Fitbit (iOS) App Review: Fitness Tracking on the iPhone 5S
When Apple announced the M7 processor on the iPhone 5S, I thought it to be a masterstroke in terms of leveraging on sensor data while lowering power requirements doing so at the same time. Not only can...
View ArticleWhat’s More or Less Likely to Happen Than Winning the Lottery?
Many games that you play offer a reasonable chance of you winning. But when you play the lottery, you know the chances of walking away with the jackpot prize are always slim. In fact, the odds can be...
View ArticleHow I Got A LEGO DeLorean (Back to the Future) For Cheap
Work got in the way of updates for the past two weeks but while I was busy fronting an exciting new project, I had some time to shop about (online), play some games (casual) and run. Anyways, it’s back...
View ArticleHow to Raise Your Betting Game
Anyone who follows the football closely and enjoys placing a number of bets, both before matches and in-play, will know already that a betting exchange is where you get the tightest margins and the...
View ArticleOnline Gaming for the Mood You Are In
Today one of the most popular ways to pass the time is to play online games. They’re accessible whenever and wherever you want, you can play by yourself or join in multiplayer games. Games can take a...
View ArticleStaying In – The Best Online Sport Games For The Summer
Despite Calvin Harris’ summer time anthem, the aptly titled “Summer”, droning on about meeting that special someone during that particular time of the year most would associate with flat out beach...
View ArticleThis Week in Comics: Batman #39 and The Secret Service
Poor Alfred Pennyworth can’t seem to catch a break. I remember reading an issue of Batman Eternal where he got jabbed in the head by one of Batman’s enemies. Ouch. And now, Scott Snyder’s penultimate...
View ArticleRunning in Seoul in Spring Time: The Cheonggyecheon Stream
If you are visiting Seoul during spring time, there’s one thing that you really need to do. Go for a run. More specifically go for run by the Cheonggyecheon stream. I had the good fortune of doing that...
View ArticleJim Gordon – The New Batman
I think one of the coolest things that DC’s New 52 has done would be to replace Bruce Wayne as Batman with Jim Gordon after the former’s death. Yup, our good old Gotham City Police Department...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Boxing Games
Boxing has given us some truly memorable moments over the years. The much loved sport is one of the most exciting to watch, that is of course if you happened to miss the bore-fest between Floyd...
View ArticleGetting Back At It
Phew.. A whole bunch of interesting work-related projects, and a highly-coveted promotion = a very busy not much time for mobile games. So how did I actually maintain some form of equilibrium in this...
View ArticlePleco: The One App That Can Turn You Into A Substitute Mandarin Teacher
I read an article on the New York Times recently on how tackling remote learning during the various Covid-19 lockdowns taking place at the moment around the work could actually break parents who,...
View ArticleAll Hail The PC
I can’t recall the last time I had a PC around. It was probably around nearly 20 years ago when I first started working. My brother and I switched over to consoles after deciding that chasing the...
View ArticleAdjusting Sights! Revisiting XCOM 2 And Trying to Complete It For Once.
Overwatch! I’m not referring to the first person shooter from Blizzard, but rather the phase in turn-based XCOM 2 (and the original XCOM) whereby units get to get a reaction shot on enemy units moving...
View ArticleThis Month of September In Gaming
September 2020 can be remembered as one of the more productive months gaming-wise, as I’ve managed to complete not one, but two PC games. First up was Halo: Reach, which the effort was covered in my...
View ArticleRevisiting The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy With An Eight-Year Old
My eldest daughter, who is eight-years old this year, loves listening to podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The kid-friendly topics vary from podcast to podcast, covering things like...
View ArticleAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition Has Definitely Taken My Nights
World history has always been a favourite subject of mine and being a gamer, games with a strong historical slant, such as Civilization hold a special place in my game library. While the Civilization...
View ArticleWargh: Where Are My Bases At In Warhammer 40K Dawn of War 2
With the on-going Steam Autumn Sale, I went ahead and added to my cart a whole bunch of games that I was waiting to go on sale. This included current releases such as Doom: Eternal and Battlefleet...
View ArticleHow Did I End Up With A PlayStation 5 For Christmas (Without A Pre-Order)
When my wife asked a couple weeks ago on what did I want for Christmas, my answer was the Sony PlayStation 5, which she prompted me to ask for something else, knowing that it was next to impossible to...
View ArticleNine Over Ten 9/10 Best Video Games of 2020 (Pandemic Edition)
2020 will be forever remembered as one heck of a year. The pandemic has affected many lives and with stay-at-home / shelter-in-place orders still on-going in, folks are looking for means of...
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