The Batmanwill hit theaters in just a few months, but HBO Max already has plans to expand this new vision of Gotham City.Varietyis reporting that Colin Farrell has signed on to reprise his role as Oswald Cobblepot in HBO Max’sPenguinspinoff series. Reports aboutThe Batman‘s latest spinoff first emerged in September, but Farrell wasn’t attached to the project at that time. Writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane created Penguin in 1941, and he has become one of Batman’s most enduring adversaries....

This story is part of our continuing coverage of CES 2020, including tech and gadgets from the showroom floor. Laptops can be boring. Another year, another round of minor updates. If CES 2020 has shown us anything, it’s that that won’t be true in 2020. From Dell to Lenovo, we’ve been flooded with new laptops, and four substantial trends emerged that point us toward the future of laptop design. Dual-screen laptops Laptops with two screens might sound futuristic, but get ready because it’s happening....

As ebikes have continued to evolve over the past year or two, there have been a number of significant upgrades aimed at improving their performance. We’ve seenlarger batteries, more efficient drive systems, andnew models that are lighter than ever, but one item that has mostly been neglected over that time is the ebike computer. Practicallyevery ebikehas one to help riders keep track of speed, distance, and remaining battery life, but for the most part, there has been very little done to improve this vital piece of equipment....

Summary The trailer has been released for the upcoming horror filmThe Front Room.The Front Roomis an A24 movie about a couple who has newly become pregnant, only to have to take care of the husband’s estranged stepmother.The Front Roomis directed by Max and Sam Eggers, and features a leading castincluding Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Neal Huff, and Andrew Burnap. It is set for release on September 6. Now,A24has released the trailer forThe Front Room....

Summary DespiteThe Garfield Movie’s low critic score onRotten Tomatoes, it’s a near-perfect adaptation of the original comic strips. A few weeks into its theatrical release, the 2024Garfieldmovie has brought in over $100 million at the global box office but has only managed a 36% score onRotten Tomatoes.This seems to imply that the film failed to do what it set out for and that anotherGarfieldflop has been added to the long line of adaptations....

With the constant threat of violence and crime in the community, it’s only sensible to equip our homes with asecurity system. It can help deter the bad guys and provide the protection and monitoring needed should a breach in security occur. Old-school setups require professional installation and costly monthly service fees, but the industry’s landscape has now been transformed. Modern innovations have granted us access to a wide range ofdo-it-yourself solutions, making it easier to add extra protection to our homes....

There are somelaptop dealswith low-power components for budget-friendly prices, but if you’re looking for top-tier machines, there are some offers for those too. Here’s one with a massive $2,080 discount — the HP Elitebook 865 for $1,699, following a 55% discount from HP on its sticker price of $3,779. There’s not much time left before you miss your chance at the huge savings, so if you think this is perfect as your next device, you shouldn’t hold yourself back from pushing forward with the purchase....

Trainwreck accuses Twitch CEO of trying to “gain approval” from select streamers Trainwreck accused Twitch CEO Dan Clancy of wanting to “gain approval” of streamers and claimed this is the reason for the platform’s struggles. Streamer and content creatorTrainwreckslammed Twitch CEO Dan Clancy for trying to “gain approval” of streamers on the platform rather than operating with “objectivity.” Tyler Faraz Niknam, better known as Trainwreckstv or Trainwreck, shared his take onTwitch’scurrent status, holding its CEO, Dan Clancy, accountable for “the way things are on Twitch right now....

Every few months, Google releases Feature Drops with new features and fixes for its Pixel phones. While 2022 may be nearly over, that hasn’t stopped Google from pushing one final Feature Drop before the year ends. This latest Feature Drop is primarily focused on adding features to thePixel 7andPixel 7 Prothat Google announced in October when it first unveiled the phones. The first big addition is free Google One VPN access....

After focusing onelectric carsaimed at the mass market, Volkswagen is shifting its attention to a more high-end EV. Project Trinity is expected to offer more sophisticated tech than theID family of affordable EVscurrently being rolled out by VW, but other details are scarce. Trinity will be VW’s next EV development program, and will involve an overhaul of the automaker’s hometown factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, VW Group CEO Herbert Diesstweetedlast week. In a LinkedIn post (which seems to have been deleted), Ralf Brandstätter, CEO for VW passenger cars, said Trinity will be composed of three elements, as the name suggests....

It’s easy to fall down the eBay rabbit hole and start buying up your childhood (hello, 1990s comic book collection!) or throwing cash at things you never knew existed but now desperately feel the need to own. But when it comes to crazy eBay auctions, very little is likely to beat the Eagle Prime robot, a fully operational piloted battle mech robot built by robot fighting company MegaBots. While it cost $2....

It’s officially 2024, meaningTubirecently added new movies to its platform. Some of the standout titles added to theFAST (free advertising supported streaming television) servicein January 2024 includeKnives Out, Rian Johnson’s terrific murder mystery;Zombieland, a postapocalyptic comedy about a group of people on the run from the undead; andIt,the 2017 horror film about a demon clown that terrorizes children. One genre with a strong selection is sci-fi. Below, we selected three sci-fi movies on Tubi to watch in January....

It’s official, ads are coming toWhatsApp. However, depending on how you use the popular messaging app, you may never see one. Hot on the heels of the welcome addition ofa proper WhatsApp iPad App, WhatsApp hasconfirmedit’s introducing ads to the platform alongside a couple of other features for businesses and channels to utilise. It’s a move which we’re surprised took Meta – WhatsApp’s parent company – as long as it did to make, but it does go against the app’s co-founder’s promise that it would never have ads....