Stop Using Google Photos—This Photo Backup App Is Safer and Just as Easy

Backing up photos shouldn’t mean backing up your life to Big Tech. I found a better way, and it’s called Ente. With privacy and security at the forefront of Ente Photos’ policy, you’d wonder why you haven’t made the switch from Google Photos already. Ente Photos Promotes Privacy and Security in Photo Storage and Sharing Privacy and data security areEnte Photos' most important features. Owned by an ex-Google developer, Ente Photos is end-to-end encrypted in every aspect to ensure all users’ privacy and security....

August 7, 2025 · 7 min · 1474 words · Amber Parks

The 7 Best Gaming Accessories for Your Laptop

The 7 Best Gaming Accessories for Your Laptop Stock Photo ID: 390201901 When it comes to gaming, even on a laptop, there’s nothing better than customizing your setup to be a bastion of fun. And what better way to do that than with gaming accessories? It doesn’t necessarily have to be some big tech devices, although a select few are definitely worthy of consideration, but something as small as a microfiber cloth is a wonderful investment....

August 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1155 words · Katherine Johnson

The 8 Best Coding Bootcamps for Career Changers

Like starting a new business, changing to a coding career successfully requires learning from the best. You have to learn the best coding practices and secure a job after you complete it to make it a successful career change. This is where coding bootcamps come in. With the right coding boot camp, you’re able to learn how to code easily and get set up for job opportunities with top tech companies, regardless of your work history....

August 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1238 words · Anthony Stewart

The Best Wi-Fi 6E Routers for Blazing Speeds

The Best Wi-Fi 6E Routers for Blazing Speeds Wi-Fi 6E takes you from incredible to ludicrous speeds. Not only will you get a faster connection, but a more reliable one too, with lower latency that can cover the entire home. No matter if you already have the top speeds possible from your internet service provider, or are just getting your home future-proof ready, you won’t get a faster or more reliable connection than you will with Wi-Fi 6E routers (and perhaps aWi-Fi extenderor two for even coverage)....

August 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1598 words · Ryan Williams

The EU threatens to break up Google over advertising dominance concerns

Google doesn’t only make some of thebest Android phones, it also dominates the online advertising space, which is where most of the company’s revenue comes from. Regulators around the world have seen issues with this unrivaled position, and now, the EU is looking to challenge the status quo. In a press release, the European Commission announced that it thinks Google has breached its antitrust rules, which may mean that the EU will force Google to sell part of its adtech business....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Sherry Tran

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is our 2022 Readers' Choice Phone of the Year

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is our 2022 Readers' Choice Phone of the Year Last week, the Android Police staff declared their winners for the Editors' Picks of 2022, selecting the Pixel 7 Pro as thebest smartphoneof the year. Of course, it’s not just our voice that matters. Our readers love to dive deep into new devices as much as we do, which is why we anxiously watched ourReaders' Choice pollover the last week to see who would take the top spot....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 599 words · Brenda Williams

The Mandalorian Movie Has Been In The Works For Longer Than We Thought

Summary Despite the nature ofStar Wars’January announcement ofThe Mandalorian & Grogumovie seeming quite new and sudden at the time, it actually seems as if this movie idea has been in the works for much longer than anyone previously thought. As soon asThe Mandalorianfirst premiered in 2019,Star Warsknew they had a massively successful brand in their hands, which they have since continued to cultivate. With 4 spin-off shows created and 3 successfully airing -The Book of Boba Fett,Ahsoka, andSkeleton Crew-The Mandalorianquickly became much more than a TV show....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Jason Sanchez

These Two Former The Golden Bachelor Contestants Want To Date The Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos' "Leftovers"

The Golden Bachelor Cast The Bachelor returns to TV with The Golden Bachelor, a romantic reality competition series created for ABC. The show will focus on an older generation of hopefuls, with one senior male hoping to court and win the heart of one of several older female contestants. The Golden Bachelorfan favoritesKathy Swarts and Susan Noles revealed that they told theGolden Bachelorettelead Joan Vassos to send her rejected suitors their wayafter she says goodbye to them on the show....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Kimberly Tran

This Action Drama Show That's Trending On Netflix Is Perfect To Watch While Waiting For Chicago Fire Season 13

Summary Netflix has the perfect trending action drama for those waiting forChicago Fireseason 13.Derek Haas and Michael Brandt created theChicago Fireseries, focusing on the fictional stories of the firefighters and paramedics at Chicago’s Firehouse 51. The series has spawned several spinoffs comprising the largerOne Chicago shared universe. The One Chicago shows are just part of the composition of the many Dick Wolf franchises, which dominate television with theOne ChicagoandLaw & Orderfranchises on NBC and theFBIuniverse on CBS....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Michael Lee

This man wearing a naked female body shirt at a tech event shows the industry's big problem

Picture this: a big tech company creates a generative AI model that’s supposed to be more powerful, but also inclusive than what came before it. However, due to a likely lack of diverse enough data sets, the model is supposed to overcorrect for diversity, leading togenerated images that are historically inaccurate. An important company representative is then confronted with how the business is dealing with these problems by a person wearing a shirt with a print of a photo-realistic naked female body, and answers the question seemingly without addressing the crass and inappropriate choice of wardrobe at all....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 773 words · Samantha Gutierrez

Use a Potentiometer With Your Raspberry Pi Pico

Use a Potentiometer With Your Raspberry Pi Pico The Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board is a great device that can be used to automate many home tasks such as automatically watering plants, opening and closing your garage door, detecting movement in the home, and so on. Building the foundational knowledge in order to successfully complete one (or all) of these examples takes time. This is where an inventor’s kit will come in handy....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Benjamin Bolton

What is ISO 9660 and how is it used?

ISO 9660, established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), has significantly influenced how we organize and access data on storage media, particularly compact discs (CDs). Although the CD drive has declined, the ISO 9660 file format and its derivatives are still relevant, especially with ISO images that store files ontop-of-the-line flash drivesandhard disks. This article explores the origins, attributes, and constraints of the ISO 9660 standard, highlighting its impact on cross-platform compatibility and the concept of ISO images....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Jessica Hill

What's new in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3

While we’re all eagerly awaiting theAndroid 14developer preview, which should hopefully launch soon, Google is still busy with its extended Android 13 beta program to prepare the Android 13 Quarterly Platform Release 2 (QPR2), or the March Feature Drop. Thelatest release to come to us is the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3, which is mostly concerned with fixing bugs, but it also has a few novelties hidden in the code. Here’s all we learned about Beta 3....

August 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1099 words · Diana Gutierrez