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Amazon just released two new smart displays — the completely new Echo Show 21 and the updated Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen). Both are premium options for your home, offering powerful speakers, Full HD displays, and heaps of useful apps so you can stream videos or check your schedule. But which is the better option? The gigantic Echo Show 21, or the updated Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen)? Here’s a closer look at both to help you decide. Pricing and design The Echo Show 21 is the biggest member of the Echo Show family, and it’s got the price tag…
Yellowstone season 5, part 2 wasted no time addressing Kevin Costner’s departure. John Dutton is dead, and now his children are in an all-out war. On one side, Jamie (Wes Bentley) is plotting to take over his father’s position as governor of Montana. On the other side, Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes) are looking into how their father died, with Beth convinced that Jamie orchestrated the murder. With only four episodes remaining, Taylor Sheridan still has many loose ends to tie up. Something tells us that John won’t be the only Dutton to die this season. Find out how…
ChatGPT developer OpenAI may be one step closer to creating a third-party search tool that integrates the chatbot into other websites as primary feature. If the project comes to fruition, OpenAI could target Google as both a search engine and web browser. A source told The Information the project is a search tool called NLWeb, Natural Language Web, and that it is currently in a prototype phase. OpenAI has showcased the prototype to several potential partners in travel, retail, real estate, and food industries, with Conde Nast, Redfin, Eventbrite, and Priceline being named by brand. The tool would enable ChatGPT…
Update 11/22/24: This is our first look at gifts this year, and we must say that non-procrastinators have some fun items to pick up already. We’re excited to see what new and fun gift items become trendy as the fall moves along. We’ve also added a bunch of new stuff the Digital Trends team loves. When we look at early Black Friday deals, we’re often looking for something for ourselves, a big-dollar item at an affordable price, or the excuse to finally get that thing we’ve been dreaming about all year. That means early Black Friday TV deals are popular, as are…
Just in time for the holidays, Sling TV has announced that it will be increasing its prices by $6 per month, starting on December 20, 2024. The new pricing affects Sling Orange, Sling Blue, and Sling Orange and Blue packages. Sling’s last countrywide price increase was in 2022, however, it increased its prices again for select markets in March 2023. This latest price hike, which Sling TV attributes to the ever-rising cost of programming, brings the cost of Sling Orange to $46 per month, Sling Blue to $51 per month, and Sling Orange and Blue to $66 per month. Sling…
Hulu is never going to have all of the flashy original movies that Netflix has, but it’s going to have its share of box office hits now and then. This week, one of last summer’s sleeper hits, Alien: Romulus, is making its streaming debut on Hulu. And that film more than earned its place on our weekly list of the three great Hulu movies that you need to stream this weekend. Our other picks include a period drama that has a great cast, as well a sports comedy from an actress-turned-talk show host. We also have guides to the best…
Vivo X200 series will launch soon in India, the Chinese tech brand announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. A dedicated microsite on the Vivo India website is teasing the design of the upcoming lineup ahead of its debut. The Vivo X200 series with three models — Vivo X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro Mini — was launched in China last month. The brand appears to be skipping the X200 Pro Mini for the Indian market. They run on MediaTek Dimensity 9400 SoCs and feature Zeiss-branded cameras.Through its X handle, Vivo India announced that the Vivo X200 series will be launched in…
Welcome to the week of Ridley Scott. The 86-year-old filmmaker’s next movie is Gladiator II, the 29th feature film in his illustrious five-decade career. The sequel to the Oscar-winning Gladiator, Gladiator II stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, the former heir to the throne and son of Maximus (Russell Crowe) and Lucilla (Connie Nielsen). After Roman forces kill his wife and force him into slavery, Lucius trains to be a gladiator and sets his sights on exacting his vengeance against the Empire. Gladiator II will definitely be an awesome theatrical experience. After seeing Gladiator II, why not revisit more projects in Scott’s filmography? FAST services…
India will offer up to $5 billion (roughly Rs. 42,221 crore) in incentives to companies to make components locally for gadgets from mobiles to laptops, two government officials said, in a bid to bolster the burgeoning industry and wean off supplies from China.India’s electronic production has more than doubled in the last six years to $115 billion (roughly Rs. 9,71,095 crore) in 2024, led by growth in mobile manufacturing by global firms such as Apple and Samsung. It is now the world’s fourth-largest smart phone supplier.But the sector faces criticism for its heavy reliance on imported components from countries such as China.”The new…
What is going on with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse? Since Sony removed the animated film from its release calendar, Beyond the Spider-Verse has experienced multiple setbacks. The latest troublesome report comes from Brandon Davis’ Phase Hero podcast, which claims that an early version of Beyond the Spider-Verse was completely scrapped after the release of 2023’s Across the Spider-Verse. The creative team on Beyond the Spider-Verse had to rewrite the entire script for Beyond, even though several animated reels had already been created. Davis’ report also states that the studio is undecided on Beyond‘s ending, and the film’s release is “very far off.” The news comes days…