Ford will start 2019 on a high note. It will travel to the Detroit Auto Show to introduce a high-performance variant of the Mustang calledGT500and, most likely, the next-generation Explorer. But before the sheets come off, it’s ending 2018 by venturing into the doghouse market for the first time. The company has plucked noise-canceling technology from its vehicle portfolio to give dogs a quieter place to sleep, especially when fireworks go off....

The recent launch ofFortnite OGshot the battle royale title back up the top of the charts, not that it ever really loosened the chokehold it has on the gaming community — and then the launch of the game’sfirst-person modefurther stoked the flames. One recent change is not as welcome, however.Fortniterecently shared apost on Xdetailing the addition of Duos mode, as well as “matchmaking improvements in all Fortnite OG playlists.” That doesn’t sound like a red flag … until you read the comment section of the post....

“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.“ Whenever a product has the words “marine” or “boat connectivity” in the description, I turn away as quickly as possible. These words are usually reserved for overpriced, niche items that are inundated with functionality I’ll never use....

Gigabyte spoiled AMD’s surprise a bit by confirming the company’s next-gen CPUs. Ina press releaseannouncing a new BIOS for X670, B650, and A620 motherboards, Gigabyte not only confirmed that support has been added fornext-gen AMD CPUs, but specifically referred to them as “AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors.” We’ve already seenMSI and Asus add supportfor next-gen AMD CPUs through BIOS updates, but neither of them called the CPUs Ryzen 9000. They didn’t put out a dedicated press release for the updates, either....

Smart rings are a new type of wearable device that’s gaining popularity, and if you’re interested in owning one, Amazon’sPrime Dayis the perfect opportunity to get the Oura Ring 4 with a discount. The Brushed Silver variant is on sale for the first time at 15% off, bringing its price down from $399 to $339. This is a limited-time offer that may not make it to the end of the shopping event, so if you want to take advantage of the $60 in savings, we highly recommend completing your purchase immediately....

The biggest mystery aroundThe Fantastic Four: The First Stepshas been solved, and no, it doesn’t concern Robert Downey Jr.’s rumored appearance as Doctor Doom. The identity of H.E.R.B.I.E. has finally been revealed. Sound editor and voice actor Matthew Wood will provide the vocal performance for H.E.R.B.I.E. — Humanoid Experimental Robot B-Type Integrated Electronics. Created by Reed Richards, H.E.R.B.I.E. is an android that serves the Fantastic Four. H.E.R.B.I.E. is more than capable of helping Reed in the lab....

In late 2021, indie developer Eric Barone (commonly known as ConcernedApe online), famed for single-handedly creatingthe magicalStardew Valley(one of Digital Trends’best video games of all time), officially announced that he was developing an all-new game that instantly shot up to the top of our list of anticipatedupcoming video gamesalongsideSilksongandMetroid Prime 4: Beyond. That game is calledHaunted Chocolatier, and it looks like a whole other world of fun, casual simulation where you find out the secret desires of every single member of your community....

Unless you’ve had your head under a rock looking for Terminids, you’ve probably heard about the phenomena that isHelldivers 2. Since its launch, the game has only been available on PlayStation 5 and PC, but Xbox players will be able to join the fight for Super Earth starting on August 26. Preorders start now, with in-game goodies awaiting early buyers. In astatement to Xbox Wire, game director Mikael Eriksson said, “We know gamers have been asking for this for some time and we are so excited to bring more Helldivers into our game....

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and its service module sit atop the test stand at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico ahead of the company’s Pad Abort Test. The test is scheduled for Aug 24, 2025, and will demonstrate the spacecraft’s ability to quickly escape the launch pad in the event of an emergency on launch day.Boeing On Monday, Boeing will perform a key test of its Starliner crew capsule which NASA hopes will eventually ferry astronauts into orbit....

How to post multiple Instagram photos to Stories and timeline You may have come across an Instagram story or post that included multiple photos but can’t figure out how to do it yourself. Here’s everything we know about how to post multiple photos in your story, as well as for regular posts. Sharing multiple images onInstagramwithin one post is a great way to save time, as well as save yourself from flooding your follower’s timelines with posts....

Although gaming doesn’t jump to mind when talking about avirtual private network(VPN), there are myriad uses for one on your PlayStation 4. With a VPN, you’re able to connect to servers around the world, allowing you to shop the PlayStation Store in other regions and pair up with players on the other side of the globe. Plus, a VPN encrypts your internet connection, protecting your personal data from anyone spying on your connection, and it can get past internet service provider speed throttling....

I’m not a hard person to sell on VR. I owned an Oculus Rift and had a room-scale base station setup before it was cool (it was never cool), I own an Oculus Quest, and I have as many hours inSkyrim VRas regular Skyrim. Despite all this, the HTC Vive Flow still required quite a bit of selling on my part, and I’m still not wholly sure who it’s for nor why....

Saturn is famous for its beautiful rings, but these rings have a strange feature: “spokes” which appear intermittently. These spots in the rings can be light or dark and can look like blobs or like lines stretching radially outward from the planet, and they appear in a regular cycle related to the planet’s equinox. Now, the Hubble Space Telescope has the opportunity to study these oddities of the rings in more detail and researchers hope they can learn more about what causes these features....