18 Lightroom keyboard shortcuts you can actually remember

Lightroom is designed to befast, and while the user interface is pretty quick, there’s still another way to make those edits faster: the keyboard. But there’s a problem. Adobe’s list of Lightroom shortcuts is somewhere in the ballpark of 300 combinations – pretty impressive for a laptop’s 80-some keys. Unless you use a keyboard skin or you have a photographic memory, you’re probably not going to be whizzing through your edits using every memorized hot key anytime soon....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Sarah Miller

5 Best iOS 14 HomeKit features: Adaptive lighting, Live View in Apple TV, more

In keeping up with its competition in the smart home space, Apple announced a trove of new features that will be accompanyingiOS 14’s rollout. While we didn’t see any exciting announcements pertaining to thepossibilities of a new HomePod, these new HomeKit features seem to make it easier for users to access their favorite connected gadgets. The ongoing enhancements undeniably helpHomeKitexpand its features, but there’s still a core focus on privacy and security....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 662 words · Gina Wallace

A Quiet Place Part II: Everything we know about the movie so far

The 2018 filmA Quiet Placewas one of the year’ssurprise hits, offering audiences a tense thriller featuring a young family trying to survive in a world where terrifying creatures hunt anyone who makes a sound.A Quiet Place PartIIbrings back director and screenwriter John Krasinski behind the camera and picks up where the first film left off. Here’s everything we know aboutA Quiet Place Part II, which is currently postponed, with no definite release date....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Randy Mcdonald

Add streaming to any TV with the Roku Smart Soundbar — now $50 off

We wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t knowRokumakes a soundbar. After all, the company’s known for its great streaming set-top boxes. But Roku does makea decent soundbarin its own right. While it’s not a Bose or a Sonos, you will get as good of sound as any other entry-level soundbar on the market right now. Electronics retailer Abt has the Roku Smart Soundbar on sale right now as part of itsMemorial Day saleslineup....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Barbara Benjamin

Amazon discounts iPad 10.2 and iPad Mini ahead of Labor Day — save $50

Just in time for the start ofLabor Day salesseason, Amazon has cut the prices on the Apple iPad and Apple iPad Mini, making them even more attractive propositions than usual. With $50 off each model, this is a fantastic time to upgrade your tablet experience via one of these greatiPad deals. Apple iPad 10.2— $280, was $330 Ordinarily priced at $330, you can get the latest model of the Apple iPad 10....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Melissa Keller

Amazon drops price of the Eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 11S ahead of Prime Day

As predicted, Amazon has begun tofeed Prime Day 2019 feverwith exciting deals leading up to theJuly 15 and 16 monster sales event. Today’s 24-hour sale of the Eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 11S,an extremely high-rated robot vacuum, knocks $89 off the regular selling price — a price drop we can’t resist. Eufy’s BoostIQ RoboVac 11S is a quiet, self-charging robotic vacuum suitable for hard floor surfaces and medium-pilecarpeting in homes. The “BoostIQ” in the product name refers to the vacuum’s ability to automatically increase the suction power detect when the device detects the need — for example, moving from hardwood to carpeting....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Robert Mccoy

Apple AirPods Pro, Samsung Galaxy Buds+ in the discount bin from $140

If you want the finest pair oftrue wireless earbuds, the Apple AirPods Pro work seamlessly with iPhones while the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ are most optimized for Galaxy phones. Naturally, they’d still function properly regardless of your handset’s operating system, but below you’ll find a quick rundown of each pair of earbuds to help you choose better. Get them today at Best Buy and Verizon for up to $30 off. Samsung Galaxy Buds+– $140, was $150 Samsung already blew us away with the exquisite and affordable Samsung Galaxy Buds, so we were naturally excited when the company announced the release of their successors, theSamsung Galaxy Buds+....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Julie Page

As unlimited data plans grow more popular, Wi-Fi loses its dominance

Folks across the U.S. are ditchingWi-Fiin favor of unlimited wireless. That, at least, appears to be the conclusion thatOpenSignalhas drawn in its latest report published this week. As major cellphone service providers continue to re-introduce unlimited data to their content-hungry customers, it looks like folks are spending more time surfing the web on their phones in Wi-Fi free zones, rather than looking for free Wi-Fi to connect to. As per OpenSignal’s data, time on Wi-Fi has fallen for three out of the four major carriers (the big four being Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint)....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Jennifer Richard

Audi ActiveSphere concept is part luxury sedan, part pickup truck

Audi unveiled the fourth and final member of itsSphere-branded series of concept cars, and the design study is unlike anything we’ve seen before. Called ActiveSphere, it’s an electric luxury sedan with a generous amount of ground clearance that can turn into a pickup truck. Created at the Audi Design Studio in Malibu, California, the ActiveSphere stretches approximately 196 inches long, 81 inches wide, and 63 inches tall, figures that make it about as long asthe current-generation A6, 7 inches wider, and 6 inches taller....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Laura Norris

Audi launches sportier diesels in Europe, but don’t expect them in the U.S.

Audi parent Volkswagen’semissions cheatingdoomed any chance of future U.S.-marketdieselmodels from the luxury brand, but Audi is launching a diesel assault in Europe. Audi is adding TDI diesel powertrains to more of its sporty S models than ever before, as well as mild-hybrid systems to further improve efficiency. In Audi speak, S denotes models that are sportier than base cars, but not quite as extreme as range-toppingRS models. While Audi has offered SQ5 and SQ7 SUVs with diesel engines in the past, it’s now adding diesel powertrains to a much wider array of vehicles....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Samantha Davis

Audi’s self-driving car unit teams up with Luminar to go driverless in 2021

Audi has joined the list of automakers working with Luminar to make safe, reliable self-driving cars a reality in the not-too-distant future. The German firm announced a partnership with Luminar that aims to develop and test autonomous technology in real-world conditions. The collaboration will have far-reaching effects beyond the Audi portfolio. California-based Luminar provides its forward-facing high-fidelity and long-range lidar technology to an Audi-owned, Munich, Germany-based company called Autonomous Intelligent Driving (AID)....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Carolyn Collins

Avengers 4 teaser trailer has finally arrived: Prepare for ‘Avengers: Endgame’

After months of rumors regarding the launch date for theAvengers 4trailer, the preview has finally arrived — and it reveals the film’s official title and new release date, too. The sequel toAvengers: Infinity Warwill beAvengers: Endgame, and given the events ofInfinity War, it shouldn’t be a surprise that it has thedarkest trailerany Marvel movie has offered up so far. Warning, spoilers ahead! If you somehow haven’t seenInfinity Waryet, look away now....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Alisha Owens

Could the Vision Pro replace your iPad? There’s just one problem

In the time since it launched in early February, we’ve heard a lot about how Apple’s Vision Procould replace some of the company’s other devices, especially the iPad. Now, prominent leaker Mark Gurman has joined the fray and lent weight to the idea of the headset becoming a tablet killer. But while that seems plausible, there’s one major problem with it. The iPad killer? When comparing the Vision Pro and the iPad, Gurman notes that the former “has the potential to provide a far better experience for the main jobs that Apple’s tablet was designed to handle” (although he admits “it’s still very early days”)....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 798 words · Robert Peters