Hackers have a new way of forcing ransomware payments

Bad actors are becoming craftier with their methods ofransomware attacksby targeting backup storage to force organizations to pay a ransom, according to the software company Veeam. In the event of a ransomware attack, companies typically have two options: pay the ransom and hope that their data can be restored through a decryptor sent by the bad actors or ignore the ransom demands and restore their data via a backup option,TechRadar reports....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Kenneth Crawford

Harrison Ford returns as Indiana Jones in first Dial of Destiny trailer

After years of development, Disney and Lucasfilm finally released the first trailer for the hotly anticipatedIndiana Jones 5, which is now titledIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.The title announcement and trailer reveal occurred atBrazil’s Comic Con. Harrison Fordreprises his role as Dr. Indiana Jones, the iconic archeologist and adventurer who debuted in 1981’sRaiders of the Lost Ark. The film will be set during the Space Race of 1969 as the U....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Justin Smith

How to play the Black Ops 6 multiplayer and Zombies free trial

How to play the Black Ops 6 multiplayer and Zombies free trial Before pulling out your wallet and forking over the full cost of Black Ops 6, the free trial period gives players on all platforms a chance to test out multiplayer and Zombies. Treyarch delivered a full slate of content in BO6. After theSeason 1 Reloaded update, there are 22 multiplayer maps available. In addition, the mid-season update added two new weapons, bringing the total count up to 40....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Jessica Murray

How to use Multi-Room Music with Amazon Alexa

If you’ve built up a small army ofAmazon Echodevices over the years, you should consider turning them into a surround system to fill your entire smart home with music. Amazon has given many of its devices the ability to sync their performance together with a feature known as Multi-Room Music, allowing you to quickly pump out tunes through every compatible device in your home. What’s even more impressive is how simple it is to use....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · April Esparza

HP’s Omen Mindframe headset keeps your ears chill, but might leave you lukewarm

“Why you can 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.“ At a glance, the Omen Mindframe doesn’t look too unlike otherpremium gaming headsetswith it’s sleek, black frame, thick mesh ear cushions, and suspended leatherette headband. But hidden inside its RGB accented earcups is something that makes it wholly unique to other gaming headsets — HP’s FrostCap technology....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Steven Harris

In honor of Alien: Earth, we ranked every Alien movie

TheAlienfranchise has been a fascinating way to look at the past 45 years of Hollywood blockbusters. The first film was directed by an up-and-coming auteur who remains a prolific filmmaker decades later. In between, we got sequels that ranged from great to terrible. Now, as we prepare forAlien‘sfirst appearance on TV, let’s look back at every movie in this franchise. Some are better than others. However, that doesn’t mean we all agree on where each of them should wind up....

June 22, 2025 · 5 min · 1001 words · Jennifer Smith

iPhone 13 Pro could include the most storage yet on an Apple phone

Apple is onlya day away from the launchof the highly anticipated iPhone 13, with reports continuing to drop about all of the goodies that the new handset might offer. If you find the storage always filling up super-fast on your current iPhone, then the latest tidbit from reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo should be of interest. In an investor report released at the weekend and first seen by9to5Mac, Kuo suggests the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max will launch with the most storage ever offered on an Apple smartphone: 1TB....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Alexander Clark

JBL PartyBox Stage 320 speaker review: power, clarity, and karaoke on wheels

“Why you can 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.“ When I reviewed JBL’s monster flagship party speaker — the 1,100-wattPartyBox Ultimate–last year, I had my hair thoroughly blown back by its sheer power and pristine clarity. But as impressive as it is for pro DJs and other big-room party-throwers, I wondered about JBL’s smallerPartyBox speakers, which are more manageable in size and price....

June 22, 2025 · 13 min · 2611 words · Michael Rodriguez

KweliTV is a streaming service that puts Black stories first

The latest offering in streaming services started the way most great things do: on a couch during an easy, slow day. KweliTV founder Deshuna Spencer was trying to find something to watch. Flipping through channel after channel, she quickly realized she was failing to find any kind of show or film to relate to. “I was watching and I thought, where are all of these awesome independent films that I read about on these blogs?...

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 716 words · Renee Carter

LG Dual Mode OLED review: a truly one-of-a-kind gaming monitor

“Why you’re able to 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.“ The LG UltraGear Dual Mode OLED is one of the most unique monitors I’ve reviewed. The 32GS95UE-B, as LG refers to it, is simply one of thebest gaming monitorsyou can buy. There’s no doubt about that....

June 22, 2025 · 13 min · 2572 words · John Thompson

Like A Complete Unknown? Then stream these 5 essential Bob Dylan movies

Few musicians in the history of pop music have managed to capture the popular imagination in quite the same way that Bob Dylan has. Dylan is an enigma, and he’s worked hard to maintain an image of unknowability in spite of his massive fame. That may be why so many movies have been made about the folk musician, a combination of documentary and fiction films that stretches from the 1960s all the way to today....

June 22, 2025 · 4 min · 675 words · Jason Murray

Love Is Blind fan-favorite applauded for Fashion Week debut

Love Is Blind fan-favorite applauded for Fashion Week debut Reality TV star by day and superstar model by night, Jess Vestal is showing that she is much more than the LIB pods. Since making her TV debut in the iconic Season 6 of Love Is Blind, Jess has gone on to make quite the name of herself. Not only did she secure amajor partnership with David’s Bridaljust a few days after the reunion but she was the only star to receive twoNetflix Reality Universe Superlative awardsin the inaugural competition....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Kayla Weeks

Madame Web is Netflix’s number one movie and it’s getting roasted again

Madame Web is Netflix’s number one movie and it’s getting roasted again Madame Web is back for round two, with the Spider-Man spinoff movie becoming the number one title on Netflix and facing ridicule all over again. When Sony and Marvel’s Madame Web was released in theaters back in February, it’s safe to say that it didn’t get the warmest of reactions. Dubbed as one of the worst movies of 2024 so far, fans who missed out on the Dakota Johnson-led adventure the first time have been keen to see what they missed out on — meaning the movie has shot to the top ofNetflix’stop 10 chart....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Brenda Harris