Google kills Assistant for Wear OS 2 watches

Google took its fair share of time to bring Assistant to Wear OS 3. While theGalaxy Watch 4series launched running Wear OS 3 in August 2021, Google Assistant debuted for the platform almost a year later in June 2022. Even now, a year since the voice assistant’s Wear OS 3 release, it is available on a handful of smartwatches. So, there’s no guarantee that your new Wear OS 3 watch will have access to voice commands....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Michael Lewis

Google Photos Library tab redesign has been delayed, and it’ll change again before it arrives

Google Photos Library tab redesign has been delayed, and it’ll change again before it arrives Google announced an upcomingredesign to its Photos appback in March, but the upgrade never arrived on Android phones. The company has now confirmed to9to5Googlethat the update has been delayed, and there will be “some additional changes” before it rolls out. Google initially said that the update would be rolling out “in the next few weeks” after its March 22 announcement, but the feature never landed....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Kelly Graves

Google's New AI Tool Turns Boring Documents Into Flashy Videos at Work

Google Workspace is already chock-full of helpful productivity resources. However, with the world becoming more and more visual, paired with shorter and shorter attention spans, Google is using Gemini to add an AI-powered video generator to its collaboration suite. Google Vids Is Coming to Workspace Following the succinct style of “Docs” and “Sheets,” Google is rolling out “Vids,” an AI-powered video creator, to select Workspace editions. This means that if you use the productivity suite at the office, you can look forward to a fun new visual tool, pitched as a way to “tell compelling stories at work,” according to an announcement onGoogle’s Workspace Updates Blog....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Angela Carey

How to Enable Conversation Awareness to Chat While Wearing Your AirPods

There’s nothing more frustrating than having to pause your music every time someone speaks to you. Thankfully, you don’t have to remove your AirPods every few seconds or entirely disable noise cancellation, as Apple offers an advanced solution for second-generation AirPods Pro users. This feature allows you to engage in conversations while keeping your AirPods Pro in your ears. Although you’re able to enable the Transparency mode by pressing and holding your AirPods stem, the optional Adaptive Audio mode calls for a more convenient solution....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Johnny Trujillo

How to Fix Your Smart TV With Just a USB Stick (It’s Easier Than You Think)

If your smart TV is horribly out-of-date, has difficulty connecting to Wi-Fi, or you’re troubleshooting, a simple USB stick has the power to solve your issue. In other words, your thumb drive has more uses other than collecting dust. Before You Start, Here’s What You’ll Need I’d love to tell you that fixing your smart TV with a USB stick is just a matter of plugging it in, but we’re not quite there yet....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Courtney Baker

How to Share Your Wi-Fi Password on an Android Phone: 2 Easy Ways

How to Share Your Wi-Fi Password on an Android Phone: 2 Easy Ways Often you may want to share your home Wi-Fi password with a guest, and it happens that you don’t always remember the password. While you may get it right after multiple attempts, there are easier ways to share your lengthy Wi-Fi password on an Android phone. Sign up forfree Forgot your password? Create an account *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number...

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · James Ramos

How to use a Google Chromecast to mirror your Android's display

How to use a Google Chromecast to mirror your Android’s display Chromecasts are consistently among ourfavorite streaming devicesand Google looks like it willlaunch the next-gen Chromecastsoon. They are a convenient way to make any TV smart and allow you to easily cast your favorite shows and movies on the big screen. It’s simple to do with the Chrome web browser on a computer, but sometimes you might want to cast something from your Android phone and watch it on a big screen with others....

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Pamela Graves

How to Write an Effective About Page on YouTube

There are several aspects of YouTube that content creators need to know the ins and outs of to be successful. Of course, creating captivating videos and SEO-friendly descriptions is a part of the job, but what about the other features of a channel? The About page may not seem very relevant when many people spend their time scrolling and watching videos on YouTube, but it has a place on the channel and benefits for a YouTuber....

June 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1165 words · Linda Davis

iQOO 11 review: A performance showcase, but not much more

Qualcomm announced theSnapdragon 8 Gen 2late last year, promising to deliver the power thatthe best Android phonesneed to succeed. Since then, a lot of companies have already announced products featuring the Qualcomm flagship. One of the first to brace the global markets was the iQOO 11, beating theSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultraand many other flagship phones to the punch. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is certainly the highlight of the iQOO 11, by far the most important part of this phone....

June 3, 2025 · 10 min · 2037 words · Rebecca Stephenson

LA Times Crossword June 26, 2025 Answers (5/10/25)

Our LA Times Crossword July 01, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Matthew Dunn

MCU X-Men Movie, New & Returning Characters & X-Men '97 Success Get Response From Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige

Summary Marvel Studios’X-Menmovie gets some interesting comments from Kevin Feige.Deadpool & Wolverinewill be the first major movie for the superhero team in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, though the film will not be the reboot of the mutants that Marvel has promised. X-Men characters from the Fox movies and more are in the film, which is a sort of multiversal love letter to the franchise. As for theMCU’s X-Men reboot, that movie is still some years away, though there has been some movement behind the scenes,...

June 3, 2025 · 4 min · 652 words · Manuel Matthews

Natalie Portman's Apple TV+ Mystery Thriller Gets Rotten Tomatoes Score For Her First Led TV Show

Summary Lady in the Lake’s Rotten Tomatoes score is in, with critics sharing their thoughts on the new Natalie Portman series. Based on the 2019 novel of the same name by author Laura Lippman,Lady in the LakestarsPortman as Maggie Schwartz, an aspiring investigative reporter who butts heads with a local activist during an investigation into a murder. The Apple TV+ miniseries, which takes place in 1960s Baltimore, marks Portman’s first leading role in a TV series....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 620 words · Christina Roberson

Netflix's Supacell: Every Superhero, Their Powers & Origin Stories, Explained

Warning! This article contains spoilers forSupacellseason 1. Summary Netflix’sSupacellis a superhero show with a difference that follows five unique people, all around South London, who develop mysterious superpowers. The series is an original story by creator Rapman. Without any foundation in a comic book,the series has more freedom to develop the characters in new and exciting directions that cannot be studied and gleaned from a pre-existing story. However, season 1 has proven to be incredibly clever at delivering a grounded superhero story....

June 3, 2025 · 9 min · 1710 words · Joshua Mccarthy