How to Lock Your Screen While Watching Netflix

How to Lock Your Screen While Watching Netflix When streaming a show on Netflix, you truly don’t want any interruptions—like skipping the episode you’re watching when you accidentally touch the screen. Fortunately, there’s a way to prevent that from happening. Netflix allows you to lock your screen, so you can watch your shows and movies without any disturbance, even if you accidentally drop your phone. This article will show you how to lock your screen while watching Netflix....

March 17, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Amanda Harris

How to Powerwash (factory reset) a Google Chromebook

How to Powerwash (factory reset) a Google Chromebook Quick Links When it comes to browsing the web and completing basic tasks, agood Chromebookcan go toe-to-toe with Windows and Mac devices and have comparable hardware, often for less money. Even though Chromebooks are robust, they may run into issues that require a factory reset. Also, if you get a used Chromebook, you may need to erase the previous owner’s data. There are a couple of methods to reset, or Powerwash, your Chromebook, no matter who the manufacturer is....

March 17, 2025 · 4 min · 750 words · Mrs. Emily Patterson MD

Keep an eye out for Google's AR prototypes as real-world testing begins

Keep an eye out for Google’s AR prototypes as real-world testing begins Google I/O was chock full of hardware announcements this year, and not just the expectedPixel 6alaunch. On top of surprise reveals for thePixel 7 and 7 Proand anunnamed Pixel tablet, the company closed the show with a tease for some newstandalone AR glasses. It’s a redemption story for Google’s quest to dominate wearables following fizzled plans for its Glass project....

March 17, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Victoria Evans

Oppo just opened the door for a OnePlus tablet, and that's exactly what Android needs

Oppo just opened the door for a OnePlus tablet, and that’s exactly what Android needs Oppo has just announced its very first tablet today. Before you get too excited, the new Oppo Pad is China-only for now, but it has bigger implications giventhe relationship between Oppo and OnePlus. There’s no real proof it will happen in this way, but with OnePlus’s phone designs often sharing Oppo hardware, the Oppo Pad opens the door for a long-awaited and recently rumored OnePlus tablet....

March 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1285 words · Sarah Hill

Pre-production Pixel 7 and 7 Pro pop up on video, leave us guessing about battery size

Pre-production Pixel 7 and 7 Pro pop up on video, leave us guessing about battery size We hold these truths to be self-evident… that different Pixel phones are different. They look different, they measure different, and they might even behave differently. Google’s upcomingPixel 7 and Pixel 7 Provery much won’t be the Pixels that came before them, but there aren’t many ways we can tell them apart right now given that we’re ostensibly waiting untilOctoberbefore they officially go public....

March 17, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Brandi Tran

T-Mobile's upgraded Ultra Capacity 5G network is now nationwide

T-Mobile’s upgraded Ultra Capacity 5G network is now nationwide T-Mobile already has the most expansive 5G coverage in the US,leaving Verizon and AT&T far behind. With its low-band frequencies, T-Mobile provides 5G access nationwide, but with internet speeds that can’t quite match what mmWave offers. T-Mobile intends to address that byenabling standalone 5G over mid-bandacross the country, giving millions of Americans a true 5G network — and one that’s much faster than the 4G they had before....

March 17, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Kevin Sexton

Why GM Just Recalled Nearly a Half-Million SUVs

Why GM Just Recalled Nearly a Half-Million SUVs On August 11th 2022, General Motors (GM) announced a recall that impacts nearly half a million late-model SUVs. The “Third-Row Seatbelt Buckle Retention” recall not only raises serious immediate safety implications, but also begs longer-term questions about how we think about the future of automotive safety features. What Caused the GM Recall? It’s all about rivets. Imagine you’re putting on your seatbelt. You grab the part with the metal latch plate and plug it into the buckle....

March 17, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Louis Wolfe

Android 13 Beta 1 adds a handy clipboard overlay that lets you edit what you copy

Android 13 Beta 1 adds a handy clipboard overlay that lets you edit what you copy Android 13has so far given us a number of big-ticket features like more granular permissions for notifications and media controls, improvements to the Material You color-picking system, and further improvements to Android’s tablet interface. And with the release ofAndroid 13 Beta 1, there are a few other minor features to rave about —particularly if you’re into squiggles....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · William Moore

How to create Instagram Stories like an influencer

How to create Instagram Stories like an influencer Whether you utilize them or not, Instagram Stories have become an integral part of the platform. Initially, many users were skeptical, as the home feed seemed to serve the same purpose. But Instagram Stories were created to allow users to quickly update their followers on their whereabouts and important life events right fromtheir favorite Android device, all without cluttering the home feed with multiple posts....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1313 words · Sherri Evans

How to Generate Images Using the OpenAI API and DALL·E 2 in Python

How to Generate Images Using the OpenAI API and DALL·E 2 in Python If you’ve ever used ChatGPT, then you’ve witnessed its intuition. With OpenAI’s APIs, code generation, text completion, text comparison, model training, and image generation are all in the bag for developers to explore and integrate into apps. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use OpenAI’s API with Python to generate, edit, and vary images using natural language prompts....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 916 words · Catherine Bowen

Hugh Grant Says He's 'Too Old and Ugly' to Do Romantic Comedies Anymore

Don’t expect to seeHugh Grantin an upcoming rom-com. During theThe Hollywood Reporter’sdrama actor roundtable— which also featured actors Richard Madden,Billy Porter,Diego Luna,Sam Rockwelland Stephan James — Grant, 58, was asked if he had an “inferiority complex” from always starring in romantic comedies, and he confessed that he felt he was no longer cut out for those roles. “Well, yes, but less now because I’ve gotten too old and ugly and fat to do them anymore, so now I’ve done other things, and I’ve got marginally less self-hatred,” he answered with a laugh....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Janice Copeland

Is It Finally Time to Say Goodbye to the PS4?

Is It Finally Time to Say Goodbye to the PS4? The average lifespan of a video game console is around six years. After that, the newest generation of systems are usually released, and support for the older ones begins to dwindle. But for the PlayStation 4, this doesn’t seem to be the case. Support for the PS4 is still going in 2023. Sony has yet to put all its eggs in the PS5 basket and fully commit to supporting the next-gen system....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1192 words · Stacy Boone

Kate Middleton Snuck in a Rare Photo of Prince George on Vacation for His New Birthday Portrait!

Prince Georgeis taking a break from palace life to celebrate his birthday! According to the palace, the two photos of George wearing England’s official soccer shirt were taken in the garden at Kensington Palace, while the photo of him in a green polo and swim trunks was taken while on holiday. (He also appears to be newly missing a front tooth in the third snap!) The family of five — including George’s young siblings 4-year-oldPrincess Charlotteand 1-year-oldPrince Louis— are celebrating George, who turns 6 on Monday, on theprivate Caribbean island of Mustique....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Deanna Stephenson