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JUST like how there was a slew of movie and TV subscriptions following the popularity of Netflix, gaming subscription services have followed suit.Xbox has been the most popular so far, though that might change with the massive Game Pass price increase, but PS Plus and Nintendo Switch Online have also seen success.1Vampire Survivors was one of the most popular games of 2024Credit: PoncleWhile other subscriptions like EA Play and Ubisoft+ are not as popular, a number of mobile-focused subscription services are gaining popularity.Netflix and CrunchyRoll both include mobile games as part of their regular subscription service, but Apple Arcade is…

SMELLS of bacon boost brain power and make us happy, scientists say.The breakfast favourite has 150 scents including some that spark activity in our little grey cells.1Bacon smells boost brain power and make us happy, claim scientistsCredit: GettyExperts found the porky pong heightens our sense of smell, alertness, memory and ability to process what we see.The whiff of sizzling streaky rashers also provide serotonin and dopamine rushes that put us in a good mood.Even the mention of the word bacon sparks our pleasure-eating drivers into action.The research also found bacon can aid communication between the brain and gut — potentially…

A PICTURESQUE village with paradise beaches sits abandoned on a forgotten Canary Island.Pedro Barba is a small settlement tucked away and left deserted after the last three residents left.8Pedro Barba is an abandoned village on the island of La GraciosaCredit: Alamy8The village has no permanent residentsCredit: Alamy8The island of La Graciosa has 700 inhabitantsCredit: Getty8Located on the smallest of the Canary Islands, La Graciosa, the untouched spot boasts sprawling coastlines and offers an unparalleled experience to nature lovers.A vast, peaceful landscape invites visitors to relax in calm waters and enjoy serene surroundings. The desolate village has no permanent inhabitants and…

SAMSUNG has revealed a duo of new Galaxy Z foldable handsets with some big upgrades.It’s now the 6th iteration of the Flip and Fold devices which the South Korean tech giant has been leading the way on for several years now.2Galaxy Z Flip 6 gets some funky new coloursCredit: Samsung2The Galaxy Z Fold 6 has also had some upgradesCredit: SamsungHowever, the Fold has had a bit of a price bump.The firm’s big focus is packing even more AI features into the Flip 6 and Fold 6 – which will come to some older Galaxy handsets in a future update.It means…

CHRISTMAS really does seem to come around quicker every year – and scientists finally know why. People who get excited about the festive season and those who forget to make plans are more likely to feel it arrives faster, experts say. 1There are ‘established psychological constructs’ to explain why some people find Christmas comes around faster each year, scientists sayCredit: GettyIf you have a busy social life, you are also more likely to find December 25 is here in a flash, the study found. Researchers in the UK and Iraq spoke to people about the onset of Christmas or Ramadan.They…

THIS is the terrifying moment Russian cruise missiles zoomed over fishermen’s heads on the way to batter Kyiv.The low-flying rockets flew across the Caspian sea at 700mph on the day of Putin’s $200million massacre.8Kalibr missiles were seen zooming past fishermen across the Caspian seaCredit: East2West8The shocked fishermen filmed the sinister sightCredit: East2West8The rockets were on the way to Ukraine on the day of Putin’s massacre of a kids hospitalCredit: East2West8The eerie footage shows deadly missiles, presumably Kalibr, fired low across the sea right above the fishermen’s boats.Shocked fishermen look up to film the sinister sight as the rockets race at…

SAMSUNG has officially launched its first ever smart ring – but two of the most exciting features aren’t even health related.And you’ll have to own a Galaxy smartphone to unlock them.2Galaxy Ring goes on sale from July 24Credit: Alamy2New device won’t work with an iPhoneCredit: SamsungThe Samsung Galaxy Ring boasts a load of fitness tracking tools, many of which you would expect to see on a smartwatch.Instead, the South Korean tech giant is hoping to bring those features to the more convenient finger.At a launch event in Paris, the firm finally revealed all about the Galaxy Ring, including price and…

FORGET the back pain, expensive bras and leering stares from strangers. The downside of having bigger boobs is experiencing aggression and verbal abuse from other women, researchers claim. 1Participants were shown manipulated images of boobs with various different sizes and shapes and asked questions about aggressionCredit: Ray Garza and Farid PazhoohiA new study by researchers from Texas A&M International University suggests this may be because women with larger breasts are thought of as competition. “Given the strong importance men place on women’s breast morphology – most notably size – women, in general, are attentive to this factor,” researchers, lead by…

By Ellie Doughty, Foreign News ReporterMonday July 8 marks three weeks since Jay Slater, a 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, vanished in Tenerife.The apprentice bricklayer, who flew out to the popular holiday island for a rave festival with friends Lucy Law and Brad Page, has made headlines around the country.On Sunday June 16 the three of them headed off to one of the events at Papagayo nightclub.In the early hours of Monday 17 – Lucy and Brad were ready to head back to their hotel, but Jay wanted to keep partying.It was then that he left the south of the island and…

MICROSOFT has developed an artificial intelligence tool that can replicate human speech with uncanny precision.It is so convincing that the tech giant refuses to share it with the public, citing “potential risks” of misuse.3Microsoft’s research subsidiary has developed an AI text-to-speech generator that can replicate human voices with eerie accuracyCredit: GettyThe tool, dubbed VALL-E 2, is a text-to-speech generator that can mimic a voice based on just a few seconds of audio.It is trained to recognize concepts without being provided any examples of those concepts beforehand in a scenario called zero-shot learning.The tech giant says VALL-E 2 is the first…