RELATED: Best Lesser Known Sci-fi Books To Read During The Holidays Just don’t expect most of them to be accurate. No one would want their future to be riddled with indestructible Xenomorphs now, would they? A select few do give some promising perspectives into what the future holds for mankind. Either way, movies set in the 22nd century will surely pique everyone’s imagination. 8 Alien Release Year: 1979 Available on Disney+...
It’s vital that financial information or account details you might share with a partner over a message doesn’t end up in the wrong hands, plus you’ll want to know that your conversations will remain private rather than being watched and read by companies that want to sell you ads or worse. To guard against this its best to use a secure messaging app, and here are five of the best, with the bonus that they are all free to use....
Smart speakers are entirely about convenience and entertainment, reading you the news or weather report while you do something else, counting down the time your food needs to b e in the oven, and even reminding you what day of the week it is. There are a lot of smart speakers to choose from, with a number of different voice assistants too, so it’s important to know which one covers your needs, and whether the sound quality from the speaker itself is up to your personal standards....
Anyone outside of the tech industry would scarcely consider wearing traditional-looking smartwatches to work, dinner or at any event other than exercising due to the nature of their external design. If you’re searching for a smartwatch to double as an attractive accessory, you most likely would have to sift through hundreds of bulky, boxy and sometimes straight-up tasteless models to find the few that make the cut. Often, manufacturers produce smartwatches that are unquestionably masculine in design, with dimensions that dwarf a smaller wrist....
Since the platform’s debut, Valve has been testing games and labeling them as Deck Verified, which means they run well on the Steam Deck. Naturally, this process will take time considering the sheer quantity of projects on Steam, but plenty of massive games have already been confirmed. What are the best Deck Verified RPGs? Updated January 10, 2023 by Mark Sammut: As its one-year anniversary slowly approaches, the Steam Deck’s verified library continues to expand....
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#1 Zimbabwe While Zimbabwe as a cricketing team may not be a powerhouse like they once they used to be, they are an integral part of cricket because of the talented players they have produced and have been producing over the years. The period between 1997-2002 was their golden period in cricket. In the 1999 world cup, they had scored victories over India and South Africa only to lose a place in the semi-final to New Zealand, owing to an inferior run-rate....
RELATED: Free-To-Play Games To Keep An Eye On In 2022 People can equip light, medium, and heavy weapons in the game to amplify the damage dealt to enemies. The newly introduced Titan robots have unique titan weapons that can be mounted to gun down opponents. Take a look at these top titan weapons in War Robots. 10 Cinder Cinder is an explosive weapon with a manual shooter mode. It can deal tremendous damage at close-range and can be equipped on the Beta Hardpoint on a Titan Robot....
While the phone inevitably makes some compromises at this price point, there’s a lot to like about the Pixel 5. It comes packing a 5G-enabled Qualcomm 765G processor, 6in 90Hz OLED screen and hefty 4080mAh battery, making it an extremely well-balanced phone. Indeed, in our 9/10 review of the Pixel 5, we praised its excellent design and user experience, while the cameras are as great as ever. Don’t confuse its comparatively low price tag as not needing protection though – to maximise the phone’s lifespan we’d recommend throwing on a case....
RELATED: GTA Online: Weirdest Things You Can Buy Now, with GTA 5 being as old as the known universe itself, it’s probably time for a new GTA game. Any minute now. While the fans are waiting for GTA 6, they luckily came up with the best way to kill time—as per millennial (or later) standards: memes! Through memes, GTA fans have come to understand Rockstar Studios’ transmundane development logic for GTA 6....
RELATED: Best Movies About Board Games The horror genre seems to have grown quite a bit from this trend, considering the difficulty of translating tension from a visual-based setting to a slower-paced tabletop one. Alongside the ever-growing library of homebrew Dungeons & Dragons scenarios, there have also been dozens of attempts at capturing a haunting atmosphere through other mixtures of cards, boards, and dice, several of which have been hugely popular with a hungry audience looking for new experiences with their friends....
From gritty survival experiences to jump-scare-filled co-op adventures, this collection presents a more than decent offering to players. Steeled nerves and a willingness to be terrified are the only things needed (aside from a Game Pass subscription) to dive right in. 20 Amnesia: Rebirth Amnesia: Rebirth perfectly bookends the collection of Amnesia titles you can play on Xbox Game Pass. If you’ve played through The Dark Descent, Justine, and A Machine for Pigs already, then Rebirth is the obvious next stop....
Part of what’s made Ghost of Tsushima: Legends a hit is the way in which Sucker Punch has separated Jin’s abilities from the singleplayer campaign, and created four unique classes that players can take online. As a natural consequence of this process, the Assassin, Hunter, Ronin, and Samurai classes all serve different roles on the battlefield. Knowing how to build a loadout for each that maximizes their effectiveness, is therefore a crucial part of the entire experience....
RELATED: Lord Of The Rings: Most Terrifying Things In Middle-Earth Of the three missing Silmarils, stolen by Morgoth and fastened to his crown, one was retrieved not by an army or a powerful Wizard, but by a mortal man and the elf maiden who loved him. There are several versions of this story, not only in Tolkien’s musings but throughout the nations of the people of Middle-earth. Some of these early writings are also part of The Book of Lost Tales and The Silmarillion, and a few of the following characters are also named in those pages but in less detail....
RELATED: Pro Tips For ARK: Survival Evolved Since there is real effort involved, players sometimes wonder where they should focus their attention. With so many maps offering very diverse terrain and experiences, they want to know which maps are truly worth investing time into. This is a list of the very best ARK: Survival Evolved maps that are worth sinking time into, and which will provide truly memorable gaming experiences....
Barca have made some bad decisions in the transfer market in recent seasons but the one they surely regret the most is losing Thiago Alcantara. For now, there is no question that Thiago is currently the best midfielder in the world and the fact he doesn’t play for Barca – after being raised at the club – should be a source of constant shame at Camp Nou. How Bayern & Madrid could line up...
Naturally, a Pokemon that literally has control over space should be powerful. It also has a great typing, with Water typing canceling out Dragon’s Ice weakness. Trainers also have a new form to play with in Palkia Origin, which is much more bulkier at the cost of some physical Attack strength. Which attacks should this legendary Pokemon be using? Palkia gets a wide open moveset and, therefore, trainers simply need to pick which threats they want to cover....
RELATED: Horror Movies That Should Have Spawned Franchises (But Never Did) Throughout the years, this led to some franchises that gradually lost their quality and became mere parodies of themselves. Sometimes this happened when directors changed throughout the series because the series lost its previous spirit. However, other times, even changing the director didn’t hurt the series in the slightest. Some movie franchises changed their directors and still remained great, or even improved a little!...
Thus, events that took place in the 15th century would eventually give birth to important advancements in society. The films based on these events thankfully captured the spirit of this period of early transition. The West was busy with its conquests as usual, while the other countries dealt with their civil wars 8 The King Release Year: 2019 Available on Netflix First up is, of course, a dramatic tale of a power struggle between France and England....
Smart heating gives you full control over your energy use and spending. One of the perks is being able to schedule your heating to come on only when you’re actually in the house and you need it, when the temperature drops below a certain level. We have always been sceptical of how much money energy companies reckon you can save in this manner, but with energy prices higher than ever you will certainly recoup that initial investment and start making savings more quickly....
