Be an online phantom and web surf safely with Ghostery’s mobile browser

Personal data is currency and if you’re not paying for a service, you yourself are probably the product. Personal data scandals involvingservices like Facebookand the implementation of theEuropean Union’s GDPR online privacy regulationshave meant that more people than ever worry about keeping their private lives private in a world that constantly wants us to show more. But how can you make sure you’re browsing safely at all times? There are ways toimprove your privacy on Androiddevices, and Apple claims it can gather datawithout infringing on user privacy— but another great way to stay secure and anonymous on the internet is to use a specialized privacy browser....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Ashley Salinas

Best Buy’s sale brings 13-inch 2017 MacBook Pro prices to as low as $1,000

Looking for a chance to save on the MacBook Pro? You might want to consider heading to Best Buy before the end of Thursday, March 14. The retailer is currently running a limited-time Apple shopping event, discounting several models of the 2017 MacBook Pro, with pricing now starting as low as $1,000. The best deal in this shopping event brings down the price on a silverBuy at Newegg, 8GB RAM, and a 128GB solid-state drive down from $1,300 to $1,000....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Alicia Ruiz

Building better together: A glimpse into Lightning Kite’s collaborative DNA

Lightning Kite, a forward-thinking custom software development company, stands out for the technical solutions it builds and how it builds them. Prioritizing transparency, flexibility, and human connection, it champions a collaborative ethos evident in its processes. Lightning Kite focuses on forming lasting partnerships by engaging in open dialogue and fine-tuning the development journey to ensure clients feel heard, involved, and empowered from the first inquiry to long after launch. Lightning Kite, established in 2006, crafts custom digital tools, such as web apps, mobile apps, and backend systems, for businesses with unique visions....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Rachel Barnett

Caltech sees supernovae, black holes ‘Ned Stark’ and ‘Jon Snow’ shredding stars

A new astronomical project, the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), is surveying the sky from California Institute of Technology (Caltech)’s Palomar Observatory near San Diego, California, and has released its first set of results since it began operations in March 2018. The instrument has observed more than one billion of the stars in the Milky Way and has made a wealth of discoveries, from 50 smallnear-Earth asteroidsto more than 1,100supernovae. The ZTF also captured an image of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest galaxy to our Milky Way at 2....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Angela Hines

Check out these cheesy TV ads for tech stuff from yesteryear

These days, tech firms spend millions of dollars on complex, multi-layered ad campaigns to market their latest wares. But just a few decades ago, such campaigns were as basic as the products they proffered. We recently stumbled across an amusing 1981 TV commercial for Sony’s hugely successful Walkman cassette player. The fascinating find prompted us to dig into the video archives to track down other ads featuring a range of gadgets from yesteryear....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 986 words · Amanda Miller

Cook fast and easy with the Ninja Instant multicooker, now only $70 on Amazon

TheInstant Potmay be the most popular name in the multicooker sector, but it’s not the only player in the game. There are aplethora of other optionsavailable on the market, such as the Ninja Instant 6-quart multicooker. Priced at $100, this model is an inexpensive pick perfect for beginners.Amazon has made it even more affordableby slicing a nice 30% off its price, which amounts to just $70. Designed to cook food up to 70% faster than traditional cooking methods, you can count on the Ninja Instant to helpspeed up and simplifyyour meal making....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Joseph Ward

Cops use drones to shame people flouting lockdown rules

Drones have been taking to the skies in new ways since the coronavirus outbreak began at the start of the year. Police inFranceandSpain, for example, have attached loudspeakers to their quadcopters, using them to blast audio messages to folks flouting lockdown orders recently imposed in both countries. Similar kinds of deployments have been seen in China, too. Now, in Derbyshire, England, about 100 miles north-west of London, the police have used footage from drones to make a video shaming people who were out and about in apparent defiance of a similar lockdown order recently put in place by the U....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Joseph Wang

Destiny 2 players can get an iconic Exotic from Xur usually locked behind DLC

Destiny 2 players can get an iconic Exotic from Xur usually locked behind DLC Destiny 2’s enigmatic peddler of rare wares has returned to the Tower, and this week, he’s selling something quite special. From September 20 until the weekly reset on September 24, Bungie has permittedXurto sell Exotic Rocket Launcher Gjallarhorn for a modest 23 Strange Coins. But, why is this noteworthy? For two reasons. First, the weapon is normally only obtainable from theGrasp of AvariceDungeonincluded in Destiny 2’s paid-for30th Anniversary Packoriginally released in December 2021....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Brenda Bradford

Destiny 2 players criticize major flaw with story and player experience

Destiny 2 players criticize major flaw with story and player experience The Destiny 2 community has criticized major flaws with how players experience the game’s continuous and ongoing story. Bungie’s iconic looter shooterDestiny 2is nearing the end of its almost decade-long story. The conflict between light and dark has transpired over many years, with it coming to a culmination inThe Final Shapecoming next year. With the exciting conclusion breaching the horizon, players both old and new have hopped onto Destiny to catch up before the ends....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Mr. Joseph Whitehead

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen review: Watch the throne

“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.“ This review will be extremely difficult for me to write because I am currently in a moderate amount of pain. My hands are aching from instinctively squeezing my controller too hard while playingDestiny 2‘s latest expansion,The Witch Queen....

July 29, 2025 · 9 min · 1894 words · Chris Burke

Echo Show vs. Echo Show 5

Smart displays have made it possible for us to visually interact with voice assistants. Devices like the Echo Show allow us to ask Alexa to display things to us, in addition to telling us information audibly. Amazon recently came out with an extremely affordable version of its Alexa-powered smart display, the Echo Show. But how does the new Echo Show 5 compare to the more expensive Echo Show 2nd generation? We break down the similarities and differences between the two smart displays....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 817 words · Timothy Mendez

Fortnite season 8, week 10 challenge guide: Search the treasure map signpost

TheFortniteweek 10 challenges have arrived as we near the very end of season eight. This is the final week of normal challenges for thispirate-filled season, and Epic Games has made sure to give us some goodies. There are two big challenges this week, both of which are related to the pirate theme this season. This includes the challenge we covered earlier “Launch through flaming hoops with a Cannon“, and the one we’ll be covering in this guide, “Search the treasure map signpost found in Junk Junction....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 993 words · Carol Davis

Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) Review: Don’t hit that snooze button

“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 smart home’s roots go back far before Google Assistant ever became a virtual assistant in the home, but it wasn’t until the arrival of theNest Hub in 2018that we were given a truehub to control the smart home....

July 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1337 words · David Andrews