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One does not simply spend more than 11 hours watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a single weekend at home when the opportunity to do so in theaters arises. As The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring turns 25, Fathom Entertainment and Warner Bros. announced theatrical screenings of the Peter Jackson trilogy in their extended editions, according to an exclusive report from Variety.The re-releases will be available in DBOX presentations from January 16 to 19, complete with movements and vibrations to make you feel like you’re making the journey to Mordor with Frodo and his…

Whenever Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales roll around, they bring some amazing deals. This year, we’re seeing plenty of discounts on fitness equipment, specifically on smart home gym equipment. These can help adjust a training session into your daily routine, which often proves tricky. So it’s an investment you want to consider making. FITNESS DEALS OF THE WEEK Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article. I’ve spent years testing fitness gear and have narrowed it down based on cost, size, included memberships and overall performance. These are the best smart…

If you’re shopping for a cheap video doorbell, you might be tempted to choose the most affordable one from a big brand like Ring or Blink, but doing so might end up costing you more in the long term.Ring does offer some very affordable video doorbells, with prices starting at $99.99 / £99.99 / AU$149 for a battery-operated model, but that’s only half the story. If you only buy the doorbell you’ll be able to see and speak to visitors live via the Ring app or a compatible smart device, but recordings won’t be stored anywhere, and you won’t have…

Since the beginning of 2025, Ubiqiuti’s UniFi has proven to be one of the best and most versatile approaches to home networking, while remaining one of the most advanced players in the enterprise space. That approach has now just gotten even more versatile as Ubiquiti just unveiled three devices to enable 5G cellular connection in your network, including one already hosted by an existing non-cellular UniFi Cloud Gateway (a.k.a UniFi “router”). Let’s dig in! The UniFi 5G Max can instantly bring cellular connection to any existing UniFi network. Related stories on Ubiquiti and Wi-Fi UniFi 5G Options: Three options for…

Microsoft has lowered sales growth targets for its AI agent products after many salespeople missed their quotas in the fiscal year ending in June, according to a report Wednesday from The Information. The adjustment is reportedly unusual for Microsoft, and it comes after the company missed a number of ambitious sales goals for its AI offerings. AI agents are specialized implementations of AI language models designed to perform multistep tasks autonomously rather than simply responding to single prompts. So-called “agentic” features have been central to Microsoft’s 2025 sales pitch: At its Build conference in May, the company declared that it…

We’ve slept off our collective turkey coma and returned to the review lab here at Engadget. Our team may also be in full CES prep mode, but we’ve got a few more devices to get off or our desks before 2025 is over. Catch up on all of the reviews you might have missed over the last few weeks — a perfect activity for a lazy December weekend.Dell 16 PremiumDellDell’s 16 Premium looks as beautiful as ever, but the company’s usability issues from the XPS lineup remain.ProsSleek minimalist designFast performanceSolid keyboardConsInvisible trackpad isn’t user friendlyCapacitive function keys disappear in sunlightNeeds…

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s long and challenging today! 16-Across made this GenX girl start humming a classic tune from that era. And 5-Down might be the toughest clue I’ve ever seen in a Mini Crossword. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.If you’re looking for today’s Wordle,…

Was 2025 a boring year for smartphones? Thin phones flopped, big time. The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold elicited a collective yawn from my colleagues.Phones are boring! I hear them say as they gaze into Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses or get sucked into Steam Decks. Phones aren’t as new as those gadgets, but that doesn’t make this year boring. It was a very exciting year for phones, from an expert’s perspective.Apple changed the iPhone design, and every iPhone got better (Image credit: Jacob Krol/Future)It was a huge year for Apple, and a rare moment we got to see Apple being experimental.…

Using network cables is the best way to expand a local network, and in this case, you almost always need a switch—these days, that’s generally means a Multi-Gig switch. This guide will help you pick the correct one and includes the top five to bring home today. Advanced network users likely won’t need this guide. On the other hand, if you have a home network that’s running out of ways to host wired clients, the tips below will come in handy. Not sure what you’re getting into? Check out this primer post on network switches first. Related stories on home…

Two sibling contractors convicted a decade ago for hacking into US State Department systems have once again been charged, this time for a comically hamfisted attempt to steal and destroy government records just minutes after being fired from their contractor jobs. The Department of Justice on Thursday said that Muneeb Akhter and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, of Alexandria, Virginia, deleted databases and documents maintained and belonging to three government agencies. The brothers were federal contractors working for an undisclosed company in Washington, DC, that provides software and services to 45 US agencies. Prosecutors said the men coordinated the crimes and…