Monthly Archives: December 2024
NYT Strands hints, answers for December 30
If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky […]
How to watch Lions vs. 49ers online
TL;DR: Live stream Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers on Sling TV or FuboTV. NFL Week 17 action continues with a Monday Night Football matchup between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers. The Lions are 13-2 and seeking to clinch the top seed in the NFC. The 49ers are 6-9 and have been […]
Apple pulls iPhone SE and iPhone 14 from stores in the EU
Apple fans who were looking to buy an iPhone SE or iPhone 14 from the company in the EU are out of luck. All of Apple’s devices utilizing Lightning ports have now been pulled from stores. On Saturday, Dec. 28, the European Union’s new rules making USB-C the standard connection for charging smartphones, tablets, and […]
Hackers take over Google Chrome extensions in cyberattack
Some companies received something worse than a lump of coal from Santa this Christmas: Hackers attacking their Chrome extensions. Hackers hijacked a number of Chrome extensions this past week, according to a new report from Reuters. The attack was first noticed by cyber security company Cyberhaven, which was one of the companies affected by the […]
Watch Bezos’ new super rocket blast its engines. Its about to launch.
In the continuing saga of billionaires and big rockets comes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with his latest space vehicle, New Glenn. The rocket, which stands taller than the Statue of Liberty, is named after NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first person to orbit Earth in 1962. Though much shorter than SpaceX‘s towering Starship, it is […]
Whats new to streaming this week? (Dec. 27, 2024)
Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that’s before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television within each one! Don’t be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your […]
New iPhone 17 Pro rumor suggests changes are coming for the Dynamic Island
The next Pro-level iPhone might be the beginning of the end for Dynamic Island. According to a rumor posted by the Chinese site MyDrivers (via Wccftech), the iPhone 17 Pro might feature a downsized Dynamic Island. The pill-shaped front camera module that was introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro has been a reliable and useful […]
Updates are disabling Meta Quest headsets — but theres a workaround
Give or receive a gently used Meta Quest 2 or 3 for the holidays? If so, your augmented reality headset may have gone comatose after completing a suggested software update; similar complaints have flooded Reddit forums about the issue, How-to-Geek reports. Meta’s initial response to the problem was to offer out-of-warranty replacements for $150. Unsurprisingly, […]
TikTokkers are turning Google Street View into a nostalgic time machine
Google’s been driving Street View cars around the world for nearly two decades now. And TikTok has recently discovered that backlog of images is ripe with nostalgia. There’s a new trend on the app in which folks dig up old Google Maps images showing their homes, meaningful places, or photos from a specific time via […]
Apple explains why it will never build a search engine
Apple has no plans whatsoever in making its own version of Google. It’s not clear if anyone even really wanted such a thing, but if they did, they got bad news this week. Reuters spotted a federal court declaration filed by Apple in D.C. on Monday, and MacRumors honed in on some interesting nuggets. In […]