Remember; Nintendo paid for the tariffs. Nintendo has launched an oddly described but very welcome sale. They made this announcement on their site: Nintendo of America is excited to announce the Customer Appreciation Sale, one of our largest promotions ever, featuring 30% off dozens of Nintendo Switch digital games and bundles, plus savings on select … [Read more…]
Google Keep has been sitting on my phone for years, but Keep Live is the first feature that has changed how I use it. I no longer need to stop what I am doing, open a note, type everything, and then clean up the mess later. Now I can start talking and let Gemini turn … [Read more…]
Will the PlayStation 6 be his last console? Mark Cerny has retirement on his mind. He was interviewed by Stephen Totilo about the Nova Games Foundation, a new nonprofit he is founding with Geoff Keighley. Cerny said this to Totilo via email: I’m nearing the end of my career. I’m not done yet, but paying … [Read more…]
ChatGPT and Claude are both excellent AI assistants, but using them side by side on Android made me realize how different they feel when you move beyond simple prompts. For the past month, I used both for everyday tasks on my phone. By the end of the month, I wasn’t switching between them nearly as … [Read more…]
It’s misleading to ignore this. PlayStation and Xbox are facing similar tariff lawsuits that Nintendo is facing – but there’s a difference between them. As reported by Stephen Totilo for GameFile, Sony and Microsoft have responded to separate lawsuits filed in California after they received IEEPA tariff refunds. While these plaintiffs argue that consumers paid … [Read more…]
I once promised gesture navigation would never be my thing, until I tried it. I no longer overthink the swipes. I even use the learning curve as a deterrent for anyone borrowing my phone who’s still used to Android’s on-screen buttons. Lately, I enhanced my experience with Glyf, which lets me draw commands on Android … [Read more…]
You may not realize it but this is a major technical achievement. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has received a huge multiplayer update on Switch 2. As Nintendo revealed, it’s now possible to play with eight players on one Switch 2 console via split-screen multiplayer. It’s an unprecedented upgrade for the franchise. To put this in … [Read more…]
Brave is an exceptional browser that is quickly replacing Chrome on Android for many users, including me. The browser has added features that aren’t available on Chrome, Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. But plenty of hidden features are useful and aren’t turned on by default. Here are some of my favorite hidden features every Brave … [Read more…]
It’s a miracle this game is still around. A new video game leak has come up, but this time it’s not for GTA 6. As shared by ZamnBoii in the /GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit, a trailer has leaked for Marvel’s Iron Man. We’ll share our observations of the trailer below. This video game incarnation seems to take … [Read more…]
Since I have been studying and using ChatGPT and Google Gemini, I have been interested in finding alternatives, mainly to see how the quality differs between the LLM models. One issue I sometimes run into is privacy. The more I try different models, the more personal data I potentially give up on the cloud. But … [Read more…]