The best Perks in Call of Duty: Warzone during Season 5

Perks have been part of the Call of Duty series for over 15 years now and will likely continue to be included in future releases. They’re an integral part ofCall of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play battle royale game that’s home to over 125 million players. Players who use the right Perks will be at an advantage, as these special abilities can turn the tide of any given match and sometimes be the difference between winning and losing a gunfight....

August 23, 2025 · 12 min · 2349 words · Amy Bell

The different types of light bulbs, explained

When you start browsing to findthe best smart bulbs for your house, you’ll see that most of them are LED bulbs. To a newcomer, terms like “LED” can get a little confusing. Sure, LED bulbs are efficient, but how do they work? How different are they from fluorescent or incandescent bulbs? Which type of bulb is the right choice for the specific area you had in mind? We’re answering all these questions with a complete guide on every type of residential light bulb you can buy, including what you should know about energy requirements and if it’s a good idea to buy....

August 23, 2025 · 8 min · 1543 words · Aaron Anderson

The Skylight Cal Max is a 27-inch smart calendar that might replace your smart display

Skylight, a company responsible for a variety of popular smart frames, is gearing up to launch the Cal Max — a smart calendar that’s a simplified version of a traditionalsmart display. You won’t be watching Netflix on the massive 27-inch screen or tinkering with dozens of different apps, as it’s aimed at providing families with a streamlined way to access their calendars, chores, meal planning, and photo albums without any of the clutter found on traditional smart displays....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Mrs. Alyssa Long

The Surface Laptop 3 was a rough start, but AMD’s Zen 2 chips still have promise

Microsoft’s bigSurface event in early Octobersurprised everyone. Microsoft’s dual-screen devices were the star of the show, but the company’s new partnership with AMD on the Surface Laptop 3 felt downright subversive. It was the rumor that felt the most unlikely to come true. But whenwe got our hands on the Surface Laptop 3’sAMD processor and put it through its paces, we were disappointed. It just can’t compete with the Intel competition, making us wish dearly that AMD would hurry up with its Zen 2 mobile CPUs....

August 23, 2025 · 5 min · 878 words · Anne Calderon

The US wants a wearable for all. Experts say it won’t fix the health crisis

“My vision is that every American is wearing a wearable within four years,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the 26th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, told the House Subcommittee on Health during a recent hearing. When Congressman Troy Balderson asked whether consumers should have access to these tools, referencing wearable technology in light of the 21st Century Cures Act, the privacy risks, and the health benefits, Kennedy replied that they “absolutely” should....

August 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1291 words · Madeline Carter

This leaked iPhone 17 Pro color has me excited for the iPhone 17 Pro

I’ve been reporting on technology for almost twenty years, and I vividly recall the early years of the smartphone industry when companies like Nokia pushed the boundaries when it came to smartphone colors. Rather than the less exciting neutral colors that have become standard in the industry — gray, white, silver, and gold — Nokia launched phones in bright red, yellow, and other vibrant colors. Yes, there were still the same standardized options, but you also had bright neon colors, such as the yellow Lumia 1020 or the orange Nokia N8....

August 23, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Ryan Smith

Trump administration might undo Obama-era LED light rules

If you’ve gone looking for an incandescent lightbulb in the last few years, you probably had a hard time finding one — and for good reason! Those bulbs are far less energy efficient, far more wasteful, and often more expensive in the long run than their LED successors. Another change to light bulbs designed to improve energy efficiency was set to happen soon, but the Trump administration may prevent the plan from moving forward....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Robert French

Trust Me, The 2020s Reboot Of ER Was A Truly Terrible Idea

Summary For 15 seasons,ERdefined what it meant to be a medical TV drama, and though rebooting the beloved series is a nice thought, anERreboot would have been the worst thing the series could do. In a world full ofthe best medical dramas,ERis my absolute favorite. Where other, more modern medical shows verge on corny and highly unrealistic,ERalmost always maintains a sense of truth. The doctors at County General certainly have their romances and dramas, but at the end of the day, their true focus is on helping the people of Chicago....

August 23, 2025 · 4 min · 809 words · Robin Brown

Walmart slashed this KitchenAid hand mixer’s price to $35

The holiday season is the perfect time to make a few upgrades in your kitchen, and Walmart has an offer that’s going to be hard to refuse. The KitchenAid 3-Speed Hand Mixer, originally sold for $50, is down to a more affordable $35 following a $15 discount. We’re not sure how much time is remaining before this bargain ends, but like allKitchenAid deals, we’re expecting stocks to sell out quickly. Add the kitchen gadget to your cart and proceed with the checkout process as soon as you can to secure the savings!...

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Tyler Henderson

Why AMD’s Zen 5 processors may be in trouble

New reports suggest that AMD’s future processors and graphics cards may be stalled due to issues at TSMC, the semiconductor foundry from which AMD gets its chips. There have been signals suggesting that TSMC has encountered problems with its upcoming 3nm process yields. While this doesn’t affect AMD’s next-genZen 4and RDNA3 lineups, it does impact the generation that comes after, including Ryzen 8000 Zen 5 processors and Radeon RX 8000 RDNA 4 graphics cards....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Jacob Weaver

With endless zippers, Wandrd Duo may be the organized photographer’s dream bag

Can’t decide between a camera bag with fast side access or a full-front zip? TheWandrd Duo Daypackuses what the company calls an “infinity” zipper system to give photographers four different ways to access gear. The company calls the backpack a versatile dawn-to-dusk bag for work or play — and it’s well past the original Kickstarter goal with nearly $500,000 in the campaign, running through July 26. The Duo’s unique design starts with the four different access points, made possible through a system of four zippered sliders....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Michelle Johnson

With the Galaxy S21, Samsung is one step from admitting nobody wants the S Pen

Good news! The newGalaxy S21 Ultrasupports the S Pen stylus, and that means many more people will be able to enjoy everything it has to offer. Technically this is the case, but in reality, using theS Pen with the S21 Ultrawon’t be the seamless experience it is on theGalaxy Note 20 Ultra. For a start, you’ll have to buy an S Pen, and then find somewhere to keep it when you’re not using it too, as it doesn’t come with the phone and nor is there a neat little storage slot for it....

August 23, 2025 · 5 min · 974 words · Jordan Miller

Zuckerberg may have known more about Facebook’s privacy scandal than we thought

In the midst of an ongoing Federal Trade Commission investigation into Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, a new report suggests that Facebook founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerbergmay have known about the company’s much-criticized cavalier approach to privacy. According toa report from the Wall Street Journal, emails shared with the FTC suggest that Zuckerberg knew about, and was connected to, the company’s questionable treatment of user data. It’s not clear exactly what the emails say, or whether they are specifically about Cambridge Analytica....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · George Fisher