Video doorbells are much more versatile than traditional doorbells, offering an easy way to see who’s at the front door from the convenience of your smartphone. But all the high-tech gear inside these fancy smart home devices isn’t as low-maintenance as you’d expect. In fact, many of them use batteries that will wear out after just a few years, forcing you to replace them. But aside from battery life, your video doorbell, as a whole, probably won’t last as long as a traditional doorbell — which often sticks with a home for decades....

Picking a starter Pokémon in any installment is one of the hardest decisions you have to make, and you have to decide so early in the game.Pokémon ScarletandVioletdon’t make it easy —each starter Pokémon in the Paldea regionis super cute and eventually evolves into formidable battle partners. While you technically have to pick one of Sprigatito, Quaxly, and Fuecoco to be yourofficialstarter, there’s no reason you can’t have them all. Isn’t that the whole point, after all?...

Easter eggs and secrets are as essential to theZombies modein Call of Duty as the zombies themselves. Now thatCall of Duty: Black Ops 6has brought the mode back to its roots, there are plenty of new hidden secrets to discover. One secret isn’t hidden at all on the Liberty Falls map, which is the massive bank vault. Getting inside, on the other hand, will take a lot of sleuthing. The combination to the vault is waiting to be found, but it isn’t as simple as us just telling you the numbers....

After years of testing its rocket-powered plane, Virgin Galactic is finally ready to launch its first commercial flight on Thursday, June 29. The company has just shared a video (above) introducing the three passengers who will be taking part in this week’s suborbital flight, which will involve a high-speed trip to the edge of space. On board VSS Unity will be Colonel Walter Villadei and Lieutenant Colonel Angelo Landolfi, both of the Italian Air Force, and Pantaleone Carlucci of the National Research Council of Italy....

Huge Apple Maps issues reportedly cost restaurant $8,000 after losing customers A huge issue with Apple Maps has reportedly cost a small restaurant in Australia nearly $8,000 due to lost customers. Since its launch in 2012,Appleusers have had split opinions about the company’s in-house-built navigation app due to various errors on the map and issues with company information. Aussie restaurant owners Chris and Pum Pyatt say they had to deal with an Apple Maps error that reportedly cost them nearly $8,000....

Exoprimalis a dumb video game— and I mean that in the most positive terms possible. It’s a bombastic dinosaur shooter that feels like it was the product of an eight-year-old boy explaining his idea for the most fun game he can think of. Thousands of raptors fall from portals in the sky. Katana-wielding robots chop down Tyrannosaurus Rexes. It’s loud and proud in its ridiculous blockbuster ambitions. It’s not entirely brainless, though....

After a long voyage filled with delays, Ubisoft’sSkull and Bonesis finally out. The multiplayer pirate game sailed through troubling waters to get to where it is today, but its launch hasn’t been smooth sailing. It’s earned amixed reaction so far, despite its combat and visuals impressing. Those highlights couldn’t turn the tides of criticism against it, as some reviewers aren’t as impressed with its narrative and repetitive missions. Skull and Boneswas envisioned as an expansion ofAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s naval combat mechanics, but its scope became increasingly bigger during development....

When smartphones were in their infancy, battery packs were easy to replace. Most products let users open a flap on the back of the device to easily remove the battery, giving them a quick way to ditch a dead battery and install a new one. Fast forward to 2024, and that’s a rarity. Replacing batteries is much more difficult today than it was a decade ago, and that’s especially true for alliPhonemodels....

Samsung’sGalaxy A14 5G— the latest entry in the company’s A-series lineup — is a really interesting budget phone for 2023. It’s a $200Android 13smartphone with an expansive screen,5G support, a new design, and a pretty solid camera array for the price. While there’s enough going for the Galaxy A14 to make it a contender for anybody looking for a modern wallet-friendly smartphone, it’s impossible to build one at this price without making a few compromises....

Kraven the Hunter will come to this streaming platform first Villains aren’t born, they’re made – andKraven the Hunterwill reveal the origin story of an iconicMarvelvillain. you may see it in cinemas, but if you want to watch it on streaming, there’s only one place it’ll be available. It’s been one hell of a year for Sony’s Marvel universe – emphasis on the hell. Madame Web kicked off the studio’s theatrical slate with dreadful reviews (it has 11% on Rotten Tomatoes) and meager box office returns....

Shortly after Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk sent shock waves across the automotive industry and down Wall Street when he revealed he wanted to take the company private, rumors began circulating that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund would invest not in Tesla, but in upstartLucid Motors. Those rumors have been confirmed, as Lucid has accepted a $1 billion investment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). However, Lucid has also pushed back the launch of its first production model —the Air....

After earning heaps of praise and awards forNomadland, filmmaker Chloé Zhao will bring Marvel Studios’ massive, ensemble-driven superhero sagaEternalsto the screen in November. The Marvel Cinematic Universe movie now has itsfirst trailer, and it’s packed with familiar faces and the sort of epic shots Marvel fans have come to expect from the studio’s blockbusters. Marvel released the first trailer forEternalson May 24, more than five months before the film hits theaters....

Nursing home holds Street Fighter 6 competition with Evo trip as prize A French nursing home company is holding a Street Fighter 6 tournament that pairs seniors with younger players, who will battle it out to win a trip to Evo France in October. Fighting games are for every age, as one nursing home group in France is showing the world that even the elderly can put together a beastly combo or two....