I bought into a brighter future, but my digital life bills monthly subscriptions

Modern life runs on subscriptions that are often useful, reasonable, and increasingly difficult to live without. The future arrived, but apparently we’ll need to keep paying monthly to use it.

I took this Oppo smartwatch swimming, and it tracked everything except my excuses

The Oppo Watch X3 recorded every length of my 1,100-meter swim, including my strokes, pace, heart rate, technique changes, and one lengthy conversation break.

What Should You Look for in an Online Payment Platform for Your Business?

This post is brought to you in paid partnership with QuickBooks QuickBooks Payments is usually one of the first names that comes up the moment you search for an online payment platform, right alongside Stripe, Square, PayPal, and half a dozen others al…

OpenAI is killing ChatGPT Atlas browser. I loved it, but it was an uphill race to the top

OpenAI is discontinuing the ChatGPT Atlas browser less than a year after its debut, as the company shifts focus to ChatGPT Work.

EXCLUSIVE: The Mandela Catalogue producer shares new details about the upcoming horror adaptation

Producer Aaron B. Koontz tells Digital Trends about adapting The Mandela Catalogue with Steven Spielberg, why creator Alex Kister was always the right director, and what fans can expect from the upcoming horror film.

How can small businesses get paid faster?

This post is brought to you in paid partnership with QuickBooks Maria owns a small landscaping business outside Austin. It’s Friday morning, payroll is due, one of her commercial mowers needs repairs, and three crews are wrapping up projects across tow…

AI image generators have escaped nightmare fingers and entered the fake premium era

I tested Meta Muse, Gemini Nano Banana 2, and ChatGPT Images 2.0. The obvious AI failures are fading, but the new flaws are harder to laugh off.

Criterion says Burnout isn’t forgotten… but that’s exactly what worries me

Criterion says Burnout remains an important part of the studio’s identity, but Battlefield is now its future. While the decision makes perfect business sense after Battlefield 6’s success, it also highlights how few true arcade racing games remain today.

A broken Galaxy Fold 5 just became the Pixel desktop future I want Google to steal

A DIY DeX box built from a broken Galaxy Fold 5 makes Google’s Pixel desktop ambitions look timid, unfinished, and weirdly overdue.

I was skeptical of clip-style open earbuds. After trying my first pair, I don’t want to go back

I have stopped judging earbuds on sound alone, and ear-clip designs are a key reason behind that change in attitude. Feather-light, never fatiguing, and easy to live with. I just discovered this form factor and I love it.