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SAVE $422: The 85-inch Hisense Class QD7 Series 4K QLED TV is on sale at Amazon for $877.99, down from the normal price of $1,299.99. That's a 32% discount and a record-low price.

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Spending more time indoors these days? Same. It's time to switch gears into colder weather mode, but that's not all bad. We have tons of shows, movies, and sports to stream in the next few months. If your current TV is not up for the job, there's a great limited-time offer at Amazon today.

As of Oct. 14, the 85-inch Hisense Class QD7 Series 4K QLED TV is on sale for $877.99 at Amazon, marked down from the list price of $1,299.99. That's a major $422 savings from a 32% discount. It's also the lowest price we've ever seen at Amazon.

Hisense is consistently one of the best TV brands that offers affordable options without making sacrifices to quality. Today's deal applies to a giant 85-inch QLED screen which should be awesome for watching sports this winter.

The Hisense also has a 144Hz native refresh rate which means it's perfectly capable of gaming. Its built-in Fire TV capabilities put you in line for having user-friendly access to all your favorite streaming apps. The Fire TV feature also means the TV has special features that synch with other Alexa-enabled devices. The picture-in-picture function, for example, will give you a view of security cameras without interrupting your show.

While it's still sitting at the low price we saw during October Prime Day, upgrade to the 85-inch Hisense Class QD7 TV. You'll be saving over $400 and putting your living room in line for the best Halloween movie marathon it has ever seen.

Brace yourselves, Halloween fans. A chill is in the air, and before you know it, Spirit Halloweens will transform into Christmas villages. Netflix is ready, rolling out a red carpet for their new selection of yuletide romantic comedies, the first of which is A Merry Little Ex-Mas.

Clueless icon Alicia Silverstone stars (and executive produces) alongside Sabrina the Teenage Witch star (and fellow producer) Melissa Joan Hart in this seemingly winsome comedy about moving on, dating while parenting, and May-December romances. But, not to get your expectations too high, these '90s icons are not falling in love with each other. They're playing besties facing a new chapter in life together. Joining them in this seasonal romp are Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil, Pierson Fodé, Linda Kash, Wilder Hudson, and Emily Hall.

SEE ALSO: 'Hot Frosty' is good for your mental health, says me

As you can see in the trailer above, Silverstone stars as the recently divorced Kate, who's trying to make the holidays as easy on her kids as possible by allowing her ex-husband, Everett (Hudson), and her in-laws to join in the festivities as usual. There's just one problem: Everett has a new girlfriend (Jamil), who is younger and socially bumbling but undeniably charming. Is she hotter than Kate? As if! Still, Kate's ego is stinging until this former-wife meets a strapping new man (Pierson Fodé from The Wrong Paris). And if you're seeking some Hot Frosty-level sauciness, you'll appreciate the bit in the trailer above when her new beau's tuxedo practically explodes off his pecs.

A Merry Little Ex-Mas comes to Netflix on November 12.

My everyday workplace is smaller than a monitor, smaller than a laptop, and smaller even than the netbooks of yore. But there are only a handful of times when this actually gets in my way.

Love triangles aren't just for the living anymore. In A24's upcoming Eternity, these tried-and-true romance tropes can even follow us into the afterlife.

SEE ALSO: 'Eternity' review: Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner fall in love triangle

Directed by David Freyne, and co-written by Freyne and Pat Cunnane, Eternity stars Miles Teller as Larry, a recently deceased man. He learns that the afterlife is basically one big train station, where souls can journey to final destinations like Studio 54 World or Man-Free World. There's one catch, though: These tickets are one-way only. Once you pick an afterlife, that's your eternal home.

While that choice might seem daunting, it's an easy one for Larry. The only place he wants to spend his eternity is with Joan (Elizabeth Olsen), his wife of 65 years who arrives in the afterlife not long after he does. But soon, Joan will have to make a choice of her own.

Turns out, Joan's first husband Luke (Callum Turner) has been waiting for her in the afterlife since he died in "the war." Now, Joan has the option of making the (after)life with him that she never could in the real world. She'd just have to give up Larry to do so. Which soulmate — and which eternity — will she choose?

Eternity premiered at 2025's Toronto International Film Festival to mostly positive reactions. Critics praised its central trio and its careful world-building of a bureaucratic afterlife. In her review out of TIFF, Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko praised the film as "smart, sensational, and swoon-worthy."

Eternity also stars Academy Award winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph and John Early.

Eternity hits theaters Nov. 26.

Spotify has a new feature: managed accounts. Made for kids under 13, these allow parents to control and monitor what their children listen to.

Launched on Tuesday as part of Spotify's Premium Family plan, the feature may be welcome by folks who struggled with their kids constantly stumbling upon age inappropriate content. But I bet a lot of users will be even more excited about the fact that this means your kids' songs can now be kept out your recommendations and Spotify Wrapped lists.

SEE ALSO: Spotify to introduce AI label and spam filter to stop AI music slop

The new feature, launched in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, and Netherlands, lets users with an active Family Plan create managed accounts with several specific controls. These include the self-explanatory Explicit Content Filter, the ability to restrict the playback of certain artists, songs, or explicit versions of releases, and a toggle for hiding video and Canvas (on Spotify, these are the short looping videos that accompany some songs). Messages and other interactive features are also not available on managed accounts.

I'll skip the "Pop Rising" list, thank you. Credit: Spotify

To set up a managed account, open your account page in the Spotify app, select "Add a Member," and select “Add a listener aged under 13 (or local market equivalent)."

SEE ALSO: AI-generated songs are showing up under deceased artists on Spotify

Now for the good part: Each managed account has its own recommendations and Wrapped lists. This means that you won't be seeing your toddler's favorite lullaby as your top song of the year in Spotify Wrapped, but also that you won't get recommendations based on the songs your kids listen to. Perfect.

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We've warned you about it several times, but the day has finally come. Windows 10, first released a whopping ten years ago in 2015, has officially reached the end of its life, and it's (officially) deprecated as of now.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A might not be quite what people have in mind when they complain that the Nintendo Switch 2 launched without some kind of big, sprawling RPG alongside it, but it'll do 'til that comes along.

Series developer Game Freak's second entry in the more experimental Legends sub-series (after 2022's Arceus) does exactly what I wanted it to do: It drags the Pokémon formula kicking and screaming into a more modern design philosophy. Game Freak has disposed of the rigid, stop-and-go pace of the mainline games here, replacing it with a gameplay loop that flows in a delightfully brisk manner.

Quite honestly, that's an even bigger change than the excellent new combat system, which I detailed in a preview a few weeks ago. Between its quick pacing, fresh combat, and a decent amount of charm around the edges, Z-A gives me hope that the next big generational leap for Pokémon will succeed where Scarlet and Violet dropped the ball a bit.

SEE ALSO: 'Pokémon Legends: Z-A' release date, filesize, new mechanics, and Pokédex confirmed Pokémon Legends Z-A is enjoyably light and airy Navigating Wild Zones is a huge part of this game. Credit: Nintendo

Like Arceus, Z-A takes players back to the setting of a previous mainline Pokémon game. Unlike Arceus, though, it's more of a direct follow-up than a distant prequel.

As you probably already know if you're reading this, that setting is Lumiose City, the biggest city in Pokémon X and Y for Nintendo 3DS. It's more-than-vaguely inspired by Paris, with a big tower that's visible from most of the city, a culture that values hanging out at the cafe more than almost anything, and lots of people wearing outfits that ride the line between fashionable and ridiculous.

A lot of people I know (myself included) will be happy to know that there are a large number of clothing shops with plenty of outlandish fits for the player to rock in this game, by the way. Playing dress-up is a huge and vital part of the experience.

Anyway, Lumiose has seen an influx of wild Pokémon in the five years since X and Y concluded, leading to the creation of gated Wild Zones in parts of the city where Pokémon can roam freely...until you beat the snot out of them and stuff them into a Poké Ball. The fact that this is framed as an altruistic, Pokémon-friendly solution to the problem is kind of goofy, but this series has never really had a good answer for why it's cool and widely accepted to make animals fight each other, and I've embraced the fact that it never will.

This is a vibe. Credit: Nintendo

All the while, there's a trendy new Pokémon battling competition in town, in which entrants start at rank Z and move all the way up to rank A. This is your created avatar's calling, of course, and moving up the ranks makes up the bulk of Z-A's gameplay loop. It's all built around a day/night cycle. During the day, you can roam around town expanding your roster via Wild Zones and completing simple sidequests for NPCs. By night, a random part of town will be walled off and designated as a Battle Zone, in which trainers fight each other to earn Challenger Tickets. These are used to challenge the next person above them in the alphabetic hierarchy.

What makes this simple loop work is that Game Freak hit the fast-forward button on the game's pacing, relative to other recent Pokémon games. It doesn't take long before you're free to roam around Lumiose at your own leisure. Once you're at that point, a drastic reduction in the number of text boxes you have to button through makes this by far the most easygoing Pokémon experience in years. You don't have to make a text box go away when you pick up items anymore, for example, and lots of items don't even ask you to press a button, as they make their way into your inventory when you walk over them.

The inclusion of a sprint button (something Scarlet and Violet desperately could've used) is also of vital importance here. Lumiose isn't huge as far as video game open worlds go, and between your quick movement speed and an extremely generous fast travel system (aided by the Switch 2 version's nearly instant load times), there isn't a single task that feels burdensome in Z-A. I have personally been begging for Game Freak to make changes like this for years, so as you can imagine, I'm very pleased by this aspect of Z-A.

The new combat system is a hoot Pretty sneaky, sis. Credit: Nintendo

Game Freak's second pillar of innovation in Z-A is a refreshingly reimagined combat system. This game brings back some ideas from Arceus, namely the idea of using the environment to sneak up on opposing Pokémon and the fact that wild Pokémon will attack you, not just whatever little freak you're ordering around. Z-A builds on these ideas by removing the menu-driven, turn-based combat that Pokémon has used since 1996 and replacing it with one that adds a layer of juice to the proceedings.

You can still only carry six Pokémon at a time, and each one can still only equip four moves, but that's about where the similarities end. Combat is now real-time and based on cooldowns, meaning you will lose fights if you just sit there, hemming and hawing while trying to figure out what to do. You now have free reign to repeatedly use all of your abilities (you can't run out of PP anymore), and combat is very much based around the idea of matching wits with aggression. A clean UI with helpful icons letting you know which moves will be effective or not makes this work, especially for adults who don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of type advantages anymore.

What makes this system so cool is how it recontextualizes classic Pokémon abilities and the ways you use them. For example, moves that exist solely to buff or debuff stats now feel significantly more useful than they did in the turn-based games because they no longer take up an entire turn anymore. You can just fire them off in between your damaging moves now. Some moves, like Protect, now require precise timing to reduce incoming damage, while others, such as Whirlpool, create areas on the ground that gradually damage anything inside of them. Timing and positioning have never really been major considerations in turn-based Pokémon games, but they are tantamount to success in Z-A.

There are various ripple effects to this approach that further accelerate Z-A's pace compared to its predecessors. For instance, damaging status effects like poison or burn are now elegantly displayed in a running combat log on the right side of the screen, rather than constantly interrupting fights with unskippable text boxes. Cooldowns are also lightning quick compared to something like Xenoblade Chronicles (perhaps the closest Nintendo game in terms of combat basics), and you can still easily one or two-shot enemies with the right type advantages, so even the longest regular Pokémon battles in this game will last, like, a minute at most.

Be ready to scrap. Credit: Nintendo

All of these changes really shine in Z-A's major boss battles against Rogue Mega Evolved Pokémon. These are wild Pokémon who have managed to reach their temporary and incredibly powerful Mega Evolution states without the help of a trainer, and it's your job to pacify them when the story asks for it. Almost all of these fights are fun at a minimum and thrilling at their best. Each of them includes phases where whichever Pokémon you're fighting goes haywire and starts firing off projectiles or filling the floor with poison or what have you. At that point, it's usually in your best interest to withdraw your active Pokémon and save your own skin by sprinting and dodge rolling out of the way as needed.

These fights genuinely ask a lot more of the player in terms of skill and dexterity than the average Pokémon game. I dig it, personally. I think it's fun to frantically try to dodge tornadoes and lightning strikes while desperately trying to beat a Pokémon whom I don't have a type advantage against.

I want to be clear that I really like turn-based RPGs. My love for Z-A's combat is not rooted in the notion that turn-based combat is inherently outdated or boring because that would be a silly thing to think. In the specific context of Pokémon, though, it's pretty heartening to know that Game Freak understood its own prior shortcomings and did a lot of work here to address them. For a series that has traditionally been resistant to change for various reasons, it gives me hope.

There are some cracks in the armor It's not a super graphically advanced game. Credit: Nintendo

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is characterized by Game Freak tryin' some new stuff, and nobody has ever tried some new stuff without making a few mistakes along the way.

By far the biggest problem with Z-A is that its structure, by necessity, is less varied than your average mainline Pokémon title. You aren't going on a grand adventure across the whole of a new region here. Every waking moment of the 20-30 hours it takes to finish this game is spent within the confines of Lumiose City. And while Wild Zones try to account for each Pokémon's natural habitat (water types are more likely to be found in sewers or ponds, for example), there's no getting around the fact that each of them sits within the confines of an urban metropolis. It just isn't the same as venturing into an active volcano to catch fire types.

The Battle Zone conceit also wears out its welcome by the end of the story. Game Freak tried to inject some variety into these by setting them in architecturally distinct parts of the city, but the core gameplay is the same in each one. You're going to fight somewhere between 10 and 20 opposing trainers who all fit into one of four or five archetypes until you have enough points to take on your next promotion match. Your opponents in promotion matches are usually themed around some Pokémon type or another, but it doesn't hit the same as fighting your way through a whole ice-themed gym or whatever.

Speaking of the story, it's of roughly the same caliber as any other Pokémon RPG. Some of the characters have neat designs, but few of them are actually compelling as people, and your character is just some stranger who they all worship as the greatest and coolest Pokémon trainer in the land five minutes after meeting you. To be clear, there is a plot outside of just moving up the alphabetical leaderboard, but I never found myself terribly engaged with it.

Visually, Game Freak nailed what really matters. After the disastrous performance of Scarlet and Violet on Switch, the Switch 2 version of Z-A runs at a perfectly crisp 60 frames per second, without a single noticeable hitch in my time playing it. It's incredibly sharp-looking thanks to that and a higher resolution than you'd ever see in a Switch game. However, the core assets were still built for the Switch, and it shows. Environments look flat and lack energy. Characters don't have a lot of personality outside of their outfits, either. The Pokémon themselves look OK, but I feel that Game Freak would benefit from going back to the drawing board with regards to art direction before the next major Pokémon release.

But I still hope the next one learns a lot from Z-A

I've brought up the amorphous "next Pokémon game" often enough in this review that I really ought to close the loop on that.

Put simply, I hope the next generational leap in the series (likely to come out next year) learns some big lessons from Z-A. I don't need Game Freak to do away with turn-based fights entirely, but simple UI adjustments like the ones found here would do so much to make those fights feel more dynamic and energetic than they currently do. There's a broad undercurrent of "this game just moves real fast, man" to Z-A that the next game sorely needs to embrace. Improved performance thanks to the Switch 2's hardware will surely help in that regard, too.

But even outside of what it means for the future of the series, Pokémon Legends: Z-A is a good time on its merits. Sure, parts of it get repetitious by the end, but the moment-to-moment action is so innately satisfying and digestible in short bursts that the repetition is bearable. This is easily the best combat Game Freak has put in one of these games in years, too. If you have a Switch 2 and have wanted an RPG for it, you might as well hop on this one.

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TL;DR: Live stream MLB for free on MLB.TV and The Roku Channel. Access these free live streams from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

It's difficult to compete for airtime in the increasingly congested world of sports. How are dedicated followers of sport supposed to keep up with the NBA, NFL, MLB, and everything in-between? You make time, of course.

Following MLB takes a lot of dedication, but that's of no concern to fans. This greedy bunch just want more, and that's where we can help. If you are interested in watching MLB for free from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

What is MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada). Each team plays 162 games per regular season. Six teams in each league advance to a four-round postseason tournament in October, culminating in the World Series between the two league champions (National League and American League).

The defending champions are the Los Angeles Dodgers.

When is MLB?

The MLB regular season runs from March 27 to Sept. 28.

How to watch MLB for free

MLB is available to live stream for free on MLB.TV and The Roku Channel.

MLB.TV live streams one game every day for free for anyone with a free or paid account. The Roku Channel broadcasts one Sunday afternoon game every week. These free live streams are geo-restricted and subject to local blackout restrictions, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in another location, meaning you can access free live streams of MLB from anywhere in the world.

Live stream MLB for free by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with access

4. Visit MLB.TV or The Roku Channel

5. Watch MLB for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer money-back guarantees or free trials. By leveraging these offers, you can watch MLB live streams without actually spending anything. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch select games before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming sites from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for MLB?

ExpressVPN is the best service for accessing free live streams to watch MLB, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $139 and includes an extra four months for free — 61% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

Watch MLB for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2026 BMW M240i makes a strong case for being one of the best driver’s cars in BMW’s lineup, even without the full M badge. It delivers thrilling performance, sharp handling, and everyday usability that rivals far pricier sports cars. For enthusiasts who crave excitement without sacrificing comfort, it’s the perfect middle ground.

There are endless options for converting documents from one format to another, like the ‘Save As’ function in word processors, or various online converters. There’s also an open-source utility for the job that I’ve been using constantly: Pandoc.

Meta is launching two versions of Teen Accounts — the tentpole youth safety product for Instagram and Facebook users — that fashions the default Instagram experience into a PG-13 rated movie.

Inspired by the standards established by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the new settings are Meta's first major overhaul of Teen Accounts since the feature was launched in 2024. The default safety settings now include age-appropriate content filters similar to the standards of the MPAA, which currently slaps a PG-13 rating on content that may not be suitable for children under 13. Such content may include brief nudity, mild drug use, minor instances of violence, or a single expletive, and "parents are urged to be cautious," the MPAA warning reads.

SEE ALSO: New California law hopes to stop AI-assisted suicide among teens

Meta's PG-13 controls will also apply to its generative AI experiences. While the company says these standards already expand existing content controls, parents can also opt into even stricter content, communication, and screen limits. The settings will be rolling out gradually over the next few months.

"Just like you might see some suggestive content or hear some strong language in a PG-13 movie, teens may occasionally see something like that on Instagram — but we’re going to keep doing all we can to keep those instances as rare as possible," the company wrote in a blog post. "We know teens may try to avoid these restrictions, which is why we’ll use age prediction technology to place teens into certain content protections — even if they claim to be adults."

Meta has faced ongoing criticism for its handling of youth safety online, including failing to prevent exposure to explicit, harmful, and sexual content on the platform and among its AI chatbots. In September, a coalition of child advocacy organizations, digital privacy experts, and Meta whistleblowers published a report that found the majority of the company's safety tools failed amid stress testing. Shortly after, tech advocacy nonprofit the HEAT Initiative published a survey of teen Instagram users that found a majority of respondents still experienced harmful content or received unwanted messages.

"We hope this update reassures parents that we’re working to show teens safe, age-appropriate content on Instagram by default, while also giving them more ways to shape their teen’s experience," wrote Meta.

PG-13 settings for all teens

Minor accounts will be automatically placed into the new PG-13 settings, and only parents have the option to turn off the restrictions. In addition to existing content restrictions on extreme and graphic content, Teen Accounts will also be blocked from seeing posts with "strong language, certain risky stunts, and additional content that could encourage potentially harmful behaviors, such as posts showing marijuana paraphernalia," the company explains.

Credit: Meta

In addition, Teen Accounts will be restricted from seeing or interacting with other accounts that have been flagged as sharing age-inappropriate content. They won't be able to click on a link that features such posts, either. Instagram will also be blocking a wider range of search topics, like "alcohol," and revising its system to spot misspellings and algo-speak.

Stricter settings for concerned parents

And for caregivers who want to keep their teens in a more PG experience, Meta is introducing "Limited Content" mode, the strictest level of parental controls offered on Instagram. With this toggled on, Teen Accounts will have even stronger content filtering controls.

Credit: Meta

Limited Content also removes a teen’s ability to see, leave, or receive comments under posts, Meta explains, and similar restrictions for Meta AI conversations will be introduced in 2026.

Meta says the updated content settings will be deployed to accounts in the U.S., UK, Australia, and Canada by the end of the year.

SAVE OVER $40: As of Oct. 14, the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller is on sale for $153 at Walmart. That's $46.99 off its list price of $199.99.

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Black Friday may not be until next month, but there are already some great gaming deals floating around for those who want to get a little holiday shopping done early. For Xbox fans, the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller has received a discount at Walmart that's worth a look if you've been itching for a controller upgrade.

Normally the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller comes with a $199.99 price tag, but as of Oct. 14, it has dropped to $153 at Walmart. This saves you $46.99. It's a worthy upgrade for Xbox users to pick up.

SEE ALSO: Mashable readers know best — here's what our readers bought during October Prime Day

The Xbox Elite Series 2 is a more customizable controller for those looking to tailor their gaming experience to their liking. It comes with adjustable-tension thumbsticks, a wrap-around rubberized grip, and shorter hair trigger locks alongside swappable thumbstick toppers, D-pads, and paddles, so you can build out the controller just the way you want. It even offers up to 40 hours of rechargeable battery life, so you can stay in the games you love for longer.

Don't miss out on over $40 off the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller at Walmart.

Looking for more great gaming deals right now? Prime members can also score a sweet discount on the Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor at the moment, if you're looking to upgrade your PC gaming setup.

SAVE OVER $700: As of Oct. 14, the LG 45-Inch Ultragear curved gaming monitor is on sale for $997.14 at Amazon. This is $702.85 off its list price of $1,699.99.

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Gaming monitors, especially high-end models, can be pricy investments. Thankfully, there are still some nice deals popping up on select models even after sale events like Prime Big Deal Days. At Amazon, the LG 45-Inch Ultragear curved gaming monitor has dropped below $1,000 and is incredibly close to its lowest-ever price, making now a great time to make your move if you've had your eye on it.

Usually the LG 45-Inch Ultragear curved gaming monitor comes with a hefty price tag of $1,699.99, but for a limited time its price has dropped 41% to $997.14. Its lowest-ever price was just a cent away from this, at $997.13, according to price tracker camelcamelcamel, so this is still an excellent deal to grab while it's still live.

SEE ALSO: Mashable readers know best — here's what our readers bought during October Prime Day

Games are sure to look stunning on this 45-inch screen, as this LG Ultragear features an 800R curve on the display and OLED technology to help you feel immersed in the games you play and enjoy them with vibrant, brilliant detail. Thanks to its 240Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms response time, your games will look smooth and feel responsive, and there's no need to worry about screen tearing, as this monitor also comes with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G-SYNC technologies.

This is an excellent monitor upgrade that may not stay discounted under $1,000 for long. Don't wait to save on the LG 45-Inch Ultragear curved gaming monitor at Amazon.

If you're not looking to drop as much cash on a gaming monitor right now, Amazon's also offering a sweet deal for Prime members on the Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor that's worth checking out.

TL;DR: A wide range of Kindle books are available to download for free in October 2025. Find fantasy, thriller, romance, and much more for free.

We make a lot of noise about Stuff Your Kindle Days, and for good reason. These special events provide awesome opportunities to stock up on a wide range of titles for absolutely nothing. But it's also important to recognize that you can download Kindle books for free outside of these official giveaways. You just need to know where to look.

A huge selection of Kindle books are available to download for free this month. We've checked out everything on offer and lined up a selection of standout books to get you started. These are the best free Kindle books you can download in October 2025:

• A Gunman’s Last Word: A Historical Western Adventure Book by Austin Grayson

• All In My Head: A New Adult College Comedy Romance by Kristen James

• Breakdown: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Series by Bruno Miller

• Cowboy Crushin’ by Em Petrova

• Everything She Ever Wanted: A Reverse Age Gap Romance by Liz Durano

• It’s A Wonderful Midlife Crisis : A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel: Good To The Last Death Book One by Robyn Peterman

• Love’s Most Memorable Lesson: A Historical Western Romance Novel by Carol Colyer

• Mark of Deception by R. A. Wallace

• Mystery Maid: A Deliciously Addictive Cozy Murder Mystery by Hazel Smith

• Orbital Claims Adjuster: Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant Book 2 by Andrew Moriarty

• So Shines the Night: A Seven Wonders Novel by Tracy Higley

• The Brave Pay their Debt: A Historical Western Adventure Book by Derek Levine

• The Chester Creek Murders by Nathan Dylan Goodwin

• The Cowboy’s Christmas Miracle by Anne McAllister

• Too Hot to Handle by Melanie Shawn

• When Kindred Spirits Unite: A Historical Western Romance Book by Carol Colyer

If you're in need of something to actually read these books on, we've tested the best Kindles so you can find something that works for you. Of course, it's not all about Kindle. You can also check out our roundup of the best e-readers here.

Home Assistant is a free and open-source smart home platform that brings a huge range of devices together. Installing Home Assistant on a spare laptop or single-board computer like the Raspberry Pi unlocks huge possibilities, but you can do even more with a few accessories.

The Running Man, writer/director Edgar Wright's new thriller based on Stephen King's novella of the same name, got a new trailer on Monday — and the horror master himself was quick to share it.

The good news, for King fans excited to see what Wright's interpretation? King himself appears to be a big fan.

SEE ALSO: Every single Stephen King movie adaptation, ranked

"I've seen it and it's fantastic," he wrote on X and Threads. "DIE HARD for our time. A bipartisan thrill ride."

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From the looks of the trailers, the movie definitely seems to have a Die Hard quality to it. King's original novella, which follows a poverty-stricken man competing in a life-or-death gameshow in order to try and win money for his sick child, has a gritty dystopian feel to it, whereas Wright's movie appears to be somewhat lighter.

The trailer is still packed with violence, but Glen Powell's Ben Richards has more of the kind of swagger associated with the likes of Bruce Willis' John McClane. Given the movie has been adapted before — Paul Michael Glaser made a version in 1987 that stars Arnold Schwarzenegger — it's possible that Wright was keen to put his own stamp clearly on it.

So far, at least based on King's reaction, it seems like that may have been a good move.

The Running Man hits cinemas Nov. 14.

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Did you forget about your Nintendo Switch because you're focused on the Nintendo Switch 2? Shame on you.

Only joking, but there's still plenty of life in the Nintendo Switch 1, especially as pretty much every game outside of Ring Fit Adventure and Labo works on it. Controllers and cases? Yep, they all still work too, so it's a good job Walmart soft launched a cheeky Nintendo Switch sale isn't it?

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We're talking game discounts, deals on quality third party controllers from PowerA and Hori, some of the best gaming headsets around and other peripheral such as car chargers, cases, screen protectors, and that popular Piranha Plant camera are included in this sale. It's a great time to get some quality games, some of which will perform better out of the box on Switch 2 just because it's running on better hardware.

Best Nintendo Switch game deals

• Among Us — $3 $5 (save $2)

• Kill The Bad Guy — $5.99 $6.99 (save $1)

• Kill It With Fire — $6.86 $14.99 (save $8.13)

• Gato Roboto — $7 $7.99 (save $0.99)

• SEGA Ages - Wonder Boy: Monster Land — $7 $7.99 (save $0.99)

• Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition — $8.88 $19.99 (save $11.11)

• Undertale — $9.89 $14.99 (save $5.10)

• Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle — $9.99 $19.99 (save $10)

• Shinsekai Into the Depths — $9.99 $19.99 (save $10)

• Hyper Light Drifter Special Edition — $13.99 $19.99 (save $6)

• Game Builder Garage — $23.88 $29.99 (save $6.11)

• Big Brain Academy — $23.88 $29.99 (save $6.11)

• Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise — $28.04 $49.99 (save $21.95)

• Disney Illusion Island — $29.99 $42.20 (save $12.29)

• Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection — $32.50 $39.99 (save $7.50)

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 — $35.76 $59.99 (save $24.23)

• WarioWare: Get It Together! — $41.88 $49.99 (save $8.11)

• Fae Farm — $44.99 $59.99 (save $15)

• Mario Tennis Aces — $51.99 $59.99 (save $8)

• Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — $52.50 $59 (save $6.50)

• Mario Strikers: Battle League — $52.68 $59.99 (save $7.31)

• Super Mario Party — $52.87 $59.99 (save $7.12)

Best Nintendo Switch controller deals

• PowerA Wired Controller — $11.99 $19.99 (save $8)

• PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller — $20.40 $24.99 (save $4.59)

• HORI Nintendo Switch HORIPAD Wireless Pro Controller — $33.98 $59.99 (save $26.01)

• PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch — $35 $49.42 (save $14.42)

• Hori Wireless HORIPAD Red, Super Mario Edition — $39.81 $50 (save $10.19)

• HORI HORIPAD Turbo — $39.84 $49.72 (save $9.98)

• PDP Rematch Glow Wireless Controller - Boo — $49.88 $59.99 (save $10.11)

• PDP Rematch Glow Wireless Controller - Bowser — $49.88 $59.99 (save $10.11)

• PDP Afterglow Wave Wireless Controller With Motion — $49.88 $59.99 (save $10.11)#

• HORI Nintendo Switch Split Pad Pikachu & Mimikyu Edition — $49.96 $59 (save $9.04)

Best Nintendo Switch headset deals

• Nyko 87305 NS-2600 Wired Over-Ear Headset — $13.97 $24 (save $10.03)

• Venom Sabre Universal Wired Stereo Gaming Headset — $16.96 $22 (save $5.04)

• Wired Gaming Headset - Pokémon Pikachu Gold — $30.58 $39.99 (save $9.41)

• SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 Wired Multi-System Gaming Headset — $44.99 $59.99 (save $15)

• Razer Kraken V4 X Wired Gaming Headset with Chroma RGB — $59.98 $79 (save $19.02)

• Logitech G Astro A30 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset — $103.86 $149.49 (save $45.63)

• Razer Barracuda Wireless Gaming Headset — $143.99 $159.99 (save $16)

• Logitech G PRO X 2 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset — $219.99 $249.99 (save $30)

Best cases, protection, and peripheral deals

• Onn Corning Glass Screen Protector for Nintendo Switch OLED — $9 $12.88 (save $3.88)

• PowerA Nintendo Switch Protection Kit — $11.88 $15.39 (save $3.51)

• RDS Industries Donkey Kong Country Returns Travel Case — $13.99 $15.99 (save $2)

• BIONIK BNK-9019 Nintendo Switch Tetra Power Quad Port Dock — $14.10 $34.99 (save 20.89)

• Hori Nintendo Switch 5v Car Charger — $16.98 $19.99 (save $3.01)

• Venom LED Console Stand (Nintendo Switch) — $18.37 $27.99 (save $9.62)

• RDS Deluxe Gaming System Carrying Case — $20 $39.99 (save £19.99)

• HORI Nintendo Switch Aluminum Case - Mario Edition — $20.75 $24.99 (save $4.24)

• PowerA Travel Pro Case for Nintendo Switch — $25.48 $29.99 (save $4.51)

Stephen Colbert spends most of his Late Show monologues talking politics, but on Monday night he took a brief segue into an entertainment story that's been making unsurprisingly huge headlines: The launch of Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of a Showgirl. The host was quick to defend Swift from some of the mixed reviews of the record, using an impassioned argument to do so.

"Taylor Swift dropped her new album The Life of a Showgirl to merely mixed reviews. Well those reviewers are just jealous of her talent, and of Travis Kelce's majestic redwood," Colbert says in the clip above, referencing lyrics from the track "Wood".

"Yes, yes. A sequoia, it is nearly 2000 years old. I hear it has its own ecosystem. There's protesters up in the branches to keep it from being cut down!"

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure icons Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter recently reunited to continue being excellent to each other and delve into Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot on Broadway.

But as Stephen Colbert pointed out of the existential tragicomedy, it's both one of the most famous plays in of the 20th century and one of the hardest to describe. In a nutshell, the Irish playwright's 1950s classic is about two characters Vladimir (Winter) and Estragon (Reeves), who wait for the eponymous and enigmatic Godot to hurry up and arrive. In the meantime, they unpack the meaning of well, everything.

"Take a stab, one of you, explaining to the audience, if you don't mind, what it's about," the Late Show host requested of his guests on Monday. The answer Reeves and Winter give is an absolute trip, describing it as "the human experience in the blink of an eye."

"It can't just be one thing," says Reeves. "If Hamlet is 'to be or not to be, that is the question,' Beckett in Waiting for Godot says that is not the question. 'What are we doing here?' That is the question.

"In a broad sense, it talks about our relationship to a personal god. And it's like, can we be seen? Will we be judged? But really, will he really, save us, punish us? Will we be seen in a broad sense? And then there is friendship, codependence, yearning, waiting — what are we waiting for? What can we do? How do we relate to each other?"

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"You end up playing all of life in the course of two hours, which is kind of a trip, to be honest with you, because it's so beautifully written," says Winter.

"We did talk about the fact that we were both going to turn 60 around the time we hit the stage," he adds. "And it is a play about reflection, about life and mortality, and where you are, what does it mean, what have you done, and where are you going. To be in that every night and to say those words, but to do that with a very close friend, is is pretty extraordinary."