Nigerian ‘John Wick’ becomes major Netflix hit with tiny budget

Nigerian ‘John Wick’ becomes major Netflix hit with tiny budget Hollywood is much more than the star-studded and expensive movies that become record-breaking blockbusters.The Nigerian movie The Black Book has taken over Netflix’s Top 10 list with a small budget by Hollywood standards. Movies are a global love affair. People from around the world relish in on-screen content or dream of creating their own story for the small or big screen....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Mr. Michael Matthews

Now is the perfect time to buy an Apple iPad Mini — here’s why

We know it feels like months away but the holidays are fast creeping up. Odds are your kids have already made not-so-subtle suggestions about what they’d love to get from Santa this Christmas and we’re pretty confident that theiPad Miniis right up there on their list. That’s awesome news because right now you can buy thelatest iPad Mini for just $350 at Amazon. Don’t delay and risk missing out on the deal....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Caroline Wiley

Older Samsung flagships receiving Galaxy S22 camera features

Samsung introduced a number of new features with the launch of the Galaxy S22 series. Now, the company is rolling out some of these new camera capabilities to its older Galaxy flagship smartphones, including foldables. Samsung will bring the OneUI 4.1 update to more than half a dozen past flagships. According to a post inSamsung Community, theGalaxy S21, S20,Galaxy Note 20lineup, and all the Galaxy Z series smartphones, includng the Z Fold 2 and Z Flip 5G, are receiving Galaxy S22’s Nitography technology, which brings a portrait mode for nighttime to the selfie shooter....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · John Bender

Our 4 biggest predictions for what gaming will look like in 2024

The ball has dropped and we’ve officially made it to a new year. Heading into 2024, the video game industry finds itself in an especially interesting position. We’re coming off a historic year for gaming that was filled with massive releases and devastating layoffs in equal part. Game companies are left balancing their cultural successes and their business failures right now. But how will those scales tip this year? The short of it is that we’re heading into perhaps the most mysterious year for gaming in a very long time....

June 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1447 words · Cindy Myers

PlayStation showed off 7 radical indie games today

On February 10, PlayStation highlighted seven new indie games in the works for PS4, PS5, and PlayStation VR. While none of the announcements were on the level ofyesterday’s Nintendo Direct, quite a few unique games still got their time in the spotlight. These are the seven intriguing indie games that PlayStation highlighted. Moss: Book II The first game PlayStation showed was the sequel toMoss, one of the best VR games out there....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Kevin Garcia

Pokemon Go player gets big surprise after using Master Ball for ‘legendary bird’

Pokemon Go player gets big surprise after using Master Ball for ‘legendary bird’ One poor Pokemon Go player found themselves utterly disappointed after attempting to catch a rare legendary resulted in one unfortunate surprise. Pokemon Gois filled with surprises, meaning players are always warned to keep an eye on what ‘Mons they catch and understand that sometimes the creatures aren’t always what they seem. Thankfully, many players spend hours in the game looking for thatDitto in disguisefor a classic Research Task, but others are finding similar designs to act as a cruel trick....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Stacey Avery

Prime Day deal: Toss your dogs treats and spy on them with the Furbo dog camera

It’s hard to have peace of mind when you’re not at home and can’t attend to your dogs. What’s worse is if they start misbehaving like barking too loudly, which might upset your neighbors. Luckily, pet cameras are available to give you a sense of security and help ease your separation anxiety. Right now, most pet cameras are also equipped with the function to dispense treats to your pets and interact with them from afar....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Christopher Galloway

Refreshed LG Gram laptops head to North America in January for CES 2018

LG Electronics said on Wednesday, December 13,that it plans to inject its super thin and light LG Gram laptops with eighth-generation IntelCore i5andCore i7processors in 2018. The new units will make their initial appearance during the CES technology show in early January, packing 72WHr batteries promising up to 22.5 hours on a single charge. That is the same battery ballparkMicrosoft and Qualcomm boastabout the upcoming Always Connected PCs using ARM-based Snapdragon 835 processors....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · James Wright

Resident Alien 4 Not Happening Doesn't Necessarily Mean The Story Is Over (& 2 Other Shows Prove It)

Summary Resident Alienseason 4 still isn’t confirmed, but even if the Syfy show isn’t renewed, there’s a strong precedent established for the network ending sagas in creative ways. DespiteResident Alienseason 3’s cliffhanger ending, Syfy has been apprehensive about bringing the show back to continue the tale of Alan Tudyk’s Harry Vanderspeigle. So, while it’s clear thatshowrunner Chris Sheridan has plans forResident Alien’s future, it remains to be seen if the project will be given the chance to reach a natural stopping point....

June 27, 2025 · 5 min · 926 words · Shannon Cameron

Ring’s new Chime Pro 2 might be more like an Echo Flex than its predecessor

Three weeks ago, we were one of the first to spot a Federal Communications Commission filingfor a new version of the Ring Chime Pro. Late this week, more details leaked on the device by a reliable source, suggesting that it might gain Alexa smarts and a more prominent front speaker. Technologist Dave Zatz tweeted a picture of the front of the deviceon Thursday, confirming our earlier speculation that it has internal antennas....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Philip Thompson

Sinners’s ending, explained

Director Ryan Coogler’s (Creed,Black Panther) new blockbuster,Sinners, has finally premiered, bringing a unique vision of vampire horror to cinemas. This horror-action period movie follows two gangster brothers (both played byMichael B. Jordan) who return to their hometown in hoping to turn over a new leaf. Unfortunately, their attempts to do so inadvertently attract a gang of vicious vampires who attempt to kill and feed on them and those around them....

June 27, 2025 · 5 min · 918 words · Philip Carter

Smell like Skynet: IBM creates an A.I. that will design the perfect perfume

“I love your perfume.” “Thanks. It’s Skynet.” OK, so that’s not necessarily the most likely conversation for you to have in the near future, but it very well could be. That’s because IBM Research has teamed up with master fragrance maker Symrise to use its artificial intelligence expertise to develop next-gen fragrances, courtesy of IBM’s impressive machine learning technology. Similar to itsprevious Chef Watson project— which used IBM’s Watson technology to create new recipes for delicious dishes — this collaboration uses data-mining algorithms to comb through masses of data to come up with unique scent combinations likely to appeal to humans....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Christina Holland

Somnox is a robotic pillow that lulls you to sleep by ‘breathing’

Thanks to theplethora of stories about sex robotsin the news, you would be forgiven for misunderstanding us when we tell you that the key to a good night’s sleep may be going to bed with a robot. In fact, we’re referring to the Somnox sleep robot, a newly launched soft robotic pillow that is designed to be theperfect sleepcompanion to help you get some quality shut-eye. The kidney-shaped huggable bot breathes steadily along with you, providing a physical sensation that, its creators claim, will subconsciously influence your own breathing rhythm....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Laura Chambers