People with high blood pressure who used a smartphone app and at-home monitor were able to drive down their blood pressure, a new study showed. The program, called Hello Heart, lets people track their blood pressure, weight, and physical activity and offers tips on how to manage blood pressure. Around half of adults in the […]
On October 15th Nintendo had a huge Direct presentation focused on new content coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including the game’s major 2.0 update and a significant paid DLC expansion. Both will be available on November 5th. Let’s start first with the free update, which brings back a lot of familiar faces for longtime […]
The Verge reports that games that use blockchain technology or let users exchange NFTs or cryptocurrencies won’t be allowed on Steam, according to a rule added to Valve’s “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam” list. The change was pointed out by SpacePirate, a developer working on an NFT-based game, who said that the change was […]
DC Comics and Warner Bros. held their second annual Fandome on Saturday, revealing new trailers for movies and shows coming up, including The Batman, The Flash, and Black Adam. They also gave fans a peek at the story trailer for the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game. Here’s a look at some of the […]
The Verge reports that TikTok has launched an app for LG’s 2020 and 2021 smart TVs, the TV manufacturer has announced. The app arrived on these recent webOS 5.0 and webOS 6.0 models with a firmware update that started rolling out on October 7th, but will also be coming to older 2019 TVs “in the […]
Google will no longer allow advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators to monetize content that denies the existence of climate change. The company detailed the changes in a support document on October 7th. “Today, we’re announcing a new monetization policy for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators that will prohibit ads for, and monetization of, content […]
Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer called on Apple to support RCS, the next-generation texting standard that’s supposed to supplant SMS. In a tweet, Lockheimer offered an “open invitation to the folks who can make this right” and said, “we are here to help.” Translation: the “folks” are Apple and “we are here to help” is Google’s […]
Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas are each getting HD remasters. They’ll be released in a package called Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. The collection is coming to PC (via the Rockstar Games Launcher), PlayStation, Xbox, and, more surprisingly, the Nintendo Switch will […]
The rumors are true: Captain Kirk is going to space. William Shatner, the 90-year-old Star Trek alum, will join a civilian flight on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin on October 12. The actor will become the oldest person to fly into outer space. Shatner will board the New Shepard rocket with Blue Origin’s VP of mission […]
So, let’s face it, Facebook is having a really bad week. Three major players – Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – in the Social Media’sphere all had major outages that lasted for about 6 hours on Monday, which felt like an eternity to devotees. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and […]