Samsung’s Galaxy Book2 lineup brings S Pen support to Windows 11’s Android apps We may mostly focus on Samsung’s Galaxy phones and tablets around here like the excellentGalaxy S22 Ultra, but the company has a much bigger portfolio consisting of a magnitude of other products, including but not limited to laptops. After seeing wide success in the premium PC segment with 30% sales increases, Samsung is ready to reveal the second generation of its Galaxy Book lineup atMWC 2022, boasting up to 21 hours of battery life and shipping with Windows 11, 12th gen Intel CPUs, Wi-Fi 6E, and S Pen support....

The 13 Best April Fool’s Pranks That Technology Tricked Us With April Fool’s Day has survived the onslaught of technology. In fact, tech companies like Google have taken it to an elaborate level. Sometimes it’s difficult to separate the hoax from the real as they manipulate our imagination with feature “updates” and product announcements. So let’s look back at the past to see how cleverly they stumped us before to understand better what’s coming on April 1st....

The Blob Opera returns for holiday season fun, ’90s arcade style Google firstbrought us Blob Opera, a machine learning experiment, back in late 2020. The fun tool allows you to easily create your own ML-assisted melodies, and we saw itreturn in 2021with aslight visual overhauland holiday-themed garb. The Blobs are back again this year, albeit in a slightly new form, with the arrival of the musical arcade game Blob Beats, featuring music from composers like Beethoven and Mozart....

Warning: SPOILERS for The Boys season 4, episode 7! Summary The Boysseason 4, episode 7 is titled “The Insider” — a word that works on multiple levels throughout the episode. A-Train has been acting as a spy on behalf of Hughie and Mother’s Milk throughout the season, finally revealing his cards when he stops The Deep and Noir from killing Butcher and Annie. Meanwhile, Annie herself has been replaced by an “insider” in the form of a shapeshifter hired by Sage....

Warning: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for The Decameron. Summary In one ofThe Decameron’s first main character deaths, Dioneo dies alongside all of Ruggiero’s crew and the sex workers they brought into the villa, raising the question of what exactly happened to them. The nobles and their servants flee to the Villa Santa to escape the death all around them. Their desires to drink, have sex, and party medieval-style are quickly squashed when they soon find their walls aren’t impenetrable....

The Golden Bacheloretteseason 1’s winning couple Chock Chapple and Joan Vassos had some major holiday plans, buttheir differing opinions could cause a breakdown in their relationship. ThroughoutThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, Joan was having a hard time figuring out what she wanted. While the series was happy to have her as the lead after her brief but memorable appearance onThe Golden Bachelor,Joan was somewhat indecisive as she moved through her time on the series....

Summary Taylor Swift’s casting rumors in theMCUhave been debunked, but she has recently been replaced with another musician who could have a key role in Marvel Studios' upcomingX-Menprojects. The development of an officialX-Menreboot for the MCUhas already been spurring various theories fan-casting iconic actors as some of Marvel’s strongest mutants. This is nothing new, of course, as celebrities have always been the source of rumors regarding roles in the MCU, and most recently, this honor was given to pop icon Taylor Swift....

Summary With the wide range of characters typical of high fantasy,The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerhas lots of characters to manage, butthere is one that may not make it to season 3. If lore is anything to go by, many characters may meet untimely deaths in season 2. Coveringthe Second Age of Middle-earth, as described by author J.R.R. Tolkien in the appendices toThe Lord of the Rings, the show will follow a roughly pre-determined plot....

Summary AJason Stathamaction movie sequel doubles as the best adaptation of a classic video game. Over the last 20 years, Statham has done a nice job of building franchises around himself. While he’s a big part of both theFast & FuriousandExpendables, mostJason Statham franchisesare solo affairs. This includes his breakthrough inThe Transportermovies, which transformed his career almost immediately from the star of Guy Ritchie gangster films into the unlikely successor to actors like Sylvester Stallone....

At first glance, ultra-cheap streaming boxes promise endless entertainment and high-end specs for around 25 bucks. But when you actually plug one in, the experience rarely matches the hype, and the real costs quickly start to show. The Specs Look Impressive, but Real Performance Is Often Disappointing When you browse online marketplaces, those cheap streaming boxes catch your eye with their impressive spec sheets. Manufacturers throw around big numbers because they work....

Music could help get any party going, whether in your backyard or in the wilderness. However, you need a loud wireless Bluetooth speaker to do that—and theUltimate Ears Everboomwill do just that for you. So, is this rugged portable speaker something you should carry with you on your next camping trip? Ultimate Ears Everboom The Ultimate Ears Everboom is a rugged portable speaker that you can bring around with you anywhere....

Warning! This post contains spoilers for The Acolyte finale. Summary The Acolyte’sfinale promised to be full of shocking revelations, but few could have guessed that theStar Warsshow would also offer the first glimpse of the inside of a lightsaber inStar Warsmovies and TV shows.The Acolyte’sfinal episode had a remarkable amount of ground to cover. While the penultimate episode, episode 7, may have revealedwhat really happened on Brendok, the show still needed to address Mae’s quest to kill Master Sol, Osha’s possible fall to the dark side, and Vernestra Rwoh’s search for the truth....

WhatsApp has been quite busy with feature additions over the last few years. The platform announced the broader rollout ofCommunitiesin late 2022, while Channels became available globallylast September. While the latter has seen a handful offeature additionsover the last several weeks, we’ve not seen Communities getting a lot of upgrades. But that’s changing with the latest beta of WhatsApp for Android (v2.24.3.20), which contains a handy addition to Communities —automatically pinned events....