite having followed the trend of launching R-series phones for several generations prior without any significant impact, OnePlus finally appeared to find the perfect feature blend that qualifies as an excellent value for money and recreated the same effected early generations of OnePlus phones had. TheOnePlus 12R was rightly dubbed spectacularin our review last year, and the OnePlus 13R is a step in the same direction, except it improves — at least, on paper — in areas where the former couldn’t impress us....

“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.“ Soundbarshave a tough job. The really good ones somehow manage to replace a full5.1 home theater surroundsystem with just a single elongated speaker enclosure, and maybe a wireless subwoofer. Any soundbar that uses satellite speakers — whether wired to the soundbar or just wired to a power outlet — might produce better sound, but they do so at the cost of convenience and physical space, which is really the whole reason soundbars make sense to so many....

YouTube took down an incredibly realistic — and fake —video purporting to show Kim Kardashian Westdiscussing a shadowy organization called “Spectre” and mocking her fans for violating copyright. The takedown on Monday could give public figures a new weapon in the fight against deepfakes, but it won’t help much as fake videos increasingly target everyday people. Deepfakes— or incredibly realistic fake videos — have grown from a nuisance to a worldwide problem as they’ve become harder and harder to detect....

Summary The 2014 Liam Neeson Western comedyA Million Ways to Die in the Westhas become a streaming hit on Netflix. The movie, which was co-written and directed by Seth MacFarlane, was a disappointment, earning a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score in addition to an $87.2 million box office haul that likely didn’t earn it a profit given its $40 million budget (which likely necessitated an $80 million return minimum) and publicity costs....

Neostream Interactive, the developer ofLittle Devil Inside, apologized over allegedly racist stereotypes that were spotted in a trailer for the upcoming open-world RPG. Little Devil Inside, which started life as aKickstarter project, has already drawn controversy over the design of one type of enemy that players will encounter in the game. Little Devil Insidewas showcased in a trailer at Sony’sThe Future of Gamingevent, which unveiled the design of the upcoming PlayStation 5 and quite a few of the games that will be released on the next-generation console....

The Sopranoswas not the first TV series to explore the mob, but it did break new ground by keeping the perspective solely on Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and his crime family, as well as his actual family, rather than splitting the focus with law enforcement. It also allowed an antihero like Tony to be the main character in his own story, which has now become common in TV series. For its time,The Sopranoswas truly innovative and remains one of the best shows in TV history....

After months of speculation, Apple made the 15-inch MacBook Air official atWWDC 2023. The updated model is basically a larger version of the 13-inch MacBook Air, but there are some important differences thatseparate the new model. We’re here to give you the rundown on the new MacBook Air and what you’re able to expect out of it, from pricing and the release date to expected performance. Price and release date Apple announced the 15-inch MacBook Air at WWDC 2023, and it starts arriving for customers on June 13....