Android: How to turn on your phone's ultra-wideband (UWB) feature

Thanks to the growing popularity of Apple AirTags, Android smartphone manufacturers have started adopting UWB (ultra-wideband) tech on their flagship offerings. UWB allows short-range wireless communication for precise location tracking, keyless car entry, data transfer, and other features on compatible Android phones. While you’re not going to find UWB on even thebest budget Android phones, you’ll find it on theGoogle Pixel 8 Proand a few other flagships. UWB was developed as a protocol to transfer data....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 611 words · David Pierce

Apple Watch Ultra 2 Review: The Best Smartwatch Gets Even Better

After years of incremental hardware and software improvements to the original formula, the Apple Watch branched out into a new direction with the original Apple Watch Ultra in 2022. Sporting a larger screen, better battery life, and a rugged design, the watch quickly became a hit for anyone who enjoys an outdoor adventure or just someone who dreams of hiking and diving. Now the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is here with some nice, but not Earth-shattering, improvements....

June 12, 2025 · 9 min · 1844 words · Susan Moore

Arise-Shadow Hunt Codes [Upd 8.21 Ant Island] (August 2025)

In Arise-Shadow Hunt, you play as a hunter with the Player System and fight through dungeons, collect pets, and create a shadow army. Focus on heroes early, then explore gear, mounts, and upgrades later as you grow your power across the world! To get tons of freebies inArise-Shadow Hunt, all you need to do is redeem codes so you can get a massive head start. It takes a long time to look for working codes yourself, but we have already found them....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Caitlin Kelly

Avengers: Endgame’s Most Embarrassing Moment Is Redeemed Perfectly In New MCU Theory

Summary A wildMCUtheory perfectly redeems the most embarrassing moment fromAvengers: Endgameby building a powerful new superhero team.Avengers: Endgameis widely considered to be the current high-point of the MCU. It’s the highest-grossing movie in the franchise, has the biggest roster of heroes, and ties up over a decade of stories, butEndgamestill isn’t without its problems. One moment in particular stood out among audiences as being awkward, unnecessary, and somewhat uncomfortable, but Marvel Studios still has the chance to redeem it....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 785 words · James Horne

Best 3D printers

In the past few years, 3D printers have transitioned from mostly home-built contraptions that produce prints of dubious quality to much more sophisticated devices. While some knowledge is still needed to get the most out of them, many printers are designed to print out of the box and don’t require constant repair or tinkering to produce consistent output. The two basic types are those that use plastic filament in a process called FDM or Fused Deposition Modeling, and resin printers that use photosensitive resin polymers to form solid shapes in vats of uncured resin....

June 12, 2025 · 15 min · 3167 words · Denise Brown

Best sandbox games on Android

Best sandbox games on Android Sandbox games are all about exploration, providing players with large and content-rich environments as well as extensive means for letting their imagination run wild. This can manifest in huge open worlds full of stuff to explore as well as smaller crafted environments that bring a ton of variance, all mechanics that make up some of thebest Android gamesaround. This is why we rounded up some of our favorite games within the sandbox genre....

June 12, 2025 · 9 min · 1829 words · Nicholas Olson

Browsers Have Risked Your Privacy for 20 Years—Update Chrome Now to Fix It

For almost 20 years, all web browsers have suffered from a privacy issue that can leak your browsing history. Thankfully, Google is leading the charge to render this issue obsolete. Chrome Fixes Cross-Site Leaks Every time you visit a site in Chrome (or a Chromium-based browser), the browser styles its links with a “:visited” flag that makes them appear purple in search results. This is a nice visual indicator to remind you that you’ve been somewhere before....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Jessica Sims

Don't Sell Your Old Phone or Laptop Without Doing These 10 Things First

Quick Links Disposing of old tech is risky. Today, our devices, such as phones, laptops, and even TVs, are treasure troves of personal information. Selling your old phone or computer is a great way to make a few bucks, but make sure you’ve completely cleaned your data from it first. 1. Back-Up Data When preparing technology for disposal or sale, it’s easy to destroy data inadvertently. So, before doing anything else, ensure that all yourvaluable data is backed up, even if you believe you no longer require it....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 848 words · William Perez

Everything Confirmed As Canon In The DC Universe

Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for Creature CommandosCreature Commandosmarks the first official project in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebootedDC Universeand has confirmed several events fromthe DCEU timelineas official DCU canon. As the new creative heads of DC Studios, Gunn and Safran have embraced a fresh direction for the franchise, beginning withChapter One: Gods and Monsters. Within this, the pair are retaining select elements earlier DC works, primarily from Gunn’sThe Suicide SquadandPeacemaker....

June 12, 2025 · 7 min · 1328 words · Whitney Schroeder

Fly Me To The Moon Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play

Summary Fly Me to the Moonincludes a stellar soundtrack loaded with R&B and Soul songs from popular music artists as the backdrop to the space race. The 2024 movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum chronicles NASA in 1968 and 1969 as the space program prepares for the Apollo 11 launch. The late 1960s setting is perfectly created with real-life archival footage, period-appropriate costumes, and more great details to highlightFly Me to the Moon’s true story....

June 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1157 words · Jessica Dominguez

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Release Date Confirmed At CBS

Summary Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriagegets a premiere date at CBS. First announced in January by the team ofBig Bang Theorycreator Chuck Lorre andYoung Sheldonco-creators Steve Holland and Steven Molaro, the multi-cam comedy is all set to focus on the characters of Georgie Cooper and Mandy McAllister, as portrayed by Montana Jordan and Emily Osment, who became a popular pairing during their time on the prequel sitcom. CBS has revealed the details of its Fall TV schedule, withDeadlineconfirming thatGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriagewill premiere on Thursday, October 17, at 8 PM EST....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Christopher Jordan

Get a $50 discount on our favorite true wireless earbuds

Sony WF-1000XM4 Sony’s WF-1000XM4 earbuds deliver best-in-class noise canceling, advanced Bluetooth standards, and a truly impressive soundstage considering they’re in-ear headphones. Important aspects like battery life, fit and finish, and durability leave nothing to be desired in these high-end buds if you can afford them. With a 20% discount available right now, it’s a better time than ever to make that investment. The winners of Android Police’sbest earbuds of 2021, theSony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbudsstarted off great at release and got even better thanks to software and firmware updates....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Hannah Wiley

Google and Meta slapped with multi-million euro fines for cookie policy violations

Google and Meta slapped with multi-million euro fines for cookie policy violations Cookie banners are the bane of most people’s existence, popping up whenever they visit a new website. Many companies have a bad habit of making it harder to refuse cookies than to accept them, but Google and Meta (ex Facebook) will soon have to change this practice in France. French privacy and personal data regulatorCNILhas hit the companies with 150 million and 60 million euro fines ($170 million and $68 million), respectively (viaReuters)....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Maureen Harper