College Football 25's New Dynasty Mode Might Be Even Better Than Maddens' Franchise Mode

Summary EA Sportsrecently highlightedCollege Football 25’s Dynasty mode in great detail, and its innovations make it look like a serious rival toMadden’s Franchise mode. UnlikeMadden, which has continued cranking out yearly releases,College Football 25is EA’s first college footballgame in 10 years. It’s also the first one to be released without the NCAA branding. As such a notable release, EA was likely feeling the pressure to deliver something special, and it looks like they’re doing just that....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1120 words · Timothy Miller

Connections #290: Today's Connections Solution and Clues (June 29, 2025)

Quick Links Connectionsis an addictive puzzle from the geniuses at the New York Times. It requires players to find the connections between 16 words, and place them in four groups of four. We have the solution to Connections for July 07, 2025, along with clues to help you solve it yourself. SPOILERS AHEAD (CLUES) Today’s Connections (Puzzle #290) Category Clues Today, as every day, you need to split the 16 words that make up Connections' puzzle grid into four groups of four based on specific categories....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Karl Gonzales

Crypto Scammers Are Using This Legendary Broadcaster's Name to Trick You on X

Quick Links You might have seen posts on X (formerly Twitter) in which legendary broadcaster, environmental campaigner, and British national treasure Sir David Attenborough enthuses about cryptocurrency. No doubt, alarm bells rang in your head. That’s because this is a scam—and one that Attenborough himself has spoken out about. What Is the David Attenborough Scam? An advert featuring David Attenborough has been doing the rounds on X and other social media apps for a few years....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Richard Fischer

Dexter's Michael C. Hall Plan Confirms The Biggest Problem With The Show's Future

Summary The number of spinoffs set with theDexteruniverse is very exciting for fans of the original show, yet the involvement of star Michael C. Hall confirms a major ongoing problem with the series. After a notoriously divisive ending,Dexterattempted to bring the story to a more definitive conclusion with the self-contained spinoff,New Blood. Although the 2021 miniseries once again divided audiences, the response proved that there remains an appetite for moreDexterstories. Yet, while plans announced atSan Diego Comic-Con 2024confirm that showrunners are delivering on this front, another unresolved issue is bubbling beneath the surface....

July 18, 2025 · 5 min · 871 words · Kenneth White

Freezing Watch Fiasco Makes Apple Pull watchOS 11.1 Beta 3

Apple has pulled its most recent watchOS 11.1 beta 3 update after users reported instances of their Apple Watch “locking up.” Citing X user and MacRumors Contributor Aaron Perris,9to5mac reportedthe new beta 3 update had officially been rescinded. The update was released just two days ago. Users Report Bricked Apple Watch Devices According to Perris, MacRumors forum members and Reddit users began complaining of Message notification issues and frozen Apple Watch devices soon after installing the Beta 3 update....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Ashlee Proctor

Funko Drops A Poster For Shaun Of The Dead San Diego Comic-Con Pop-Up Collaboration [EXCLUSIVE]

Summary Funkois teaming up withShaun of the DeadatSan Diego Comic-Con 2024, andScreen Ranthas an exclusive reveal from the collaboration. Focus Features is celebratingShaun of the Deadwith a Winchester Pub Pop Up at SDCC, and visitors will be able to play aShaun of the Dead-inspired level from 10:10 Games’ upcoming co-op action adventure,Funko Fusion.Visitors to the Winchester Pub Pop Up will also be treated to a free can of “Winchester Plan” beer (guests 21 and over only), enjoy interactive photo ops, and hang out at a faithful recreation of the movie’s iconic pub....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · Vincent Morales

Give Your Smartphone Photos Extra Pop Using These Color Grading Tools

Quick Links Color grading can take your smartphone photos to the next level. Your images will look more natural, and you’ll also make yourself automatically stand out as most people ignore this aspect. Below are some of the best color grading tools for smartphone photos. 1Lightroom CC I useAdobe Lightroomfor both professional color grading and editing my smartphone photos. Lightroom CC is its mobile version, and you get access to four color grading wheels:...

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Dawn Hernandez

Google Clock's weather forecasts expand to Bedtime Mode

Regardless of when you wake up to start your day, your alarm is likely an unwelcome intrusion. That being said, there are plenty of different alarm apps for Android, so you don’t have to roll with the stock clock app if you don’t love it. If you prefer to use theGoogle Clock appon your device, there are a few features that might make your alarm a little less jarring. For instance, you’re able to enable a sunrise alarm, which slowly brightens your display to ease you into consciousness....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Tammy Frey

Google Maps drops its COVID-19 case tracking layer

Google Maps drops its COVID-19 case tracking layer During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic,Google Maps introduced a new layerwhich let users track the number of current COVID-19 cases as well as the trend in a given area. Since then, it’s addedspecial checkboxes for businessesthat have taken precautions against the spread of disease. Nowadays, the visibility of the virus has faded thanks to a variety of reasons. Chalk up one more reason: Google Maps has dropped the COVID-19 filter....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Ariana Villarreal

Google Slides: How to change the opacity of an image

Google Slides is an easy tool for making presentations online through Google Chrome or offline with one of thebest 2-in-1 Chromebooksfor productivity. It’s packed with tools and features likeautoplaying presentationsthat can turn boring slides into eye-catching presentations, but some are not easily found. This guide helps you add transparency to images and shapes in Google Slides for browsers and the Google Slides Android and iOS app. Making an image transparent adds depth or subtle backgrounds to your slides....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 738 words · Eduardo Hickman

Google's kicking Chrome into overdrive with plans for the most frequent updates yet

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in existence, and one ofour favorite browsers on Android. The downside is that its large user base makes Chrome an obvious target for bad actors who attempt to leverage vulnerabilities and exploit users and their data for personal benefit. Because Google maintains the open-source Chromium project, on which Chrome is based, the company shoulders the responsibility of keeping billions of netizens safe. With that in mind, Google is planning to start releasing stable channel updates more frequently on mobile and PC, so hackers have a slimmer chance of exploiting vulnerabilities before they are patched....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Jean Wade

How to add an iCloud email to your Gmail account

Gmail supports various email providers, including Outlook, Yahoo, AOL, iCloud, and more. This feature is particularly handy if you want to manage all your email accounts in one place on yourAndroid smartphoneor tablet. While the process is straightforward for other email providers, iCloud users must create an app-specific password for their account to enable integration. This guide walks you through how to add an iCloud email to Gmail. How to create an email group in Gmail Send group emails in a jiffy...

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Shelly Lee

How to add and edit words in your Gboard personal dictionary

Texting is one activity most people can’t do without.Virtual keyboardsmake it effortless every day. Google’s Gboard is one such keyboard that offers more features besides basic texting capabilities, including language translation and voice typing. When you activate auto-corrections, your keyboard becomes a know-it-all and modifies spellings without asking. You may find this feature annoying if you regularly use slang and shorthand. You can limit it with the inbuilt personal dictionary. It allows you to add words you commonly type so that Gboard doesn’t correct you unnecessarily....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Nicole Baldwin