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If you’re not feeling like counting down with Ryan Seacrest this New Year’s Eve, there are plenty of good alternatives to kill time, including these five great Netflix sci-fi movies. Netflix has a solid selection of sci-fi movies, but it can be difficult sorting through the collection, especially when it’s filled with Netflix Originals that you may not have heard anything about. Although interminable scrolling does feel a little like something that might happen in a dystopian sci-fi film, we’re here to help you avoid that fate. Ring in 2025 with one or more of the following great sci-fi movies…

Table of Contents Table of Contents The pink Pro phone I was looking for One of the best redesigns so far Ahead of the pack What a whirlwind 2024 has been for the mobile industry. We got all the usual suspects releasing their flagship phones for the year, and it was certainly an impressive slate of options. As you may know, I’ve been an iPhone user since the original, and I’ve had every generation of iPhone, including the iPhone 16 Pro this year. But since I joined Digital Trends a couple of years ago, I’ve got my fill of Android phones,…

Table of Contents Table of Contents New Year’s Eve (2011) Palm Springs (2020) New Year, New You (2018) Midnight Kiss (2019) Frosty the Snowman (1969) Ah, New Year’s! A time of fresh starts, new beginnings, and remembering the past. While many people might be out partying like there’s no tomorrow, some of us prefer a more chill way to celebrate. So why not snuggle up with a great movie that’s streaming on Hulu? If you want to celebrate from the comfort of your couch or bed (which is exactly what I’ll be doing), then check out one of these great…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Silo (2023 to present) Shrinking (2023 to present) Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022 to present) A Man on the Inside (2024 to present) The Lincoln Lawyer (2022 to present) Severance (2022 to present) The Day of the Jackal (2024) Cobra Kai (2021 to 2025) Dexter (2006 to 2013) Emily in Paris (2020 to present) It’s New Year’s Eve, and you have decided to stay in. A nice, quiet night is the perfect way to ring in the new year and recharge your batteries before the next 365 days of grind…

Just ahead of CES, LG has announced a refresh to its Gram Pro lineup, as well as launched a budget-friendly Gram Book. The tweaked Gram Pro laptops are the most exciting, though, with the the LG Gram Pro 17 catching my eye. First off, it’s been thinned out a bit, dropping down to 0.62 inches thick, which is almost the same thickness as the 16-inch MacBook Pro. The LG Gram Pro 17 is also a full pound and a half lighter than the MacBook Pro, both of which are striving to be one of the best laptops you can buy.…

Half-Life has its fair share of gore and horror elements, but it was never the splatterhouse experience some shooters can be. Of course, part of that was due to graphical limitations in 1998; trying to go overboard with gore just looked silly. A new fan mod changes that, though, as Brutal Half-Life will take you on a much bloodier, more violent experience. Players have flocked back to the classic first-person shooter since the mod’s release, with player counts reaching more than 5,000 concurrent players in the last 24 hours. At the time of this writing, there were more than 4,400…

What’s Up: January 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA has just shared its recommendations on what to look out for in the night sky during the first month of 2025. The space agency kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which peaks on Friday, January 3. This is a “moderate” meteor shower that can deliver up to 30 meteors an hour. The best time to look will be the several hours before dawn, so you’ll need to get up early. The  viewing conditions are looking good, too, as there’ll be no interference from moonlight. Just hope that you get clear…

Table of Contents Table of Contents 7. Mean Girls (2024) 6. Drive-Away Dolls (2024) 5. The Idea of You (2024) 4. The Fall Guy (2024) 3. A Real Pain (2024) 2. Hit Man (2024) 1. My Old Ass (2024) Movie comedies are in an interesting place heading out of 2024. The golden age of theatrical comedy is definitely over, but there are still plenty of movies getting made that have a comedic bent to them. Even so, comedies are not as common as they once were, so it can be tough to find great ones unless you’re actively seeking them…

Epic Games Store’s holiday giveaway continues today with Redacted, a roguelike-spinoff of The Callisto Protocol that takes heavy inspiration from Hades and other similar titles. It has a totally different vibe than its source material, though, and it’s a game that you can get a lot of enjoyment out of — especially for free. Redacted is a roguelike where players must fight their way through Black Iron Prison to the single remaining escape pod, finding loot and skills along the way. It has strong progression systems, as Redacted lets players increase their character level and upgrades between each run, but it…

A data leak led to around 800,000 Volkswagen (VW) electric vehicles (EVs) having their location exposed online for several months, according to a report by German news magazine Der Spiegel. The global incident impacted owners of EVs from VW, Audi, Seat, and Skoda, with real-time location showing for the affected vehicles, whether they were at home, driving along the street, or, in the words of Der Spiegel, parked “in front of the brothel.” VW collects data — including GPS coordinates — after a car owner sets up the VW app, which allows them to do things like preheat the car,…