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After a grueling 18-week regular season, the NFL heads into the first round of the playoffs, known as Wild Card Weekend. Six games — three in the NFC and three in the AFC — will be played over three days. The winners move on to the Divisional round, while the losers head home and start

“Come for the giant monster brawls, but stay for Shin Ultraman's quirky cinematography and wonderfully retro aesthetic.” Pros Captures the tone of original series and films Fun blend of practical and digital effects Weird, wonderful cinematography and score Cons Feels more like several episodes than a single film Attempts at exposition often get lost in

Smart lights are among the simplest products to add to your smart home. After removing your old bulbs and screwing in the new ones, you’ll instantly be able to adjust their brightness or tweak their color. And while those features alone are a good reason to bring them into your home, there’s a lot more

Why it matters: Microsoft's DirectStorage API promises to bring PCs ultra-fast load times akin to what Xbox Series console and PlayStation 5 users have experienced for two years. As the first game supporting DirectStorage prepares to launch, a benchmark shows real performance gains on retail hardware. Tests from PC Games Hardware show that Microsoft's DirectStorage

In brief: Microsoft has had an uphill battle in trying to buy out Activision. Never have I seen two companies that actually want to merge get so many roadblocks thrown in their path. The latest is a scheduling snafu that puts the FTC's hearing on the matter past the agreed closure deadline creating a breach

Facepalm: Nothing is bringing its inaugural smartphone to the US, albeit not in the traditional sense. The London-based tech firm has announced a beta membership program for its US audience. In exchange for $299, members will receive a final model of the Phone (1) featuring 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage (the same

Something to look forward to: Corsair is building a new power supply lineup, known as the RMx Shift series that aims to relocate the internal power connectors from the rear of the power supply to the side. This design change is meant to improve cable management by opening up more room to the rear of

Editor's take: I've inherited several albums and boxes of loose family photos over the years. They're nestled out of harm's way in my safe alongside other important documents and keepsakes but at some point, I want to digitize them for the sake of preservation and easier referencing. PCMag recently took a look at a scanner