Twitter is at risk of losing what makes it special: You
It’s all change at Twitter, but a lack of trust in the new owner’s intentions makes me worry the platform is about to lose what makes it special.
Harry Potter: Fantastic mistakes and how to avoid them
The Fantastic Beasts saga has made a slew of glaring yet easily avoidable mistakes that prevented it from achieving the same heights as the Harry Potter series.
7 unannounced products we’d love to find in a bar
Over the weekend, someone found a Pixel Watch in a restaurant, so we brainstormed seven unannounced products we’d like to find in a restaurant.
Smart homes without Wi-Fi: Huge possibilities or roadblocks?
Our wireless networks are the building blocks of our smart home ecosystems, but should every automation require an Internet connection? Here’s what we think.
Dune: Spice Wars is for strategy die-hards more than Dune fans
Dune Spice Wars is a real-time strategy that misses the mark for newcomers, but might win over strategy enthusiasts.
ReSpec: A column about the complex, glorious tech behind PC gaming
ReSpec is a new biweekly column on Digital Trends covering the latest PC gaming hardware and technologies so you can better navigate the games you play.
Can a robot vacuum work as an air purifier?
Is there a future where robot vacuums and air purifiers are the same device? Not likely, but they might be able to work together.
It’s time for PC gamers to reckon with cache, and AMD is leading the way
What does a little extra cache do for your gaming PC? Quite a bit, it turns out. We take a technical deep dive into AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology.
For developers, Playdate is a delightful design challenge
Playdate developers explain why they’re all-in on the niche gaming handheld.
Microtransactions are more complicated in the metaverse
This is how buying a Fortnite battle pass kicked off an existential crisis about cosmetic microtransactions.