How to Fund Your Steam Wallet and Buy Games

Adding funds to your Steam wallet might prove to be a little tricky if you’re new to the platform, but we’ll show you how to do so and then buy games. There are many benefits to owning an active Steam account. At the forefront of these is that you can own games without going to a physical game store. 1. Add a Debit or Credit Card to Your Steam Account Debit or credit cards are the primary way you should buy games on Steam....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Wendy Stephens

How to Install Elasticsearch on Ubuntu

Elasticsearch is a popular search and analytics engine that can be used for multiple applications including endpoint security and AI/ML research. Let’s take a look at how you can install Elasticsearch on your Ubuntu system in a few easy-to-follow steps. What Is Elasticsearch? Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine. It allows you to store, search, and analyze large volumes of data quickly and in near real-time. Built on top of Apache Lucene, Elasticsearch offers powerful full-text search capabilities and a flexible query language....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Omar Mckinney

How to Replace Google Play Services on Android With MicroG

How to Replace Google Play Services on Android With MicroG Many of us are now looking for ways to break our dependency on Google, but on Android, that can mean having to give up access to all the software available on Google Play. Even apps that don’t come from the Play Store often still rely on Google Play Services. Does that mean all is lost? Where there’s a will, there’s a way....

June 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1120 words · John Cline

Latest Samsung Galaxy Watch4 update inadvertently breaks the single most important feature for some

Latest Samsung Galaxy Watch4 update inadvertently breaks the single most important feature for some The SamsungGalaxy Watch4andGalaxy Watch4 Classicare some of the best smartwatches you may buy right now.The tech giant started rolling out a new system updateto both devices recently, introducing a slew of health and wellness features. Unfortunately, it looks like some older watch faces are no longer working correctly after the upgrade. Redditor u/malbry noted the issue on the platformafter noticing their favorite hand-coded watch face of several years seemingly stopped working....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Gary Williams

NCIS' Nick Torres Changes Have Set Up The Perfect Story For Season 22

Summary NCISis known for long character arcs and the show seems to have carefully set Nick Torres up for his greatest character arc yet.NCIShas been on the air for over two decades and has explored the personal and professional development of several main characters in intricate detail. Nick, played by Wilmer Valderrama, has been a Special Agent on the show since season 14, when he replaced Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, played by Michael Weatherly, and, as such, has not escaped similar scrutiny....

June 4, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Michelle Armstrong

New OnePlus Pad images draw attention to giant rear camera, keyboard accessory

Rear cameras on even thebest Android tabletstend to be of limited use. You might snap a picture or scan documents with them once every blue moon, but that’s about it. That is unless you are okay with others judging you for taking photos using a tablet in public. This is also why most device makers don’t focus on rear cameras on their tablets and, unlike smartphones, incorporate them without getting too innovative with their design....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Rachel Reynolds

NYT Mini Crossword July 14, 2025 Answers (8/20/25)

Our NYT Mini Crossword June 08, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The New York Times Mini Crossword is a smaller, quicker version of the paper’s famous daily crossword puzzle. It’s designed for solvers who want to exercise their brain without spending a lot of time on a single puzzle. The mini crossword is just as challenging as its bigger counterpart, but with fewer clues and a smaller grid....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Wesley Lawson

Ridley Scott Sold The Set Of 2005 Movie For $10, But When He Wanted To Rent It, The Price Ballooned To $1M

Ridley Scottsold the set of his 2005 movie for $10, only to pay $1 million to rent the set again fifteen years later. Scott has a dynamic directing career that began with the 1977 filmThe Duellists. His next movie,Alien, proved to be a breakout hit that launched a long-running franchise and remains one ofRidley Scott’s best movies. Scott’s next science-fiction film,Blade Runner, was critically divisive when it was released in 1982 and underperformed at the box office, but it is now considered to be a highly influential staple of the science-fiction genre....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Carol Armstrong

Rumors Swirl About Ahsoka's Cancelation After Season 2... But Was It Ever On The Cards At All?

Rumors swirl that theAhsokaDisney+ TV show will be canceled after season 2, but in truth it’s likely it was never going to happen anyway. Rosario Dawson brought Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, to live-action at last inThe Mandalorianseason 2; nobody was particularly surprised when she returned as the star of her own show.Ahsokaseason 2is now expected to begin filming in April next year, presumably due to release in 2026. New rumors from industry insiderDaniel RichtmansuggestLucasfilm is planningAhsokaseason 2 to be “a fitting conclusion” to the show, in case the series isn’t renewed for a third season....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Katherine Moore

Samsung's midrange Galaxy A25 gets its first big discount

Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Samsung’s Galaxy A25 brings premiuim features to the budget segment such as an AMOLED display and triple camera system, and it gets even more affordable with today’s $35 discount. Earlier this year, Samsung quietly released its Galaxy A25 5G phone in the US. The subdued launch made sense, given how close the handset sits in features and price to the company’s other, more popular models, but with today’sBig Spring Saledeal, it might be worth taking a second look....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Michele Stephens

Samsung's next Galaxy Watch may deliver the battery gains you've been waiting for

Battery life continues to be a sore point for even thebest Android smartwatches, and not even Samsung is immune. TheGalaxy Watch 4 Classicis a classic example there, and that 2021 model could barely last more than a day between charges. If you forgot to charge it in the evening, you’d be out of luck until you found a power outlet (and better hope you brought along its magnetic adapter). Even the current-genGalaxy Watch 5and Watch 5 Pro failed to make meaningful improvements....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Phillip Newman

Star Wars Episodes 10-12 Potentially In Development As Report Details New Trilogy Plans

The future of theStar Warssaga is soon to arrive, with a brand-new trilogy by Simon Kinberg said to be in the works at Lucasfilm. There are already plenty ofupcomingStar Warsmovieson the horizon, from Jon Favreau’sThe Mandalorian & Grogumovieto Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’sRey’s New Jedi Order movie. These films, however, are far from the only ones thatStar Warsis seeking to create. Now, nearly five years after the conclusion of theStar Warssequel trilogy, Lucasfilm is ready to pursue yet another movie trilogy....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Brad Evans

The 8 Best Tools to Help You Thrive in the Creator Economy

The 8 Best Tools to Help You Thrive in the Creator Economy If you want to grow your online presence as a creator, you’ve got more tools today than ever before. You can bring your ideas to life as long as you have a good internet connection, and you can do so without needing to tie yourself to one place. However, being a creator requires much more work than many think....

June 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1314 words · Mary Kelly