But the big change this year is Apple’s own second generation silicon — the new M2 chip that powers this year’s MacBook Air. With the promise of a big performance boost from this new Apple silicon, the MacBook Air has a lot going for it. It may even make it to our best laptop and best MacBook lists. We’ll find out soon enough. Apple has started taking preorders for the MacBook Air 2022....

Last Friday (May 20), Jackass 4.5 launched on the streaming service and the movie has rocketed up Netflix’s top 10 most-watched list. Right now, the comedy sequel sits in second place behind Rebel Wilson’s Senior Year, which is no small achievement for a group of delinquents performing hilariously gross stunts on camera. If you’ve never seen a “.5” movie before, they collect all the unused footage from the mainline Jackass movies and package these unseen bits with behind-the-scenes footage to create an entirely new movie....

Ultrahuman, a startup based in India, has launched a new Ultrahuman smart ring that might just live up to its name with the kind of health tracking it offers. It might even make it on our list of the best fitness trackers. The Ultrahuman ring can monitor a user’s metabolism in real-time by tracking their sleep and movement. It even goes a step further to offer in-depth metabolic tracking and blood glucose levels with the company’s M1 glucose monitoring patch (opens in new tab)....

The Chiefs (5-2) are coming off their bye week and the only thing scarier to opponents than Mahomes buying time in the pocket is Andy Reid after a bye week. The Chiefs’ head coach, now in his 24th season, is 20-3 following his team’s bye week. That’s the best record of any head coach in the 32-year history of the off week. Now, add Reid’s success to the fact that he has Patrick Mahomes leading the NFL’s highest scoring offense and that’s an obvious recipe for a success....

As for TVs, we’ve seen OLED TVs and QLED TVs merge into an exciting new panel technology called QD-OLED. Not to mention, TVs are getting better with eco-friendly design upgrades, stronger smart features, competitive gaming settings and more value options. There’s no shortage of products and services to celebrate in this year’s Tom’s Guide Awards when it comes to TVs and streaming. And check out all the winners of the Tom’s Guide Awards 2022....

To see what Tonal’s premium platform has to offer, I visited their Manhattan showroom to take it for a spin. While I usually spend several weeks testing out a new smart gym before writing the review, this one is based on only three hours of hands-on experience. Nevertheless,Tonal’s team gave me a tour of all the most titillating features during my hands-on sweat session, and I’m basing this review off those impressions – leveraged against other smart gyms we’ve evaluated in the past, which includes the Mirror, Tempo Studio, Tempo Move, and Nordictrack Vault....

And at the top of the card, Israel Adesanya’s defending both his UFC middleweight championship and his nearly-perfect MMA record of 23-1 — against one of the few fighters who has a decent chance. That’s because Alex Pereira handed Adesanya two losses — in kickboxing. As for how much the champ should let that history weigh on him? Well, the good news is that he’s the favorite for gamblers. The bad news?...

Virgin River follows midwife and nurse practitioner Mel Monroe, who moves to the small rural town from Los Angeles. When she settles in, she falls for bar owner/former Marine Jack (Martin Henderson). At the same time, Mel works at the practice owned by Doc Mullins (Tim Matheson), though the two sometimes lock horns. Season 4 begins with Mel thrilled by her pregnancy. The only cloud in the sky is uncertainty about paternity....

Okay, the two friends are Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney so “scrape” is probably a stretch for two successful actors. But the rest is true! They really did buy a Welsh football team called Wrexham A.F.C. that plays in the fifth division of English football. We called season one a “real-life version of Ted Lasso” in our preview and by the end of the 18-episode first season, we were left wanting more....

So what’s not to like? Plenty, if you happen to be running an airline. AT&T and Verizon have kept pushing back the launch dates for C-Band 5G, amid concerns from the aviation industry that the new signals create potential safety hazards for planes. Even now, with the launch of C-Band-based 5G imminent, AT&T and Verizon have both agreed to dial back their launches by not activating the new service on towers near select airports....

Back when I reported on the rumored Project Spartacus, I thought I’d subscribe to the highest-end tier without a second thought. After all, the service would finally combine PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now. If this Project Spartacus offered me both services in one, how could I say no? But during the middle of writing our Xbox Game Pass vs. PlayStation Plus: How they stack up piece, I realized there was no reason for me to change my current PlayStation Plus subscription....

Withings already has a pedigree in both fitness tracking via its hybrid smartwatches and its range of popular smart scales, including the Withings Body Plus, which has been one of the best smart scales on the market for a while, but the new Withings Body Scan aims to take reading your body composition to a new level. With a retractable handle sporting built-in steel electrodes, the Withings Body Scan can carry out 6-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) readings (scans for the likes of arrhythmia and the detection of vascular age) and assess nerve activity....

Well, this deal not only saves you more per month ($11) than HBO’s deal, but it comes right as both of these services are hitting customers where it hurts. In their wallets, with a price hike. Worst game of Clue ever. From now until the end of Cyber Monday, Hulu and Disney Plus are $5 per month (opens in new tab), savings of $11 per month vs their current pricing....

For instance, Walmart has some of the lowest prices we’ve seen all month on toys. Lego sets/figures start as low as $6. Walmart is also going toe-to-toe with Best Buy on TV deals. The retailer has plenty of big-screen sets on sale from $188. We track Walmart deals year-round and we’ve been tracking them for over a decade now. While there are hundreds of deals that just went live, below you’ll find the best ones you can shop right now at their lowest prices of the year....

These devices all target different price budgets and setups, but the thing they all had in common is that they delivered a better experience when viewing my favorite TV shows and movies. I’ve listed each of the models below so that the only choice you have to make is to decide which option is right for your needs and pocket. Read on to find out which of the 5 best TV sound upgrades I’ve heard is right for you, and be sure to also check out our best soundbars list....

To help you figure out which laptop will be best for your needs, we’ve compiled this list of quick tips for finding the perfect school laptop based on both conversations with parents and my own experience reviewing dozens and dozens of laptops. Keep this advice in mind as you browse the best back to school laptop deals and sales this summer. Here at Tom’s Guide we work hard to help you find the right tech for you at a great price, and you can check out our ultimate back to school guide for the latest deals on laptops, tablets, phones and more....

You can currently get a $25 Xbox Gift Card for $20 at Target (opens in new tab), which is as close to a “money for nothing” as you can find. You get $25 worth of Xbox credit for $20, which saves you $5 on everything from games, to movies, to TV shows, to Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. Frankly, if you ever buy digital Xbox games, it’s worth picking up a few of these, since they never expire....

Connection: USB Ports: USB Condensers: Cardioid Directional patterns: Selectable; front (cardioid), front and back (omnidirectional) Size: 7.2 x 4.5 x 8.7 (inches) Weight: 1.47 pounds (with mount) The good news is that the Ara is a plug-and-play mic, which makes set-up incredibly easy. The bad news? It has basic mic pick-up options and controls. AKG Ara review: Price & availability The AKG Ara USB microphone has a $99 price tag on the AKG website (opens in new tab), but we have seen it drop down to $69 with some online retailers, including Sweetwater (opens in new tab), and B&H Photo (opens in new tab)....

For consumers, this is great news, as it takes some of the uncertainties out of shopping for smart home devices. Now, when you go to buy an Echo speaker or other Matter-certified device, it’ll bear an official badge. This way you’ll know whether a certain smart light bulb, smart lock or smart thermostat can be controlled with your smart speaker. Plus, now that users are not tied to one ecosystem, the choice of products is much larger and that should lead to more innovation....

In our iPad mini 6 review, we named Apple’s 2021 tablet one of the best iPads you can buy. In addition to its new edge-to-edge screen, it also sports a larger 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display with 2266 x 1488 resolution. (The older iPad mini has a 7.9-inch 2048 x 1536 display). The new tablet also sports a better A15 Bionic CPU, which is the same processor powering the iPhone 13....