The best Halloween apps and games for a spook-tacular October 31

Somehow Halloween is right around the corner again, but there’s still time todecorate the house, stock up on candy, and get into the spirit of things with a3D-printed costume. We’re here to help you get ready for the most terrifying Halloween ever with our pick of the best Halloween apps, ghoulish games, and petrifying podcasts around. Best Halloween games The first game on our list is the hit supernatural thrillerOxenfree. When a group of partying teens accidentally unlock a ghostly rift, you must make choices to decide what happens next....

June 24, 2025 · 9 min · 1712 words · Andrew Morton

The incredible Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra gets $400 discount in killer Best Buy deal

The incredible Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra gets $400 discount in killer Best Buy deal One of Samsung’s most powerful tablet, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, is $400 off on Best Buy, marking the lowest ever price. Samsungnot only makes some of thebest cheap tablets, but also the most powerful ones. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra belongs to the latter category, featuring a powerful chipset, top-of-the-line display, and impressive battery. It was announced back in 2022 and competes fiercely with theiPad Pro....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Sarah Carter

The Super Mario Bros Movie is coming to Netflix very soon

The Super Mario Bros Movie is coming to Netflix very soon The holidays just got a bit better, as Netflix will stream The Super Mario Bros Movie this December. From the origins of the Nintendo game that started in 1983, Mario and Luigi have had a fruitful franchise. Fans have seen it all, from multiple video game installments tolive-actionflicks and even animated movies. In 2023, Universal Pictures released the animated action comedyThe Super Mario Bros Movie....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Paul Taylor

The Umbrella Academy fan lists 25 things wrong with Season 4 – and everyone agrees

The Umbrella Academy fan lists 25 things wrong with Season 4 – and everyone agrees According to its fans, Umbrella Academy Season 4 had many problems, but one person listed them all out. The Umbrella Academy Season 4was thefinal ridefor the Hargreeves siblings, but the road to the finale was not a smooth one. In addition to somenotable deaths, viewers took issue with the“gross” age gap relationshipand the unresolved nature of most of the storyline....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Donna Bryant

This Polaroid has Mandalorian ‘armor’ and Baby Yoda instant film

Can’t get enough of Baby Yoda memes? Now The Child can be part of instant film photos too. On Monday, September 21, Polaroid launched the Mandalorian-themed Polaroid Now instant camera and color film, both designed on the Disney+ live action Star Wars series. Employing the same technology asthe original Polaroid Now, the Mandalorian special collector’s edition is housed in a body designed to mimic Mandalorian armor (though, sadly, it’s foraestheticsand not protection)....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Richard Holland

This tiny robot could help surgeons perform ultra-delicate procedures

It goes without saying that surgeons need steady hands. But how steady those hands need to be depends a lot on the kind of procedure the surgeons are carrying out at the time. An amputation might require less fine-grain, subtle precision than, say, a mastectomy. And a mastectomy might require less agonizing defusing-a-nuclear-bomb dexterity than minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, in which tiny tools and an impossibly minuscule camera are inserted into a small incision to carry out an operation....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Kenneth Morgan

Veteran game designer Tom Hall joins VR firm Resolution Games

Back in 1992, when most of the world was playingStreet Fighter IIorSonic the Hedgehog 2, Tom Hall was exploring the world of virtual reality. The game designer, who’s best known for his work on the originalDoomandCommander Keen, was leading a team at id Software that assembled a VR version ofWolfenstein 3D. It was, according to Hall, “fuzzy, but fun,” and it was enough to spark an interest in the field that has spanned almost 30 years....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Emily Morrison

Volvo wants to use speed limiters, in-car cameras, and data to reduce crashes

Volvo is proving that its reputation for being obsessed with safety is well-deserved. The Swedish automaker has announced three initiatives aimed at using technology to improve car safety, in part by forcing drivers to change their behavior. It’s all part of Volvo’s Vision 2020 initiative, which has the goal of ensuring that no one is killed or seriously injured ina new Volvoafter 2020. Following a previous declaration that it wouldcap the top speedof all cars at 112 mph beginning in 2020, Volvo announced a new feature called Care Key that will allow owners to impose their own speed limits....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Mrs. Ruth Conrad

Walmart gives a $100 gift card for every Google Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL pre-order

After the Made by Google event last October 15, demand for the newPixel smartphoneshas started to peak. Top retailers are riding the hype by throwing pre-sale offers of their own. Not to be outdone, Walmart is also giving a $100 gift card for every Google Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL pre-order. This earlyPixel dealgives you a bonus for being one of the first owners of the latest contenders for thebest smartphonetitle....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Mark Perry

What is Instacart? How to use the grocery delivery app

Modern-day technology has made it really easy to shop from home. You can order food via your smartphone with just a few taps, you can shop for books and household supplies via online retailers such as Amazon, and now you can even have groceries delivered straight to your door. One of the most popular grocery delivery apps is Instacart, which you can use to receive your groceries in as little as an hour....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Stephanie Brooks

Why it’s still a good time to buy an M2 MacBook Air

If you’re shopping for a new MacBook, timing is important when trying to get the most for your money. It’s especially important since we know the next MacBook Air is currently in the works, and it’s said to come with the anticipatedM3 chip. Considering it’s been over a year since the13-inch M2 MacBook Airmade its debut, you might assume the update is coming. If you’re in the market for a MacBook Air, I would normally advise you to wait until the M3 model comes out....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Veronica Potter

Why Jony Ive’s greatest achievement wasn’t the iPhone. It was the original iMac

Jony Ive (right) and Apple CEO Tim Cook look over the new Mac Pro Display and computer during Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference on June 3.Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP/Getty Images Jony Ive is leaving Apple. It’s hard to imagine a bigger culture shock to the world’s largest tech company since Steve Jobs’ death in 2011. When thinking of Ive and his design work, we often turn to the iPod and the iPhone. They’re the devices that sent Apple to stratospheric heights....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1095 words · Angela Garza

Woman of the Hour: How was Rodney Alcala caught in real life?

Woman of the Hour: How was Rodney Alcala caught in real life? Netflix’s Woman of the Hour studies the Dating Game Killer and his infamous TV appearance, but the story of how Rodney Alcala was caught is far more complicated in real life. In 1978,serial killerRodney Alcala managed to get on TV. Appearing as a contestant on the hit show The Dating Game, Alcala’s crimes would later come to light and earn him the name ‘The Dating Game Killer‘....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 772 words · David Medina