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Indie Title 'Small Talk' Is the Cartoony Party Game of My Dreams Apr 03, 2018

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Very few games have an art style that feels personal. Most major games strive for "realism"—the closest consoles and gaming computers can come at any given time to producing a digital landscape that looks the way we imagine the real world looks. But precious few attempt to approach the way the world feels. Small Talk, my favorite game that appeared at last month's Game Developers Conference, is one of those few.

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How to Stop Eye Strain: Tips, Tricks, and Apps Apr 03, 2018

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Staring at the computer all day is horrible for your eyes. All those brightly colored pixels clashing with the lighting around you while you stare at your screen for hours on end—it's a recipe for eye fatigue, muscle strain, and headaches. By adhering to a few simple guidelines and by making some physical adjustments to your workspace, you can avoid putting too much strain on your eyes. Here are some tips to make your workday healthier. Follow the 20-20-20 rule.

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20 Easter Tech Sales (2018): Nintendo, Apple, Dyson, Lenovo Apr 02, 2018

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Easter weekend is a holiday filled with church activities, egg painting, and a lot of bunnies and candy. It's also a great time to pick up a few tech and gaming items for the spring. Several sales and deals are happening this weekend. We've picked out 20 of our favorites, with a little help from our friends at TechBargains. The Moto G5 Plus is our WIRED pick for best phone under $300, and it's a little cheaper than usual right now. Buy the Moto G5 for $250 - $50 off.

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Tech Tools to Help With Hand and Arm Injuries Apr 02, 2018

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Sometimes, through no fault of your own—or possibly because you were doing something stupid—fate dictates that you should lose the use of your "good hand." Hopefully this is just a temporary situation, like an injury that puts your arm in a sling. Of course, many are not as lucky and suffer a permanent loss. In either case, we must adapt and teach ourselves to go about our lives using our non-dominant hand.

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Best Unlimited Data Plans: T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Mar 30, 2018

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It’s an interesting moment for wireless carriers. For the first time in years, unlimited data plans are available on all four major U.S. carriers (T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, AT&T), and provide shoppers with a lot of choice. Lead by T-Mobile, many of the new plans include new perks, like international roaming or access to streaming content gratis. But that newfound freedom comes with a bevy of gotchas.

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Xbox Spring Sale 2018: Life is Strange, Tomb Raider, Bioshock and More Mar 30, 2018

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Microsoft is having a massive Xbox One Spring Sale on games right now. So massive, in fact, that we spent hours sifting through it to pick out our favorite game deals in a list that feels like it contains just about every noteworthy Xbox game available. The sale ends April 9, and if you're an Xbox Live Gold member, you can get some extra discounts through April 2. Below are our favorite deals in the bunch. All of these titles have good reviews and some of the larger discounts in the sale.

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You Can Model China’s Tiangong-1 Space Station Crash Mar 29, 2018

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At some point this week, the Chinese space station Tiangong-1 is going to crash down to Earth. When and where? We can't know for sure. And for that, we have physics to blame. Tiangong-1 is in orbit around the Earth at an altitude of about 138 miles. At first approximation, there is only one force acting on the space station—the gravitational pull from the Earth. This gravitational force pulls the space station towards the center of the Earth so that it moves in a mostly circular orbit.

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With ‘Sniffs’ and ‘Licks,’ Petzbe Makes Social Media Nice Again Mar 29, 2018

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The CEO of Petzbe, a social networking platform that launched on the App Store last week, is a Brussels Griffon named Angus. Angus can often be found adorned in a stylish jean vest gazing stoically into the distance or, at times, yawning. According to his Petzbe bio, Angus is a “lover of the finer things in life. Peculiar in looks and personality. Extremely loving but with a healthy understanding of [his] human’s shortcomings.

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Middle School Relationships in the Age of the iPhone Mar 28, 2018

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Nervous looks. Passing notes. Gossip around the lunch table. The middle school relationship is an iconic coming-of-age staple that has remained unchanged for decades. But smartphones and apps have fundamentally transformed how kids, you know, “like-like” each other. The youths of Gen Z are communicating more than any generation before them, while simultaneously cutting off human connection at the thumbs.

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Seniors Get a Wii Bowling League of Their Own Mar 28, 2018

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When Dennis Berkholtz’s parents moved to a retirement home in 2004, he worried they’d get bored. “People were just playing bingo,” he recalls. But a couple of years later, Nintendo released the Wii, and Berkholtz—a former Olympic handball player and coach—saw an opportunity. With $120,000 from investors, he launched the National Senior League for Wii Bowling. Today, some 1,400 players on 280 teams compete against rivals in contests nationwide.

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