Jensen Ackles Reveals His New Soldier Boy Beard for The Boys Season 3

Now sporting a rather bushy beard, Jensen Ackles has revealed a sneak peek at how he’ll appear as Soldier Boy inThe Boysseason 3. After co-starring with Jared Padalecki as the Winchester brothers on the popular sci-fi seriesSupernaturalfor 15 years, Padalecki’s next big role will see him joining the violent, satirical superhero series that debuted on Amazon Prime in 2019. He’ll be playing Soldier Boy, an overly patriotic superhero that serves as a Captain America parody....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Michael Wagner

Microsoft announces a slew of new AI-focused Windows 11 features

Microsoft has just unveiled its plans for another big wave of AI, set to be incorporated into its flagshipWindows 11operating system. The company’sCopilot AI chatbotis slated to receive enhancements, a new Click To Do feature is being introduced, and the controversial Recall function is being reworked with privacy and security now at the forefront. Except for the new Copilot features, the other new AI tools will be arriving exclusively onCopilot+ PChardware....

June 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1372 words · Jason Davis

Microsoft is bringing AI to your Windows taskbar

You’ve probably seen all the waves Microsoft is making with Bing AI. Well, now it’s coming to your taskbar. Microsoft has today revealed a major update that’s coming toWindows 11which includes a new AI-powered Bing functionality front-and-centre in the operating system. The company says that Windows search is one of the most widely used features on the platform and with the power of artificial intelligence it’s set to be even better....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · James Fields

Nokia N8 Gets Official: €370 In Q3 2010 [Video]

Nokia N8 Gets Official: €370 In Q3 2010 [Video] Nokia haveofficially announcedtheN8 smartphone, the handset we sawprematurely reviewed(and somewhat panned) yesterday, and the first from the company to pack a 12-megapixel camera with Xenon flash, HDMI connectivity and Symbian^3 OS. As we’ve heard before, there’s a 3.5-inch 640 x 360 capacitive touchscreen, GPS and 16GB of built-in storage plus a microSD card slot.Video demos after the cut As well as being the first to run Symbian^3 – which has an improved menu structure, better multimedia handling including CoverFlow-style album browsing and a “visual task switcher” – the N8 is also the first Nokia device to pack Qt integration....

June 23, 2025 · 4 min · 756 words · Yvonne Vargas

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Exits Donald Glover's Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV Show

Amazon’s reboot of the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movieMr. and Mrs. Smithhas suffered a setback as female lead Phoebe Waller-Bridge has left the series, citing creative differences with co-star Donald Glover as the reason for the departure. The new series based on the 2005 comedy thriller was given a straight to series order by the streaming giant, and although the hunt is now on for a new lead to step into the role, the production is still expecting to be ready for its planned release next year....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Thomas Rice

Pokémon GO November 2022 – Ursaluna Debut, Guzzlord Raids, Shiny Dratini, & More

The month ofNovember 2022is packed with content in Pokémon GO. There are some debut Pokémon, including a new Ultra Beast, for players to nab for their Pokédex and more than a few events that will happen throughout the month. This guide will walk players through theRaids Hours,Spotlight Hours,Raid Rotation,Research Breakthrough, andeventshappening in Pokémon GO during November. Pokémon GO November 2022 Raid Hours Pokémon GO’sNovember 2022 Raid Hourswill featureGiratina(Origin Forme),Guzzlord, andNihilego. There are no pre-announced special moves for these Raid Bosses, but they are still worth the battle....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 953 words · Christopher Green

Qualcomm wants you to know it powers the world’s best camera phones

A typical discussion of the best smartphone cameras typically centers around things like image sensors, lenses, and to a large extent, the manufacturer’s camera algorithm. Chipmaker Qualcomm, however, seems a tad miffed about all this. At the company’s 2021Investors Day conference, Qualcomm made a feeble attempt at letting the world know that it deserves some credit for the imaging capabilities possessed by some of the world’s best camera phones. Qualcomm attempted to make a case for itself by highlighting the fact that most of the past recipients ofDXOMark’s best smartphone camera awardhappened to be powered by Qualcomm processors....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Stephen Thomas

Review: Lil' Guardsman

Just over a decade ago, Lucas Pope revolutionized the indie gaming scene with the release of the now-classicPapers, Please.While it wasn’t the first game to be based around a menial job, it was the first to do so in a way that worked with a greater narrative, making players simultaneously feel like a cog in the machine as they work at being a border guard in Arstotzka who’s just trying to help their family survive, while also putting them in a position where they actually have a chance to impact the stories and lives of others as well, down to the eventual fate of Arstotzka as a whole....

June 23, 2025 · 9 min · 1762 words · Shawn Houston

Rocket Lab's TROPICS Satellite Constellation Soars To Success In Debut Launch

Rocket Lab’s TROPICS Satellite Constellation Soars To Success In Debut Launch In a major fillip to NASA’s hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone tracking capabilities, the space agency hasconfirmedthe successful deployment of two newTROPICS satellitesdesigned specifically to study these deadly natural phenomena. The launch of these satellites was carried out by Rocket Lab — a California-based aerospace company — on a small-sized rocket called the Electron. The rockettook offfrom Pad B of Rocket Lab’s launch site called the Launch Complex 1, located in Māhia, New Zealand, at 9 p....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Joseph Harris

Samsung may launch its first 8K TVs this year, but will the U.S. get them?

A number of companies showed 8K TVs at CES 2018 including Samsung, which brought an 85-inch,8K version of its QLED TVto the event. Bringing a TV to a trade show and actually launching it for the public are two very different things; plenty of things hit events like CES that never make it to market. That doesn’t appear to be the case with Samsung’s 8K TV: Samsung Displayannounced in Julythat the company plans to launch two new ranges of 8K TVs that may debut at IFA in Berlin....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Ashley Yu

Secret Wars Movie Event Would Eclipse Ambition of Infinity Saga Teases Russo Brothers

The Russo Brothers are declaring that theSecret Warswould make the Infinity Saga look small. That’s a pretty bold statement, but if anyone knows about putting together massive movies, it’s the Russo Brothers. The directing duo finished their Marvel Cinematic Universe run withInfinity WarandAvengers: Endgameafter working onCaptain America: Civil WarandWinter Soldier. At this point in time, there are no public plans to make a return to the MCU, but the Russo Brothers would love to take a shot atSecret Wars....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Lisa Murphy

Skullgirls character Black Dahlia launches with new trailer

Just yesterday, developer Hidden Variable Studios finally released Black Dahlia, the latest characterto come toSkullgirls: 2nd Encore. This character actually first appeared all the way back in Peacock’s story mode campaign as an antagonist. Since then, she had become a highly requested character by fans, and those wishes were finally granted when the developers teased her at the end of a trailer showcasing thecharacter Umbrella. After a long wait, fans finally have the opportunity to try out this beloved character....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Tiffany James

Sony Xperia 1 vs Xperia XZ3: What's the difference?

Sonyannounced its latest flagship atMobile World Congress, now available to pre-order, but it isn’t called the Xperia XZ4 or the XZ Premium. Instead, the new Sony super phone is calledthe Sony Xperia 1. Only six months on from theexcellent Xperia XZ3though, what has changed? Well, quite a bit actually. Here is how the Xperia 1, known in rumours as the Xperia XZ4, compares to last year’s Xperia XZ3. •Best Sony Xperia XZ3 deals The Sony Xperia 1 further reduces the bezels at the top and bottom of its display compared to the Xperia XZ3, offering a lot more screen within its footprint....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 918 words · Crystal Taylor