Good eeveening.11 years ago, we had The Year of Luigi. Last year, we got The Year of Shadow. In 2025, it seems that Pokmon is finally getting its time to shine. Welcome to The Year of Eevee.Okay, this might just be a marketing slogan to sell some merch, but as Serebii's Joe Merrick flagged on BlueSky, The Pokmon Center website currently is boasting an all-new "Year of Eevee" banner complete with a swanky logo. That has to mean something, right?Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Image: Square EnixJust over a month after it disappeared from the Switch eShop, Triangle Strategy is available to buy once again on the storefront.Square Enix announced earlier today that the HD-2D strategy RPG is back and ready for you to spend your hard-earned pennies (or gold points) on if you haven't already.And, as we suspected, the game's absence from the eShop was due to a publisher change. The game was originally a Switch exclusive when it launched in 2022, and it was published by Nintendo, but it's since launched on PC and Meta Quest. Now, Square Enix is listed as the publisher.This happened previously with the first Octopath Traveler, another HD-2D game that was a Switch exclusive before launching on other platforms. So, nothing surprising here!HD-2D is thriving right now after last year's excellent Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. 2025 is set to deliver Dragon Quest I & II in the same style, too, so turn-based RPG fans have lots to look forward to.But if it's tactics you're after, then you can't really go wrong with Triangle Strategy on Switch.Will you be grabbing Triangle Strategy on Switch? Let us know in the comments. It'll be backRoyal Rumble[source x.com]Related GamesSee AlsoShare:02 Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesNintendo Highlights Multiple Switch Games Launching In 2025It's going to be an action-packed year126 Games You Should Pick Up In The Nintendo Switch eShop Holiday Sale (Europe)Every game we scored 9/10 or higherFeature: 15 Best-Looking Switch Games Of 2024Hello, my prettiesTech Fans Have Gone Full 'Layton' In Analysing The 'Switch 2' MotherboardCritical thinking is the key to success.Talking Point: Our 2025 Nintendo Gaming PredictionsNew hardware smell

Qualcomm is making a move for the mid-range PC market with a new system-on-chip.At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon X, the latest chip in its Snapdragon X Series of PC processors. The company claims that the chip, built on a 4nm fabrication process, delivers up to multi-day battery life and robust performance at an affordable price point.There are still a few software compatibility issues to be worked out with Windows on Qualcomms chip architecture. Still, that hasnt stopped the company from forging ahead with new processors in a bid to gain on rivals AMD and Intel. Qualcomm has a long way to go: According to one recent industry report, Qualcomm captured just 0.8% of the PC market in Q3 2024.The company said Snapdragon X will power a range of Copilot+ PCs, Microsofts Windows 11 machines with AI-powered tools and applications, set to launch in Q1 and priced at around $600. Packing Qualcomms Oryon CPU with 8 cores clocked up to 3GHz, Snapdragon X also has a neural processing unit (NPU), which supposedly accelerates AI workloads.Image Credits:QualcommOther highlights include Bluetooth 5.4 compatibility, support for Wi-Fi 7, and the ability to power up to three external UHD (4K) monitors running at 60Hz. PC manufacturers that adopt Qualcomms Snapdragon X Platform, a new hardware reference program, will also get additional tech such as Qualcomms A/V suite and proprietary image processing.Expect to see Snapdragon X in laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo in the coming weeks.There are over 60 Copilot+ PC designs powered by Snapdragon now available or in development, Peter Burns, senior director of product marketing at Qualcomm, wrote in a blog post provided to TechCrunch last week. [And in] 2024, we saw a remarkable 3X increase in native Windows apps for Snapdragon.Snapdragon comes to desktopQualcomm last year abruptly canceled its Windows-based mini PC, but the company said during CES that itll help bring to market desktops powered by its Snapdragon X Series processors in 2025.A few of these desktops will come from Lenovo. The companys new ThinkCentre neo 50q QC, and IdeaCentre Mini x (1L, 10) both sport Snapdragon X Series processors, albeit different SKUs. The ThinkCentre neo 50q QC comes with the Snapdragon X Plus or Snapdragon X, depending on the configuration, while the IdeaCentre Mini x (1L, 10) has the Snapdragon X Plus.Lenovos new Snapdragon X-powered PCs.Image Credits:QualcommThe Snapdragon X Plus launched last spring, following the Snapdragon X Elite in October 2023. Qualcomm introduced a less powerful, cheaper variant of the X Plus in September. The all-new mini and tiny desktop PCs mark a significant milestone in our PC journey, Burns wrote. Developers building applications on Windows on Snapdragon desktops can now take advantage of new design options and unprecedented power efficiency, enabling them to create more efficient and powerful applications with NPU-accelerated features.

Agriculture, which consumes about 70% of global freshwater, is grappling with increased water scarcity and inefficient irrigation systems. Traditional methods of irrigation not only lead to wasted water and nutrients, but also contribute to lower crop yields, food insecurity, and unnecessary carbon emissions.Hong-Kong based agriculture technology startup Full Nature Farms thinks theres a better way. At CES 2025, the company launched its Rocket 2.0 Smart Irrigation Platform, a system that uses data and AI to create a 30% reduction in water costs, reduce energy consumption, and improve crop yields.CEO Ray Lok founded Full Nature Farms in 2019. Before that, he founded Evergreens Republic, a USDA-certified organic commercial aquaponics farm for sustainable farming that garnered attention from real estate developers and government offices seeking solutions for limited arable land.Used for vertical farming, open field farming, greenscaping and more, Rocket 2.0 is a standalone irrigation system that integrates sensors measuring crop yield, soil health, and climate with AI and weather forecasts to deliver precise, automated irrigation control on a schedule. The Rocket 2.0 promises to be a disruptive breakthrough in commercial farming operations, from landscaping and parks to community farms and vineyards.And it might have the capacity to actually scale based on Full Nature Farmss pricing structure. We offer farmers the opportunity to use our product through a subscription fee ranging from 10.00 to 20.00 USD per month per sensor, with no upfront costs, Lok told TechCrunch via email. This eliminates barriers to entry and allows us to provide a scalable and affordable smart irrigation solution for both farmers and operators.Rocket 2.0 Dashboard to control automated irrigation, monitor soil health, etc. Image Credits:Full Nature FarmsFull Nature Farms says its competitive advantage lies in its in-house developed tech ecosystem, which includes automation controllers and software, LED grow lights, precision grow pipes, a sensor stack, and an integrated farm management platform.The startup, which has raised roughly $4.5 million, has made a name for itself in its hometown of Hong Kong, where it uses smart agtech products to cultivate crops like edible flowers and microgreens for more than 100 Michelin-starred restaurants and hotel groups. Today, Full Nature Farmss products including its Eden 2.0 cultivation system with sensors, LED grow lights, and automated controls are being implemented across Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and the U.K., but the startup hopes to expand its presence to North America.At CES, it will be scouting for 30 local partners to test Rocket 2.0. Specifically, the Rocket 1.0 has been deployed for testing in Hong Kong since January 2024, and the startup has secured 12 projects in the city to be deployed in the first quarter of 2025. Full Nature Farms also has plans for pilot projects in Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Australia, France, and China. Full Nature Farms debut of its latest agtech product earned it the CES 2025 Innovation Award in the Sustainability and Energy/Power category, and it comes as funding to the sector has seen a rebound from lows in 2023 and early 2024, per PitchBook data.This article was updated with more information from Full Nature Farms.

In a surprising deal announced on Monday, Disney is set to combine its Hulu Live TV business with Fubo, the live TV streaming service known for itsThis new deal is expected to shake up the streaming TV business as the combined Fubo and Hulu Live TV player will let it take on major competitor YouTube TV, which has over 8 million subscribers. Hulu Live TV and Fubo now have a combined 6.2 million subscribers.The merger comes nearly a year after Fubo sued ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery over Venu Sports, a proposed joint streaming venture between the three companies. Notably, the hearing was set for today, but Fubo has resolved all legal disputes as part of this transaction. Under the terms of the new agreement, the three companies will collectively pay Fubo $220 million, with Disney also offering a $145 million term loan extending through 2026. Should the merger not go through due to specific conditions, Fubo would be entitled to a termination fee of $130 million.Hulu Live TV will continue to be available through the Hulu app and will be part of the bundle that includes Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. Meanwhile, Fubo will maintain its service through its app. Fubos current management team, led by co-founder and CEO David Gandler, will oversee the operations of the newly merged Fubo and Hulu Live TV businesses.Launched in 2015 as a streaming service for soccer matches, Fubo has grown into a live sports behemoth, offering over 55,000 sporting events on its platform to date. It became a publicly traded company in 2020.

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A steel frame dome that once housed industry in Shanghais West Bund Cultural Corridor is now a thriving cultural center. West Bund Cultural Corridor is already home to a handful of galleries, matched by a lengthy waterfront park thanks to a transformation headed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL). West Bund Dome Art Center adds to the areas dynamism; it delivers an additional 32,000 square feet of exhibition space to the corridor.From afar, red lighting inside West Bund Dome Art Center lights up the night sky with pulsating pinkish hues, rising up from the verdant park dotted by flowers of a similar color just beyond.The dome edges a verdant waterfront park. (Arlifa Wang/Courtesy SHL)SHL is no stranger to the West Bund Cultural Corridor; it first became active there in 2013 with Cloud Pavilion, the firms contribution to the 2013 West Bund Biennale of Architecture and Contemporary Arts.We were first invited to consider a future for the iconic dome structure back in 2013, Chris Hardie, principal and design director at SHL and Perkins&Will, said in a statement. For us there was never any doubt that it should be kept as a marker for the industrial significance of the site on Shanghai, Hardie continued. West Bund has always been a stage for art and exhibition, but this is expanding into the performing arts and sports. Creating a flexible, yet unique venue was always our goal.The domes interior was left open so it can host a multiplicity of uses. (Tian Fangfang/Courtesy SHL)West Bund Dome Art Centers signature feature is its circular multipurpose hall. This element is surrounded by flexible functional spaces, including a public foyer and second floor viewing gallery. The lower level facade is made of glass fiber reinforced concrete panels comprised of recycled glass aggregates and decorative panels. Reusing these low-carbon materials lends the project an iconic texture while also lowering the centers carbon footprint.Experimental art performance inside West Bund Dome Art Center (Tian Fangfang/Courtesy SHL)The renovation of historical buildings is inherently a process of reclaiming and repurposing space and structure, added Chao Chen, associate principal and project director at SHL and Perkins&Will. Therefore, our focus on material expression places special emphasis on innovative materials that align with the principles of recycling and regeneration, Chen elaborated. This approach aims to achieve comprehensive sustainability in the adaptive reuse projects.West Bund Dome Art Center is the latest new gallery to a bustling cultural corridor in Shanghai. (Tian Fangfang/Courtesy SHL)The project is part of the 2040 Shanghai Master Plan, which seeks to transform myriad former industrial areas in Shanghai to alternative uses.

So-fish-ticated DiningSeafood restaurant Mission Ceviche is activated by artful details that blend heritage and expertiseByKelly Pau January 6, 2025East, Interiors (Eric Laingel)SHAREIn New Yorks Union Square, Mission Ceviche is a Peruvian restaurant specializing in biodiverse seafood dishes.New World Design Builders / K2 Studiostranslated this culinary concept into a wood-clad, marine-inspired interior. White oak wood flooring, large beams on the ceiling, and exposed brick archways create a sense of expansiveness in the restaurant. The rustic materials and elements are paired with creative details to capture the colorful spirit of the fine dining menu. The space is divided into several areas: the main bar which greets guests, the dining room that surrounds the bar, the rear dining lounge lit around a cozy fireplace, and a sushi bar where fresh fish is displayed on ice and teak wood planks cladded vertically on the soffit.Read more about the restaurant aninteriormag.com. New York CityRestaurants

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Jada Jones/ZDNETOver the years, your favorite pair of headphones or earbuds can become just as essential to your daily life as your smartphone. If you're like me, forgetting your AirPods at home can ruin your day. It's important to consider all of your headphone and earbud options, as the right ones for one person may not work for the next person.That's why, at ZDNET, we review plenty of headphones and earbuds for all purposes and budgets, including cheap headphones, noise-canceling headphones, sleep earbuds, headphones for exercising, and more. Different headphones and earbuds have different use cases, and our testing methods align with them.How we test headphones and earbuds in 2025 The Sennheiser Accentum earbuds are a best in class for their price. Jack Wallen/ZDNETOur experts sleep, work, run, swim, hike, watch movies, and listen to music to test headphones and earbuds. During testing, we place our daily drivers in their carrying cases and use the review unit in our everyday lives to see how the devices perform in real-world situations.Usually, we receive review units from manufacturers before they are available for the public to purchase. We use the period between receiving the product and publishing our review to spend as much time as possible putting the review unit through daily use and wear and tear. We also test the product's software features and follow up with manufacturers if needed.Here's a general overview of our headphones and earbuds testing methodology so you can better understand how a pair of headphones or earbuds make it to one of our lists of recommendations.What makes headphones or earbuds ZDNET Recommended?A pair of headphones or earbuds is ZDNET Recommended when our testing concludes that the device is above average in at least one of our testing categories. Once we've made that determination, we add headphones or earbuds to one of our buying guides, which are tailored to those looking for headphones serving a specific purpose.We understand that everyone has different uses, wants, and needs when looking for headphones and earbuds. Our mission is to recommend an array of products that will best serve everyone's individual preferences.Some headphones may excel in the design and comfort category but fall short in the noise-canceling category. Despite that product's shortcomings, we understand that some people don't want headphones with strong noise-canceling properties and prefer headphones with higher levels of comfort. We treat all metrics equally when conducting our testing, but we make it a point to let our readers know when a product won't serve their best interest. Here are the top factors we consider when testing headphones and earbuds.Comfort and design Jada Jones/ZDNETYour headphones and earbuds should offer hours of comfort, especially if you plan to wear them while working, studying, or traveling. Like many headphone and earbud benchmarks, comfort can be subjective because everyone has different head and ear shapes.To remain as objective as possible, we wear headphones and earbuds for hours on end and note in our reviews when they become uncomfortable.Headphones and earbuds come in various material finishes. Some are mostly made of plastic, while others are made from more durable materials like aluminum and stainless steel. Because headphones and earbuds will accompany you in all your daily activities, we wear them for an extended period to assess their durability.We evaluate whether headphone earpads tear, rip, or crack, determine how well a pair of headphones and earbuds can withstand drops, and bend and fold headphones to listen for any creaking or unnatural noises.Noise cancellation Jada Jones/ZDNETNoise-canceling properties are less subjective, as measuring the number of decibels a pair of headphones and earbuds cancel on a noise-level chart is possible. However, some of our readers may be less interested in a chart and more concerned with how headphones or earbuds perform in specific environments.Also: The best noise-canceling earbuds of 2024: Expert tested and reviewedTo give you the best idea of how well a device cancels noise, we wear noise-canceling headphones and earbuds in environments with varying noise levels, including the grocery store, the office, the train, the gym, and coffee shops. We record which noises we can hear and which are masked or significantly dampened to show you which noise-canceling headphones or earbuds will perform best in your daily life.Sound quality Jada Jones/ZDNETSound quality is the most subjective metric when testing and reviewing headphones and earbuds. Everyone's ears perceive sound differently, and hearing is a spectrum. Additionally, headphones and earbuds can sound different depending on whether noise-canceling is enabled, your preferred music streaming service, your listening device's operating system, and which Bluetooth codec your headphones or earbuds may use.To see this subjectivity in action, read one of our headphone reviews, compare our expert opinions with our contemporaries' views, and observe the differences in sentiments. We describe how we hear the sound come through a pair of headphones or earbuds and explain which factors may contribute to our conclusions.Also: The best music headphones of 2024: Expert tested and reviewedOur experts test sound by listening with transparency and noise-canceling modes, which enable us to note any differences in sound. We also listen on iPhones, Android phones, laptops, TVs, and tablets to document noticeable sound distinctions. There can be noticeable differences in sound quality when listening to Apple Music versus Spotify, so we test for that, too.Additionally, we test wireless headphones with their included wires to determine if a pair of headphones can be listened to actively or passively.Battery life Jada Jones/ZDNETBattery life is an objective benchmark when testing headphones and earbuds, but it can be affected by several factors. Battery life can differ from the manufacturer's claims depending on how loud you listen to headphones or earbuds, whether noise-canceling or spatial audio is enabled, the length and frequency of phone calls taken while wearing the headphones, and the settings of your listening device.We track battery life by using all of the headphones' features to gauge how well they match the advertised number of hours of continuous use.Use cases Matthew Miller/ZDNETSome headphones and earbuds are better suited for specific use cases than others, and it's our job to let our readers know which pair will best suit them. To do so, we watch movies, listen to music, travel, work, and exercise in the headphones and earbuds we test to let you know during which activities they perform the best.We consider any software limitations or unique features to ensure you know how well a pair of headphones or earbuds can integrate into your personal device ecosystem.Also: The best bone conduction headphones of 2025: Expert tested and reviewedWe review many headphones and earbuds for all use cases and budgets to show you your options. However, buying a pair of headphones or earbuds is a highly personalized decision, and you should consider your wants and needs before purchasing. Here are a few things to consider before making a purchase.Asses how frequently you'll wear a pair of headphones to determine how much continuous battery life you need. If you plan to wear headphones often in public areas, invest in headphones with strong noise-canceling properties. Consider how much you're willing to spend on headphones, as we've reviewed and recommended headphones ranging from $60 to $1,000+.ZDNET Recommends