Want an Affordable iPhone? The iPhone 16e Shouldn't Be Your First Choice

Summary Apple’s cheapest iPhone just got $170 more expensive. The iPhone 16e brings some big improvements to the budget end of the market, but its price hike will push it out of reach for many iPhone SE refugees. The Problem With the iPhone 16e The iPhone 16e starts at $599 for the 128GB model, with 256GB and 512GB available at $699 and $899 respectively. Overnight, Apple’s newest budget offering wholly replaced 2022’s iPhone SE, which was long overdue for an update....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 1049 words · Cynthia Moore

Want to Share Hulu With Twice as Many People? Disney Has Your Back

Summary This fun little workaround requires aDisney Bundlesubscription. Of course, there’s a bit of irony here, as Disney is preparing anaccount-sharing crackdownà laNetflix. Thank You, Hulu on Disney+ Hulu originally launched in 2007 and is only available in two countries—the U.S. and Japan. So, instead of dumping resources into the ancient Hulu app, Disney hopes to move everything over to the Disney+ platform. The Disney+ app is far more polished than the old Hulu app and offers some unique features, such as Dolby Atmos audio....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Michele Allison MD

Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?

Summary People’s profound connection with the Solar System led them to feel a remarkable sense of sympathy for Pluto when it was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006. But why was it reclassified, and why did this cause so much controversy? Pluto Has Company For 76 years, Pluto was considered the ninth planet of our Solar System, 3.7 billion miles from the Sun. What’s more, for the first 62 years following its discovery in 1930, Pluto was thought to be alone, a distant body of ice and rock in a vast abyss of near-nothingness....

June 28, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Christopher Haynes

Why Reddit Has Become My Main "Social Media" App

Quick Links Over the years, I’ve spent so much time on various social media platforms. I’ve stopped using some of them, but many others I still use every day. When it comes to taking most of my time—in a good way—I have to give it to Reddit, the social media for fellow internet strangers. Wait, Reddit Is a Social Media? Whether Reddit can be considered “social media” is often debated. Unlike Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter (X), where people care about connecting with friends or creating a follower base, Reddit is more about engaging with communities....

June 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1117 words · James Wong

Xbox App Won't Open in Windows? 9 Fixes

Quick Links Summary To fix Xbox app not launching, restart your PC, fix the incorrect date and time, disable your antivirus, reboot the Xbox services, use the app troubleshooter, repair and reset the Xbox app, reinstall Gaming Services, update the Xbox app, and update Windows. Are you having trouble opening theXbox app on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC? It’s a fairly common problem, and there are a few ways to get around this problem....

June 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1294 words · Bruce Fields

You Only Need One App: How to Organize Everything in OneNote

Quick Links Summary OneNote offers an impressive array of features that eliminate the need for numerous other applications. Using it, you can manage most of your daily tasks. You can create to-do lists, collaborate with your team, manage projects, record audio and video, and use it as a more organized storage solution. 1. Create To-Do Lists With OneNote With OneNote, you cancreate to-do liststo manage your daily tasks, weekly plans, or entire projects....

June 28, 2025 · 5 min · 1008 words · Joseph Osborne

10 Huge Gaming Mysteries That Remain Unsolved

Some of the best games ever made have important plot points, characters, and unexplained events that are shrounded in mystery. Despite the many fans that have come together in a bid to solve them, they remain mysteries until a developer confirms these theories. While players will just have to keep waiting and collecting evidence until a definitive answer comes, it can be fun to speculate and read between the lines....

June 27, 2025 · 7 min · 1288 words · Becky Perez

10 Visual Novels for People Who Don't Like Visual Novels

Despite being one of gaming’s most accessible genres, visual novels are still fairly niche. Some people don’t have the time to sit through 50 hours of reading, or have been turned off by the countless dating sims that make up much of the genre. However, there’s a lot more to visual novels than you may realize. Whether you enjoy gritty crime thrillers, supernatural horror stories, or cozy slice-of-life dramas, these are the best visual novels for any newcomer to the genre....

June 27, 2025 · 13 min · 2747 words · Casey Shannon

3 Peacock Shows You Should Watch This Weekend (June 27)

Peacockhas slowly built up a decent library of original content, though it’s not all golden. If you’ve got time to binge a new series this weekend, don’t waste it on a dud. To help you out, I’ve rounded up three shows that make for perfect viewing over the coming days. I’ve watched them all and rate them highly. 2022 1 8 4 hours 44 minutes Status Unconfirmed I don’t hear many people talk aboutThe Resort, which is a shame because it’s a brilliant genre-bending show....

June 27, 2025 · 4 min · 779 words · Laura Brown

5 Hidden watchOS 11 Features You May Have Missed

Quick Links watchOS 11 packs several new features that add new functionalities to the Apple Watch and enhance its daily usefulness. While you may be familiar with the obvious changes already, there are some lesser-known ones that you may have missed. Let’s uncover them. 1Turn the Digital Crown to View Notifications One quality-of-life addition I like in watchOS 11 is the ability to view notifications on your Apple Watch using the Digital Crown....

June 27, 2025 · 4 min · 819 words · Scott Wallace

7 Common Online Scams to Watch Out for and How to Stay Safe

Quick Links Scammers take advantage of not just the vulnerable, but also the average internet user. Scams often create a sense of urgency, and scammers utilize many resources to make them appear as believable as possible. Read on to find out the most common types of scams and what to look out for. 1Phishing Scams Phishingis a type of fraud designed to trick victims into divulging sensitive information such as login credentials, credit card numbers, and bank account information....

June 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1153 words · Connie Barnes

7 Defunct Web Browsers That Aren't Internet Explorer

Today, Internet Explorer might be the most well-known discontinued web browser, but the path to modern web giants like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari is filled with a rich history of innovation driven by a series of now-defunct browsers. Each of these forgotten browsers laid the essential groundwork and drove the evolution of the World Wide Web. 7Netscape Navigator Netscape Navigator is arguably one of the most popular and influential web browsers on this list....

June 27, 2025 · 8 min · 1633 words · Adam Stout

9 Troubleshooting Tips to Try if Nintendo Switch Online Isn't Working

Do you have problems using Nintendo Switch Online or are you seeing “unable to connect with others” error messages? Here are some things you’re able to try to get your console online again. 1Check Your Internet Connection A problem with your local internet connection will prevent your Switch from working online at all, so it’s best to rule this out first. You can do this by taking a look at your router and logging in to your router control panel on a smartphone or laptop to see the connection status....

June 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1109 words · Jordan Grant