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Famed director Danny Boyle has released the first extended peek at the sequel to his iconic 1990s dramaTrainspotting, which catches up with the four main characters from the first film, who are now decades removed from their original heroin-laden exploits. CalledT2 Trainspotting, Boyle’s follow-up is based onPorno, the literary sequel to the originalTrainspottingbook — Boyle adapted the classic film from a novel written by Irvine Welsh. The literary version ofPornois set a decade after the plot ofTrainspotting, but Boyle’s film adaptation will take place approximately two decades after the original 1996 film, largely because the four original actors fromTrainspottingreturned to reprise their original roles in the sequel....

TheKing of Fighters XVis seeing successas the series has never witnessed before here in the United States. Tournaments are happening every other day, online matchmaking is lively, and fans are still singing its praises daily over social media. For once, the whole world is competing to be a king of the fighters, rather than a few key hotspots. One of the big tournaments to emerge around the game comes fromesports production company Wisdom Gamingwith its new Fight Night: Lights Out series....

One of the bestsmartwatch dealstoday is also on one of my personal favorite devices and one that has greatly encouraged me to run more throughout the last few months. Today, you can buy the Garmin Forerunner 265 smartwatch for $100 off at Best Buy — for $350 instead of $450. It’s effectively like having a personal trainer on your wrist, so it’s worth every cent. If you’re looking to enhance your runs and general performance, this is the watch for you....

A person is enthusiastically enjoying a game while wearing the Meta Quest 3.Meta At this point, you’re probably bought in to VR gaming or you’ve not. The tech has a notoriously mixed reputation among gamers, some of whom have embraced VR as a gaming option and others who still reflexive sneer at it. I’ve been a supporter ever since the original PlayStation VR launched as I’ve played plenty of great games using the four headsets I’ve owned over the past decade....

Student laptop dealsare everywhere we look right now, and that’s because most retailers are in fullback-to-school salesmode. Whether you’re looking for a low-cost laptop with zero frills, or a souped-up Alienware setup for weekend gaming, there’s no shortage of options on the market. Sometimes though, we stumble across an exceptional markdown that elevates one sale above all others. And today, the honor belongs to Lenovo: For a limited time, the company is selling the Lenovo ThinkBook 16 for only $624....

Few things in the automotive industry are more predictable than the complaints from brand loyalists that a given new model “isn’t a real Porsche.” Because it built its reputation on eccentric rear-engine cars, Porsche has had to weather an unusual amount of this complaining, from when it first experimented with front-engine models like the 924, 944, and 928, to when it switched to water cooling, and of course when it launched the Cayenne SUV over two decades ago....

A bug in Twitter’s new Fleets feature allows the content of fleets to be visible after 24 hours, even after they are supposed to be deleted. The feature, rolled out this week, was supposed to allow users to post ephemeral messages which disappeared after a short time. But the bug meant anyone could theoretically access and download others’ fleets even after their expiration. The bug, first reported byTechCrunch, was disclosed by Twitter user @donk_enby, who detailed how the Twitter API could be used to scrap fleets....

The USB standard has come a bit far over the past few years, with many different generations and types to consider. Though speed differences are cited as the factors between each of the standards, it has become somewhat hard for some consumers to understand. In the latest headache, the USB Implementers Forumrecently announceda next-generation USB-3.2 specification, promising fast-transfer speeds of up to 20GB per second, but also bringing some confusing name changes to previous standards....

Vimeo’s profile page has a new look. In a move designed to help support creators and fulfill user requests, Vimeo launchedan updated profile designthat the company equates to a mix between a creative video portfolio and a LinkedIn profile. The updated design allows users to use their Vimeo profile as a customizable video portfolio. People can now create and organize subcategories to organize their profile and add tags to each video....

Back in the ’90s, going out and physically shopping at the mall was a regular activity. You’d go there to shop for clothes, see a movie, grab lunch at the food court, or pick up that new CD you wanted from Sam Goody or Tower Records. Have you been to a mall lately, though? It’s nothing like it was back then. Most malls today are like ghost towns, with gates in front of many of the stores and few patrons shopping on any given day....

WoW: The War Within ultimate Arcane Mage guide for Patch 11.0.2 Of all the Mage specializations on offer, Arcane is the one that feels the most rich and immersed in the lore ofWorld of Warcraft. Happily, it’s also proving to be highly effective in The War Within, so here’s everything you need to know about playing it. Arcane is one of the talent specializations that received the most attention during the development of the latest expansion, with the whole tree receiving a rework....

There’s no doubt that5G technologyis well and truly on the way, and it could eventually change the way we live. But we’re not there yet — and it turns out that we’re not even close. According toa new study from Speedcheck, real-world5G speedshave been pretty disappointing so far, despite the promises of multi-gigabits-per-second results. The study was conducted from October 1 to December 31 last year, and found that5G download speedsacross the U....

If you haven’t been keeping up with the Kingdom Hearts games over the years, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll have absolutely no idea what’s going on inKingdom Hearts III. Ahead of that game’s release next year, Square Enix is offering upKingdom Hearts — The Story So Far, a bundle that will get you all caught up on the lore and history to date. Kingdom Hearts – The Story So Faris a bundle containing two other compilations....