What makes a death in a horror movie “cool”? Is it the blood, the gore, the absurdity, and the absolute wildness of it? Ab-so-lutely! But it can also be about how impactful it is, how downright iconic it has become, or even how damn scary it is. Things can be cool for so many different reasons that it’s virtually impossible to set parameters for what makes something “cool.” So, I won’t....
Warning: Spoilers for Power Girl #9 Summary The ’90s are back in vogue at DC Comics, so it’s no surprise thatLobo’ssidekickDawghas finally made a return to the DCU. WhenPower Girlmeets Crush - Lobo’s estranged daughter - during the Braniac attacks on Metropolis,she and her Holliday Girlsare trying to ditch something that looks like a dog. Dawg, as his collar reads, is a new take on Lobo’s cigar-smoking bulldog. This fan-favorite sidekick returns inPower Girl#9 by Leah Williams and Eduardo Pansica by following Crush around Metropolis just after a major Czarnian attack....
Hopefully you’ve managed to avoid beingduped by online scams, though to be frank, even the most careful of us are vulnerable to cyber criminals’ increasingly sophisticated ruses. To help reduce the chances of being swindled in one way or another, Meta has just released details of new security features coming to its popular WhatsApp messaging service. To help protect users on WhatsApp group messages, for example, Meta is launching a new safety feature that alerts you when someone who’s not in your contacts adds you to a new WhatsApp group....
A photographic memory is something few can claim — but soonAmazon’s personal assistant Alexamay be able to remember vivid details from your life, or even a relative’s life.Mylestone, a startup thatjust landed $2.5 million in funding, is an Alexa app that gives the assistant the ability to tell personal stories from your past, or your family history, based on photos. Currently, Mylestone feeds Alexa that information based on photos that are uploaded into the system....
Alexa is apparently listening a little too closely for some people’s comfort. It was recently revealed that Amazon employees can listen to recordings from owners of Alexa devices. Now, California wants to take action to limit that type of intrusion. Lawmakers in California have introduced the Anti-Eavesdropping Act, Assembly Bill (AB) 1395, which would limit how companies that make smart speakers and voice assistants can collect and save recordings. Under the proposed rule, companies like Amazon, Google, Apple and others would only be able to store recordings when users have given clear and written consent....
If you’re looking to splurge on a new gaming laptop ordesktop, Dell has some steep discounts on a variety of gaming PCs as part of its July Cyber Monday event, which coincides with online retailer Amazon’sPrime Day deals. Dell’s deals for its Dell G3 15, G7 15, Alienware M15 laptops as well as the Aurora gaming desktop are found on its website, which promises up to $710 in savings on select items....
American Murder: Gabby Petito exposes Brian Laundrie’s eerie photos after murder The Gabby Petito case is explored in the latest chapter of American Murder, with thenew true crimedocu-series uncovering chilling details about killerBrian Laundrie. Warning: some may find this content distressing. In August 2021, Gabby was reported missing, having vanished during her cross-country vanlife trip with Brian, her fiance. After being named as a person of interest, Brian went on the run, during which time Gabby’s remains were found by the authorities....
If your dad dabbles in the visual arts, perhaps he’d like to take up digital drawing. After all, almost everything has gone virtual now. For that, he will need a powerfultabletand astylus. The best tablet right now is theiPad Pro, and it’s currently on sale at Amazon ahead of Father’s Day. Pair it up with the Apple Pencil 1st Generation (also on sale for $94) and your dad’s all set to create digital masterpieces....
Twitter could be hit with huge fines in Australia after the antipodean nation’s cyber watchdog asked the social media company to explain what it’s doing to prevent online hate. The eSafety commissioner said on Thursday that it has received more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past 12 months than any other platform, and has received an increasing number of reports of serious online abuse since Elon Musk’sacquisition of the companyin October....
Baldur’s Gate 3 Hotfix 19 patch notes: Lae’zel & Minthara kisses, crash fixes, more The latest Baldur’s Gate 3 update makes a variety of post-Patch 6 fixes. Here’s everything Hotfix 19 does. For the third time in a week,Baldur’s Gate 3has a new update. Last week’s massivePatch 6made a variety of well-received changes, such as new kiss animations andquality-of-life features, but it also introducedvarious new issues. Now, following a small update earlier this week, developer Larian Studios has released Hotfix 19....
Just when you thought Barnes & Noble had given up on the e-book reader market, the company has announced a refreshed Nook GlowLight. The Nook GlowLight 4 is the company’s first e-book reader announcement since 2017 when it launched the previous iteration of the device. The Nook GlowLight 4 features a 6-inch, 300 dots-per-inch display that’s resistant to scratches and fingerprints. Importantly, it’s also powerful enough to read e-books in bright sunlight, with the GlowLight technology ensuring an evenly dispersed light across the screen for easy viewing....
The days of blanket advertising are all but over. Increasingly, advertising and other messaging will be addressed directly to you and will cater to your needs and desires. This is part of the new move toward personalization in the way that brands seek to connect with potential customers. But, as a consumer, it also means you have to surrender a degree of privacy. Most brands are not taking this transaction lightly, however, and are programming communications to add value to the user....
“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.“ Casio is expanding the range of materials used in making its exceptionally toughG-Shockwatches, and has introduced carbon fiber on several of its connected watches for 2019. The GGB100 Mudmaster and the GWR-B1000 Gravitymaster are two of them — I got the chance to wear the two watches at Baselworld 2019, and talk to Casio’s research and development team about them....
