Skulking in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is superb, and the Nemesis System is yet to be bested by 12 years of action games
My nerd cred, painstakingly built up over the last 30 years, is about to take a big hit. Until 2021, I’d never seen The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Until 2026, very recently, I’d never played Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. I’d made attempts, you understand, way back in the wilderness years of the 2010s, but […]
UFC 328 live stream: how to watch Chimaev vs Strickland online
UFC 328 live streams feature two titles up for grabs in the Octagon, with middleweights Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland headlining proceedings after a flyweight title tussle between Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira in the co-main event at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday night. The impressive Chimaev remains unbeaten throughout his […]
My OLED TV looked washed out until I found this one picture setting
To the obsessive holes in the middle of my skull — I hear some people refer to them as “eyes” — OLED is life to me. I can’t get enough of the best display tech in the world, even though I think OLED banding is worse than burn-in. I’ve owned my current LG model for […]
Stop pretending your Google Drive is a backup strategy
Everyone in tech has heard of the 3-2-1 backup rule. It’s the kind of advice that gets repeated so often it starts to feel like background noise, the digital equivalent of “eat your vegetables.” It’s simple, it works, and it has saved countless people from catastrophic data loss. And yet, most of us, even those […]
3 best new action thrillers to stream on Paramount+ this weekend (May 9-10)
A new month means plenty of new movies just got added to Paramount+’s already sprawling library. If you’re looking to get your blood pumping this weekend, you’re in luck. There are plenty of edge-of-your-seat action thrillers to choose from, though figuring out which ones are actually worth watching is another matter entirely. That’s why I’ve […]
3 tech companies that make your gadgets more expensive
There isn’t a single company or manufacturer solely responsible for producing your favorite tech gadgets. A smartphone might feature a display made by one company, a chip fabricated by another, and camera sensors assembled by a third. Many companies contribute to the manufacturing process for tech products like phones, tablets, and laptops. Every brand in […]
Porsche Is Discontinuing Its Performance E-Bike Division
Porsche is hitting the brakes on its electric bicycle subsidiary called Porsche eBike Performance GmbH. The German automaker launched its e-bike offshoot in August 2022 with plans to develop components like motors and batteries. After nearly four years of operation, Porsche decided to discontinue the subsidiary and will close the company’s factories in Ottobrunn, Germany […]
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i is a tough sell, but the display is insane
With a 165Hz 15.3″ OLED display with up to 1,100nits of peak brightness, a high-end Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU with dedicated NVIDIA RTX graphics, and a wide array of ports (including an SD card slot), you would think that the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i would be a true pro-level laptop, especially given its high-end […]
How to watch WWE Backlash 2026: live stream wrestling
With an exciting five-match card put together, WWE Backlash 2026 has two major title matches, two heated rivalries coming to a head, and a fun tag team match with the ever-popular Danhausen. Here’s how to watch WWE Backlash online and on TV, and from anywhere with a VPN. WWE Backlash 2026 start time and date […]
Your Fire TV collects more than just watch history, here’s how to stop it
I’m mostly a Roku and media PC user, so my Fire TV sticks aren’t my primary setup. Still, I’ve got two Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max devices in the house, and after digging into what my Roku boxes were collecting, it felt worth taking a closer look at what Amazon was doing on its […]