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Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections  and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Todays NYT Strands puzzle is themed to a certain Big Game happening today. Even if you’re not watching, you’re probably aware of

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections puzzle might seem to have a Super Bowl connection (well, it includes the words “super” and “bowl.”) But it’s

Yes, PlayStation Network is still down over 14 hours after the initial outage started. The service for PlayStation 5 and PS4 players that lets them go online, chat with friends, and do all the other things fans expect to do on a modern console is integral for playing everything from Fortnite to Roblox, and the

Our next official look at the Switch 2 is still a few months off, but that hasn’t stopped folks from speculating about its price, or obsessing over the details we may have gleaned about the packaging its games will come in. Elsewhere, EA gave us a (very brief!) first look at the next Battlefield and

The PlayStation Network is suffering what appears to be a massive outage heading into the weekend. PlayStation 5 and PS4 Players across social media, including X and Reddit, are reporting being unable to connect to Sony’s online services, including multiplayer matches and the PlayStation Store. Suggested Reading The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023

View details View details View details View details View details View details View details View details View details View details An easy upgrade that can make your home smarter is the smart plug. Though they appear to be simple devices, they can do incredible things when connected to other gadgets. (I use them to automatically

Your phone lets you share all the details of your life with anyone, anytime. But you probably don’t want to share everything. Sometimes, you have to plan a surprise party or arrange some other event that you don’t want the whole town to know about. With an iPhone, you don’t need to download an app like Signal to write

Yo! We’ve arrived at yet another weekend in the year that just keeps on giving. And by giving, yeah, I’m referring to all the horrors of the modern era that you might be looking to escape from with some video games. This week we’ve got a promising entry to the point-and-click genre, the return of

After a controversial victory involving an incorrect rule call by a judge, a professional Disney Lorcana player has seemingly been disqualified from an upcoming world tournament while his opponent has received a rare trading card worth an estimated $10,000. Suggested Reading Disney’s New Post-Apocalyptic Anime Proves The Mouse Has Good Taste Off English Suggested Reading

Since 2004, Electronic Arts has used its Madden NFL series of sports sims to play out each year’s Super Bowl match-up, and the results of this year’s prediction have just been announced: According to EA, the winner of Super Bowl 49 will be the Philadelphia Eagles. Madden 25 says the team will defeat the Kansas

The Resistance games were never among Sony’s most popular franchises but they still have a special place in some players’ hearts, especially those who remained ride-or-die through the tough early days of the PlayStation 3. And while 2011’s Resistance 3 capped off the alternate sci-fi history about a WWII-style fight against alien invaders in the

The Duelist is Marvel Rivals’ go-to damage class, a group of characters that makes up over half the roster. But while there is plenty of variety when it comes to the different heroes and how they play, few look as badass as the psychic ninja mutant known as Psylocke. Suggested Reading How Alan Wake 2

It’s one thing to occasionally misplace your keys, but quite another if your luggage goes missing at the airport. In both situations, attaching Apple AirTags could mean finding them faster, and with less stress. Apple’s portable Bluetooth trackers are quickly becoming nearly ubiquitous. They’re so popular that major airports and airlines are now plugged in to Apple’s

When I was testing the TCL 50 XL for my phone review, I was disappointed to find that the Android phone ships with the T-Mobile Play feed preinstalled alongside Google Discover. It clutters up the screen with an additional feed of stories that I don’t need. It’s also not clear how to make the feed go away,

Smite and Realm Royale developer and publisher HiRez is shifting most of its remaining staff and resources away from some of its current games in order to support 2024’s Smite 2. This means the original Smite, Rogue Company, and class-based shooter Paladins will no longer receive large content updates in the future. Suggested Reading This

Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun) and Invincible are the same in flesh, but not always in action. After the world found out how much of a genocidal maniac his father Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons) is, the young superhero had to deal with civilians being afraid of him when he was trying to help, Cecil Stedman (Walton Goggins)

Football is all about finding angles and advantages wherever you can. Hosting a big-game party requires the same level of ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking — especially if you plan on hosting a Super Bowl gathering and you’re aiming to enjoy the game yourself.  If you’re having the gang over this Super Bowl Sunday, you’ll need a

You should ask yourself a few questions when considering a new mattress for your RV, trailer or camper van. Finding something comfortable is priority No. 1 because even if you seldom sleep in your RV, you should still be comfortable. Mattress size Size is probably the most important thing to keep in mind when shopping

Starlink, the satellite constellation that delivers internet access to people in remote regions across the world, is now coming straight to your phone. This new satellite-to-cell service is a partnership between T-Mobile, SpaceX and Starlink, and with it you can send and receive text messages even when you don’t have service — as long as

When you need to sign a document that’s sent to you as a PDF or a Word file, you can easily take care of that using your phone. Whether you use an iPhone or an Android phone, both include built-in options for adding a quick signature onto a document, saving a new copy and sending

Have you ever come across an Early Access game on Steam, decided it looked pretty cool and downloaded it, only to realize it was kind of busted and never getting updated again? It’s long been a topic among PC players, and Valve now has a new tool to hopefully reduce such occurrences. A warning on

2K Games has fired 31st Union president Michael Condrey after the studio’s long-awaited online multiplayer game Project Ethos was revealed last fall to little fanfare or apparent player interest, according to two sources familiar with the studio. The project’s fate is now unclear, although 2K, which is publishing Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country

Since the start of the year, Warner Bros. has been quietly uploading full movies to its YouTube channel, letting anyone watch them for free. There are currently 31 movies available to stream right now on YouTube, and some of them are good! Others are bad. Very bad. For example, you can now watch Eddie Murphy’s

When it comes to Marvel Cinematic Universe lore, few things have been more impactful than Captain America: Civil War, which signaled a seismic shift in the MCU’s future by introducing characters and moments Marvel fans still gush about. The seminal film is largely remembered for the jaw-dropping introductions of Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man

While it’s normal to shed between 50 to 100 hairs every day, if you’re losing more than that, you may want to talk to your doctor about potential vitamin deficiencies. By ensuring that you have a balanced diet full of vitamins and minerals, you can work toward long, healthy locks while boosting your overall health at

Uber is one step closer to letting customers hail a self-driving vehicle in Austin, Texas, through its app. The company on Wednesday opened up its interest list so that curious riders can declare their interest in potentially being matched with a Waymo robotaxi, once that partnership launches “soon” in Austin.  In September, Uber and Waymo, the

Are you prepared to watch the Eagles snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this weekend? I am not, but destiny may have other plans. Either way, Philadelphia will be a mess. Schools are already opening late the day after the Super Bowl, a perfect time to relive the glory of Saquon Barkley somehow mustering

The first trailer for Marvel’s upcoming Fantastic Four movie looks great and people seem generally excited about it. However, a poster released for the movie online by Marvel led to some backlash as some believed it was created using AI image generation. But Marvel is pushing back and claims that’s not the case. Suggested Reading

$340 at Amazon Amazon Kindle Scribe Best jumbo e-reader you can draw on Show more (1 item) I like reading physical books, but my Kindle has replaced them for the most part, especially while I’m traveling. Not only are the e-readers lightweight, allowing you to take them just about anywhere, but many models feature built-in

If you’re a freelancer, business owner or someone who occasionally makes money on the side, you need to know about the new tax reporting requirement for PayPal, Venmo, Cash App and other third-party payment users. Third party payment apps are required to send you a 1099-K tax form if you made more than $5,000 on the platform