After weeks of beta testing, Nothing is the latest name to join the stable Android 15 rollout bandwagon. In a community update today, the company announced the wide release of Nothing OS 3.0 based on Android 15 for its relatively slim smartphone portfolio. The first devices to get the update are the Nothing Phone 2 and Nothing Phone 2a, both of which are slated to get the over-the-air (OTA) update in a phased format throughout December. Next in line are the Nothing Phone 1, Nothing Phone 2a Plus, and CMF Phone 1, which are scheduled to receive the OS upgrade…
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Helldivers 2 has been nothing short of a runaway success. Fans have wanted more options for character customization, including crossover events. A thread on the Helldivers subreddit from nine months ago asks: “Do you think Helldivers 2 will get crossover content?” Well, the answer is now yes, courtesy of a new DLC pack featuring Killzone 2 items. Arrowhead, the development team behind Helldivers 2, announced the collaboration in a Steam post. The team wrote: “We decided a long time ago to do crossovers only if and when they make perfect sense for the game. So in that spirit, we’re hyped…
Two Chinese astronauts have completed the longest-ever spacewalk, spending nine hours working on the exterior of the Tiangong space station. Astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong performed the mammoth walk yesterday, December 17, as reported by China’s Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO). With a total duration of nine hours and six minutes, this spacewalk is longer than the previous record for a single spacewalk, which was set by NASA astronauts James Voss and Susan Helms in 2001, and which lasted for eight hours and 56 minutes. At 21:57 on December 17, 2024, Beijing time, after 9 hours of extravehicular activities,…
While we know that The Last of Us Part 3 is at least being worked on in some capacity at Naughty Dog, we have no idea how far along it is or when we can expect to see it. At The Game Awards in December 2024, Naughty Dog announced a brand new sci-fi title Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, suggesting that The Last of Us Part 3 is going to launch even later than we initially thought. Based on the incredible level of polish and attention to detail the studio likes to put into its games, it is possible we won’t…
We’re living in a golden age of classic franchises making a return. Games like Turok: Origins and Onimusha: Way of the Sword are bringing back cult-classic series that most fans never would have expected to get an upcoming video game release. Now, we can add Virtua Fighter 6 to that list. This used to be one of the best fighting games alongside Street Fighter and Tekken, but it hasn’t had a new entry in almost 20 years. It’s time to practice your low punches again as we run through everything we know about Virtua Fighter 6. We don’t know if we…
Throughout 2024, science fiction continued to be one of the most successful genres in the world of cinema. With blockbuster hits like Dune: Part Two and Deadpool & Wolverine getting rave reviews and raking in the big bucks, there has never been a better time for sci-fi movies to be made in Hollywood. Several modern classics have premiered this year, opening the door for future sequels and spinoffs to follow suit and achieve success. Now that the world is making way for the new year, these seven films deserve to be listed as the best sci-fi movies of 2024. 1.…
We are accustomed to tech brands partnering with adjacent brands, whether it’s OnePlus with Hasselblad or Honor and Huawei with Porsche Design, and often — such as with Xiaomi and Leica — singing the praises of the resulting collaborations. But not enough has been said about Motorola’s now established partnership with color experts Pantone. It was when the recently released Motorola Edge 50 Neo arrived for me to try out that I finally understood how impactful the collaboration has become. Why? It manages to make even ordinary colors look fantastic. The Edge 50 Neo in my hands is gray. While…
Michael Fassbender is becoming an espionage expert. Fassbender is currently starring in Showtime’s spy drama The Agency. In 2025, Fassbender teams with Cate Blanchett to play spies facing a marriage crisis in the official trailer for Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming thriller. George Woodhouse (Fassbender) and his wife, Kathryn (Blanchett), are longtime intelligence agents who have managed to stay married despite their secretive positions. “You each know what you know, and you know what you’ll do, and you never discuss certain things again,” says George when describing how two spies can be in a relationship. George’s marriage will be put to the…
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will hear ByteDance and TikTok’s challenge to a law would ban the social network in the U.S. unless the social network divests from Chinese ownership by January 19. On January 10, the Supreme Court justices will hear argue about whether the sell-or-ban law violates the First Amendment. It is unknown how quickly the court will come to a decision. The two companies asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block the law. Last week, ByteDance and TikTok filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to temporarily block the law in order…
Besides Renner, Mayor of Kingstown stars Dillon, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Nishi Munshi, Hamish Allan-Headley, and Michael Beach.Mayor of Kingstown remains one of Paramount+’s most popular shows. When season 3 aired this past summer, it reached 8.8 million households, making it the No. 1 series on the service during its run. Mayor of Kingstown is one of the many Paramount shows created or produced by Sheridan. Sheridan’s long résumé of shows includes Yellowstone, 1883, 1923, Lioness, Tulsa King, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Landman, and The Madison. Speaking of Yellowstone, the Paramount Network show ended its run on…
