Google Home vs. Apple HomeKit: which is the best smart home platform?

Apple HomeKit andGoogle Homeare two of the best smart home platforms around. HomeKit is tightly regulated by Apple, which allows it to offer a streamlined experience that works flawlessly with all products in its catalog. Google, meanwhile, offers more freedom — its catalog is much larger than HomeKit and developers are largely free to use the software as they see fit. Google Home also recently received amassive overhaul, making its app more user-friendly than ever before....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 751 words · Roger Wells

Great, now even the RTX 4090 power connectors are starting to melt

The Nvidia drama just got worse asTom’s Hardwarehas reported on an Nvidia RTX 4090 power connector meltdown. This comes hot on the heels of stories of theGPU’s 16-pin power adapter overheating and melting. “Maybe the first burnt connector with native ATX3.0 cable,” redditoru/nk950357 posted, along with a photo of a melted connector. The photo shows a 12VHPWR power connector from the RTX 4090’s own native power supply. This doesn’t appear to be a case of using a cheap third-party power supply....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Brianna Esparza

Hasan accuses Destiny of “cyberstalking” him amid livestream drama ban

Hasan accuses Destiny of “cyberstalking” him amid livestream drama ban Hasan Abi has claimed that fellow political streamer Destiny is “obsessive” about using him for content. On March 29, popular streamer Hasan Abi waslive streamingon Twitch as he was reacting to a YouTube video that claimed his viewership had plummeted. While discussing this with his viewers, he disagreed and stated that many just creators bash his name for content, such as fellow streamersDestinyandxQc....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Robert Brady

How to get Psylocke Blood Kariudo skin in Marvel Rivals

How to get Psylocke Blood Kariudo skin in Marvel Rivals The Psylocke Blood Kariudo skin inMarvel Rivalsdelivers a striking combination of combat-ready gear and bold, high-fashion design. With a fierce color scheme of red and black, and metallic silver accents, this skin makes a powerful statement – in fact,players are already calling her “mother.”Her signature red beret, braided hair, and mysterious visor give her a cool, sharp edge. If you’re ready to take this bold look for a spin, here’s how you can get the Blood Kariudo skin for your collection....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Steven Lewis

How to reset a Chromebook

Everything used to work perfectly on your Chromebook. The speeds were quick. Your media played flawlessly. But now, you’re experiencing lag, and you may’t figure out what went wrong. If you need to fix specific issues without completely wiping your Chromebook, we provide a separate guide onhow to fix the most common Chromebook problems. However, if resetting appears to be your only solution, we’ll show you how to get your Chromebook running like new....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 797 words · Nicholas Martinez

Interview With The Vampire Season 2 Episode 7's Big Claudia Twist Explained By Lestat Star Sam Reid

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Interview with the Vampire season 2, episode 7! Summary Interview with the Vampirestar Sam Reid has opened up about season 2, episode 7’s big Claudia twist, explaining its importance for Lestat as the scene plays out. The episode focuses on Louis, Claudia, and Madeleine being put on trial for the attempted murder of Lestat, the vampire returning to reveal his side of the story. During the trial inInterview with the Vampireseason 2, Claudia is burned to death by the sun, all while Lestat looks on at what his testimony at the trial has now caused....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 806 words · Jacob Atkinson

iPad Pro rumor claims tablet could get bigger upgrade than expected

iPad Pro rumor claims tablet could get bigger upgrade than expected Apple will launch new iPads soon, and according to a new report, the iPad Pro models may skip the M3 chip for M4 silicon. Applewill hold itsLet Loose event on May 7, and if previous reports and rumors are any indication, we’re going to see new iPads. TheOLED iPad Promight be the highlight of the event, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims the tablet will pack an M4 chip....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Jamie Johnston

Is Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater cross-platform?

The originalMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eateris one of thebest PS2 gamesof all time. Being the earliest game in theMetal Gear timeline, it is also the perfect game to get a remake forPS5,Xbox Series X/S, and PC with a revived Fox Hunt multiplayer mode. The main draw of the game is still the epic stealth-action single player campaign, but the unique hide-and-seek-based gameplay of Fox Hunt garnered a cult following back in the day and has a great chance of being an even bigger hit with this remake....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Elaine Green

Joshua Jackson to star in Fatal Attraction series on Paramount+

Paramount+revealed its plans to reboot the classic thrillerFatal Attractionas an original series earlier this year. Now, the show’s leading man is in place. ViaThe Hollywood Reporter,Joshua Jackson has signed on to star in the series as Dan Gallagher, a role previously portrayed by Michael Douglas in the 1987 thriller. Adrian Lyne directed the original film, which was written by James Dearden. In that story, Dan (Douglas) is a successful lawyer who had a weekend fling with a book editor named Alex Forrest (Glenn Close)....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Diana Rodriguez

Laid-off Marvel Rivals Director claims to have created most innovative feature

Laid-off Marvel Rivals Director claims to have created most innovative feature A recently laid-off Marvel Rivals Director claims to have created one of the most innovative features in the popular hero shooter, the game’s unique Team-Up abilities. Despite Marvel Rivals becoming one of the most popular new releases withtens of millions of playersjumping inthroughout Season 1, some developers behind the smash-hit were still met with layoffs. A smaller support studio based in Seattle wasgutted on February 19, as NetEase dumped the entire team in order to allegedly “optimize development efficiency....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Courtney Carter

LG Velvet review: LG’s flagship is finally competitive again

“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.“ Someone has woken up at LG, looked at its smartphone output over the past couple of years, and said, “No, that’s all wrong. Let’s start again.” The result is theLG Velvet, the most interesting smartphone to come from LG in ages....

August 18, 2025 · 12 min · 2398 words · Alison Hodge

Love Hurts review: Ke Huy Quan shines in forgettable action movie

Love Hurts review: Ke Huy Quan shines in forgettable action movie Ke Huy Quanis a national treasure, and his newaction movieLove Hurts shows just what he’s capable of. Unfortunately – and this is going to sting a bit – the film itself doesn’t quite live up to its potential. From his turn as Short Round inIndiana Jonesand Data inThe Gooniesto his breakout performance inEverything Everywhere All At Once(that led to a well-earned Oscar), Quan is the actor we’re all rooting for....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 919 words · Rita Walter

Macy’s confirms hackers stole customer data from its website

Macy’s says it’s been hit by a “highly sophisticated and targeted data security incident” that affected “a small number” of its customers. The data breach, which stole information from customers as they shopped on Macy’s online shopping site, took place between October 7 and 15, 2019. Those affected have been notified and will be updated on developments, Macy’s told Digital Trends by email. Macy’s saidthe cybercriminals “potentially accessed” customer information that includes first name, last name, home address, phone number, email address, and payment card number including the card’s security code and expiration date....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · William Jones