Acer Swift 3 (2022) MSRP $1,130.00 “The Acer Swift 3 offers class-leading performance and above-average battery life.” Pros Excellent productivity performance Bright display with deep contrast Very good keyboard Solid battery life Full HD webcam Cons Display is old-school 16:9 Small touchpad Acer’s Swift 3 is an interesting laptop. It’s offered some budget-level machines with…

The Pokémon franchise has touched the lives of millions of gamers. The original games were unlike anything else on the market, creating a whole new genre of games focused on collecting and battling a swath of unique and interesting creatures. The main series games have undergone numerous graphical updates, introduced and removed new gameplay mechanics,…

If you’re in town for San Diego Comic-Con, one of the biggest buzzwords is “activation.” That’s studio-speak for the attractions outside of Comic-Con that I mentioned yesterday in my last dispatch. But first, some context: The San Diego Convention Center is essentially across the street from both Petco Park and San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. And…

The world came together last week in a rare show of international unity to stare in wonder at the first scientific images produced by the James Webb Space Telescope. Decades in the making and the result of the efforts of thousands of people from around the globe, the telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy by allowing…

I’ve always been a dog person. Much of my family is allergic to cats, so I was never around them growing up. And why would I want to be when dogs are so awesome, playful, and loyal? My only pets have been dogs, and I adore them, so I’ve never wondered about being on the…

Cutting out the background from an image can be time-consuming and fiddly, especially if a lot is going on within it. Fortunately, there are several tools to make the job quick and easy — and some of them don’t even require a download. Remember, removing a background means eliminating everything behind the foreground object. You…