Sorry Spotify, YouTube is now officially the biggest podcast platform in the world

Podcastshave become a major phenomenon in the past few years, and many creators are pivoting to the popular format to grow their audiences. While podcasts initially started out as anaudio-only experience, many creators quickly turned to publishing them in a video format also on places like YouTube, and it seems their popularity has exploded. In a recentblog post, YouTube announced that over one billion people on its platform tune in to podcasts monthly – a staggering one-eighth of the world’s population....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · James Burns

Splitgate 2 brings portal-based FPS action back in 2025

The sequel to 2021’s Splitgate has just beenannounced by developer 1047 Games. Splitgate 2 will befree-to-playwhen it comes to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2025 and has a companion app available now. The original Splitgate garnered a lot of attention during its beta period fromshooter fansthanks to its inspired melding of arena-shooter mechanics and space-bending portals. Teams of four would battle it out on battlefields with various sci-fi weapons but also have the ability to shoot portals at parts of the environment to flank and reposition around the map....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Norma Luna

The T-Rex Boss in Astro’s Playroom has an Incredible Place in PlayStation’s History

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Anyone who owns a PlayStation 5 is familiar withAstro’s Playroomwhich comes pre-loaded with the console and serves as a tech demo for DualSense Controller and promotes the PlayStation brand.Astro’s Playroomis the sequel toAstro Bot Rescue Missionwhich was developed for PS4’s VR headset. When players reach the last zone ofAstro’s Playroomwhich is located at the underside of the CPU Plaza, they encounter the T-Rex who is the final boss and the oldest enemy in the game....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 641 words · Austin Fields

These images of empty BBC sets are ideal Zoom backgrounds

Some television sets are so iconic that you can recognise them instantly, while others might not stand out so much but still do their job perfectly, transporting you to a time and place without ever seeming overbearing. It stands to reason that some of the best sets ever made have been created by the teams at the BBC, which, after all, has created some of the most famous and widely-watched TV ever....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Jeffrey Glenn

Use your iOS device as USB flash storage with roqyUSB

One of the features I’ve missed from the classic iPods is the ability to plug the devices into a computer to directly access their hard drives or flash memory. When I was in school, I didn’t carry a USB key around with me because I always had my iPod and everyone had the cables handy. While there is software that can transfer files between an iPhone and a PC, we’re generally not permitted to install programs on shared computers....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Stephanie Smith

Vivo X Fold 2 and X Flip are official, but will they ever make it out of China?

Vivohas announced not just one but two new foldable phones in the X Fold 2 and its first flip phone, the X Flip. But while the two phones are now official in China, there’s so far been no suggestion that they’ll get themselves a global release. The two phones promise ZEISS cameras while offering two different form factors to make sure that everyone is catered for. Vivo X Flip Vivo’s first flip phone comes with a large 3-inch external display as well as a 6....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Deborah Barnett

Whatever Happened To The Spitzer Space Telescope?

Whatever Happened To The Spitzer Space Telescope? You may not know the name of the Spitzer Space Telescope, but if you like looking at beautiful images of space then you’ve almost certainly seen some of its images. One of NASA’s Great Observatories, four powerful space-based telescopes launched in the 1990s and early 2000s, Spitzer was an invaluable tool for astronomers after its launch in 2003. But in 2020the mission was retired, and the telescope was deactivated....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Christy Snyder

Where to Find Dazed Emote in FFXIV

Quick Links The recently released 7.2 patch forFinal Fantasy XIVis something the game has needed in the rather slow downtime between raid tiers. There has been a bit of a content draught as we wait for the more grindable content, such as Occult Crescent, theEurekaand Bozja Field Operation equivalent forDawntrail, which comes out in May. With this update, we have seen a strong amount of new and revamped content, one of which is the PvP series....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · William Stanton

Where to Find the Science Center Dead Drop in Ashika Island DMZ

The Legion faction has another task for you to complete in the Call of Duty: DMZ, and in the Shock Value mission, you have been tasked with finding the Science Center Dead Drop. This container happens to be on Ashika Island instead of Al Mazrah, but the name does not give enough information on its own. None of the major POIs on Ashika Island are labeled as a Science Center, so if you are on the Tier 3 Legion missions, you may be scratching your head....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · William Clark

Who is Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows?

The core hook of the entireAssassin’s Creed franchiseis revisiting and exploring the world and cultures of civilizations long past. We’ve gone back as far as the Viking era, as modern as the English industrial revolution, and everything in between. Blending fact with real history, the series takes these important places and times in history and weaves in aplot of conspiracy, ancient orders, and powerful artifacts as if they were real and simply hidden from public knowledge....

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 937 words · Daniel Peterson DVM

With iOS 26, Apple is finally taking the iPhone's phone app seriously

Apple has at last unveilediOS 26, its next major software update for theiPhone, due to arrive this fall in time for theiPhone 17. During itsWWDC 2025keynote, the company was keen to draw attention to a variety of new features – above all its “Liquid Glass” aesthetics for icons, menus, and lockscreens. I’ll admit, it’s one of the things I’m most looking forward to, even if it won’t make a significant difference in my day-to-day life....

July 27, 2025 · 5 min · 1065 words · Mark Crawford

Wonder Woman 3 Star Gal Gadot Provides Update on the DC Threequel

Gal Gadot has provided a promising update on upcoming DC sequel,Wonder Woman 3, while promoting her upcoming Netflix action flickRed Notice. While she was not able to give much away regarding the direction of the comic book sequel, Gadot did confirm that the script is now being worked on, which will bring the DC icon back to the big screen. “I can’t tell you yet, but we’re working on the script,“Gal Gadotreplied, when asked whenWonder Woman 3might hit theaters....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Shelley Watson

Your burning questions about GPUs, answered

PC components are complex. It’s easy to look at a list of thebest graphics cardsand know which one you should buy, but there are still dozens of lingering questions when it comes to GPUs. We rounded up the most popular GPU questions in Google so you can understand what a graphics card is and how it works. There are no bad questions here. If you already have your footing with GPUs and want to go a little deeper, ensure to read our guide onhow to choose a graphics card....

July 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1229 words · Ashley Curry