LA Times Crossword Jul 23, 2025 Answers (7/17/25)

Our LA Times Crossword June 27, 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....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Angela Graves

Marvel, Hasn't Tom Holland's Spider-Man Suffered Enough?

Summary I think theMarvel Cinematic Universeis setting up Tom Holland’sSpider-Manfor even more suffering in the coming years. Holland has quickly become one of the most popular names in superhero movie history, with hisSpider-Man trilogyin the MCU being extremely successful —Spider-Man: No Way Homemade almost $2 billion worldwide. Due to that, the actor should continue in the franchise for many years to come, withHolland’sSpider-Man 4now in development. According to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, writers will turn in aSpider-Man 4draft soon....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1018 words · Nicole Williamson

Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) review: A stylus phone that won't break the bank

Motorola recently unveiled this year’sMoto G Stylus 5G, the latest upscale entry in its popular lineup of budget phones. With the 2023 edition of the Stylus 5G, Motorola cut a few corners compared to last year’s model to deliver it at a more wallet-friendly lower price, becoming an even more tempting alternative to other phones in its class. Even so, the Moto G Stylus 5G comes in at the top end ofMotorola’s lineup of budget phones, competing against the more affordable LTE-only Moto G Stylus (2023), and even last year’s model, which still offers decent specs and is now available at a substantially reduced price....

July 7, 2025 · 14 min · 2974 words · Laura Yu

Motorola hopes a 144Hz display and a big battery will give it the Edge over the Pixel 6a

Motorola hopes a 144Hz display and a big battery will give it the Edge over the Pixel 6a It’s probably hackneyed to joke abouthow many phones Motorola releases in any given year. At this point, the company’s strategy is clearly working, as it’s overtaken LG to become thethird-largest smartphone brand in the US. On the heels of abrand-new foldableand aphone adorned with a first-ever 200MP camera, Motorola is announcing something a little less exciting: a new Edge device....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 615 words · Rebecca Williams

Nio's first phone looks like a Google Pixel 2 redone for 2023

The Chinese smartphone industry is pretty crowded, with BBK enjoying a decent chunk of the market thanks to its subsidiaries likeOppoandVivo, among others. Electric car manufacturer Nio is now throwing its hat in the ring with an EV-centric phone known simply as theNio Phone. This new launch is seen as the company slowly turning its focus towardhigh-end phonesin the midst of its poor showing in the highly competitive Chinese EV business....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Scott Baker

Nokia dies a second death as HMD steps in with its own brand

Nokia phones have stood the test of time in not just the public consciousness, but also literally. They’re historically built like tanks, and after its first death in the phone industry, the brand gained a new life when internet meme culture took on its first legs. On the corporate side, the licensing of the Nokia name and phone line was sold in 2014 to Microsoft before being dumped again to Human Mobile Devices (HMD Global) in 2016....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · April Gonzalez

One UI 5 Watch brings factory reset protection to Samsung’s Wear OS devices

Thebest Android smartphonesship with factory reset protection, a security measure that aims to protect your device after it is stolen. The feature ensures that when your phone is reset through recovery or other means, you must enter your linked Google account’s password during the initial setup to continue further. Samsung has now introduced a similar feature on theGalaxy Watch 6, Watch 5, and the Watch 4 series with One UI 5 Watch....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Charles Perez

One UI 6 gives your Galaxy S23 an AI-powered voice that sounds just like you

It seems like every time the phone rings these days, it’s either a spammer, a scammer, or a robocall. As the sheer number of spoofed calls continues to rise, carriers, manufacturers, and evengovernment agenciesare doing their best to curb the annoyance. With the release of One UI 5.0 last year, Samsung launchedBixby Text Callas an answer toGoogle’s Call Screen feature, allowing you to interact with callers in real-timebeforeanswering the call. Now it’s taking things to the next creepy level....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Robert Santos

Planet Clicker 2 Codes (August 2025)

Updated on July 04, 2025– We checked for the latest Planet Clicker 2 codes! In Roblox Planet Clicker 2, click on planets to earn money and buy buildings to make money for yourself. you’re able to also research new technologies to make your buildings better and earn even more cash. Imagine venturing to new planets and discovering the solar system! How cool would it be to build your space empire and become the ultimate space explorer in Roblox?...

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Kathleen Holt

PlayStation Plus August 2024: Every Essential, Extra, & Premium Game

Summary Extra and Premium grants access to a larger library of more permanent titles, which can still beremoved from the servicebut don’t leave at regular intervals. Premium also unlocks the Classics Catalog, which adds more games from previous PlayStation systems as opposed to the standard PS4 and PS5 selection, as well as some additional PSVR 2 options and the ability to stream games instead of downloading them. Any tier can be useful for a PlayStation owner, especially those interested in discovering a lot of games that they might not otherwise commit to purchasing....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Jeffery Johnson

Possessor Codes [Update] (August 2025)

Updated on June 28, 2025– We checked for the latest Possessor codes! In Roblox Possessor, players must figure out who is real and who is hiding a dark secret. One person is chosen as the Possessor each round, able to take over other bodies and blend in. Everyone else must work together, watch for strange behavior, and guess who is not who they claim to be. Quick thinking and careful observation are key to winning....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Jessica Fernandez

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max: Is the folding screen worth an extra $700?

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Samsung’s Z Fold 5 is undoubtedly the right choice for those who love the latest tech, but the folding display and S Pen support don’t come cheap. you may get the most expensive iPhone 14 Pro Max for $200 less than the introductory Z Fold 5, making this a harder sell for the average user. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max The iPhone 14 Pro Max is Apple’s biggest and most powerful phone, and though it lacks a folding screen, it should be the right choice for most people....

July 7, 2025 · 11 min · 2280 words · Charles Thomas

Star Trek Reveals A Link Between Voyager's Tom Paris And His TNG Doppelganger

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Prodigy season 2! Summary Star Trek: Voyager’s Lt. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) finally has a confirmed link to hisStar Trek: The Next Generationdoppelgänger, Nick Locarno.Robert Duncan McNeill made hisStar Trekdebut as Nick Locarno inTNGseason 5, episode 19, “The First Duty”. A member ofStarfleet Academy’s elite Nova Squadron, Locarno was involved in a scandalous cover-up that resulted in his expulsion. WhileLocarno was initially considered as the helmsman for the USS Voyager, the show’s producers instead created a more redeemable character in Tom Paris....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 647 words · Taylor Moore