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When Nintendo revealed the Switch 2, there was a tinge of disappointment in some corners of the internet over the fact that the console wasn’t a major departure from the original Switch. It is still a hybrid console that you slide in and out of a dock to play games on the go or via your TV, only with prettier graphics, a bigger screen, and new Joy-cons. However, Nintendo still has a gimmick up its sleeve, only it isn’t as in-your-face as it was with something like the Wii’s motion controls. The Switch 2’s new Joy-cons aren’t just bigger and…

Table of Contents Table of Contents First generation: 1972 – 1983 Second generation: 1976 – 1985 Third generation: 1983 – 1990 Fourth generation: 1987 – 1996 Fifth generation: 1993 – 2002 Sixth generation: 1998 – 2005 Seventh generation: 2005 – 2013 Eighth generation: 2012 – 2020 Ninth generation: 2020 – present Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming landscape with Nintendo’s NES leading the charge. The NES is one of…

I still vividly remember Ninja Gaiden 2’s launch in 2008 even though I never played it. It may be hard to imagine now, but back in the 2000s, Team Ninja’s hack-and-slash series was briefly on the Mount Rushmore of action games (depending on who you talked to). It was praised for its stylish hyperviolence and its extreme challenge, earning Team Ninja the kind of loyal following from action aficionados that FromSoftware would begin to amass as the 2010s rolled around. Its star quickly faded in 2012 after the divisive Ninja Gaiden 3, but I still remember the series as a…

Table of Contents Table of Contents 22 Jump Street (2014) Project X (2012) Snowpiercer (2013) Netflix started January off strong with the new movie Back in Action, an action comedy starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. Back in Action has been a resounding hit, registering the biggest Netflix premiere weekend since The Adam Project. While Back in Action will remain in the service, several notable movies will leave by February 1. The list of movies leaving Netflix this month includes We’re the Millers, Zero Dark Thirty, Dune, Despicable Me, and White House Down. The list continues below with three more movies: an action comedy, a high school party…

Table of Contents Table of Contents How to play Connections Hints for today’s Connections Today’s Connections answers NYT Connection FAQs Connections is one of the best puzzle games from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others —…

Table of Contents Table of Contents How to play Strands Hint for today’s Strands puzzle Today’s Strand answers Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle. Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you’re stuck and need to know the answers to today’s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below. How to play Strands You…

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing…

In yet another contradicting leak, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects the Dynamic Island in the iPhone 17 Pro series to remain essentially the same as the one in the iPhone 16. Some of the first leaks about this year’s iPhone suggested Apple might shrink the size of the Dynamic Island. This new rumor indicates the opposite, but it doesn’t necessarily mean Jeff Pu was wrong in his initial theory. Apple could have changed course due to a variety of factors, including an uncertain economic climate and changing global regulations. The Dynamic Island has always been something of a contentious…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Tying smartwatch data to genetics A new dawn for psychiatry Over the past couple of years, the medical science community has shifted its attention to wearables in a serious fashion, thanks to their mass uptake. Those efforts have yielded some remarkable results in the efficacy and potential of these wearable devices. The latest such scientific revelation comes from the experts at the University of Barcelona. In a paper published in the Cell Journal, the team described how smartwatches can be used to accurately detect psychological disorders using biomarkers. Using the data provided by continuous…

Sterling K. Brown has only dipped his toes into the world of superhero-dom, but in a recent interview with Variety, the actor said that he turned down a role on one of the biggest superhero shows on TV. Brown explained that he turned down what would have been a season-long villain role on The Boys, a role which he was very tempted to take. “I think it was a bad guy [role], because it was very tempting,” Brown explained. “But a full-season arc, they are in Toronto — it’s tough. Listen, these are champagne problems I’m talking about here! But…