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Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore is an earnest Philips CD-i tribute
Limited Run Games The Phillips CD-i video game console has one unfortunate claim to fame: a pair of notoriously panned Zelda games that have been memed into the ground. In 1993, the platform got Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, each starring the aforementioned character in their respective game. They […]
My most anticipated laptops still coming in 2023
As a laptop reviewer, I have the great fortune of being able to try out the latest and greatest tech in this product category. In terms of the best laptops, there’s always something interesting on the horizon. Now that we’re around halfway through the year, I want to look ahead to what’s left of the […]
As a parent, there’s one iPhone 15 feature I can’t wait to use
Apple Apple’s next-generation iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models are finally here. The entire iPhone 15 lineup has Dynamic Island and USB-C. With the standard iPhone 15, you get the A16 Bionic that was introduced last year, and the iPhone 15 Pro models get the new A17 Pro chip and Action button. And if […]
As a pro PC builder, here are 5 tips no one tells you
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I’ve built hundreds of PCs. I’m not confident enough to say thousands yet, but I’m sure I’ll hit that mark before too long. Every time I go to review a new graphics card or processor, I go through the process of tearing down and rebuilding PCs half a dozen times […]
How Far Will Amazon and Google Take This Bickering Over YouTube and Nest?
Image used with permission by copyright holder Last summer, when we got an Amazon Echo Show in our house, our son quickly figured out how to ask Alexa to watch snippets of his favorite movies on it. Pretty soon, Moana songs filled our home. Constantly. But last winter, YouTube went dark on our device, relegating […]
As an Android user, I can’t wait for USB-C on the iPhone 15
Apple There’s one question that strikes fear into the heart of any Android user: “Do you have a phone charger?” Or, at the very least, it makes me mildly annoyed in a world dominated by iPhones. I’ve been an Android user since I first picked up a smartphone, and every time I’m around friends or […]
Spotify Premium Gets More Expensive in the US and Other Markets
Spotify is raising the price of Spotify Premium in the US and over 50 other markets today. In the US, Spotify Premium now costs $10.99/month instead of $9.99, and this is the service’s first price increase in 12 years. “The market landscape has continued to evolve since we launched. So that we can keep innovating, […]
As Game of Thrones’ Assassins Head South, Whose Heads Will Roll?
Image used with permission by copyright holder More Game of Thrones By the conclusion to last weekend’s Game of Thrones episode, The Last of the Starks, a final, all-out battle between Cersei’s and Daenerys’ armies in King’s Landing seems imminent. While the armies square off, however, a few individuals are riding toward the city with murder on […]
Report: TikTok isn’t a reliable search engine for news
Lots of people keep up with the important news of the day using social media, but if you’re using TikTok to learn about current events, you may want to be more careful with the app’s search results. Research from a new report has found that quite a few of the videos featured in those results […]
As Netflix ends its DVD rental service, Scarecrow steps in
Scarecrow Video After a quarter of a century of mailing out DVD rentals to customers across the U.S., Netflix recently announced that it will be ending the service later this month. While most Netflix customers are happy these days streaming their content from the company’s library of online offerings, there are still some folks using […]