Apple M2 Ultra: everything you need to know about Apple’s most powerful chip

Apple unveiled the most powerful iteration of its silicon duringWWDC 2023— the M2 Ultra chip. Stitching two M2 Max chips together to create one powerhouse, the M2 Ultra is pushing the limits in every way possible. Is the M2 Ultra really as blazingly fast as it seems? Check out our in-depth guide below to learn everything you need to know about the new chip, including its specs, the PCs it appears in, and what kind of improvements it brings to the table....

August 10, 2025 · 4 min · 846 words · William Pennington

Astronauts take major step toward Starliner’s first crewed flight

The official crew portrait for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. From left are Suni Williams, who will serve as the pilot, and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, spacecraft commander.NASA After numerous delays across many years, NASA is closer than ever to launching its first astronauts aboard the Boeing-made CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. The latest step toward a targeted May 6 launch of the spacecraft involved the two crew members — NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — entering quarantine, a regular preflight procedure to prevent crew heading to the International Space Station from taking with them any nasty bugs....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Dr. Dominique Johnston

AWOL Vision LTV-3500 Pro review: dazzling brightness that’s worth every penny

“Why you may 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.“ Getting the rightprojectorcan make or break your home theater room. On the one hand, if you’ve got the ideal ingredients a home theater needs to thrive — like a dark, windowless room, a big and clean wall (or better yet, an ALR screen), agood sound system, and ample throw distance — your chances of achieving cinephile bliss improve exponentially....

August 10, 2025 · 12 min · 2535 words · Sara Velez

Beetlejuice 2 is missing two major characters because of a “loophole”

Beetlejuice 2 is missing two major characters because of a “loophole” Fans of the original Beetlejuice can rest assured that the sequel won’t forget two of its main characters, the Maitlands. While 1988’s Beetlejuice is perhaps most closely associated with Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder today, they’re far from the film’s main characters. The plot is mainly focused on Adam and Barbara Maitland (played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis), the late owners of the home the Deetz’s move into....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Katie George

Best Labor Day Computer Sales 2021: Best deals you can shop today

The wait is over, as you’re able to finally take advantage of this year’s Labor Day computer deals.Labor Day salesprovide discounts on different product categories, and for those who are planning to upgrade their PCs, that includes Labor Day computer sales. Whether you’re planning to buy just the CPU, or you want bundles that include the necessary peripherals, you should check the Labor Day computer deals from the various retailers....

August 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Robert Melton

Chrome is still a RAM killer, but this new feature would be a huge help

Google’s Chrome browser is infamous for consuming a lot of RAM. Whilerecent updates have attempted to solve this problemfrom a technical side, a new feature may put more of the management in the hands of the user. With the latest beta version of Chrome Canary, users can now simply hover their mouse cursor over a tab to gain access to real-time memory usage of that specific tab. Up until now, you had to dig into the Chrome Task Manager to see how much memory each tab is consuming....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Michael Mathews

Class-action lawsuit claims LG refrigerators fail after just a few years

Ever get the feeling that yourrefrigeratorjust doesn’t last as long as you thought it would? You aren’t alone. Aclass-action lawsuitfiled against LG claims that some of the company’s fridges suffer from a defect that causes the appliances to fail within just a few years. The company is accused of misleading consumers about the appliances, leading to a considerable amount of time and money spent repairing or replacing them. According to the class-action suit, the issues with LG’s refrigerators stem primarily from a problem with the linear compressor that the company uses....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Bradley Mcgrath

Common Google Stadia problems and how to fix them

Google Stadiawas one of the first major game streaming services with a big company pushing it. Many had tried smaller-scale services in the past, but none could provide a stable, console-level experience that is needed for games to feel right. There was a lot of hope that Google of all companies would be able to overcome the huge technical and financial hurdles that this new and promising way to play games had....

August 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1534 words · Kenneth Jones

Creepy Christmas carol: 3D-printed robotic hand plays ‘Jingle Bells’ on a piano

Nothing says it’s nearly Christmas quite like a 3D-printed robot hand busting out a festive classic on the piano. Fortunately, this year the tradition continues (or, let’s be honest,starts) courtesy of researchers from the U.K.’s University of Cambridge. Using a 3D printer, they have created a soft robot hand — attached to a robot arm — that’s able to play the piano in a variety of styles, including clipped “staccato” and smooth “legato” notes....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Jessica Blankenship

Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 review: A sad display on a good laptop

“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.“ The14-inch laptopis an increasingly popular size. It offers a larger display than 13-inch laptops, but a much smaller chassis than 15-inch machines. It’s also gaining popularity amongconvertible 2-in-1s, again offering more screen real estate for things like digital inking while being far less cumbersome than 15-inch 2-in-1s....

August 10, 2025 · 11 min · 2171 words · Katherine Vargas

Digital Trends Awards ‘Best of 2016’ Winners in Tech

Portland, OR – (June 29, 2025) –DigitalTrends.com, the premier site for technology news and reviews, has announced the winners of their awards for Best Products of 2016. These awards cap off Digital Trends best year ever with massive traffic growth and record-setting revenue. Over the past month, Digital Trends editorial staff has voted on the top tech of the year in multiple categories. Each category had one overall winner selected with two runner-ups in 2ndand 3rdplace....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Nicholas James

Dozens of powerful new gaming laptops just launched. These are the best of them

It’s a wonderful time for laptop gaming. With the launch of new silicon from Intel and Nvidia, a number of manufacturers are refreshing their gaming notebooks to includeIntel’s 10th-gen H-Seriesprocessors and Nvidia’s newGeForce RTX Super mobile graphics cards. The result? Acer, Asus, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer are all launching new, slim gaming laptops that pack in better performance for playing games, creating content, and staying productive on the go. Of the dozens and dozens of refreshed or newgaming laptopsthat have been announced, here are the five that look the most exciting....

August 10, 2025 · 6 min · 1108 words · Sara Williamson

Dumb Money review: an easily digestible dramedy

“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.“ Many have correctly noted that most of the midbudget dramedies that are produced nowadays seem to either take place in the distant past or in a contemporary time frame that is so undefined it might as well not matter....

August 10, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Sherri Baldwin