The ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is not only the ultimate version ofAsus’s newest gaming smartphone, it’s also the ultimate smartphone for the ultimate fan of ROG (that’sRepublic of Gamers, Asus’s dedicated gaming brand). With it, Asus has proven once again that it fully understands how to make an exciting limited-edition pack, and that it also knows how to treat its most dedicated, hardcore followers. More than just a pretty box Yes, the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate comes in a very pretty box, but we’ll get to that in a moment, because it’s so much more than that....

Summary Black Barbie: A Documentaryexplores the true story behind Mattel’s first Black Barbie. Produced by Shondaland, theNetflix documentary continues the Barbie boomfollowing Greta Gerwig’s 2023 blockbuster, although it takes a different approach by highlighting the profound societal impact of diversity and representation. Where Gerwig’s movie used satire to explore feminist themes, Lagueria Davis' documentary delves into the transformative journey of Black Barbie, emphasizing the necessity of people seeing themselves reflected in popular culture....

Shoppers who are planning to buy a new laptop shouldn’t miss the discounts from this year’sbest Black Friday deals, as there will be no shortage of options forBlack Friday laptop dealsfrom various retailers, like this $92 discount for the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 that’s part of the earlyWalmart Black Friday deals, bringing the machine’s price down to $399 from its original price of $491. Like Digital Trends’best 2-in-1 laptops, theLenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14can transform, depending on what you need....

Few directors have had more divisive careers thanM. Night Shyamalan. After bursting onto the scene with a movie that everyone sees as a classic (even though it is not his first film), Shyamalan showed immense promise, but many thought that promise went largely unrealized. Thankfully, Shyamalan didn’t give up after his failures, and now he’s back withTrap, a movie that has proven just as divisive as Shyamalan’s career as a whole....

The government of Turkey has struck again in imposing online censorship, this time by blocking or restricting Dropbox, Github, Microsoft OneDrive, and Google Drive in a bid to stem the spread of emails concerning President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, who is also a government minister. RedHack, a hacking group,leaked almost 60,000 emails, or 17GB of data, related to the government by hacking Erdogan and Albayrak’s email accounts....

Your Uber rides will soon be audio recorded as part of a new security feature aimed at increasing riders’ safety. TheWashington Postreports that the rideshare company confirmed the feature that wassaid to be in the works. Uber will begin to pilot the audio-recording feature in cars in Latin America starting in December. The company did not give a time frame on when the feature will be rolling out to U.S. riders, since Uber will have to abide by each state’s laws on the practice....

Valorant dev confirms much-needed feature is finally coming after 5 year wait A Valorant developer has confirmed that, after five years, the long-awaited replay system is finally coming – but there will be a little bit longer to wait. It has been five years since Riot Games finally released their highly anticipated take on the first-person hero shooter,Valorant. The last half decade has seen the game rise up to become of the most-loved around, with fans all over the globe testing their skills on Future Earth....

Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound adds height to the traditional surround sound setup, making your movie watching experience more immersive than ever before. But setting up a whole Atoms-Ready surround system can be a hassle. Earlier this year, Viziodebuted new soundbars, all of which feature Dolby Atmos built-in, along with a host of other features, and now we know what they’re going to cost you. When compared to bare-bones soundbars, these aren’t exactly cheap, but for what they provide, they’re not super expensive either....

AMD announced its next graphics card, the RX 9070 XT, last month, but details about the GPU have been sparse. We might finally have some good news to share, though. According toVideoCardz, AMD is set to hold a press conference later this month that will detail theRDNA 4 architectureand the performance we can expect out of AMD’s next GPU. Although we’ve long known that AMD wouldconcede the flagship battleto Nvidia in the face of theRTX 5090, Team Red was particularly light on details when it announced the RX 9070 XT....

We’ve been expecting Google to release its own smartwatch for quite some time, but there was no sign of the long-rumored device at Google’s Pixel hardware event in New York. While thePixel 4 and 4 XLwere widely leaked, the lack of solid detail about aPixel Watchwas perhaps a sign that it’s not ready for prime time just yet. Rumors of a Google smartwatch have been circulating for years now and it would make a lot of sense given Google’s hardware lineup, potentially encouraging more people to commit to Google’s ecosystem....

For many viewers hoping to watch popular franchises, the era of streaming has been a remarkable gift. Suddenly, a wide array of huge blockbuster movies were at your fingertips and easily accessible. Unfortunately, that only made the difficulty of tracking down the James Bond franchise feel all the more apparent. If you were looking for any given Bond film, there were no guarantees about where you might be able to watch it....

The Instant Pot has ridden a wave of popularity that made it a common (but fantastic) gift this holiday season, but for Shiloah Avery of Port Orchard, Washington, there was a surprise within the surprise. When she opened her brand-newInstant Pot, she discovered a wedding ring waiting inside. But this story doesn’t end with a tearful shout of “yes!” to someone waiting on bended knee. The wedding ring belonged to a stranger, and Avery made it her mission to return the ring to its rightful owner....

WoW dev tells players to “organize” in response to PvP complaints In a possible blow to those who had been blaming their open-world PvP woes on Blizzard inWorld of Warcraft: Season of Discovery, it may just be a case of playing in a disorganized faction. Open-world PVP has always been a big part of Classic WoW, with the lower utility offered to each class when compared to Retail, an appealing system that rewards skill and knowledge....