Hopes for early U.S. release of performance-tracking ‘smart condom’ premature

Taking a male-skewed view of sexual performance, British Condoms recently introduced its contribution to wearable technology, the i.Con smart condom. The product will initially be offered in the U.K. only. Customers in the U.S. and other nations will need to show restraint. The “world’s first smart condom” isn’t actually a condom. It’s a girth-adjustable ring that will “sit over a condom at the base.” So let’s be polite and call it a penis ring....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Julia Thompson

How to delete or deactivate your Facebook account

Maybe you just need to take a break fromusing Facebook. Or maybe you haven’t used your Facebook account in awhile and don’t plan to in the future. Whatever your reasons, you should know that you have two clear options when it comes to doing away with Facebook. If you just need a break and will likely need your account in the future, you can deactivate your Facebook account. If you’ve moved on togreener social media pasturesor just don’t need your account anymore, you can delete your Facebook account too....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1003 words · Jessica Mathews

How to get Darth Jar Jar skin in Fortnite

How to get Darth Jar Jar skin in Fortnite Darth Jar Jar Binks got everyone inFortnitetalking when he appeared in the Galactic Battle trailer, especially when fans realised they could get him as a skin. Star Warshas completely taken over Fortnite, with the map getting a sci-fi overhaul and all of theweapons being replaced by blasterswith the signature sounds. Plus, a number oficonic characterscan be found on the island, including Darth Maul andMace Windu....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Christina Kaufman

How to password protect a folder in Windows and macOS

You probably already know how to password protect your computer, locking out other, but if you know how to password protect folders you can safely let others use yourWindows 11computer without having to worry about your personal files being accessed. Whether it’s sensitive banking info, that batch of embarrassing poems you wrote after your last breakup, or images for that mildly edgy YouTube channel you intend to make one day, it’s all okay....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 934 words · Sarah Weeks

How to use Swipe Type in iOS 13, and how to use it on older iPhones too

Apple’s latest operating system is full of intuitive new features that make the iPhone even more powerful than ever before. Their new swipe type feature lets you shoot off texts quicker than ever before, assuming you’re able to figure out how to use it. We have everything you need to know about how to use swipe type, including how to take advantage of this feature with third-party keyboards and on older iPhones....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Alexander Campos

How to watch record-setting NASA astronaut return to Earth this week

Record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will return to Earth this Wednesday. Rubiorecently set a new recordfor the longest single stay in space by a NASA astronaut, surpassing one year spent on the International Space Station (ISS). Rubio and two other ISS crewmembers will return to Earth this week, and their journey will be live-streamed by NASA if you want to watch along at home. What to expect from the return journey Rubio will be returning to Earth along with two Roscosmos cosmonauts, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, who have also been staying on the station for a total of 371 days in space....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Angela Ortega

HP embraces USB-C with the new Chromebook 14 G5 and Chromebox G2

With CES just around the corner, HP has introduced a new batch of Chrome systems made for light office and educational work. The first is the HP Chromebook 14 G5, an updated laptop with options for an HD touchscreen. The second is a bit more unique — the Chromebox G2, which is a desktop computer that runs Chrome OS and has a bit more processing power behind it. HP Chromebook 14 G5 The new HP Chromebook 14 G5 runs on the updatedIntel CeleronN3450 (or N3350) processor....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Richard Potter

Huawei Mate 10 Pro vs. Google Pixel 2 XL: Can Huawei top the Android powerhouse?

Huawei has finally taken the wraps off the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro. These devices boast top-tier specs, beautifully large displays, and a design that puts them firmly in the 2017 flagship category. Of course, the Huawei Mate 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro are not the only flagship phones to recently come out. Google unveiled the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL to much fanfare at its recent hardware event, and they could pose quite a threat to the newly launched Mate 10 series....

July 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1329 words · Scott Petersen

I tried OxygenOS 13, and it’s everything I feared it would be

OxygenOS 13 is here. Well, sort of.OnePlus released the OxygenOS 13 open beta for the OnePlus 10 Proon August 9, giving users a chance to get an early glimpse at what the future of OnePlus software looks like. Android betas are always an exciting thing, but there’s an especially high amount of anxiety surroundingOnePlus’s take on Android 13. Ever since OnePlus’s deeper integration with Oppo, the software on OnePlus phones has found itself in a concerning place....

July 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1513 words · Todd Ford

I was wrong. E-bikes are so practical, they’re a transit cheat code

Confession: Despite loving both bikes and gadgets, e-bikes never excited me. Compared to my bicycle, e-bikes seemed unfair. Compared to my motorcycle, they seemed slow. Compared to my car, they seemed impractical. But with $1,500 federal e-bike rebates potentially on the horizon at part ofE-Bike Act, I decided it was past time to reconsider. Not just because 30% off would make them way more accessible, but because the entire idea that e-bikes could be worthy of a rebate changed the way I looked at them: less as toys, more as transit....

July 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1094 words · Alexander Murray

Inbox is out — Google to shut down experimental email app in March 2019

Launching as an invite-only app in 2014, Google’s Inbox set out to create a more efficient email experience for users. Four years and multiple updates later, the web company announced this week it’s going to retire Inbox in March 2019 and instead concentrate on improving Gmail. Product manager Matthew Izatt said ina blog postthe Inbox app had been “a great place to experiment with new ideas likesnoozing emails to later, as well as try the latest A....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Chase West

Intel drones offer high-tech help to restore the Great Wall of China

Tourists visiting the Great Wall of China are usually taken to one of the small number of restored sections, but many parts of the ancient structure are crumbling badly or have completely disappeared. Working with the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage, Intel is using its drone and artificial intelligence (A.I.) technologies as part of conservation efforts to help rebuild the decrepit Jiankou section of the wall some 30 miles north of Beijing....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Brooke Frye

Ironically, tech will save us from the horror of Cell Phone Courtesy Month

July is National Cell Phone Courtesy Month. An entire month dedicated to back-patting among those who likely already display such values, and chastising the poor saps unlucky enough to use their phone in a situation deemed inappropriate by the tech police. It’s an almost complete waste of time. The boorish, the rude, and the cretinous will continue to use their phones in places where it’s a common courtesy not to, entirely unaware of what month it is, while the rest of us have to hear about what a societal blight we are every time we dare to look at a notification....

July 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1131 words · Mrs. Lori Brown