Swann adds voice for Google Assistant in multi-camera security systems

If you’ve ever thought about saying, “Hey Google, show me the front door” while you’re watching a horror motive, the security companySwannhas some good news for you. While there are plenty of wireless cameras playing around with voice integration for a single camera, Swann is determined to be the first company to launch Google Assistant voice control across its multi-camerawired surveillance systems. Basically, the new feature allows users of Swann’s complexsecurity cameraplatforms to see live video from home security cameras on their television or mobile devices....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Timothy Howard

The 7 worst Bitcoin scams

When Bitcoin first came along, one of its biggest draws was the use of blockchains to make the currency secure in our digital world. Unfortunately, digital wallets are still open to hacking, andpeople are still open to scamming— so, so much scamming. To get an idea of how bad it can get, let’s take a look at the biggest Bitcoin scams in history, and the often-ridiculous reasons that they happened....

June 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1391 words · Carl Durham

The Bachelor Season 28 cast: Meet the bachelorettes

The Bachelor Season 28 cast: Meet the bachelorettes The Bachelor Season 28 cast has been revealed by ABC, and 32 women are competing for Joey Graziadei’s final rose. The Bachelor returns for Season 28 in January with new lead Joey Graziadei as he continues his journey to find love. The 28-year-old was a contestant on The Bachelorette Season 20 with Charity Lawson, but wasn’t chosen in the end. ABCannounced that there will be 32 women on Joey’s season, along with more information about The Bachelor contestants....

June 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1150 words · Daniel Burns

The best Core Ultra laptops that just got announced

Intel just announced its new generation of chips, code-named Meteor Lake. But it’s the Core Ultra name that you’ll see plastered all over product pages, as it’s the new brand that Intel is using. Either way, it feels like a littleCES 2024preview, with many laptop manufacturers announcing updates and refreshes to laptops that are coming soon. While there’s not much here in the way of flashy new designs or high-powered machines that can flaunt whatMeteor Lakecan really do, there’s a good variety to show some of the diversity of the new designs that use the chips....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Daniel Hudson

The Dell XPS 13, a Copilot+ laptop, is on sale at $300 off

If you’re thinking about buying a laptop that’s designed to maximize the capabilities of Microsoft’s Copilot, here’s an offer from Dell that you should consider: the Dell XPS 13 with a $300 discount that brings its price down to $1,700 from $2,000. It’s still not what you’d call affordable after those savings, but it’s going to be worth every single penny with its capabilities. You’re going to have to act fast if you don’t want to miss out though, as there’s always a lot of interest inDell XPS deals....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Zachary Ashley

The future of augmented reality is earbuds, not eyeglasses

Romit Roy Choudhury is big into ears. But not inthatway.Roy Choudhury, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a strong believer in the paradigm-shifting potential of what he termsearable (no, not wearable) computing. That means plugging into the enormous possibilities for hardware and software that run using those two fancy listening holes on the sides of your head. And to assist with developing everything from privacy and security applications to medical diagnosis tools focused on the future of augmented reality, he’s assembling a crack team of experts to aid him....

June 17, 2025 · 10 min · 1930 words · Elizabeth Chase

The Sony A95L delivers the best picture ever, and it’s on sale for Cyber Monday

Let me take you back to the moment I laid eyes on the best TV picture I’ve ever seen. I was on a visit to Boston, partly to meet up with colleagues and partly to see my family who still live in my childhood hometown. It was a beautiful, crisp fall day scented by the brisk New England breeze that makes you crave hot apple cider. I made my way to Cambridge on the T (Boston’s subway, for the uninitiated), crunched through the leaves that had fallen in Central Square, and walked into a dark TV test lab to find my colleague standing in front of the 65-inchSony A95L QD-OLED TV, which is now over $500 off....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Tim Johnson

There's One Obvious Choice For The Next Zelda Game Based On Recent Leaks

Summary There have been many rumors aboutThe Legend of Zeldarecently, especially regarding the Switch 2, Nintendo’s next console. While Nintendo is undoubtedly making the next mainline entry in its enduring franchise for the system, multiple reports and leaks cite that it could also be working on a remake or remaster of a past game. That wouldn’t be what most people would expect from Nintendo, as one of the first reports about the series on Switch 2 that came out was the beloved Switch launch title,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 964 words · Isaiah Rivera

Three things the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 needs to succeed

Last year, Microsoft introduced us to a new category of … something … called theSurface Duo. Microsoft tried really hard to convince us that the Surface Duo was not a phone, nor was it a tablet. Rather, it was a multitasking productivity masterpiece that provided an impressive way to work while on the go. You could open multiple apps and use single apps on both screens to up your productivity game, even when you weren’t at a computer....

June 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1355 words · Cynthia Clements

TikToker responds after “awkward” Green Day Coachella performance goes viral

TikToker responds after “awkward” Green Day Coachella performance goes viral TikToker itstommylloyd has responded after a clip of him playing on stage with Green Day at Coachella 2025 went viral across social media. In the clip, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong called a fan on stage to play their hit song Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) on stage at Coachella 2025. The man got ready to play the song after taking the guitar from Armstrong, and once it began, he started walking around on stage until the Green Day singer wrapped his arm around his shoulders....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Patricia White

TikTokers claim to earn $10,000 monthly by creating viral pages with AI

TikTokers claim to earn $10,000 monthly by creating viral pages with AI Now a social media guru, Musa Mustafa is a former editor for content creator Sneako who claims he can teach people how to make thousands using AI for TikTok creations. Anyone with a TikTok account has come across what seems to be low-effort or AI-generated content. Whether it is podcasts with Subway Surfers or GTA gameplay running underneath, or anAIvoice reading a Reddit post over Minecraft Parkour, the phenomenon has taken over many users’ “For You” pages....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Michael Baker

Tracing the history and evolution of the stylus

The pen, as they say, is mightier than the sword. And the stylus, a pen designed for controlling the computer, has been an enduring presence throughout the history of machine interfaces. While it took well over half a century to start living up to the hype, the stylus has proven to be worth the wait — whether for artists wanting to draw straight onto their screens, people wanting to scribble down (rather than type) notes, or folks who simply want an alternative to the mouse....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 905 words · Lauren Cohen

Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Big bass in a Bluetooth speaker

“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.“ It takes moxie for a company to move on from a product that’s become a signature of the brand. For such a shift to be justified, the change must be necessary to meet the desires of fans....

June 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1448 words · Julie Walsh