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Nintendo has announced that the price of the original Nintendo Switch will change in the United States, citing “market conditions” as the reason for its decision. The new pricing will apply from August 3, and will affect the regular Switch, the Switch Lite and the Switch OLED, as well as select accessories for the console. Amiibo and the Alarmo alarm clock will also see price increases.The Switch 2 is not affected, nor are the prices of any games or Nintendo Switch Online memberships for Switch or Switch 2. Nintendo doesn’t rule out more wide-ranging price adjustments in the future, though.…
Whatever the merits of the controversial test, President Trump’s decision to bring it back could mark a turning point for the American fitness industry President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test, a sign that his administration may be serious about making fitness a bigger part of American life. The Presidential Fitness Test had been implemented in American schools since the 1950s before being phased out by the Obama Administration in favor of the Youth Fitness Program, which focused more on individual health progress over one-size-fits-all testing. While it’s unknown exactly how the new…
Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it’s calling its first “true flagship.” At $799, it’s Nothing’s most expensive phone yet, featuring a bigger screen, four 50-megapixel cameras and a major redesign of the company’s signature Glyph interface, which has evolved into the more compact Glyph Matrix.Nothing’s hardware design is what truly sets its phones apart from the established players, and the 2025 model is more elaborate and complex…
Google lost its appeal of a judge’s order requiring an overhaul of its app store policies in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite developer Epic Games. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is celebrating the court win as a “total victory” over Google, whose app store policies he has long criticized as monopolistic. Bloomberg reports that in a major setback for Google, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling on Thursday that will force the tech giant to change its restrictive Google Play app store policies. The unanimous decision affirms an injunction previously issued against Google in…
Fitness Ventures plans to open 15 new Crunch Fitness locations across the Portland region Crunch Fitness franchise operator Fitness Ventures is zeroing in on Portland, acquiring three existing clubs and committing $75 million to opening 15 new locations across the region in the coming years. The move follows Fitness Ventures’ recent club opening in Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this summer, The three Crunch gyms acquired in the Portland deal were built under the smaller 1.0 model, a contrast to the larger Crunch 3.0 template that Fitness Ventures has been rolling out across the country. The company is evaluating whether to renovate and expand the…
The Ripple vs. SEC lawsuit appears to be nearing its final stages, but the path is not yet clear. Although Ripple officially withdrew its cross-appeal in June and fulfilled its $125 million penalty obligation, the SEC has yet to do the same. This case has dwelled long in the minds of the members of the XRP community, and most recently, pro-XRP attorney Bill Morgan commented that while there is technically no hard deadline for the SEC to withdraw, a key date is now fast approaching. No Deadline, But the Clock Is Ticking According to pro-XRP lawyer Bill Morgan, August 15,…
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will participate in a tri-series of Twenty20 international matches to tune up for next month’s Asia Cup, followed by the Twenty20 World Cup next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday. “The tri-series will feature teams from Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UAE from 29 August to 7 September at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium,” the PCB said in a press release. The T20I tournament will serve as a “launching pad” for the teams to prepare for the Asian Cricket Council’s T20 Asia Cup, scheduled to take place in the UAE from…
Sixty years in, Gold’s Gym is trading some of its grit for HydroMassage, saunas and a new performance edge, starting with a bold Hyrox partnership As Gold’s Gym celebrates its 60th anniversary, the brand isn’t just looking back on a legacy; it’s redefining what strength looks like in 2025. Long known as the proving ground for bodybuilding icons like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gold’s Gym is softening the edges of its famously hardcore image. Steam rooms, saunas, HydroMassage chairs and CryoLounge recovery zones now sit alongside squat racks and turf, supporting today’s strength-seekers that desire performance and recovery. credit: Golds Gym This summer, the brand…
The HORI Piranha Plant camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for just $40, which is a discount of $20 and a record-low price. This is a great deal for those who own a Switch 2 and want to take advantage of the camera functionality in games like Mario Kart World and that recently-released campfire sim.This was designed specifically for Nintendo’s new console, so it’s a plug-and-play affair. It’s actually cheaper than the official Switch 2 camera with this sale and it looks a whole lot cooler. It’s a Piranha Plant from the Mario franchise. We called it…
Pakistan beat the West Indies in their opening T20 international on Friday as their spin bowlers inflicted the damage in a 14-run victory to extend a miserable run for the West Indies. The Pakistani spin specialists halted the West Indies’ chase of 179 to ease to a 14-run victory under the lights in Lauderhill, Florida. Saim Ayub posted a half-century and his teammates produced a steady flow of runs as the West Indies slumped to a sixth T20 defeat in a row, having been whitewashed 5-0 by Australia on home soil earlier in July. When Jason Holder dismissed Ayub for…