The Tom’s Guide Staff sorted through dozens of games and voted on our favorites in order to determine the best games of the year. This time around, we’ve given awards in individual categories rather than as a straight list, so let us know how you like the new format. If you missed out on any of these games, now is the perfect time to play them — and on the off chance you’ve played every single one, stay tuned for our upcoming “games you might have missed in 2022” story....

In this buying guide, we’ve tested and rated each model in areas including sound quality, durability and battery life. We’ve tried each in different locations to see how they perform for a life outdoors. Top 3 best outdoor speakers The best outdoor speakers available to buy right now The best outdoor speakers have to withstand the elements and deliver robust bass, crisp treble and full midrange with enough power to be heard over both the wind and the chatter of a party....

It’s not all about staying private online, though – with a VPN for the UK you’ll also be able to access BBC iPlayer absolutely anywhere, and even unblock the UK’s excellent library of exclusive Netflix hits (or any other global library, for that matter). However, finding a VPN that can do all that can be tricky. That’s why we’ve tested just about every worthwhile service on the market from our base in the UK to make sure we can recommend the very best UK VPNs available today....

We’re fist-pump-emoji excited for more of The Circle, which has been a huge hit for Netflix since it debuted in January 2020. The concept mashes up Big Brother and Catfish, with contestants living separately in the same building and only able to communicate by messaging each other through The Circle app. Some contestants choose to take on different identities in the hope of winning over the other players. In fact, the Spice Girls are playing as a guy named “Jared....

shop today’s best Apple discounts at Best Buy (opens in new tab) Despite not being the newest model, this MacBook still definitely holds up when it comes to performance. In our MacBook Pro M1 review, this laptop’s Apple M1 chip delivered seriously impressive speeds that most Windows laptops can’t beat. For example, it took the MacBook Pro just 12 minutes to transcode a 4K video, faster than the 15 minutes it took the Dell XPS 13....

However, the best foldable phones are still expensive products that, like it or not, remain inferior to their less flexible cousins in most areas. Take the Galaxy Z Flip 3 for example. It clocks in at the same $999 as the Galaxy S22 Plus, but wholly lacks a telephoto lens versus the S22’s 3x one. There’s also the matter of battery life. The foldable handsets we have now do not last nearly as long as their traditional counterparts....

According to Patently Apple the new backlit logo will work in a different way to previous devices as this is a fresh patent and not an extension of the previous one. Also pointing to a new approach is the fact that three of the engineers listed on the patent only joined Apple in 2018, meaning they could not have had anything to do with the old system. The patent also provided details of a potential choice of colors for the backlit logo, “The mirror may have a neutral color such as light gray or may have a non-neutral color such as gold....

If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, the LG DualUp is certainly one of the best monitors as well as the first to feature a 16:18 aspect ratio with a 2,560 x 2,880 resolution. Instead of being used in landscape orientation, this monitor is designed to be used in portrait mode. LG designed the DualUp in such a way that it can replace vertically stacked dual monitor setups by offering the same screen space with a single display....

To put it more bluntly, we see a lot more of Pinocchio in the above photo that Disney Plus released to the press than the trailer. Pinocchio, which stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto, the wood carver who wishes upon a star that gives sentience to his wooden boy, also now has a release date. It’s also got an all-star cast, though many of them will be voice-over work only. But why the heck are we mostly shy a Pinocchio in this clip?...

The Kindle 2022 has an impressive six week battery life. That assumes 30 minutes of reading time per day but if you exceed that or stream Audible for more than 30 minutes a day, the battery life will likely be reduced. It comes with 16GB of built-in storage so you can store thousands of books. It is extremely light weight at only over a third of a pound and it is available in black and a denim blue color....

In our iPad 2022 review, we concluded that Apple’s newest iPad is one of the best tablets on the market. Compared to the previous model in the basic iPad lineup, you’re getting a larger screen, more processing power and faster charging. Plus, if you want a tablet that doubles as a laptop, the new iPad is a great choice thanks to its optional Magic Keyboard Folio accessory. The 10th-gen iPad also has a sleeker design with thinner bezels, something we’ve been waiting to see from the basic iPad line for a long time....

But the touted end of 2021 release date came and went, seemingly suffering from the same update delays as Cyberpunk 2077, which had a terrible launch and is only more recently in a somewhat stable state. Now developer CD Projekt Red has announced that the update for The Witcher 3 will finally come at the fourth quarter of 2022, having slipped from a second quarter release as the developer focused on polishing Cyberpunk 2077....

Whether you’re a budding Twitch streamer or not, the Razer Kiyo is a great webcam that will satisfy most people’s needs. The included ring light means it can be used in dark environments and still produce a clear image, without having a complicated lighting setup. The brightness of the light can even be adjusted simply with a rotating bezel. We think this is one of the best January sales around right now, but if you’re not sure, check out our list of the best webcams to find your perfect device....

Marvel fatigue is a very real thing, if you ask the right people. Some, like my colleagues here at Tom’s Guide, will argue that Marvel has too much going on — and the quality is suffering as a result. If you are one of those people, then The Sandman might be the show for you. The Sandman jumped to No.1 on Netflix’s charts shortly after arriving last Friday, and it arrived with nary a mention of the fact that it’s a DC Comics adaptation....

According to a new blog post (opens in new tab) from the cybersecurity firm Bitdefender, 35 malicious apps have snuck onto the Play Store; based on publicly available data, they’ve been downloaded more than 2 million times. In addition to stealing credentials and financial information, the cybercriminals behind malicious apps also serve ads to monetize their presence on the Play Store. Not only are these ads intrusive, but they can also link directly to malware....

This workout style requires just your body weight to build muscle strength, mobility, and coordination and provides a fiery full-body workout. Calisthenics is also very versatile, so it can be a great stepping stone for beginners who want to learn weight training or progress into refined gymnastics, used in sports like CrossFit. What more can you ask for? We spoke to Gravity (opens in new tab) calisthenics instructor Jase Robinson for more on the benefits of calisthenics....

Right now you can buy the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 is on sale for $559 at Best Buy (opens in new tab). Since this is $350 off its original $899 cost, this budget laptop is even more affordable than ever. It may not have the best specs of the best gaming laptops but it should be sufficiently powerful enough to handle some of the best PC games. This Lenovo machine features a large 15....

Unveiled in a press release, the flagship LG Cinebeam HU915QE and HU915QB are specc’d to deliver 3,700 and 3,000 lumens of brightness, respectively, which is more than an OLED’s peak brightness if you convert it from nits. To help that image stay bright and colorful even in direct sunlight, the projectors have LG’s Brightness Optimizer II technology that “automatically adjusts brightness levels to a room’s ambient light conditions” and adaptive contrast....

Black Bird features the last TV performance by the late Ray Liotta, who died in May. Crime novelist Dennis Lehane, who developed the limited series, called Liotta “the most electric American actor of his generation.” Lehane wrote the role of policeman Big Jim Keene specifically for the star of notable films like Goodfellas and Field of Dreams and Emmy winner for a guest stint on ER. Speaking of Emmys, Black Bird and its stars may be on the shortlists next year in the limited series categories....

In our Samsung Q90 QLED TV review (which is very close to the Q90T model), we said that it is the strongest OLED alternative we have ever seen. This is not the latest QLED TV model by Samsung, but it still brings excellent picture quality with bright colors and deep blacks and is a great value at this Black Friday deal price. The TV has a relatively slim profile and packs in 4K upscaling technology....