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Nintendo A new freebie is now available for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Until May 31, all players can receive a free Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup statue in the newly released Nintendo Switch games.

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Gently pulling up on the light extends the mount vertically up to 4 inches. The mount also tilts and swivels the light so you can get the right position. I wear glasses so this feature lets me get the right angle to light my face without the light reflecting in my glasses, or blinding me for that matter. The mount also has cable management clips on the back for the included removable USB-C-to-USB-A cable used to power the Glow.

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One month and eleven days. That's how long many have been waiting for the ultimate Spider-Man: No Way Home interview.

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Samsung's most expensive nonfoldable phone is taking a lesson from the company's past. The Galaxy S22 Ultra, announced on Wednesday alongside the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and the Galaxy Tab S8 effectively replaces the Galaxy Note in Samsung's lineup. The Galaxy S22 Ultra starts at $1,200 (£1,149, approx. AU$2,170) and launches on Feb. 25, with preorders live now.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra is the first Samsung phone since the Galaxy Note 20 to not only incorporate S Pen support, like the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Z Fold 3, but also include a physical slot on the phone for stowing the stylus. S Pen fans who bought last year's Galaxy S21 Ultra had to buy the stylus separately and opt for a specific phone case that could store it. Other upgrades to the phone are more iterative, including steps forward in the processor, camera and screen.

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While 2022 often feels like a sci-fi dystopia, it can pay to escape to fictional universes dealing with fictional problems. And that's partly why the science-fiction genre is so popular.
The other reason is a bit simpler: Science-fiction rules.
It's a space for satire, to explore weird ideas, to safely make commentary on current issues. It's also the perfect place for popcorn movies that do nothing more than allow you to shut your brain off for a couple of hours.
With all that said, here are some of our favorite sci-fi movies on Netflix.

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Sony is not new to gaming subscriptions, but its siloed services were not doing it any good as Microsoft is racking up big numbers with Game Pass. Today, Sony has announced the long-awaited overhaul of its online services, previously known as PS Plus and PS Now. Going forward, the features of both will be included in the new PlayStation Plus service. You can join for as little as $10 per month, but if you want all the bells and whistles, it’ll run you a bit more.

Sony launched its cloud gaming product several years ago, built on technology it acquired from Gaikai. However, the consensus seems to be that Sony squandered its early lead by limiting compatibility and game selection. At the same time, it offered PS Plus, which had a rotating selection of downloadable games. Technically, that service will still exist as the base tier of the new service, called PlayStation Plus Essential.
You can get PlayStation Plus Essential for $10 per month, which includes two free games per month, cloud storage, discounts, and other online services. So, there’s no change for current Plus subscribers. The next step up is PlayStation Plus Extra. It has all the Essential features with the addition of a catalog of up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games, which you can download and play on your console. It costs $14.99 per month.

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In kindergarten, I bet your teacher used some combination of blocks, M&M's and maybe blueberry-scented stickers to drill the importance of arithmetic into your nascent brain. The goal was to pave a future in which you could add, subtract and multiply at will - ready for an adulthood filled with Excel spreadsheets and taxes, of course.
Well, scientists just put a few underwater creatures - cichlids and stingrays - through a very similar experience, and to their surprise, the fish passed with flying colors.
In a paper published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, the research team says these animals exhibited the ability to learn basic math, and even use this knowledge to solve little logic puzzles they were given.

"We trained the animals to perform simple additions and subtractions," said Vera Schluessel, of the Institute of Zoology at the University of Bonn and lead author of the study. "In doing so, they had to increase or decrease an initial value by one."

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Space tourists on board Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic flights mostly remain strapped in their seats during the adventure. If tourism company Space Perspective successfully launches its edge-of-space balloon flights, passengers will enjoy champagne toasts, house plants and a bathroom with a view.
On Tuesday, Space Perspective unveiled the design of what it's calling the first ever "space lounge" inside its Spaceship Neptune. The area will be outfitted with panoramic windows, a bar, reclining seats, food service, Wi-Fi, customizable mood lighting, a telescope, interactive screens, floor lamps and plants and herbs for use in cocktails.
Snacks and drinks make Space Perspective's flight more like a cruise, but with broader views of Earth.

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Overclocking is a bit of a dying art these days. Both Intel and AMD have allowed their CPUs to boost within certain clock speed ranges without any user interference for years now. For a lot of people, that’s good enough.

Hardcore users still like to fiddle with clocks, however, often in the hope of squeezing a few additional percentage points of “free” performance from the system. This is less the case with AMD’s Ryzen family of CPUs, however, because these CPUs have never been particularly good at overclocking. The company is reportedly looking to change that with Zen 4.

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The social media giant is now banning all climate change denial ads from its platform.
In an Earth Day blog posting published on Friday, the company states that any advertisement featuring claims about climate change that contradict the scientific consensus will be deemed inappropriate and will be prohibited.
"We believe that climate denialism shouldn't be monetized on Twitter, and that misrepresentative ads shouldn't detract from important conversations about the climate crisis," the company wrote.
Prior to Friday, Twitter said ads denying climate change would have been rejected or halted under its inappropriate content policy, but has now formalized the process.

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