Love Life proves HBO Max has a long way to go By Kelly Woo Love Life is HBO Max's first scripted original series, starring Anna Kendrick. Read our review of Love Life
Here’s the worst thing to happen to camera phones — and why it needs to stop By Philip Michaels Phone makers have been including macro cameras on their devices. But more lenses don't always make for a better phone.
You don’t really want the Justice League Snyder Cut By Marshall Honorof The Justice League Snyder Cut will give fans exactly what they want — and generally speaking, that's a bad thing.
Google Pixel 5 is ditching this key feature — and it's a huge loss By Adam Ismail As Motion Sense goes, so too does the Pixel 5's one shot at being different.
Nintendo Switch 2 could be a true powerhouse with this breakthrough By Roland Moore-Colyer The next Nintendo Switch could ditch Nvidia for the fruits of AMD and Samsung's partnership.
Google Pixel 4a could be the phone of the year — even with these trade-offs By Philip Michaels The Pixel 4a will need to make compromises to get under $350, but it looks like Google is making the right ones.
Galaxy A51 is tragic proof that Samsung can't beat the iPhone SE By Adam Ismail The Samsung Galaxy A51 may look good on paper, but it misses what sets the iPhone SE and Pixel 3a apart.
The best Star Wars game is KOTOR II — and it’s not even close By Marshall Honorof Unlike most Star Wars games, Knights of the Old Republic II deconstructs a part of the story that we usually take for granted.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: 3 problems it should fix — but probably won’t By Marshall Honorof Assassin’s Creed Valhalla can learn from some of the missteps that Origins and Odyssey made, but I wonder whether it will.
Xbox Series X: 5 things we want from the May 7 event By Roland Moore-Colyer From price and release date to exclusive games to backwards compatibility, here are five things we want from Microsoft’s Xbox Series X May 7 event.
A 'MacBook SE' could destroy Chromebooks and Windows laptops in one fell swoop By Roland Moore-Colyer Apple may resurrect the 12-inch MacBook and equip it with an ARM-based chip to take on Windows 10 and Chromebook laptops.
Better Call Saul is the best show on TV, and season 5 just proved it By Marshall Honorof Better Call Saul is a smart, intense, stylish drama where the acting, storytelling and cinematography are miles ahead of most other shows.
The Pixel 4a is going to beat the new iPhone SE: Here's why By Adam Ismail While the Pixel 4a might not have an answer to the iPhone SE's fast CPU, it'll likely be better in lots of other ways that matter.
Forget iPhone 12 — why I’m buying the new iPhone SE By Philip Michaels Bigger and better phones may be coming from Apple later this year, but it’s going to be hard to match the value that the iPhone SE 2020 promises.
I'm picking Xbox Series X over PS5 — here's why By Roland Moore-Colyer Microsoft's Xbox Series X is a powerful console with a wide, interesting ecosystem that complements gaming PCs.
PS5 and Xbox Series X backwards compatibility is going to let us all down By Adam Ismail Backwards compatibility means something very different to Sony and Microsoft than it does to you.
OLED TVs are not overpriced — here are 4 reasons why By Brian Westover A new, smaller OLED TV ignites controversy about OLED pricing, but don't get too wrapped up in comparisons.
Star Trek: Picard: What we loved, what we hated By Marshall Honorof Star Trek: Picard didn’t feel very much like The Next Generation, and this worked both for and against it.
PS5 and Xbox Series X: Why we need new consoles — and why we don't By Marshall Honorof, Adam Ismail Are the PS5 and Xbox Series X necessary? If so, are consoles something we'll always need? And, if not, what should we have had instead?
A year without new smartphones: It’s time to stop annual releases By Philip Michaels The pace of smartphone updates may slow in 2020, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Here’s why phone makers should take more time introducing new devices.
iPhone 12 and Apple Watch 6: What this week's OS leaks tell us By Jason Snell The latest information on iOS 14 and watchOS 7 illuminate a lot of the things Apple is working on for the future.
Pluto TV is the best free TV streaming service you're not watching By Merrill Barr Pluto TV, a free streaming service, may have floated under your radar. Here's how it's influencing the industry.
Castlevania on Netflix is the only good video game adaptation — here's why By Marshall Honorof Castlevania doesn't just work — it works incredibly well. And after puzzling over the show for three seasons, I think I've figured out why.
The Galaxy S20 Ultra had one job — and Samsung screwed it up By Mike Prospero The Galaxy S20 Ultra's centerpiece feature is its camera. And yet testing of the phone revealed some noticeable flaws. How did Samsung miss this?
Gimme a brake: Mac Pro’s $400 wheels let your $50,000 desktop roll away By Brian Westover Apple's Mac Pro costs thousands (sometimes tens of thousands), but the optional wheels have one glaring flaw.
AirBands put AirPods on your Apple Watch, but why? By Jesus Diaz AirBands, a new accessory that put AirPods on your Apple Watch strap serve no purpose except to embarrass whoever uses them.
Why Google Assistant is losing big to Alexa By Mike Prospero Google has a long way to go before its smart home skills are as good as those of Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit.
Apple developer says iOS is adware — and he's right By Jesus Diaz iOS is packed with ads, a never-ending, ever-present stream of calls to join Apple’s own services and buy its products
MWC should be cancelled forever — and all big tech shows too By Jesus Diaz Do we really need to put a thousand companies on giant stands, fly tens of thousands, and generate insane amounts of waste just to sell crap?
Seriously, who the hell is the $1,400 Galaxy Z Flip for? By Mark Spoonauer The foldable Galaxy Z Flip is slick as hell, but it has a pretty specific target audience.
