After using theMobvoi TicWatch Pro 5for the last two weeks and being seriously impressed by it, I wondered what it would be like to return to theGoogle Pixel Watch— a smartwatch I wasn’t so taken with. A few days with the Pixel Watch reminded me why it was a disappointment. Make no mistake: If you’ve got $350 to spend on an Android smartwatch, there’s only one model that should be on your list....
The real humans at Kick striving to make a real difference There’s no denyingKickhas a certain stigma around it. The streaming alternative perceived as being ‘edgier’ has long been in headlines for many of the wrong reasons, be it fostering toxicity, embracing contentious personalities, and the like. But in speaking with those steering the ship behind the scenes, it’s clear the real humans toiling away are hopeful of driving positive change across the industry....
Apple launched a new stylus yesterday. The company is pushing it as an affordable alternative to the second-gen Apple Pencil. In typical Apple fashion, though, the latest stylus — calledthe Apple Pencil (USB-C)— is still not the most affordable option for your slate. Actually, far from it. But it finally washes away an embarrassing product blunder, one that crippled the original Apple Pencil functionally and also made it alaughingstock from a design perspective....
Netflix is investing significant time and resources into developingThe Witcheras its next major franchise.The Witcher: Blood Origin, a four-episode limited series that premiered on December 25th, serves as a prequel aimed at answering some of the series’ biggest questions. FollowingHenry Cavill’s highly publicized exit fromThe Witcher, the streamer took measures to ensure the franchise’s future, including casting Liam Hemsworth as Cavill’s replacement and continuing to build the series’ expanded universe, of whichBlood Originis a crucial part....
Top 40 most expensive Pokemon cards & rarest ever sold ThePokemon Trading Card Game (TCG)has remained popular for nearly three decades, and during that time, some of the rarest cards have sold for life-changing money. Here, we’ve found the most expensive Pokemon cards that have ever gone to auction… Who knows, you might be sitting on a fortune! In terms of judging card rarity in the Pokemon TCG, condition, age, scarcity, and print numbers are all considered when determining value....
Taxi-hailing app Uber has won a major court case in the U.K. today, being declared legal by the High Court. The decision is a major blow to black cab groups in London, who called on Transport for London (TfL) to investigate the app a few months ago. Black cab groups claim calculating the cost of a journey through GPS and external servers should be considered metering, which is illegal for private hire vehicles in the UK....
Verizon has historically offered itsFios bundlesin various tiers, letting customers pay more or less depending on the services and network speeds they wanted. The problem with this traditional approach is that a consumer can often end up getting stuck paying for something they don’t really care about — a big TV streaming package, for example, when all they really wanted was faster internet and maybe a few premium channels. For the first time, however, Verizon is letting its customers mix and match Fios services so you may build a Fios plan that gives you what you want....
Labor Day dealshave largely ended, but there are still some fantastic deals available. In fact, there are fantastic deals on some of our favorite products of the past year. If you’re having trouble deciding what to buy, we’re here to help you. What’s so special about this roundup of Labor Day deals? They’ve all received a rating of at least 9 out of 10 stars by our reviewers, who thoroughly tested them before giving their honest opinion....
Where to find and catch Pengullet in Palworld Players aiming to enhance their arsenal will find this guide indispensable for locating and capturing Pengullet inPalworld. Distinguished by its Water Ice Elemental Type and the remarkable “Pengullet Cannon” Partner Skill, Pengullet offers both combat utility and a touch of whimsy to your Palworld adventure. Pengullet’s presence across diverse locations like the Sea Breeze Archipelago and Cold Shore makes it an enticing target....
FidelityFX Super Resolution, or FSR, is AMD’s always expected, long-awaited, and almost-too-late, upscaling technology that enables higher frame rates at greater detail settings than simple native rendering. It’s the answer to Nvidia’s deep learning super sampling (DLSS) that on the face of things, brings AMD’s RX 6000 graphics cards to feature parity withNvidia’s RTX 3000 series. But it has the potential to be much more. FSR is still unreleased and unproven, but it is already the technology that DLSS was always supposed to be....
Summary Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Fall of the House of X #5!Throughout the Krakoan Era, theX-Men’s focus has been on one enemy above all others: Nimrod. Nimrod is the ultimate Sentinel who’s proven time and again that he’s Orchis’s deadliest weapon, as evenOmega-Level mutantscan’t touch him. Ironically, it’s only after Nimrod effectively takes over the entirety of the anti-mutant organization that he meets his end - a defeat that stands as the X-Men’s most impressive victory to date....
Xiaomi’s not just about phones anddronesthese days, it also has a new fitness band to show the world. It’s theMi Band 2, and after several leaks over the past months, the wearable is now official. The originalXiaomi Mi Bandrepresented great value, and despite a quick update at the end of last year, where it gained a heart rate monitor as theMi Band 1S— or Mi Band Pulse, as it’s also known — it was always relatively low on functionality....
It didn’t take long for formerGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise writer and director James Gunn to find a new comic book movie franchise. Gunn is reportedly in talks to write — and possibly direct —the nextSuicide Squadmoviefor Warner Bros. Pictures and its live-action DC Comics cinematic universe. According toio9, Gunn will approach the project with an entirely new take on the property, which could mean it won’t be a direct sequel tothe 2016 filmwritten and directed by David Ayer....
