Hero bans and map voting are finally coming to Overwatch 2

Hero bans and map voting are finally coming to Overwatch 2 A popular mechanic from Marvel Rivals, hero bans, are coming to Overwatch 2, as well as a new map voting feature that was a popular request from the community. Hero bans, a much requested feature from the Overwatch community, are finally coming to the game. This feature already exists in Marvel Rivals in Diamond ranks and above, and with strong competition coming from that game, Overwatch will finally bring hero bans to the competitive playlist....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Kelli Bridges

How to get your PlayStation Wrap-Up 2024

How to get your PlayStation Wrap-Up 2024 It’s the time of year where all of your favorite services start showing off your personal end-of-year roundups, but how do you get your PlayStation Wrap-Up for in 2024? Whether it’s Spotify Wrapped,Xbox Year in Review, or anything else, it’s always fun to see what your habits were like in the last year, be it the artists you listened to most or the games you sunk the most amount of hours into....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Ashley Goodwin

How to take a screenshot on a Google Pixel or Pixel 2 smartphone

Need to capture the screen on your Google Pixel orPixel 2 smartphone? Fortunately, taking a screenshot with the Pixel is very similar to doing so on other Android devices, and only takes a few seconds. Let’s walk through how to take a screenshot on a Google Pixel device. Taking a screenshot with the Pixel Let’s assume your Pixel is in your hand and turned on. Here’s what you need to do to take a quick screenshot....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Suzanne Mathis DVM

How to watch Den of Thieves 2: Pantera – streaming updates

How to watch Den of Thieves 2: Pantera – streaming updates Big Nick is back in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, and he wants a piece of Donnie’s action. It’s one of the big releases of January 2025, but if you don’t want to see it in the cinema, be warned: its streaming future is a little unclear right now. Heat is one of thebest action moviesof all time. It’s the ultimate cops and robbers saga; a bullet-blaring, iconic tale of two men who “don’t know how to do anything else, and don’t much want to neither....

July 22, 2025 · 4 min · 822 words · Danielle Schneider

Huawei’s Petal Search blossoms into a Google Search competitor

Huawei has quietly launched its own Google Search competitor, born from its recently introduced Petal Search app. Petal Search launched in June 2020 as a way to quickly find apps for a new Huawei phone. It was an important, helpful step toward smoothing the transition from a Google Play- or Apple App Store-equipped phone, to one withHuawei’s Mobile Services (HMS)and the AppGallery store. However, it’s now time for Huawei to show what the app is really all about: It’s the HMS alternative to Google Search....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Gwendolyn Cochran

Hulk's Rarest Superpower Has a Genuinely Heartbreaking Origin

Summary Marvel Comics’Hulkhas powers far beyond his vast, incredible strength and near-indestructability – including what may perhaps be his most surprising power, the ability to view ghosts. Strange as it may seem, this power has tragic origins for the Hulk, connecting back to Bruce Banner’s complicated relationship with his father. Immortal Hulk#0 – written by Peter David, with art by Adam Kubert – revealed the truth behindHulk’s ability to see dead people, establishing it wasborn from the accidental murder of his father....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 620 words · Melissa Newman

I used the Nreal Air AR glasses to totally transform my iPhone

The newNreal Air glasseshave transformed my iPhone into a productivity and entertainment monster by adding a giant display that fits on my face. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi film, but that’s the reality we’re living in 2022. At first glance, the $379 Air looks like typical virtual reality (VR) hardware. The glasses wear like a VR headset and have a cable that attaches to your mobile device. But the Air doesn’t offer an actual VR experience and instead focuses on mirroring the content of your phone, tablet, or laptop....

July 22, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Ashley Brooks

Inside the weird, wild, and wondrous world of quantum video games

In 1950, a man named John Bennett, an Australian employee of the now-defunct British technology firm Ferranti, created what may be history’s first gaming computer. It could play a game called Nim, a long-forgotten parlor game in which players take turns removing matches from several piles. The player who loses is the one who removes the last match. For his computerized version, Bennett created a vast machine 12 feet wide, 5 feet tall, and 9 feet deep....

July 22, 2025 · 8 min · 1692 words · Maurice Williams

Intel’s next-generation Comet Lake-S CPUs may need new motherboards

Intel Core i9- 9900KDigital Trends Forward compatibility on motherboards thatsupport Intel CPUscould end with its latest ninth-generation chips, as a listing in an Intel chipset driver suggests that a new socket will be required for its 10th-generation, Comet Lake-S chips. Those 14nm CPUs are expected to debut in 2020, but thanks to their increase in top-tier core count to 10, they’ll need extra power, and that means a new socket and a new motherboard to house it....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Taylor Decker

ISS astronauts witness fiery end of Russian spaceship

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) witnessed the fiery demise of a Russian spacecraft on Wednesday as it burned up in Earth’s atmosphere at high speed. Just hours earlier, the Progress MS-23 spacecraft, identified by NASA as Progress 84, had been docked at the orbital outpost. Thankfully, the spectacular event was entirely planned and part of a routine procedure for Russian cargo ships departing the ISS. But unusually, the burn-up was witnessed by the crew aboard the space station, with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli able to get some photos of the spaceship’s final moments....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Joel Baker

It’s still not cheap, but HP’s best 2-in-1 laptop is $300 off

If you want a powerful device from2-in-1 laptop deals, you should check out HP’s offer for the 16-inch HP Spectre x360. From an original price of $2,300, it’s down to $2,000 — it’s still not cheap, but you’ll be getting amazing value with the $300 discount on this versatile machine. We’re not sure how much time is remaining on this bargain though, so if you want to enjoy savings when buying this 2-in-1 laptop, it’s highly recommended that you complete your transaction for it right now....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Virginia Thompson

Jake Paul bets $25K he can beat IShowSpeed in 40-yard dash

Jake Paul bets $25K he can beat IShowSpeed in 40-yard dash Jake Paul has agreed to a $25K bet after claiming he could beat IShowSpeed in a 40-yard dash. During the July 01, 2025, episode ofBS with Jake Paul, guests Michael Rubin and Gary Vee called out Paul after he claimed he could outrun YouTuber IShowSpeed. “I want to race Speed…in a forty-yard dash, I beat Speed”, professed Paul after having already dismissed the idea of himself and Speed competing against each other in the boxing ring....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Vanessa Knapp

Naughty Dog apologizes for using artist’s song without credit

Naughty Dog has apologized for failing to credit an artist’s work in a recently released trailer forThe Last of Us Part II. In a tweet on Tuesday, June 9, Naughty Dog vice president Neil Druckmann formally apologized to artist Lotte Kestner for failing to credit her as inspiration for a rendition of the songTrue Faiththat lead character Ellie sang in aThe Last of Us Part IItrailer. Druckmann called it an “oversight” and said it would be fixed....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Timothy Castillo