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The Supreme Court upheld the ban on TikTok in the US, so here's what you should know about its sister app, Lemon8.
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The seven-year wait is finally over. Nintendo has officially revealed its next console, the Switch 2. Now that the reveal has actually happened, after months of speculation, we can all move onto something else, right? Not so fast. The short introduction video actually created more questions than answers. There's a whole lot we don't know about Nintendo's forthcoming hybrid console, so let's get into it.
When will it come out?
We don't know! Nintendo has a Direct livestream planned for April 2, in which we'll probably get that information. It'll be sometime after that, but during 2025. Maybe they'll do a quick turnaround and have it ready for sale by the end of April, but a summer release is far more likely. It's also possible the company will wait until the beginning of the lucrative holiday season. Folks will be able to play it in the near future, however, as Nintendo is holding in-person events throughout the world in April through June.
What are the internal specs?
This is another mystery. The introduction video merely showed the exterior of the console, along with the updated controllers. There was no mention of internal specs. Of cours
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 Samsung's first big launch of 2025 is right around the corner. Galaxy Unpacked is confirmed for January 22 at 1PM ET in San Jose, CA, where Samsung's "Next Big Thing" (to borrow a 14-year-old marketing slogan) will be revealed. What exactly will be on tap? Well, apart from a few sure bets and some likely leaks, only those sworn to a blood oath under an NDA know for certain. But here are the most likely products and features we'll see. Spoilers: There will be phones.
Galaxy S25, S25 and S25 Ultra
Galaxy S24 UltraSam Rutherford for Engadget
Much like Apple reveals its latest iPhones at its first fall event, Samsung typically launches its mainline Galaxy S flagships at its first Unpacked shindig of the year. You can bet the farm that there will be Galaxy S25 phones at this event. And given Samsung's recent trend
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Illegal rent hikes by landlords during the crisis are prompting public outrage. Here's what to know.
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As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so it's due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some signs of life. The company officially revealed the sequel to its most successful home console ever in a brief trailer on January 16.
The Switch 2 looks functionally very similar to the original system, albeit with a larger display, magnetic Joy-Cons and a sleeker design. The company also reaffirmed that the upcoming console will be backwards compatible with Switch games.
While the reveal did confirm some rumors and have a few interesting details for those who were paying close attention, Nintendo is still largely keeping its cards close to its chest. We'll have to wait until a special Nintendo Direct on April 2 for all the juicy information. Annoyingly, that date is a Wednesday and not a Two-sday.
The Nintendo Switch 2 was announced on January 16
The rumor mill had
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But there is another. There are a lot of others, actually, all initially trying to ape TikTok's success, now poised to try and fully replace it. My personal poison (only slightly joking) is YouTube Shorts, perhaps because it happens to be built into the thing I already use. I have a lot of beef with YouTube as a platform, but that doesn't take away from the many talented creators that are on it.
YouTube Shorts is filled with a lot of the same garbage littering TikTok. Clips blatantly stolen from movies and TV shows, reactions that add nothing to the original video, AI-generated slop that the uploader didn't even bother to check. But there's some genuinely entertaining, interesting, and instructional stuff too. Here are 25 of my favorites to get you started.
I'm so sorry, puppets. We've all failed you.
Food I don't know how to cook
SJohnsonVoiceOvers, AKA SnackDaddy: Stefan Johnson is a professional voice actor, but lately he's been diving into his love of food, in both the snack/junk and home-cooked varieties. He'll do earnest and often hilarious reviews
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