From the Google Pixel’s return to premium, to Apple’s M1 supremacy, the ZDNet team of subject-matter experts and industry veterans have spent the past year dissecting all that the tech space had to offer. And while hundreds of gadgets earned outstanding ratings and the hearts of many, only the best of the best clinched a spot in our year-end gala. Each selection has proven to bring an improved quality of life, endured the test of time, and worthy of your hard-earned money....

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So, WordPress is big. And if you’re going to run WordPress on your site, you’re going to need a server to run it on. That’s what we’re looking at here. We chose a baker’s dozen of the best WordPress providers out there. Let’s be clear: Nearly every hosting provider offers WordPress as an option. All it takes is a relatively modern tech stack and a quick install, so there’s very little barrier of entry for a hosting provider to provide WordPress support....

Today the T-Series channel - which mostly shows film trailers and music videos - now ranks as YouTube’s most viewed, and while its success is no doubt welcome, it didn’t come without its downsides. The popularity of its YouTube channel has sparked an unintended but ongoing war with the loyal fans of gamer PewDiePie, whose channel was consistently the most-subscribed to since 2013 until he was toppled by T-Series last month....

A proposed law that would force Apple and other tech companies to decrypt devices for law enforcement agencies has reached the stage of a draft bill – but one Senator has vowed to filibuster it. A filibuster is when a parliamentarian makes a lengthy, uninterrupted speech which results in running out of time to debate the bill, causing it to fail. The Senate Intelligence Committee first proposed to introduce the bill in February, and the FBI lent its support by briefing two sponsoring senators....

Some fans think that the mysterious red vials in the Black Widow trailer are Pym Particles like those seen in Ant-Man and Avengers: Endgame, but this isn’t actually the case. In a brief shot in the trailer for Marvel’s Black Widow movie, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlet Johansson) can be seen holding vials of bright red liquid. More of these vials can be spotted on a counter. The inclusion of the red vials has spawned theories that the red vials are actually the MCU’s Pym Particles....

Anyone who watched Breaking Bad will distinctly remember the fan-favorite scene in which Walter White threw an entire pizza on the roof of his house. Unfortunately, for the homeowners of the house used for the exterior shots of the White family residence, the pizza scene has stirred up a lot of harassment. Here’s an explanation of the memorable moment, and how it resulted in an ongoing out of control prank....

Philips have announced several updates to their HomeKit-compatible smart home lighting range, Hue. Firstly, the new starter kits offer better value for money. The flagship White and Color Ambience kit now features 4 bulbs and a hub for just $199, the best value Hue has ever offered for its multi-color bulbs. The cheapest entry point into the Hue smart home ecosystem is now the White starter kit, which bundles 4 A19 white bulbs and a hub for $99....

In this guide, we will show you how to bypass the FRP on the Infinix Note 11 Pro X697 smartphone. As we know, the device came out of the box with Android 11.0 (XOS 10) and was powered by the Mediatek Helio G96 chipset. If you are someone who has lost the Google account information to access your device after a factory reset, then this guide is for you. FRP stands for Factory Reset Protection that protects your device and information, including screen locks and data encryptions....

In this tutorial, we will show you the instructions to fix the Call of Duty Warzone or Modern Warfare crashing without any error issues. Among the best first-person shooter games, these two have managed to climb up the ladders of success at an incredibly fast rate. With extensive graphics, interactive gameplay, and tons of challenging missions, both these games in the COD franchise have quite a reputation in themselves. Also Read: How to Fix Call of Duty Warzone Latency issue in PS4/PS5...

Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter may have gotten their happy ending in Avengers: Endgame, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have some explaining to do first. Captain America’s relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D. founder Peggy Carter started with Captain America: The First Avenger and kicked off a romance for the ages. The two meet when Peggy recruits Steve for the super-soldier initiative and fall in love throughout the course of the film. However, their new relationship is cut tragically short when Steve seemingly dies crashing into the Arctic....

Suicide Squad actor Jai Courtney has confirmed that his character, Captain Boomerang, will indeed be returning for James Gunn’s upcoming sequel, The Suicide Squad. As the movie’s title suggests, this will be as much a soft reboot as a sequel, focusing largely on a new group of villains as they’re rounded up to reluctantly form a crime-fighting team. Other returning characters include Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, and the sharpshooter assassin Deadshot - though the latter won’t be played by Will Smith this time around....

CBS All Access Available on Apple TV App The CBS All Access streaming service includes a catalog of its network TV shows and movies and exclusive original shows that you can’t get over the air. Popular examples are shows like The Twilight Zone, Star Trek Discovery, and Star Trek: Picard. Like other premium streaming services, you get a one-week free trial, and the plan is $9.99/month for commercial-free viewing. That’s important to note as you can get a cheaper subscription for $5....

Cellebrite is an advanced and controversial tool that has been used by law enforcement officers to crack the iPhone security on multiple occasions. Today Brazilian police confirmed that they used this tool to unlock the iPhones of two child murder suspects who were arrested after important messages were recovered from their devices. The Rio de Janeiro police have been investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy since last month, but today the case took a twist with the arrest of the boy’s mother and his stepfather — a city councilman....

Minimal interactions are required of customers with the S7 MaxV Ultra thanks to its new Empty Wash Fill dock that scrubs the mop, cleans the dock, and holds up to seven weeks of dust collected by the vacuum. Mapping has always been a powerful feature of Roborock, but now we see full 3D mapping support and much better obstacle avoidance. The older model I have now still travels over wires and other obstacles, often causing it to stop and require manual object removal....

Tough and intolerant of injustice, Detective Erin Lindsay of popular crime drama series Chicago PD makes for the perfect detective. She is played by the beautiful Sophia Bush, who pulls off the feisty yet feminine protagonist with great skill. As the narrative of the popular series suggests, she was shaped for her profession through a tough upbringing and shows a resilience that makes her a perfect law enforcer. Fans of Chicago PD probably admire her for showing the perfect balance between femininity and tough perseverance....

To celebrate Beijing’s successful hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Sports Culture Development Centre of the General Administration of Sport of China, the China Sports Museum, the Chinese Olympic Museum, Cultural Investment Holdings (official sponsor of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games), and the Shanghai Pudong Science Fiction Association have released an NFT collection. Its “Snowflakes Illuminate the Centenary Journey of Winter Games” is the official digital commemorative collection (NFT) on the BSV NFTonShow platform....

Questioning into Apple over its iPhone slowdown announcement continues today. Reuters reports that a Chinese consumer group has asked the company for additional information regarding slowing down older iPhones, demanding an answer before this Friday… The interrogation comes from the Shanghai Consumer Council. In a letter sent to Apple today, the council asked the company for “an explanation for the slowdown,” as well as further information as to what it plans to do to rectify the problem....

Marvel fans will get one more chance to see Natasha Romanoff in action in her solo film Black Widow, and given her history with the Winter Soldier, it wouldn’t be surprising if he was included. Avengers: Endgame was the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as audiences have come to know it and gave closure to the arcs of some of the original Avengers, including Black Widow, who had one of the most heartbreaking moments in the film....

A new batch of promo images for Black Widow offers a better look at Taskmaster. Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff is finally getting her own solo film, which will formally open the MCU’s Phase 4 next year. Taking Marvel Studios’ prime May release date, the project is directed by Cate Shortland and will see the title character return to her spy origins as she reconnects with her roots. Given Nat’s fate in Avengers: Endgame, Black Widow will take fans back in the two years between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War....