Cars with Google are getting multiscreen support and even more new app categories

Google has made major inroads to our vehicles thanks to the success of Android Auto, which is on track to be in more than two-hundred million cars this year. Just as Google’s original project is about to cross this major milestone, its successor is on the way to completely changing how we think of in-car infotainment systems. Cars with Google built-in will see some major new features this year. Navigation and multiple screens Automotive OS is gaining a lot of new capabilities that span across nearly all app categories and features, but few will be quite so immediately prevalent to drivers than support for displaying navigation apps on the instrument cluster — the display directly behind the steering wheel....

June 23, 2025 · 4 min · 650 words · Emily Washington

Daily Themed Mini Crossword August 18, 2025 Answers (8/6/25)

Our Daily Themed Mini Crossword July 28, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily Themed Mini Crossword is a fun and challenging puzzle that is published daily. It features a small grid with clues for each word, which must be filled in to complete the puzzle. The puzzles are based on a theme, which can range from pop culture to history, geography, and more....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Andrea Edwards

Does Mint Mobile work internationally?

Does Mint Mobile work internationally? Quick answer:Yes. Mint Mobile offers an international service that’s just as flexible as its standard prepaid phone plans. While you’re on a work trip overseas, you wake up one morning to discover that you’re trapped inside a wooden box with nothing but a lighter, a pen, and your mobile phone. Luckily, you have a full service, but it hits you just before you dial out for help....

June 23, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Charles White

Gmail for Android starts showing new quick reply UI

Gmail is at the center of all Google Workspace utilities, and Google is always striving to make the service better. Sometimes, that means merging services with similar or overlapping functions like we saw whenGoogle Meet and Duo were fusedtogether. Google also integratedChat within Gmail, but now, we are seeing a rather Chat-like UI make its way to regular emails in the Gmail app on Android. Replying to emails is a rather ceremonious process — you tap the Reply or Reply All button, enter a subject line, and then type out a response which usually includes a salutation and a signature....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Cory Anderson

Google breaks back into monitored home security with new Nest-ADT system

Google teamed up with Brinks to create the Nest Secure alarm system back in 2017, but that partnership was dissolved and products were discontinued, with Brinks slated toend its monitoring service for the Nest Secure later this year. This had been a long time coming, which is why Google made ahalf-billion dollar deal with ADTalmost three years ago, but we didn’t see much out of the duo until earlier this year whenADT announced new Nest integration with its mobile app at MWC 2023....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Sarah Edwards

Google Chat picks up a fresh look with a streamlined bottom navigation bar

Google Chat recently picked up a new icon and a redesigned navigation menu on the web with dedicated views for “Home” and “Mentions,” joining “Starred” in the Shortcuts section. The search giant is now bringing those UI elements to a new bottom navigation bar on theGoogle Chatapp for Android and iOS alongside other new tabs, making it easier to find what you need. The new navigation bar makes it easier to jump between Home, Direct messages, Spaces, and Mentions, all in one convenient spot, Google announced in ablog post....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Johnathan Tran

Google Drive's redesigned location picker makes moving files a breeze

Big changes arrived forGoogle Drivein recent months, the most notable of which was anupdated UI meant to match Google’s Material Design 3 language. The revamp was strikingly similar to Gmail’s new look, with a simplified design and less clutter. The search giant is now following that and releasing yet another facelift to theproductivity app, though this time it only involves a minor aspect of the service: the location picker. The changes include a UI makeover to Drive’s location picker on the web, allowing “you to quickly and efficiently select a location to organize files and folders,” Google wrote in ablog post....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Gregory Flowers

Google's AI photo editor lets you use words to describe what to edit

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have been Google’s passion projects for several years now, and theI/O 2023 keynote addressonly made that more apparent. Image creation is one of the more intriguing applications for this technology, and Google’s efforts in this area materialized asImagen, a text-based image generation tool much like Midjourney and DALL-E 2. Now, Google is sharing research showcasing Imagen Editor, where textual prompts and a little sketching can suffice to perform local edits on photos....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Jade Gaines

Hackers Disable Internet Archive's Wayback Machine Once Again

Hackers have again created havoc with the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine, just one day after the site reported it had been restored. While Archive-It and the Internet Archive blog are still up, currently, the rest of IA’s services are seemingly unavailable. That means if you’re an avid user of the digital library, expect the platform to be down until further notice. It’s frustrating, and unfortunately, we don’t have any details about when the website will be back up....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Bethany Romero

How Much Power Does My Windows PC Use? Here's How to Find Out

How Much Power Does My Windows PC Use? Here’s How to Find Out Have you ever wondered how much power your PC consumes and how much it adds to your monthly electricity bill? You can measure the power consumption of any PC through numerous methods, and depending on how much effort you are willing to put forth; you can get as precise measurements as you wish. In this article, we’ll show you how to measure your PC’s power consumption using different methods and calculate the dollars your PC contributes to your electricity bills each month....

June 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1277 words · Hannah Williams

How to Build a Crypto Comparison Website in 5 Clear Steps

How to Build a Crypto Comparison Website in 5 Clear Steps While it’s barely out of the news cycle, the world of cryptocurrency remains in its fledgling stage. This can open many opportunities for individuals and organizations seeking to build into the crypto ecosystem. Explore the steps and tools required to create an appealing crypto comparison website. Setting Up Your Crypto Comparison Website Building a cryptocurrency comparison website is a little different from traditional websites....

June 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1314 words · Glenda Bishop

How to find friends on Spotify

Spotify offers a neat social integration to find and follow your friends on the music streaming platform. You can check their listening habits and browse their favorite new music, artists, and Spotify playlists. You can search for your friends via their username or connect your account to Facebook to find them on the go. Over the years, Spotify has doubled down on social integration with features like Group Sessions, Spotify Wrapped, Collaborative Playlists, and Facebook setup....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Amy Webb

HP Poly Voyager Free 60+ review: Great — if somebody else is paying

It’s easy to find greattrue wireless earbuds, but most of them feel very similar, lacking anything interesting to stand out from the crowd. However, Poly’s new Voyager Free 60 series is taking a stab at enlightening the experience with a case featuring touchscreen controls and a mind-blowing set of features. While these buds are marketed toward corporate buyers, and even feature certifications for the top video chat services, they’re pretty great for just about everybody, as long as you can stomach the price — or get your employer to cover it....

June 23, 2025 · 11 min · 2157 words · Misty Garcia