The Acer Chromebook Spin 311 looks even more appealing discounted down to $150

Acer Chromebook Spin 311 The Acer Chromebook Spin 311 R721T includes an 11.6" touchscreen, an AMD processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and solid battery life. It’s a great budget Chromebook, and it gets even more affordable with today’s discount. Agood budget Chromebooktypically falls in the $250 - $350 price range, but what if you need to go even cheaper than that? There are certainly some options, such as the sub-$100 plastic machines that pop up around Black Friday, but you really are getting into bottom-of-the-barrel performance and usability at that point....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Courtney Hoover

The Acolyte's Last Jedi Callback Hints At The Origins Of The Sith (And Plagueis)

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte episode 6 Summary The Acolyteepisode 6 features a seemingly new, yet very familiar planet to one featured inThe Last Jedi. Due to some key teases within the episode on this mysterious world,The Acolytemay be pointing to the origins of the Sith themselves. Even if Qimir (Manny Jacinto) is eventually revealed to be something other than the true Dark Lords, it’s certainly possible that this newStar Warsshow is still offering new insights into the early Sith....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Anthony Allen

The Golden Bachelorette: After Visiting Wichita Several Times, I'm Convinced Joan Vassos Is Starting To Like Kansas More Than Maryland (Maybe Even NYC?)

Joan Vassos and Chock Chappleagreed to a long-distance relationship when they got engaged onThe Golden Bachelorette, but I believe Joan is starting to rethink her plans. Joan is from Maryland, where her children and grandchildren still live. She insisted she would never leave, despite her upcoming wedding to Chock, who lives in Wichita, Kansas. The couple agreed to purchase a love nest in New York City and split their time between the three homes....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 653 words · Sylvia Rios

The Google Pixel 8's flagship camera feature is a 2013 rehash

ThePixel 8 and 8 Proare official, and in classic Google fashion, computational photography is a big focus of the event. One such feature is that the phones will go full Nic Cage and employ Face Off technologyto salvage ruined photos. If you’re taking a group shot and someone is pulling a funny face, Google will tell you that you won’t have to worry — the phone can swap that face out via the new Best Take feature....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 567 words · Tammy Nguyen

The Google Play Store's dark theme has gotten even darker

Over the years, the Google Play Store has gotten a few theme refreshes that have either elicited passionate or apathetic reactions. It can be a sign of a bigger design trend when Google shakes things up, such asintegrating Material You’s dynamic colors into the app. Back in 2021, whenMaterial Youwas officially unveiled, the store’s design started changing rapidly, getting thepill-shaped search box we’re so used to now. In a slightly less-than-revolutionary move, changes have been made to the app’s dark theme, making it much darker in the process....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · John Knight

The Pixel Tablet could add two of the Nest Hub Max's best features

One of the best parts of a tablet is its versatility. In addition to supporting mobile apps, these devices can be used for video streaming, making calls, and more — all with a display that is conveniently larger than your phone. However, not every tablet has the same range of functionality. ThePixel Tabletis one of the newer models on the market, but it notably lacks some of the features found on existing tablets....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Natasha Long

This Apple TV+ Show Is A Must Watch After The Bear Season 3

Summary René Redzepi has long been known in the fine dining world as one whose obsession with food and ingredients has dominated his successes, and now the chef is sharing that obsession inOmnivore. Much of Redzepi’s reputation is built on Danish three Michelin-starred restaurant, Noma, which popularized the New Nordic Cuisine culinary movement. His culinary philosophy primarily focuses on foraging, fermentation, and a lot of experimentation. Redzepi’s approach to cooking is more than just an influence onThe Bearseason 3– the chef’s restaurant was used as an important part of Carmen Berzatto’s (Jeremy Allen White) professional history....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1019 words · Patricia Black

Today's Connections Hints & Answers For July 11, 2025 (Puzzle #461)

Quick Links If you want your score a win inConnectionstoday, you’re going to need a little extra help. These puzzles do their best to keep the real answers secret, giving you false clues and making you think you are wrong. Your score will dwindle if you guess wrong, so check out some tips and tricks to keep you afloat. The first NYT puzzle to take the world by storm was thedailyWordlepuzzle, which asks you to use the same logic as you do inConnections....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 675 words · Jon Cox

Today's Connections Hints & Answers For June 23, 2025 (Puzzle #410)

If you want to be a champion atConnections, you will want to make sure you know what the categories are. Luckily, we have a trove of hints, tips, and spoilers for anyone who needs them as we strongly support winning this game. Today is a little easier than previous days, but the editors always have some tricks up their sleeves to make it more difficult. If you want to be a champion at other puzzle games as well, you should check outNYT’sLetter Boxed....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 715 words · Cheryl Nichols

Today's NYT Connections Hints and Solution (Sunday, July 05, 2025)

Quick Links Connections requires players to find the connections between 16 words, and place them in four groups of four. If you want some help, we have the solution to Connections for Sunday, June 11, 2025, along with hints to help you solve it yourself. SPOILERS AHEAD (CLUES) Category Clues for Today’s Connections (#371) Today, as every day, you need to split the 16 words that make up the Connections puzzle grid into four groups of four based on specific categories....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Kelly Murphy

Walmart vs Uber: Who Will Launch the West's First SuperApp?

Walmart vs Uber: Who Will Launch the West’s First SuperApp? You’ve probably heard of super apps like WeChat and Alipay. These “superhero apps” combine the functionality of several apps into one convenient package, saving users the hassle of switching back and forth between platforms. But, all the super apps in the list above originated from and continue to thrive in the East. For years, consumers have been asking when the trend would hit the West and which Western company would be the first to launch a super app....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 907 words · Dr. Tiffany Jones

Weekend poll: What materials do you want your next Android phone to be made from?

Weekend poll: What materials do you want your next Android phone to be made from? These days,nearly every smartphone on the marketis made from some combination of glass, plastic, and aluminum. There’s no doubt that these materials have served us well — hell, the recently-releasedPixel 6afeatures a plastic back so nice, it was easy to believe itwasglass — but if you buy enough devices, it starts to get pretty boring. A whole world of exotic, luxury materials exist that are ripe for smartphone makers to use on their next-gen products, but so far, stainless steel seems to be the most adventurous any company is willing to get....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Nathan Richardson

What Happened To Elphaba's Mom In Wicked

Spoilers Alert: This article contains spoilers for Wicked: Part 1. WARNING:This article contains references to sexual assault. While Elphaba Thropp’s mother, Melena, only briefly appeared inWicked: Part 1, her role proved critical for her daughter’s transformation into the Wicked Witch of the West. Portrayed by Courtney-Mae Briggs and a supporting character inthe cast ofWicked, Melena Thropp is the mother of Elphaba and Nessarose and the wife of Frexspar Thropp, the Governor of Munchkinland....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 649 words · Ashley Doyle