Owning

(James J. Robinson / For The Times) In January 2022, a month after her most recent stint in rehab, Demi Lovato drove the final stake into the heart of her child-star past. At the Island Records headquarters in New York City, Lovato posed for a photo with representatives from the label — and her management team, led by Scooter Braun — who were all, incidentally, dressed in black. At the center of the picture sat Lovato, raising two middle fingers to the camera; “a funeral for my pop music,” she captioned…

Buying a game is easy. Keeping it is more difficult in 2022. Delisted games, closed digital storefronts, and shuttered online servers are major concerns in the digital ownership era. That unfortunate reality became clearer this summer following the announcement that Assassin’s Creed Liberation will be removed from Steam, along with news that the XCOM 2, Killzone: Mercenaries, and Killzone: Shadowfall servers will shut down in August 2022. The modern era of video game ownership is complex, bringing as many pros as it…

Currys has slashed the prices of 4K TVs made by leading brands such as Samsung, LG and Sony - and if you use a secret TV10 voucher code you'll be able to get even more money off. In fact, the retailer says it will knock a further 10 percent off the price.You can use the TV10 voucher code with this deal also to get the Samsung OLED TV for £1,619.While the price may be more than you're willing to pay this Samsung screen comes with impressive specs, which will help future-proof your TV and give you plenty of years use.It…

Samsung fans can now buy a new Android-powered device at a much cheaper price thanks to a special event taking place on Amazon's website. The "7-days of Samsung Sale" has just started today with price cuts taking place every 24 hours until July 24. To kick things off, there is a swathe of bargains on Samsung's popular budget and mid-range Galaxy A and M devices with prices now starting from as little as £129.That very low cost is for Samsung's Galaxy M22 which features a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, quad rear camera and…

Samsung is offering extended warranty to all customers in India whose warranty expired between March 20 and May 31. The warranty across all Samsung products in the country has been extended till June 15. The decision is particularly beneficial for customers residing outside containment zones, however, customers residing in the latter might face problems as they are placed under lockdown till June 30. Samsung in April had also extended warranty on its products owning to the coronavirus pandemic. At that time, the warranty…

Apple has always been a premium brand. Although Apple has tried placing itself as a more accessible brand by releasing the budget iPhone SE earlier this year, for those with enough dough in hand to spend, Apple offers myriad ways to spend their money. As you'd expect, to be a true Apple fan and owning all its currently sold products isn't cheap, and choosing the top-end model doesn't help matters.CNN Business decided to calculate just what it costs if you were to buy all the top-of-the-line devices, fancy accessories, and…

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday offered investors his stock picks from the best- and worst-performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the first half of the year.Companies in the Dow "tend to be boring, mature companies that typically pay nice dividends, which is what protects you when the Fed is tightening," the "Mad Money" host said."I know this is a tough market, but I'm betting the second half turns out better than the first for the worst performers and be OK for the best performers," he added.Here is…

Casey Newton / Platformer: Some employees say that Musk sounded genuinely enthusiastic about owning and running Twitter, but the meeting reinforced their mostly negative beliefs about him — Musk says he has big plans for the company. Employees wonder how he'll achieve them Casey Newton / Platformer: Some employees say that Musk sounded genuinely enthusiastic about owning and running Twitter, but the meeting reinforced their mostly negative beliefs about him — Musk says he…

BTS ARMYs Congratulate The Boys For Winning & Leaving Behind Beyonce’s Destiny’s Child In Terms Of Awards ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) BTS (the Bangtan Boys) RM, Jin, JungKook, V, Jimin, Suga, and J-Hope have now once again broken all the records and bagged three Billboards Music Awards this year, and fans can’t help but go bonkers on it! For the unversed, the famous Billboards Awards took place today and apart from the septet, singers like Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Drake, and Ed Sheeran also…