EarFun Uboom L review: Budget brilliance

You might not be too familiar with the EarFun brand. The company is relatively new on the scene, having launched its first product in 2019. Over the last few years, though, it has begun to make a bit of a splash by producing affordable audio products that offer great sound quality. The Uboom L is the brand’s latest portableBluetooth speaker, and it promises to punch well above its weight sonically....

July 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1083 words · Derrick Leonard

Final Fantasy XIV Expands Data Centers and Goes Back On Sale On January 25th

Final Fantasy XIV is finally getting back into the fray this coming July 21, 2025, after initially stumbling on server stability issues, prompting Square Enix to halt sales to keep up. This happened last December 2021 after the release of theEndwalkerExpansion, leading to theMMORPGs massive rise in popularity. Final Fantasy XIV Expands Data Centers And Goes Back On Sale On January 25th Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy XIVDirector Naoki Yoshida wrote to fans on January 14 via theofficial websitethat there are plans to address the server stability issues being experienced since December of last year....

July 16, 2025 · 5 min · 878 words · Glenn Parker

First Star Wars 9 Footage Screens, New Details Confirmed

Walt Disney screened the first footage fromStar Wars 9at their annual shareholders meeting this morning. The footage was reportedly mostly behind-the-scenes, but there were a few teases, one of which being the return of Darth Vader’s iconic helmet, which was last seen inThe Force Awakens. This falls in line with previous rumors that have teased the return of Darth Vader imagery. Other rumors suggest that Kylo Ren’s mask will be back in a repaired form, though it is unclear who will be wearing it this time around....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Kara Nash

Four New Games Announced in tinyBuild Direct

Well, with a new Steam Game Festival coming tomorrow, several indie developers and publishers are definitely seizing the opportunity to showcase new demos and new game announcements. Among those would be tinyBuild, who announced four new games today during a tinyBuild Direct presentation. So what does the prolific indie publisher have in store for us, exactly? First up is Despot’s Game, described as a roguelike tactics game where a bunch of people wake up naked in a post-apocalyptic labyrinth and you have to guide them through it, using various loot to turn them into ninjas, cult leaders, and pretzel throwers so that they can battle hordes of enemies made out of robots, evil cabbages, and even other players, all depicted in a pixel art world where you’re expected to die a lot....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Joshua Fischer

FullForce for iPhone stretches older apps to fit on your iPhone 5 screen

We recently published a post aboutScreenExtender, a free tweak available in Cydia that forces legacy apps to stretch to the iPhone 5’s taller screen. As we published the post, Ryan Petrich came up with his own solution to stretch older apps to take advantage of the taller iPhone 5 screen. Similar to his iPad tweak calledFullForce, FullForce for iPhone forces applications to show in full screen mode on the taller device…...

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · David Lewis DDS

Here's What The Icons And Numbers Mean On Your Milwaukee Drill

Here’s What The Icons And Numbers Mean On Your Milwaukee Drill The general operation of a power drill isn’t rocket science: you squeeze the trigger, the bit spins, you put holes in things. However, that only applies when all you’re doing is putting a hole in something, and you don’t especially care how big or deep the hole is. If you’re looking to do more detail-oriented work, you should take a close look at the tool....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 690 words · Jacqueline Martin

How to disable the Bixby button

Virtual assistants are very common, and every phone manufacturer seems to have their own version. For Samsung phones, theassistant is Bixby. Samsung even has a special button to call up Bixby. Unfortunately, many users would prefer if this button did not exist. Difficulty What You Need Samsung phone If the Bixby button is driving you crazy, then it is time to learn how to disable it. Then you won’t have to worry about Bixby popping up when you’d rather it stay hidden....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 647 words · Mary Oliver

How to Disable “Are You Still Watching?” Prompt on Netflix

How to Disable “Are You Still Watching?” Prompt on Netflix If you are an avid Netflix user, you might have noticed the controversial, ‘Are you Still Watching’ Prompt. This usually pops up, when Netflix suspects the user has stopped watching the show. Usually, this helps Netflix to save your data and also their bandwidth, but if you are binge-watching, having such pop-ups in the middle is just annoying. Anyhow, while you can’t disable it from Netflix settings, you can use a third-party chrome extension on your Desktop....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Richard Perkins

How to find a Combat Cache in Fortnite

Combat Caches are the new Supply Drops in Fortnite. Instead of a box falling from the sky, these caches appear on the ground around the map. You need to visit them and start the recovery process to access the loot inside. Since they do not have a specific spawn location, you need to hurry over to the Combat Caches as soon as they appear on the map. Here’s how to find and recover a Combat Cache in Fortnite....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Bradley Ray

How to Fix Packet Loss in Valorant

Like most online games, Valorant is no stranger to connectivity issues that can greatly affect the outcome of a match. If there’s a hiccup in the transferring of data between you, your ISP, and the Valorant game servers, you’re probably experiencing packet loss. This can result in moments of lag, causing “rubber banding” in games, or can sometimes outright disconnect you from servers altogether. Either way, it’s an issue you definitely don’t want to be experiencing....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Lisa Oconnor

How to Get the Old Whistle in Remnant 2

While some materials in Remnant 2 have a clear use, others can be a little more confusing. Some are very broad such as Iron, which is used in upgrading equipment, while others, like boss rewards, are used for one thing at one point in time. One specific material has to be purchased, though its use can be a little confusing at first. Here’s how to get theOld Whistlein Remnant 2....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Natasha Thomas

How to restore all Mechanical Painting Parts in the Genshin Impact Evermotion Mechanical Painting event

Genshin Impact’s Evermotion Mechanical Painting event runs fromAug. 12, 2022, to Aug 12, 2025, and introduces players to Felix Yogue, a self-proclaimed daydreamer from theCourt of Fontaine. In this event, you must help him restore the Mechanical Painting Parts that Hilichurls stole. How to unlock the Evermotion Mechanical Painting event in Genshin Impact To unlock this event, you must first meet the following prerequisites: Once done, you’ll automatically get an Event Quest calledEvermotion Mechanical Painting, leading you back to Monstadt....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Jesse Howard

Instagram wants to sell your photos to faceless corporations. Great, now what?

The updated rules give Instagram the right to sell access to your photos to advertisers and share your profile data with third-parties. The change enraged some to the point ofclosing their Instagram account. The vast majority of users don’t appeaer to oppose the decision with such drastic measures, but there’s no doubt that the company is playing with fire. The move already has backfired. A major backlash ensued and the misstep is now threatening to snowball into a PR catastrophe…...

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Tara Davidson