I’m a little worried about the Nothing Phone 2a

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024has come and gone with a flurry ofnew smartphonesand mobile tech. Nothing, a brand that has set itself apart from the rest with truly unique and interesting hardware designs, also revealed its latest phone. TheNothing Phone 2ais a new budget offering from Nothing following the success of theNothing Phone 1andNothing Phone 2. While I love the aesthetics of theprevious iterations of the Nothing Phone, this new one is, well … not as pleasing....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Jeff Johnson

Labor Day: Lego Star Wars, Minecraft, Mario, more on sale at Walmart

As you may know, holidays are a great time to pick up a new Lego set as they typically go on sale. Walmart, in particular, tends to be a great place to do a big Lego set pickup. This year, forLabor Day sales, we’re noticing that Walmart has a smaller selection of items for sale than on a typical holiday, but many of them are of exceptional high quality and on fun sets with quirky ideas....

August 22, 2025 · 5 min · 877 words · Chelsea Schwartz

Leaked Beast Games entry rules reveal $500K penalty for contestants who disclose info

Leaked Beast Games entry rules reveal $500K penalty for contestants who disclose info Leaked documents for MrBeast’s Amazon ‘Beast Games’ show reveal that contestants will be fined $500K if they share information about the project. Beast Gamesis debuting on December 19 exclusively on Amazon Prime and the winner will be walking away with $5 million. However, contestants could end up owing money instead, if they violate the terms of a release form....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · William Johnston

Marvel chief makes big Daredevil: Born Again promise and fans are hyped

Marvel chief makes big Daredevil: Born Again promise and fans are hyped Marvel’s Daredevil reboot will be a violent return to form for the Netflix series if comments from Marvel’s head of Television are any indication. Daredevil: Born Againhas some big shoes to fill in the action department. The original Netflix run of Daredevil was praised not just for its stunning fight choreography (including its highly influential one-shot fight scenes) but for brutal, graphic violence....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · David Williams

Monster Hunter Now players slam “empty” Halloween event

Monster Hunter Now players slam “empty” Halloween event Monster Hunter Now players are slamming Niantic for creating an “empty” Halloween event, with many calling for more rewards, and an homage to MH games gone by. Monster Hunter Nowhas a pretty dedicated fanbase, partly due to the similarities toPokemon Goand partly because of the popularity of a franchise as successful and long-running as Monster Hunter. Due to this, a certain expectation is projected onto thenew mobile game, which can often leave the community bitterly disappointed....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Lisa Myers

NASA map shows where you can see a solar eclipse across the U.S.

Some of the most fascinating astronomical events to see from Earth are solar eclipses, when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun and blocks out some or all of the sun’s light. The resulting darkness during daytime is fascinating and can lead tosome stunning views— though, for safety reasons, you should never look directly at the sun and should use atool like a pinhole camerato observe eclipses instead....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Nichole King

Nevada Democrats abandon caucus app after Iowa election fiasco

Nevada wants to avoid thetech mishaps that plagued the Iowa caucuses,announcing it would not use a controversial results-tracking app, opting instead for paper-based balloting for this weekend’s start of the state’s early voting process. TheAssociated Press reportsthat Nevada Democratic Party Executive Director, Alana Mounce, said in a memo on Tuesday that the party is working to simplify the process and build in “additional redundancies” to minimize any tech errors. The only technology that will be used is in the voter check-in process....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Timothy Larson

New Moto smartwatches will end the wait for more Snapdragon Wear 4100 models

The next Moto smartwatch will reportedly come with aQualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100processor, according to a road map published as part ofan investor presentationfrom CE Brands, the current holders of the license to make Moto-branded smartwatches. The report states more than one new Moto smartwatch will come later this year — a Moto G Smartwatch, a Moto One, and a Moto Watch, but we don’t know which ones will use the new chip yet....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Kimberly Gray

NFL Week 6 games today: schedule, channels, live streams for October 13

Week 6 of the NFL season began in the Pacific Northwest. On Thursday night, the San Francisco 49ers (3-3) picked up an important 36-24 win over division rival Seattle Seahawks (3-3). Brock Purdy threw for three touchdowns, while Isaac Guerendo and Jordan Mason combined for 172 rushing yards. Teams on bye: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears start time, channel, and live stream It took four weeks, but theJacksonville Jaguars(1-4) finally won their first game in Week 5 over the Colts....

August 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1075 words · Abigail Huber

Nvidia RTX 3090 vs. RTX 2080 Ti: Most powerful gaming GPUs duke it out

Nvidia’s next-generation graphics cards have finally been officially unveiled, and if Nvidia’s own claims are anything to go by, they set new standards for power and performance. At the very top of the pile stands the new RTX 3090, a monstrous card that may be more Titan-like than Ti. But, as themost powerful graphics cardNvidia has ever made, comparisons to the last-generation kingpin are worth making. When it comes to the best of the best, the 3090 and 2080 Ti are two (non) titans of the graphics card game, but how different are they, really?...

August 22, 2025 · 8 min · 1693 words · Valerie Campos

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV Review: Like a point-and-shoot

“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.“ TheOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IVis an entry-level camera that wears the hand-me-downs of its bigger siblings. The $800 camera and lens kit — $700 for just the body — borrows the eye detection algorithms of theE-M1 Mark IIIand a truncated five-axis image stabilization system, all paired with a sensor that’s only 0....

August 22, 2025 · 10 min · 2091 words · Dustin Medina

One Piece's Best Saga Is Still Water 7, And Here Is Why

Summary One Piece’s4th saga,Water 7, remains the most iconic despite being one of the earliest storylines in the series. Japanese manga artist and creator ofOne Piece,Eiichiro Oda, began working forShonen Jump Magazineat 17 years old. Since then, he has become one of the most successful manga artists of all time. Oda’s manga series is now the best-selling piece of literature written by a single person of all time, outselling the Batman comics and J....

August 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1225 words · Rachel Best

OnePlus 10 Pro vs. iPhone 13

Fresh from a merger with Oppo, OnePlus has released its flagship smartphone for 2022, theOnePlus 10 Pro. It features a rejigged new design, but aside from incorporating elements of Oppo’s ColorOS, it largely continues in the tradition of previous OnePlus models. This means it treats users to a large, beautiful screen, a versatile camera, very fast charging, and reliably quick performance. As a “Pro” model, it positions itself as a premium flagship, yet with no OnePlus 10 on the horizon, it also finds itself in competition with “standard” devices such as theiPhone 13....

August 22, 2025 · 7 min · 1410 words · Alexis Patel