The Universal Serial Bus, or USB connector has been a mainstay of a wide range of devices for years, though the actual port used and cable required could vary dramatically.USB4 is changing thatby adopting many of the best features ofIntel’s Thunderbolt 3 standard. USB4 is faster, better equipped, and perhaps even more standardized across the industry than every type of USB that came before it. Availability USB4 was announced in March 2019, with a rough outline of its features and capabilities, and since then we’ve gotten a few USB4-powered devices like docking stations and high data transfer cables....

Warzone’s April 9 update ‘breaks’ game for controller players Warzone rolled out its scheduled update on April 9 enabling vehicles on Rebirth Island, however, the patch has caused some unwelcome bugs to crop up for controller players. A small update for Warzonerolled out on April 9, enabling vehicles in the game’s recently returned Rebirth Island Resurgence mode. However, since the launch of the minor patch, controller players have found themselves afflicted with a number of gameplay bugs....

If you’ve shopped fora new TV, laptop, phone, or essentially any modern tech device that includes a screen, you’ve likely come across the acronym HDR before. Quite simply, HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. Great! Now what does that mean, exactly? Well, when it comes to 4K and8K TVs, HDR refers to a series of advanced picture formats that compatible TVs are able to decode. On paper, these are standards likeHDR10, HDR10+, andDolby Vision....

Summary Will Smithis returning to science-fiction as his next blockbuster movie,Resistor, is announced afterBad Boys: Ride or Die’s success. Since Smith gained greater recognition as a leading man for the originalBad Boysfrom 1995, he has starred in a series of popular sci-fi films, includingMen in Black,Independence Day,I, Robot, andGemini Man.Smith’s most recent movieisBad Boys: Ride or Die, which was released in theaters on June 7 and has made over $218 million worldwide to date....

YouTube ads made over $36B in 2024 amid war on adblockers YouTubeis one of the most popular video-sharing platforms on the net, boastingover 2.5 billionglobal monthly users as of January 2025. As discovered byStreamTV Insider, the platform earned a record-breaking $10.473 billion in Q4 2024 — the first time it’s surpassed the $10B mark in a single quarter. In Fall 2024, parent company Alphabet reported that it had gained $50 billion in revenue across both YouTube’s ad-friendly and subscription services in the 12-month period ending on September 30, another big first for the business....

“Crazy” R-rated Russell Crowe movie with divisive Rotten Tomatoes score climbs Netflix charts One of the latest Netflix hits is a forgotten Russell Crowe flick, but you might find yourself in a love-it-or-hate-it situation with Unhinged. It might seem like recent months have been dominated by true crime onNetflix, but you can still find a fair few schlockyaction movieson the platform, too. The latest is Unhinged, which stars Russell Crowe as Tom, a raging psychopath who embarks on a car-fueled battle with a woman just trying to get her son to school....

Summary Stranger Thingsstar Maya Hawke shares her thoughts on filming the final season of the long-running Netflix series. Hawke made herseries debut as Robin Buckley in season 3, which was filmed in 2018 and released in 2019. Robin quickly became a fan-favorite character, who returned to play a prominent role in season 4. Hawke will also be part ofStranger Thingsseason 5as Robin and her friends confront the threats posed by Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and the Upside Down....

In spite of months of denials from Tom Holland and just about anyone who’s been within 100 feet of a Marvel movie or television production in the last two decades, it’s looking at least possible that we’ll be seeingThe Amazing Spider-Manstar Andrew Garfield and hisSpider-Manpredecessor Tobey Maguire appear as their own versions of Peter Parker in December’sSpider-Man: No Way Home. At the very least, we know Holland’s Parker will face off against Spider-Man villains from different universes, including Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus and Jamie Foxx’s Electro....

The Flashactor Ezra Miller has been at the center of many shocking controversies in the past few years. Even though they have spent the last year seeking treatment for their mental health issues, many fans are still pushing for someone else to play the Fastest Man Alive going forward. Given that James Gunn is going to reboot the DC Universe followingThe Flash, now seems like the perfect time to seamlessly introduce a new actor as the Scarlet Speedster....

Summary What fans think of asMarvel Comicsmay have officially started in 1961, but the company extends all the way back to the Golden Age of comics. The publication ofMarvel Comics#1 featured the first appearances of characters as varied as Namor, the Angel and the Human Torch, although some were very different than the characters modern fans are familiar with… Known asTimely Comics during the Golden Age, the company published a number of superhero characters to capitalize off the monumental success of Superman....

Adam Kinzinger documentary The Last Republican is dropping at the perfect time Former US congressman Adam Kinzinger is set to release hisdocumentaryThe Last Republican very soon, and it’s landing at a fitting time. With Donald Trump voted the president-elect last month, the US political landscape is under the spotlight more than ever before. In the runup to the election, we hadAli Abbasi’s The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as the man himself....

Agent challenges xQc to ‘pink slip’ car race after Kick star insults his Ferrari Twitch star and AMP member Agent00 challenged fellow streamer xQc to a ‘pink slip’ car race, saying he’d give his rival’s car away to one of his fans if he ends up winning. It’s no secret thatxQcis an avid car enthusiast. Themulti-millionaire broadcasterhas flexed his rides several times in the past, most famously his$300K McLaren 720s Spider....

Dell has kicked off some fantastic Alienware-flavoredMemorial Day sales, which means you can save hundreds of dollars on the latest Alienware gaming laptops. If you’ve been itching to game while on the move for a while now, you’re sure to be able to grab one of thebest gaming laptopsout there for far less than you ordinarily would thanks to these offers. To help you figure out where to begin, we’ve highlighted three of thebest gaming laptop dealsout there right now so you know exactly what to go for....