The Apple Watch badly needs the iPhone 16e treatment

Apple isn’t very quick to update its lower cost products, but there’s one model which badly needs its attention: the Apple Watch SE. The company’s willingness to let the SE languish for several years is now affecting its bottom line, and when the Apple Watch Series 11 arrives later this year, an Apple Watch SE 3 needs to be there alongside it. Hitting where it hurts In 2024 shipments of Apple Watch models declined by 19% compared to 2023,according to Counterpoint Research, and a quote in the report stated, “The slowdown of the existing Apple Watch SE lineup and the lack of new SE models contributed to the decline....

June 14, 2025 · 5 min · 1019 words · Nancy Ritter

The BMW i5 gets the electric sedan right — for the most part

We’re a number of years into the transition to electrification in the automotive world, but in the US, there still aren’t quite as many options as there could be. Part of that has to do with the fact that legacy automakers are still transitioning over to electric drivetrains. While most companies do offer at least one vehicle, the vast majority of them certainly don’t have as many EVs as they do ICE cars....

June 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1122 words · Matthew Espinoza

The Lemokey L5 HE 8K pairs Hall Effect keys with ultra-fast polling rates

Lemokey, a gaming-focused sub-brand of Keychron, has announced the L5 HE 8K, a wired gaming keyboard featuring Hall Effect magnetic switches. Designed for competitive gamers, the keyboard boasts 8,000Hz polling and scan rates, which is said to reduce latency to just 0.125 milliseconds. Its Ultra-Fast Lime Magnetic Switches offer adjustable actuation points ranging from 0.01mm to 3.35mm, with a sensitivity increment of 0.01mm. The keyboard comes with a 75% layout and is built with a CNC-machined aluminum body, with Cherry Profile double-shot PBT keycaps, and north-facing RGB backlighting with 22 lighting modes....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Richard Roberts

This Lenovo ThinkPad laptop with 32GB of RAM is 35% off right now

Lenovo often has some of the bestlaptop dealsaround with the current price on the Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 2 one of the more appealing right now. Usually priced at $2,069, it’s down to $1,345 for a limited time only. Granted, the original price is one of Lenovo’s estimated value system prices so it may be overly optimistic but whatever the true discount, $1,345 is a great price for a system packed with great hardware....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Elizabeth Nguyen

Totally tubular tech: 20 of the coolest products at CES 2018

If you’ve never been to CES, you may’t truly understand it. Each year, more than 3,000 tech companies gather to show off new and exciting products, turning the Las Vegas Convention Center and surrounding hotels into a massive, crazy competition for the attention (and money) of nearly 200,000 attendees. With our editors on the ground floor — or, more accurately, spread across several floors in several buildings — Digital Trends has a front-row seat to some of the coolest tech of the present and future....

June 14, 2025 · 9 min · 1781 words · Craig Cervantes

Who won Love Island UK Season 10? Winning Couple revealed & fans are not happy

Who won Love Island UK Season 10? Winning Couple revealed & fans are not happy The results are in for the official winning couple of Love Island UK Season 10 – and fans are not too happy about it. These past few weeks have been very entertaining for Love Island UK. From the messy Casa Amor to the jaw-dropping Movie Night, Season 10 has proved to be one of the best seasons we’ve had so far....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · John Phillips

Wind breakers: The epic quest to eliminate aerodynamic drag

Outside of high school science class, there are only a few people who think about Sir Isaac Newton’s laws of motion on a daily basis. There are the academics, obviously — scientists and engineers — as well as people who make planes, trains, and automobiles. But there are also those who design aerodynamic apparel for athletes. If you’ve forgotten the basic principle of Newton’s second law, here’s a refresher. It states the rate of change in the momentum of an object is equal to the product of its mass and velocity....

June 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1092 words · Jennifer Stone

Windows 10 Stocks, Weather, and other apps may retire in favor of web versions

Microsoft may be moving to discontinue several first-party apps installed in Windows 10 that aren’t a major priority.Unnamed sources indicatethat the company is now shifting internal developers away from the likes of Windows 10’s Stocks and Weather apps to focus on Microsoft Edge. Microsoft is also grabbing employees that previously worked on now-canceled Redstone 5 enhancements to provide them with positions on the Edge browser team. The news arrives after Microsoft CEOSatya Nadella distributed an emailto employees in March that outlined a restructuring within the company....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Kenneth Green

YouTube could make big changes to children’s content amid federal investigation

YouTube is considering major changes to its recommendation algorithm amid an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into how it handles videos aimed at children. The investigation is in its late stages, and is in response to complaints made about the platform’s treatment of kids that date as far back as 2015, theWashington Post reportedciting anonymous sources familiar with the matter. YouTube has been accused for failing to protect kids, particularly when its algorithm recommends or queues inappropriate videos....

June 14, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Zachary Reid

‘Goodbye to my Chinese spy’ TikTok meme explained

‘Goodbye to my Chinese spy’ TikTok meme explained One of the most viral TikTok memes of 2025 has users creating videos featuring the catchphrase, “goodbye to my Chinese spy.” Here’s what it means. The ‘My Chinese spy’ meme, also known as ‘Me saying goodbye to my Chinese spy,’ is a trend onTikTokwhere users post satirical videos bidding farewell to a fictional Chinese spy monitoring their activity on the app. The meme emerged in response to concerns aboutTikTok’s pending ban in the U....

June 14, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Mark Castillo

"It's Dick Grayson": Nightwing Is Officially Unmasked in a Lethal Blow to His Secret Identity

Warning! Contains spoilers for Nightwing #115! Summary Nightwinghas had his identity slip a few times over the years, but he’s always managed to restore his secret. Unfortunately, it seems that Dick Grayson’s identity has been leaked once again, and given the circumstances, it doesn’t seem like Dick will be able to fix it this time. After Dick is framed and arrested as Heartless, his identity also ends up being exposed in the worst way possible....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Lisa Hernandez

2020 Volkswagen ID.3 first drive: The iCar Apple Didn’t Build

“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.“ After stopping to take a few photos, I briefly broke the rear wheels loose while pulling off a dirt road, which was hardly unusual. What surprised me was that this happened behind the wheel of a Volkswagen....

June 13, 2025 · 12 min · 2504 words · Timothy Dalton

A feel-good comedy is an HBO Max movie you should watch this weekend (August 15-17)

New Warner Bros. movies are dominating HBO Max’s top 10.Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth movie in the horror franchise, has settled in the top spot for most of August.Freaky Tales, a Pedro Pascal anthology film, andDeath of a Unicorn, a satirical horror, round out the top three. Beyond the top 10, there are some underrated options to consider, including a little-seen comedy with two likable stars and a charming feel-good adventure....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Tammy Ward