One party will make or break four highschoolers' freshman year inIncoming. The Netflix comedy primarily centers on Benj, Eddie, Connor and Koosh and one wild night for the group as Koosh’s older brother hosts a first-week-of-school party, though only Benj is able to get in, which he takes as an opportunity to try and make a move on his sister’s best friend, Bailey. Eddie and Connor, meanwhile, embark on their own journey as they steal the former’s mom’s boyfriend’s car and get caught up in increasingly chaotic situations....

Summary Lily Collinshas been in a smattering of movies and TV shows since she made her debut in the industry at the age of 10. Her gateway into Hollywood was in a supporting voice-acting role in the 1999 animated filmTarzan. She got her part in that film through herfamous father, British musician Phil Collins,who famously composed themusic forTarzan. Since working alongside her dad, Collins has come to step out into more central roles in recent years....

Summary The director ofMaXXXinehas shared his thoughts on the Academy Awards generally snubbing the horror genre. The new movie, which is set in the 1980s, is a direct sequel to the 1970s-setX, a 2022 slasher release that was followed five months after its premiere by the 1918-set prequelPearl. TheMaXXXinecastincludes returning star Mia Goth reprising her title role asXfinal girl Maxine alongside an ensemble of stars that includes Kevin Bacon, Bobby Cannavale, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Debicki, Lily Collins, Michelle Monaghan, Moses Sumney, and Halsey....

Summary Warning! Contains spoilers forSpider-Man: Reign 2#1Spider-Manhas a new sidekick and possible love interest, and she’s the daughter of the classic villain-turned-hero,Black Cat. InSpider-Man: Reign 2#1, Peter Parker of the Reign Universe, known as Earth-70237, is held prisoner in a virtual reality meant to keep him sedated by a new hideous version of Kingpin.He is freed by Kitty-Kat, the daughter of Felicia Hardy, the original Black Cat. Spider-Man: Reign 2#1 is written and drawn by Kaare Andrews, with colors by Andrews and Brian Weber....

Quick Links If the complexity of other note-taking apps has put you off, why not try a simpler approach? Octarine takes the Obsidian approach, it just focuses on the really important stuff. What Is Octarine? Octarine is a writing app, currently available on Mac, but also coming to Windows and Linux. It’s billed as a productivity app because it aims to help you organize your writing, mainly short notes. The app’s features include: Superficially, it’s similar toObsidian, another note-taking productivity app, andNotion, a very popular and powerful note-taker....

Pandas vs. Polars: The Battle of Performance While performing data analysis tasks, chances are you have encountered Pandas. It has been the most predominant library in data analysis for a long time. Polars on the other hand is a relatively new library that boasts high performance and memory efficiency. But, which one is better? Here, you will see a comparison of the performance between Pandas and Polars across a range of common data manipulation tasks....

Pixel At a Glance widget now includes Air Quality Index alerts Since Google introduced the Pixel 6 in 2021, the company’s At a Glance widget has alsoimproved by leaps and bounds. Monthly Feature Drops have transformed the unassuming little widget into an indispensable productivity tool that displays flight status,Nest Doorbell alerts, and fitness-related information, among other things. Google said itsJune Feature Dropwould improve the At a Glance widget with Air Quality Index (AQI) data....

Summary Criminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2’s new promotional clip shows Emily Prentiss being hilariously high. AfterThomas Gibson was firedfrom the show, Paget Brewster stepped in to become the BAU’s new leader. Considering her history with the team, it was a rather smooth transition. Unfortunately, the case ofGold Star and Elias Voit’s continued threatinCriminal Minds: Evolutionseason 2 is proving to be more challenging than initially perceived. Aside from leading the team, Prentiss has also been dealing with the guilt of Deputy Director Bailey’s death, not to mention the return of Brian Garrity....

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G The Galaxy A54 goes a little way to redeem the series after the sluggish A53. With a 120Hz display, 50MP camera, and an Exynos chip that remains at a reasonable temperature, this is one of our favorite mid-range phones of the year. TheSamsung Galaxy A54is one of ourfavorite budget phonesof the year. Usually starting at $450, the phone is already reasonable, and any deal you may get on the A54 is a welcome one....

Quick Links I was really looking forward to seeing what Samsung had in store for the Galaxy S25 lineup, but after going through everything it offers, I can’t help but feel let down. There’s just not enough here to justify an upgrade this year. 1The Samsung Galaxy S25 Barely Offers Anything Over the Galaxy S24 Starting with the Galaxy S25 and S25+, they were the biggest letdowns of the event. I don’t mind that they look almost identical to their previous years' counterparts, but there isn’t much that has changed internally, either....

Sony has a way with naming its audio products — trust us, we wouldn’t be calling its next $300 pair of wireless earbuds theWF-1000XM5s if we had the choice. But they are great pieces of gear nonetheless and that extends to the budget-mindedWF-C500 earbudsthe company put out back in 2021. We think they’rea top pick for TWS earbudsif you’re short on cash. Sony knows it has a good thing going and, like any such performance, it deserves an encore: we’re learning some new details about the upcoming WF-C700N, including a long-awaited feature that has made it to other earbuds at this price....

Summary Kevin Feige comments on the status of theSpider-Man 4director search as Marvel Studios continues working on Tom Holland’sMarvel Cinematic Universereturn. Followingthe ending toSpider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker’s journey is expected to continue in the MCU. With a great critical reception and an impressive box office take of $1.9 billion dollars, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are working together again onSpider-Man 4, which remains in early development. In a new interview withCinemaBlend, Feige was asked about the chances of Jon Watts, who directed the MCU’s threeSpider-Manmovies, helmingSpider-Man 4....

Quick Links It’s MWC 2024, and that means there is a heap of new tech to feast your eyes upon. I’ve been roaming the floor at Mobile World Congress 2024, checking out the latest smartphones, laptops, and more; some of these products are available to buy immediately, and some are just concepts that might turn into proper products later. Either way, they’ve all made MakeUseOf’s Best of MWC 2024 list—in no particular order....