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The “Hello Heart” mobile app helps people manage their Blood Pressure

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 United States have high blood pressure, but only around a quarter of those people have […]

todayOctober 19, 2021

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Animal Crossing is getting a big update and paid DLC on November 5th

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 Animal Crossing fans. You’ll be able to visit Brewster in his coffee shop, The Roost, […]

todayOctober 19, 2021

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Valve bans Blockchain Games and NFTs on Steam

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 because the company doesn’t allow game items that could have real-world value. But Steam could […]

todayOctober 19, 2021

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Here are the Biggest Announcements from this year’s DC FanDome

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 biggest news that dropped. The Batman shows off Robert Pattinson’s gritty hero... Fans finally got […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

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TikTok is coming to LG’s Smart TVs

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 coming months.” The app is launching in the UK, France, and Germany, a TikTok representative […]

todayOctober 14, 2021

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Google and YouTube will cut off ad money for Climate Change Deniers

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 that contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change,” the Google […]

todayOctober 13, 2021

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Google SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS Texting on the iPhone

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 offer to assist Apple in implementing the new standard. RCS is finally starting to gain […]

todayOctober 12, 2021

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The Grand Theft Auto trilogy is getting an HD remaster for PC and consoles, including Nintendo Switch

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 host them, too. It will come to iOS and Android in the first half of […]

todayOctober 11, 2021

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Ground Control to Captain Kirk: William Shatner set to become the oldest person in Space on next Blue Origin flight

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 and flight operations, Audrey Powers, as well as Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries, for […]

todayOctober 11, 2021

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