The best Palworld mods

If there’s apopular game on PC, then it’s only a matter of time before there are mods for it. In the case ofPalworld,it took less than a week for dozens of mods to start pouring in for thismassively popular survival game. There is already a ton of content in the game now, with all the various items to craft and different Pal types to catch, but mods can help some of the lagging areas of the game before the developers have time to provide any official updates or patches....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · Jennifer Hurley

The best solar chargers for your phone or tablet

Let’s face it, our phones are often teetering on the edge of shutting down, typically due to a drained battery. This is particularly frustrating on a hike, camping trip, or other excursions where you may be relying on your phone for GPS coordinates. Fortunately, the sun is always on — at least during the day — so why not harness the power of solar energy and keep your devices running even when you’re trekking in the middle of nowhere?...

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 784 words · Tracy Mccoy

The Crow 2024's Latest Development Makes Me Feel Better About Bill Skarsgard's Movie After So Much Backlash

Summary 2024’sThe Crowhas received an official rating, and it makes me feel better about the movie after all the backlash it has been getting. One of themost anticipated movies coming in 2024isThe Crow, a reimagining of the 1994 cult classic of the same name directed by Alex Proyas and starring Brandon Lee. Based on the 1989 limited comic book series of the same name by James O’Barr, 2024’sThe Crowis directed by Rupert Sanders and stars Bill Skarsgård as Eric/The Crow, though a different version from Lee’s and the one in O’Barr’s comic books....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 798 words · Janet Nolan

The Digital Trends guide to FAST streaming services

If paying for too many streaming services is biting into your budget, then it might be time to check out free advertising-based streaming television (FAST). But what are these magical “free” TV services? Let’s find out. What is FAST TV? Think of it like the streaming version of broadcast TV, or watching cable at home. Shows have a set schedule, and everyone using the service is watching the same thing, using ads....

August 5, 2025 · 7 min · 1391 words · Mrs. Amanda Berry DDS

This 2021 action movie prequel is better than its bad rep suggests. It’s now streaming on Netflix

As Hollywood becomes more and more obsessed with intellectual property, there have been plenty of upstart franchises that wanted to cash in on a little bit of what Marvel seemed to figure out.G.I. Joewas one such franchise that gave that a shot, butSnake Eyes: G.I. Joe Originsput a stop to that. The movie stars Henry Golding as Snake Eyes, the famedG.I. Joecharacter, in a spinoff focused entirely on his character. The movie was not a hit in theaters, but has become one sincearriving on Netflix....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Donna Gonzalez

This HP Chromebook is under half-price today — just $190

You should turn your attention towardsChromebook dealsif you want to buy a new laptop on a tight budget, and we’ve found an offer that you won’t want to miss. From its original price of $410, the HP Chromebook 14 is down to just $190 for savings of $220 from Walmart. You won’t always have the chance to get this device for less than half-price though — in fact, the opportunity may be gone as soon as tomorrow....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Lisa Hudson

This is the secret Surface Duo that Microsoft never released

An archived eBay listing has revealed pictures of an unreleased Microsoft Surface Duo. The device was supposed to debut as a midrange version of the Surface Duo 2. However, it never made the cut and was canceled later in 2021. Windows Central, reports that the unit was listed as a Surface Duo 2 “dev unit.” While the listing is no longer available, the details were sourced in time to give us a closer look at what could have been the “Lite” version of the second-gen Surface Duo....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Luis Waters

Twitter just fixed one of its most annoying problems

Twitter has finally fixed an annoying issue that affected the web version of its service. It was caused by the auto-refresh function, which had the knack of knocking a tweet out of view before you’d finished reading it. The good news is that Twitter has now responded to complaints from disgruntled users and jettisoned the auto-refresh feature, meaning you no longer have to waste time scrolling through the posts to find the one you were looking at....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Mrs. Jennifer Austin

Tár review: Cate Blanchett soars in Todd Field’s ambitious new drama

“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.“ “Had she said no, the film would never have seen the light of day,”director Todd Field said in a statementabout his ambitious new drama,Tár. He was, of course, talking about the film’s star,Cate Blanchett, whose reputation as one of Hollywood’s greatest living actresses certainly precedes her at this point....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1162 words · Felicia Powell

Under Paris: Are WW2 Shells Really Still In The Seine?

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Under Paris Summary Under Parisportrays Second World War shells submerged in the Seine. Directed by Xavier Gens,Netflix’s new shark movieblends the familiar elements of the creature feature genre with contemporary ecological concerns surrounding the Seine River, known for its pollution.The plot follows Sophia, a grief-stricken protagonist who loses her partner and crew to a monstrous sharknamed Lilith in the Seine. Despite her desperate attempts to alert the authorities and prevent further attacks, bureaucratic red tape and chaotic military responses hinder her efforts....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Benjamin Stone

Video game workers just formed a union anyone can join

The first-ever direct-join video game workers union has been unveiled at theGame Developer’s Conference. Known as the United Videogame Workers, organized with the Communication Workers of America, this union allows anyone involved in the game industry to join. It doesn’t matter if you’re freelance, full-time, or whether anyone else at your company joins, either. UVW-CWA (the union’s abbreviation) is intended to protect worker rights. “The creation of this union was not done in isolation; it’s a cumulative effort by the thousands of video game workers who have been fighting for years to redefine what it means to stand together and reclaim power in one of the largest and highest-grossing industries on the globe,”said Tom Smith, CWA’s Senior Director of Organizing....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Whitney Robertson

Vizio SB4551-D5 SmartCast 5.1 sound bar review

“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.“ As a provider of one of the highest value quotients in the TV marketplace, it wasn’t all that surprising when Vizio stepped into the soundbar game in 2009. Flat-screen TVs and their tiny speakers go hand in hand with soundbars, so why not package them together?...

August 5, 2025 · 9 min · 1802 words · Mrs. Diana Lopez MD

What is Affinity in Monster Hunter Rise?

Monster Hunter games have only gotten more and more user-friendly with each release. The oldest games were nearly impenetrable (even for dedicated players) to fully understand without outside help.Monster Hunter: Worldhelped streamline many systems, and the latest game for the Nintendo Switch,Monster Hunter: Rise, goes a step further toward letting players skip all the confusing inventory and system management so they can get right to the good stuff: Hunting giant monsters....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Donald Aguirre