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22/10/2023

Image: Nintendo Life Welcome back for another round of correspondence from the Nintendo Life Mailbox. It's October, and the heady aroma of freshly released Mario is in the air. *long sniff* Lovely! Do you smell it? It's peaty. Bit wet. Dungy, even. Like a... an elephant? Enough of that. It's time for our monthly letters page feature. Got something you want to get off your chest?...

Image: Nintendo LifeWelcome back for another round of correspondence from the Nintendo Life Mailbox. It’s October, and the heady aroma of freshly released Mario is in the air. *long sniff* Lo…

22/10/2023

A couple of years ago, a Japanese company called Aladdin X released a digital projector, and it included a fun little fruit game called Suika Game as part of its software. Suika Game was so well received by people who bought the projector that the company decided to port a version of it to Switch, but the game launched there to almost no audience response....

A couple of years ago, a Japanese company called Aladdin X released a digital projector, and it included a fun little fruit game called Suika Game as part of its software. Suika Game was so well re…

22/10/2023

As is typically the case, a new, unannounced phone has made its way to the TENAA certification website prior to an official announcement and unveiling. This time, it’s the Oppo PJB110, which some have speculated could be the model number for the Oppo A2 5G. The certification authority lists some specs for the upcoming device. It measures 165.6 x 76 x 7.9mm and tips the scale at 193 grams....

As is typically the case, a new, unannounced phone has made its way to the TENAA certification website prior to an official announcement and unveiling. This time, it’s the Oppo PJB110, which some h…

22/10/2023

Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let's check out the box art designs themselves. North America Image: Nintendo So before we get started, let's just appreciate how nice all three designs are here; this is going to be a tough choice! North America's design is very animated, showing our beloved Wario shaking an enemy to bag himself some sweet coins....

Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s check out the box art designs themselves. North America Image: Nintendo So before we get started, let’s just appreciate ho…

22/10/2023

Foldables may be picking up speed, but it’s the flip variety that is the most common. Horizontal foldables, meanwhile, are either quite common or there’s just one or two, depending on where you are in the world.

OnePlus Open (Voyager Black) OnePlus is a global brand, which makes the launch of its first foldable a big deal for fans of the form factor....

Foldables may be picking up speed, but it’s the flip variety that is the most common. Horizontal foldables, meanwhile, are either quite common or there’s just one or two, depending on where you are…

22/10/2023

Image: Nintendo Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has reiterated in the same interview with Inverse how Nintendo Accounts would carry over to a new generation of hardware. While he "can't comment" and "won't comment" on rumours about a "Switch successor", Bowser did essentially reconfirm Nintendo Accounts will be utilised going forward to ease the transition process. Here's exactly what he had to say:...

Image: NintendoNintendo of America president Doug Bowser has reiterated in the same interview with Inverse how Nintendo Accounts would carry over to a new generation of hardware. While he “ca…

22/10/2023

Despite a generous ₹12,000 cashback offer and an ₹8,000 trade-in bonus, the Oppo Find N3 Flip is still too pricey for a lot of people who voted in last week’s poll. Quite a few people are on the fence too, waiting for reviews of the phone to come out to make up their mind – ours is on the way....

Despite a generous ₹12,000 cashback offer and an ₹8,000 trade-in bonus, the Oppo Find N3 Flip is still too pricey for a lot of people who voted in last week’s poll. Quite a few people are on the fe…

22/10/2023

| Published: Sunday, October 22, 2023, 10:15 The Oppo Find N3 Flip is set to go on sale in India later today. The Oppo Find N3 Flip recently went global alongside the Oppo Find N3 and Indian customers will now be able to purchase the former. The Oppo Find N3 Flip is the only clamshell folding smartphone with a triple-camera setup on the back....

| Published: Sunday, October 22, 2023, 10:15 [IST] The Oppo Find N3 Flip is set to go on sale in India later today. The Oppo Find N3 Flip recently went global alongside the Oppo Find N3 and…

22/10/2023

Back in August, it was revealed the free-to-play title Disney Dreamlight Valley would be receiving a physical release on all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. The development team has now issued an update on its social channels, revealing how there have been some "slight delays" to the release timing of the 'Cozy Edition'. The physical version of the game will still be released "as previously announced" on the Switch in North America on…...

Back in August, it was revealed the free-to-play title Disney Dreamlight Valley would be receiving a physical release on all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. The development team has now is…

21/10/2023

Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life It's the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Game Boy Color, so we're republishing this list of the Top 50 GBC games ever — several of which are playable on Switch. Enjoy! It was 1996 in Japan and 1998 in North America (and a year later in Europe) when the ageing Game Boy got an unexpected shot in the arm thanks to a little game named Pokémon....

Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo LifeIt’s the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Game Boy Color, so we’re republishing this list of the Top 50 GBC games ever — several of which are …

21/10/2023

Jim Norman, Staff Writer Buckle in and prepare for a shock, because this weekend I will be playing… Super Mario Bros. Wonder! I’ll give you a second to calm down from that surprise and get your breath back. All better? Okay, good. I have two long train journeys ahead of me over the next few days, so it feels like the perfect opportunity to dive into the Flower Kingdom and see what’s what....

Jim Norman, Staff Writer Buckle in and prepare for a shock, because this weekend I will be playing… Super Mario Bros. Wonder! I’ll give you a second to calm down from that surprise and get your bre…

21/10/2023

Innovating in the smartphone realm yearly has never been an easy task. Arguably, it's still harder to redesign a modern foldable's internals and complex hinge mechanisms. Rumors have now started to creep up about Samsung's next Z Fold6 phone. Don't expect much change in Galaxy Z Fold6. At least we can be sure of the camera. It is the same as Fold4 and Fold5, that's for sure....

Innovating in the smartphone realm yearly has never been an easy task. Arguably, it’s still harder to redesign a modern foldable’s internals and complex hinge mechanisms. Rumors have no…

21/10/2023

| Published: Saturday, October 21, 2023, 11:38 Vivo recently unveiled new smartphones in its Y-series in China. The Vivo Y78t and Vivo Y33t are the latest entrants to Vivo's budget smartphone portfolio. The Vivo Y78t and Vivo Y33t use Full HD+ IPS displays, dual-rear cameras, large batteries, and side-mounted fingerprint readers. Now, let's look at Vivo's latest Y series smartphones....

| Published: Saturday, October 21, 2023, 11:38 [IST] Vivo recently unveiled new smartphones in its Y-series in China. The Vivo Y78t and Vivo Y33t are the latest entrants to Vivo’s bud…

21/10/2023

News -Shonit Khanna As the telecom industry grapples with unprecedented challenges, Nokia, the Finnish telecom and electronics manufacturer, has announced to cut a significant portion of its workforce to mitigate the effects of recent sales decline. Amid slow 5G adoption and tough market conditions, this decision emphasizes the dire need for industry-wide reinvention. | Published: Saturday, October 21, 2023, 10:15 As the global telecom industry wrestles with high-stakes competition and unprecedented challenges, leading Finnish telecom and consumer... Read more on gizbot

21/10/2023

| Published: Saturday, October 21, 2023, 9:50 OnePlus and Oppo are teaming up with display maker BOE to develop a new screen that will be the brightest display on a smartphone. The Google Pixel 8 Pro and Oppo Find X6 Pro have some of the brightest displays on smartphones, peaking at 2,400 nit and 2,500 nits, respectively. However, this new display by OnePlus, Oppo, and BOE will crush those numbers....

| Published: Saturday, October 21, 2023, 9:50 [IST] OnePlus and Oppo are teaming up with display maker BOE to develop a new screen that will be the brightest display on a smartphone.The Goo…

20/09/2023

Xiaomi's brand Redmi is launching the Note 13 Pro series tomorrow, and it has already showcased the hero color option of the Note 13 Pro+ - a leather variant with four different colors on the back. Today, the company revealed the other two paint jobs – one is called Porcelain White (not made from actual porcelain) and Midnight Black...

Xiaomi’s brand Redmi is launching the Note 13 Pro series tomorrow, and it has already showcased the hero color option of the Note 13 Pro+ – a leather variant with four different colors …

20/09/2023

| Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 11:45 Lava launched the Lava Blaze 5G smartphone last year. Now the company is expected to release the Pro version of the affordable 5G-enabled Android smartphone this month. A promotional poster of the Lava Blaze Pro 5G has surfaced online, revealing its design. Let's look at the expected specifications, features, launch, price, and availability of the upcoming budget Android smartphone from Lava. Lava Blaze Pro 5G Promo Poster Reveals Punch-Hole Camera, Design, And More Lava launched the Lava Blaze 5G... Read more on gizbot

| Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 11:45 [IST] Lava launched the Lava Blaze 5G smartphone last year. Now the company is expected to release the Pro version of the affordable 5G-ena…

20/09/2023

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube It seems Nintendo will be offering an alternative DLC physical release for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in Japan. As highlighted on social media, the Japanese physical release will apparently include a copy of the base game and the Booster Course Pass (featuring Waves 1-5) all on a single game card. The only download required will be for Wave 6 when it's released in Winter 2023....

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube It seems Nintendo will be offering an alternative DLC physical release for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in Japan. As highlighted on social media, the Japanese physical …

20/09/2023

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members there on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seeing his peers — and himself — struggle with returning to normal, he wanted to do something to help people manage their emotions on their own terms. While some of his classmates at the Parkland, Florida, school have worked on advocating for gun control, entered politics or simply took a step back to heal and focus on their studies, Koerber’s background in technology — he’d... Read more on apnews

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members there on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seeing his peers — and himself — strugg…

20/09/2023

Xiaomi will launch the Redmi Note 13 series tomorrow in China, but the company is also expected to unveil the Redmi K70 lineup this year. The brand hasn't divulged anything about the Redmi K70 series yet, but a Xiaomi device sporting model code 23117RK66C, and believed to be the Redmi K70 Pro, has popped up on Geekbench with key specs....

Xiaomi will launch the Redmi Note 13 series tomorrow in China, but the company is also expected to unveil the Redmi K70 lineup this year. The brand hasn’t divulged anything about the Redmi K7…

20/09/2023

| Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 10:53 Apple recently released the latest iPhone 15 series of flagship iOS smartphones. The AnTuTu scores of the top-end variant in the series have now surfaced. Apple charges a hefty premium for its iPhone devices. However, the raw performance of these smartphones, costing well over ₹1,00,000 in India lags well behind Android smartphones that are available for less than half its price, suggests the AnTuTu scores. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max AnTuTu Scores Revealed AnTuTu, a popular smartphone benchmarking platform,... Read more on gizbot

20/09/2023

| Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 9:20 The Moto G54 5G is set go on sale in India for the second time today. The Moto G54 5G was unveiled in India earlier this year and first went on sale last week. Now, Motorola's affordable 5G phone will be available for purchase in India once again. The Moto G54 5G features a Snapdragon chipset, a super-smooth display, a dual-camera setup, stereo speakers, and a large battery with fast charging support....

| Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 9:20 [IST] The Moto G54 5G is set go on sale in India for the second time today. The Moto G54 5G was unveiled in India earlier this year and firs…

20/09/2023

| Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 8:55 The Realme C53 budget smartphone is set to go on sale in India later today. While the C53 has been available in the country for a while now, Realme recently unveiled a new 6GB/128GB variant of the device. The Realme C53 is an affordable smartphone with a Unisoc chipset, a large battery, a high-res camera, and a high-refresh-rate display....

| Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 8:55 [IST] The Realme C53 budget smartphone is set to go on sale in India later today. While the C53 has been available in the country for a whil…

20/09/2023

Image: John Wick as seen in Fortnite (via Epic Games) The Mortal Kombat series has had a lot of movie and celebrity crossovers throughout the years and the latest game Mortal Kombat 1 is no different with a cameo from Jean-Claude Van Damme and voice work by Megan Fox. We've also seen characters like Terminator and Robocop, but one that apparently continues to elude Ed Boon and his team is the retired assassin John Wick, played by the one and only Keanu Reeves....

19/09/2023

With the One UI 4.1 Watch Samsung introduced two helpful features for runners – sweat loss tracking and VO2 Max estimation. Now the company has set out to improve the accuracy of these functions by partnering with researchers at the University of Michigan Exercise & Sport Science Initiative (ESSI). The research will be lead by the Michigan Performance Research Laboratory (MiPR), ESSI’s core research lab....

With the One UI 4.1 Watch Samsung introduced two helpful features for runners – sweat loss tracking and VO2 Max estimation. Now the company has set out to improve the accuracy of these functions by…

19/09/2023

Vivo quietly announced the Y17s smartphone in Singapore, which is a low-end handset with pretty basic specs and we are unsure whether it will make it outside of Singapore but it likely will. The vivo Y17s runs on a MediaTek Helio G85 chipset and is built around a 6.56-inch IPS LCD, 720p display with 60Hz refresh rate. And although that may not sound like much, vivo advertises 840 nits of peak brightness, which should be enough for comfortable outdoor use even in a bright sunny day. There aren't many memory variants to choose from, just the one 6GB/128GB. A microSD card slot is... Read more on gsmarena

Vivo quietly announced the Y17s smartphone in Singapore, which is a low-end handset with pretty basic specs and we are unsure whether it will make it outside of Singapore but it likely will. The vi…

19/09/2023

Image: NetherRealm, Warner Bros. After some leaks prior to release, there are now reports of a new DLC character datamine for Mortal Kombat 1. As detailed by IGN, dataminers have unearthed lines of dialogue that could be for either "cut content or "upcoming, unannounced" DLC characters. Here's the rundown from dataminer 'thethiny', detailing the findings so far: === MK1 Datamine Tweet === DLC ===...

Image: NetherRealm, Warner Bros.After some leaks prior to release, there are now reports of a new DLC character datamine for Mortal Kombat 1. As detailed by IGN, dataminers have unearthed lines of …

19/09/2023

Image: Nintendo If you're wondering what the future holds for the new Switch Online racer F-Zero 99, Nintendo has revealed it will be updating the game in "late September" and "mid-October" with more tracks. According to Nintendo's Japanese website, the first update will be focused on Queen League courses, and then in October speed demons can look forward to King League tracks....

19/09/2023

Image: Nintendo If you're wondering what the future holds for the new Switch Online racer F-Zero 99, Nintendo has revealed it will be updating the game in "late September" and "mid-October" with more tracks. According to Nintendo's Japanese website, the first update will be focused on Queen League courses, and then in October speed demons can look forward to King League tracks....

Image: NintendoIf you’re wondering what the future holds for the new Switch Online racer F-Zero 99, Nintendo has revealed it will be updating the game in “late September” and & #82…

19/09/2023

Today Google released the latest monthly update for the Pixel devices it still supports (meaning from the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 onwards). And this is still Android 13, so it looks like a recent rumor saying that the official stable Android 14 release is delayed until next month might be true after all. We initially assumed the final version of Android 14 would come out in August based on the timeline Google kept showing for months on end during its beta testing of the upcoming OS version. But then in August the company clumsily tacked on another beta to the release cycle, and there... Read more on gsmarena

Today Google released the latest monthly update for the Pixel devices it still supports (meaning from the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 onwards). And this is still Android 13, so it looks like a recent r…