With such a bountiful choice of great games for Android phones in the Google Play Store, how do you decide which Android apps to download this April? If you’re anything like us, you know only too well that feeling of download regret. But don’t worry — we’re here to make it a thing of the past with our handpicked list of the best Android games available. Most are free, some cost a few bucks, and many are great to play online with friends when you can’t get together in person — but all of them will keep you entertained at home or when you’re out and about. You’ll need internet connectivity for many of these games, but we’ve also gathered together some of the best Android games to play offline . Contents Super Mario Run Light in Chaos: Sangoku Heroes Eyes Word Farm Adventure Moncage ($5) Touchgrind Skate 2 Battlevoid: Harbinger ($1) Townscaper ($5) Retro Bowl Doors: Paradox (Free/$5) Riptide GP: Renegade ($3) Chrono Trigger ($5) … [Read more...] about The best Android games available (May 2022) | Digital Trends
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The best games to benchmark your PC in 2022 | Digital Trends
If you want to test your computer’s gaming performance, you need to use one of the best games to benchmark your PC. A lot of games don’t provide consistent, reliable results, and others could provide a skewed view of how your hardware stacks up. We rounded up 10 titles that are consistent, repeatable, and clearly show how powerful your PC is. Contents Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Red Dead Redemption 2 Control Hitman 3 Metro Exodus Microsoft Flight Simulator Civilization VI Forza Horizon 4 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Show 5 more items Most of the games we chose have built-in benchmarks. All you need to do is find the benchmark — it’s usually in the Graphics menu — and run it. Others don’t have an in-game benchmark, so make sure to use a program like FRAPS and find a short section to play through to test your system’s performance. Further reading The best GPU benchmarking software The best … [Read more...] about The best games to benchmark your PC in 2022 | Digital Trends
The Best GPU Benchmarking Software | Digital Trends
If you’ve been working for weeks to build your own PC, or you’ve spent plenty of time trying to speed up an existing graphics card , you want a tool to test how fast it is — and how it compares to the competition. Benchmarks take a look at your GPU performance during particular states — they’re useful for learning how your graphics card deals with specific tests, looking for potential GPU upgrades, or optimizing your graphics. Let’s take a look at some of your best options! Contents 3DMark Superposition FurMark by Geeks3D GFXBench 5.0 PassMark PerformanceTEST Using in-game benchmarks Show 1 more item Note: Benchmarks can be synthetic or real-time. Synthetic benchmarks run your GPU through a preset test designed to mimic intensive gaming, etc., to see how it performs and spit out a score at the end. Real-time benchmarks are more focused on monitoring ongoing performance while you’re gaming. This list focuses primarily on synthetic tests, but you … [Read more...] about The Best GPU Benchmarking Software | Digital Trends
How to save Ring Doorbell video without a subscription | Digital Trends
If you know anything about smart-home technology, you may know that some of the best purchases aren’t just a one-time fee — especially anything with cloud-based features. Ring, one of the big names in smart home surveillance, is no exception. Many of the company’s Ring Video Doorbell features, including saving videos, require you to sign up for their monthly Ring Protect subscription. Even if you want to save videos that you’ve watched on your phone, you’ll still need to subscribe. Contents Where does Ring Doorbell save video? Can I save Ring video locally? How do you save a video on Ring? How do I save a ring video to my phone? Currently, the company offers three plans for recording and saving video from a Ring device. The basic plan lets you record video from one Ring product. The plus option will work for multiple products. If you’re looking for more than just recording video, sign up for the company’s pro plan, which includes video recording, 24/7 … [Read more...] about How to save Ring Doorbell video without a subscription | Digital Trends
Defender Guard Pro 2K Wi-Fi review | Digital Trends
Defender Guard Pro 2K Wi-Fi MSRP $126.00 Score Details DT Recommended Product “Combining impressive resolution with an intuitive and robust app, the Defender Guard Pro 2K is a feature-laden smart security camera for a great price.” Pros Fantastic image quality Great price Responsive motion capture Smooth and sleek companion app Local and cloud storage (includes micro SD card) Cons Cannot connect to 5GHz networks Glitchy during initial setup Plug-in power only (no battery option) Power wires are not waterproof Smart security cameras are a dime a dozen these days. With nearly every smart home brand offering some kind of surveillance peripheral, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to choose a device. Fortunately, the most impressive hardware always rises to the top, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on a camera that checked all the boxes when it came to performance, durability, and features. Contents Out … [Read more...] about Defender Guard Pro 2K Wi-Fi review | Digital Trends