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How to watch Leicester City vs. West Ham United online for free

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:34

TL;DR: Live stream Leicester City vs. West Ham United in the Premier League for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Premier League is coming to Prime Video in December. A number of games are available to live stream on Prime Video over the festive period, including Leicester City vs. West Ham United.

Both sides have made underwhelming starts to the season, but there is plenty of time to turn things around. Of course, nobody told Leicester City that. Following a winless run of five games, Steve Cooper was sacked. All eyes will be on new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy as he makes his debut against West Ham.

If you want to watch Leicester City vs. West Ham United in the Premier League for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Leicester City vs. West Ham United?

Leicester City vs. West Ham United in the Premier League starts at 8:15 p.m. GMT on Dec. 3. This fixture takes place at the King Power Stadium.

How to watch Leicester City vs. West Ham United for free

Prime Video is offering coverage of 20 Premier League fixtures in December, including Leicester City vs. West Ham United.

Leicester City vs. West Ham United is available to live stream on Prime Video in the UK, but you don't need to be subscribed to Amazon Prime to watch this fixture. Instead, you can watch Leicester City vs. West Ham United (plus more Premier League fixtures) for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.

If you're abroad for this fixture, you might need to use a VPN to watch the Premier League for free on Prime Video. This process is straightforward:

  1. Sign up for a 30-day Amazon Prime trial (if you're not already a member)

  2. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

  3. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

  4. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

  5. Watch Leicester City vs. West Ham United for free from anywhere in the world on Prime Video

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Leicester City vs. West Ham United on Prime Video without committing with your cash. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream select Premier League fixtures before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for Prime Video?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on Prime Video, for a number of reasons:

  • Servers in 105 countries including the UK

  • Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

  • Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

  • Fast connection speeds free from throttling

  • Up to eight simultaneous connections

  • 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Stream Leicester City vs. West Ham United in the Premier League for free with ExpressVPN.

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How to watch Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace online for free

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:34

TL;DR: Live stream Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace in the Premier League for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

What a wonderful time to be a football fan. You can watch a number of Premier League fixtures for free in December with a simple hack, including Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace find themselves near the foot of the table, which isn't exactly where they would want to be. Results haven't been terrible lately, but they've only picked up a single win this season. That's not good enough for a team stacked with talented players.

Ipswich Town have an identical record to Palace, but they are probably where they expected to be at this stage of the season. Performances have been encouraging for Kieran McKenna's side, and they will be confident of taking something from Crystal Palace in front of their own fans.

If you want to watch Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace in the Premier League for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace?

Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace in the Premier League starts at 7:30 p.m. GMT on Dec. 3. This fixture takes place at Portman Road.

How to watch Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace for free

Prime Video is offering coverage of 20 Premier League fixtures in December, including Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace.

Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace is available to live stream on Prime Video in the UK, but you don't need to be subscribed to Amazon Prime to watch this fixture. Instead, you can watch Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace (plus more Premier League fixtures) for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.

If you're abroad for this fixture, you might need to use a VPN to watch the Premier League for free on Prime Video. This process is straightforward:

  1. Sign up for a 30-day Amazon Prime trial (if you're not already a member)

  2. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

  3. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

  4. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

  5. Watch Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace for free from anywhere in the world on Prime Video

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace on Prime Video without committing with your cash. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream select Premier League fixtures before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for Prime Video?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on Prime Video, for a number of reasons:

  • Servers in 105 countries including the UK

  • Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

  • Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

  • Fast connection speeds free from throttling

  • Up to eight simultaneous connections

  • 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Stream Ipswich Town vs. Crystal Palace in the Premier League for free with ExpressVPN.

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Snow White trailer: Meet Rachel Zeglers rebellious Disney princess

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:32

Disney's live-action remakes of their animated classics continue with Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler (Spellbound, West Side Story) as the titular princess. But as we see in the film's latest trailer, this iteration of Snow White has a lot more fight in her.

SEE ALSO: 'The Bear' Season 4, 'Daredevil: Born Again,' and more revealed in Disney+ 2025 preview

From the very first moments of the trailer, Snow White challenges her stepmother, the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman), about how she treats her subjects. Later, she leads these subjects to the Evil Queen's castle, telling her, "this is our kingdom, and now we're here to take it back." Could Snow White be leading a full uprising?

The trailer may promise a more rebellious take on Snow White, but it also features several moments drawn from the original film, like the Evil Queen asking her Magic Mirror who's the fairest of them all, or Snow White fleeing into the nearby forest. There, she meets the seven dwarfs, rendered here in mildly disturbing CGI, and teaches them to whistle while they work. While we don't get to hear Snow White's take on that classic tune in this trailer (you can listen to it in the teaser, though), we do get to hear Zegler unleash her Disney princess pipes in one of the film's original songs from The Greatest Showman's Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, titled "Waiting on a Wish."

Snow White hits theaters March 21.

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How to Change Microsoft Edge to Search Google Instead of Bing

How-To Geek - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:30

By default, Microsoft Edge uses Bing as its default search engine, but if you prefer something else—such as Google or DuckDuckGo—you can easily change it in the Settings menu.

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Amazon has the best Cyber Monday robot vacuum deals — low prices are still live

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:25
The best Cyber Monday robot vacuum deals at Amazon at a glance Best Roomba deal iRobot Roomba Combo j5+ $399 at Amazon (save $330.99) Get Deal Best self-cleaning robot vacuum deal iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max $919 at Amazon (save $480) Get Deal

Cyber Monday robot vacuum deals at Amazon are mostly just Black Friday robot vacuum deals that have rolled over — and those discounts just happen to be on most of my favorite robot vacuums that I've tested this year. That said, a handful of the best deals have finally sold out, so making your upgrade ASAP is crucial.

As unlikely as it sounds, Amazon doesn't have the best deals in every single category on shopping holidays (TVs ring a bell). But Amazon consistently leads the pack in robot vacuum deals. While the other big retailers have a few, Amazon easily has the best variety of Cyber Monday robot vacuum deals, both in terms of the brands and models up for grabs and the actual spectrum of price points. As someone who tests robot vacuums and tracks their prices for a living, I would know — but if you want some cold, hard numbers, just plug any URL into Amazon price history tracker Camelcamelcamel. You'll see that almost every robot vacuum on sale has dropped to a new record-low price.

SEE ALSO: Why Eufy's X10 Pro Omni is the most surprising robot vacuum I've tested all year

I'm tracking all of the Cyber Monday robot vacuum deals still live at Amazon below, and will be refreshing the list throughout Cyber Week as deals eventually start to fade and sell out.

Note: All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-through deals were expired at the time of writing. Any deal marked with a 🔥 has dropped to a record-low price at Amazon.

Best Cyber Monday robot vacuum deal at Amazon Opens in a new window Credit: iRobot iRobot Roomba Combo j5+ $399.99 at Amazon
$729.99 Save $330.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Though my previous favorite Roomba deal this Black Friday season, the $299.99 Roomba Combo i5, has sold out, it wasn't hard to pick a new top pick. I've crowned the Roomba Combo j5+ as the best Roomba value when it's on sale, and guess what: It's definitely on sale. The nearly 50% off price slash looks like an even sweeter deal when compared to the current deal on the cheapest self-emptying Roomba, the Roomba Vac 2. For $249.99, that basic Roomba doesn't mop, can't smart map specific rooms in your home, and certainly can't steer clear of small obstacles like phone charges and pet waste. The Combo j5+ does all of those things for $150 more, which is a small jump in cost that I think you'll be thankful you made when your Roomba isn't getting stuck everywhere.

If you live in a small space where a robot vacuum won't scrounge up a ton of debris during every cleaning session (or are otherwise fine with manually emptying the dust bin), the standalone Roomba Combo j5 that doesn't self-empty is at a similarly stellar sale price: $284.98, a record low.

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WhatsApp Is Cutting off More iPhones in 2025

How-To Geek - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:24

WhatsApp is stopping support for older iPhones and iOS versions starting May 5, 2025. This will mainly affect users with iPhones 5s, 6, and 6 Plus, as these models can only run iOS 12.5.7, which won't work with the latest WhatsApp updates.

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Migrating to Android Will Now Keep Live Photos

How-To Geek - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:21

Google has updated its software so that Live Photos taken with your iPhone are also transferred as part of the iOS to Android migration.

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Rapsberry Pi 5 & 4 Could Get A Free Speed Boost

How-To Geek - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:12

Engineers at the Raspberry Pi Foundation have made performance upgrades to the Raspberry Pi 5 and, to some degree, the Raspberry Pi 4. The boost comes from adjusted memory settings.

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These are the best Apple deals still live at Amazon post-Cyber Monday

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:02
The best Apple deals still live at Amazon post-Cyber Monday: BEST AIRPODS DEAL Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) $169.99 (save $79.01) Get Deal BEST MACBOOK DEAL Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $1,499.99 (save $199.01 with on-page coupon) Get Deal BEST IPAD DEAL Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M2, WiFi, 512GB) $824 (save $75) Get Deal BEST APPLE WATCH DEAL Apple Watch Series 10 (42mm, GPS) $329.99 (save $69.01 with on-page coupon) Get Deal

Apple runs a similar gift card promo during Cyber Week every year; get a gift card worth up to $200 with the purchase of select iPhones, MacBooks, AirPods, etc. To be honest, it's not anything all that special. If you're looking for more immediate savings, we always suggest heading over to Amazon instead.

Amazon's Cyber Monday 2024 Apple deals did not disappoint — we saw AirPods Pro drop to a new record-low $154, M2 MacBook Airs as low as $799, and up to $200 off the M4 iPad Pro. Sadly, most of the best Apple deals have already dried up post-Cyber Monday, but there are still a few deals to be had if you're looking to score some savings on the fruit company.

We've been keeping track of all the best Apple deals across retailers throughout Cyber Week — here are the best ones still live at Amazon post-Cyber Monday.

Note: All struck-through deals were either sold out or expired at the time of writing.

Best AirPods deal still live Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) $169.99 at Amazon
$249.00 Save $79.01 Get Deal Why we like it

With impressive ANC, six hours of battery life per charge, balanced sound, and seamless Apple ecosystem integration, the AirPod Pro 2 continuously top our favorite headphones lists. During Cyber Week, they dropped to a record-low $154 across multiple retailers, including Amazon. Sadly, that price is no longer available post-Cyber Monday, but we still think they're worth grabbing for $169.99. That's still 32% in savings, after all.

Read Mashable's full review of the Apple AirPods Pro 2.

More post-Cyber Monday AirPods deals at AmazonBest MacBook deal still live Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $1,499.99 at Amazon
$1,699.00 Save $199.01 with on-page coupon Get Deal Why we like it

While most MacBook deals have dried up quickly after Cyber Monday, we're still eyeing this discount on the 15-inch M3 MacBook Air with 24GB RAM and 512GB of storage. With an on-page coupon, the $1,699 price tag drops down to just $1,499.99. That's around 12% in savings, which isn't quite as big as its Cyber Monday discount, but still pretty solid at just under $200 off.

You'll get 15% more power than the M2, WiFi 6E, and support for up to two 5K, 60Hz external displays. Mashable Tech Editor Kimberly Gedeon writes: "The M3 MacBook Air continues to blur the line of the Air and Pro models."

Read our full review of the M3 MacBook Air.

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Best iPad deal still live Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M2, WiFi, 512GB) $824.00 at Amazon
$899.00 Save $75.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Our favorite iPad for most people, the 2024 iPad Air is powerful enough that can keep up with the big dogs — including some of our favorite laptops. Its battery life is also fantastic; we found it to last even longer than it promises on paper. Aesthetically, it doesn't look much different than the previous model, but as Mashable's Kim Gedeon noted in her review, "The M2 chip brings sweet energy efficiency and a performance uptick."

Post-Cyber Monday, only a few M2 Air models are left on sale (or in stock): both the 11-inch and 13-inch option with boosted 512GB storage. Save $75 on the 11-inch model and snag it for $824 or save $88 on the 13-inch model and grab it for $1,011 while you still can. If you really want to max out storage, the 1TB option is also still available for $1,199.

Read our full review of the M2 iPad Air.

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Best Apple Watch deal still live Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple Watch Series 10 (42mm, GPS) $329.99 at Amazon
$399.00 Save $69.01 with on-page coupon Get Deal Why we like it

The Apple Watch Series 10 hit a new record-low for — checks notes — the third time this month during Cyber Week, dropping down to just $329 for the 42mm, GPS model. That's a savings of 18%. While most other top Apple deals jumped back up in price post-Cyber Monday, this deal only increased by 99 cents. Be sure to check the on-page coupon to score the savings.

Compared to previous models, the Series 10 boasts a thinner and lighter design, a larger display with a built-in speaker, faster charging (a major selling point for our reviewer), and new health and fitness features like sleep apnea alerts and water temperature and depth sensing.

Read Mashable's full review of the Apple Watch Series 10.

More post-Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals at Amazon

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Only one Cyber Monday gaming laptop deal is still live at Amazon

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 16:56

UPDATE: Dec. 3, 2024, 10:30 a.m. EST We've checked all of the featured deals for pricing and availability.

Amazon was the dark horse of this year's Cyber Weekend laptop deals, undercutting other tech retailers when it came to discounts on popular Apple MacBooks and Microsoft Surface devices. The gaming laptop deals it offered on Cyber Monday weren't quite as competitive as the ones available at Best Buy, which had a better selection of models at a variety of price points. (That included a $480 Lenovo LOQ, the cheapest model anywhere.) However, Amazon's options were still worth considering: I looked them all up on the price-tracking site CamelCamelCamel, and most of them were sitting at record lows.

SEE ALSO: The best Cyber Monday deals still live in 2024

Now that Amazon's Cyber Monday sale is officially over, all of those record lows have disappeared — except one. Read on for the scoop.

Note: Any deal marked with a 🔥 has dropped to a record-low price. 

Best (still-live) gaming laptop deal at Amazon Opens in a new window Credit: Asus Asus TUF Gaming F16 (Intel Core i7-13650HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) 🔥 $999.99 at Amazon
$1,299.99 Save $300.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Designed to offer "long-lasting value," this year's TUF Gaming F16 features a high-performance 13th-gen Intel Core i7 HX series CPU and RTX 4060 graphics. (Translation: It's got some decent mid-range power.) It also has an MUX switch and support for Nvidia Advanced Optimus, meaning you can swap to its integrated GPU for lower frame rates/better battery life when you're not using it for gaming. It sports an RGB keyboard, Dolby Atmos speakers, and a 165Hz 16-inch display with thin bezels and a 16:10 aspect ratio; it'll look huge, though it may feel a tad dim since it's only been rated at 250 nits of brightness. Notably, Asus says it's been tested to meet a "military-grade" durability standard. If you're cool hauling around its five-pound frame, you don't have to worry about it getting annihilated by the occasional bump when you play on the go.

At an all-time low of $999.99 (normally $1,299.99), the TUF Gaming F16 is currently $100 cheaper on Amazon than it is on the Asus website.

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The best TV deals in the Amazon Cyber Monday sale — these deals are still live

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 16:43

UPDATE: Dec. 3, 2024, 9:40 a.m. EST We've updated this article to reflect TV deals at Amazon that are still live even though Cyber Monday is officially over. While some deals are gone, we're seeing even lower prices today on a few models.

The best Amazon TV deals at a glance: Best 55-inch TV deal Hisense 55-inch U8 Mini LED ULED 4K TV $649.99 at Amazon (save $450) Get Deal Best 65-Inch TV Deal TCL 65-Inch Q65 4K QLED TV with Google TV $427.99 at Amazon (save $122) Get Deal Best 75-inch TV deal TCL 75-inch Q5 QLED 4K TV $547.99 at Amazon (save $202) Get Deal Best OLED TV Deal LG 65-inch evo C4 Series 4K OLED TV $1,596.99 at Amazon (save $1,203) Get Deal

We all know that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the best days of the year to buy a TV. Where to find those stellar TV deals is less obvious, and for many, a question that boils down to one simple question: Amazon or somewhere else?

While Amazon had its fair share of stellar Black Friday doorbuster TV deals, we have to be honest: Best Buy and Walmart bring some serious competition in this space. Before pulling the trigger on a cheap TV at Amazon, it's worth checking the selection elsewhere. Of course, Amazon will have the lowest price on its own Fire TVs as well as Fire TVs made by TCL, Toshiba, Hisense, and Insignia. And while technically Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone and many TV deals are back at full price, we're still seeing a few great discounts.

Amazon is a good place to find an affordable 4K TV with a smooth smart TV interface. That's especially true now that Amazon has debuted new versions of its Omni TVs, including its very first mini LED TV. However, you can also find some good deals on premium TVs at Amazon, especially if you've been eyeing an award-winning LG OLED TV.

SEE ALSO: The best Black Friday streaming deals so far: Peacock, Max, Paramount+, and more

For the biggest selection of QLED or OLED models, check Best Buy's Black Friday TV deals that are still live. It has a bigger selection of large-screen premium options from Samsung, Sony, and LG, and that selection isn't riddled with questionable third-party sellers like Amazon's. And if you're looking on the other end of the pricing spectrum, Walmart is offering the cheapest possible 4K TVs in 2024.

Don't want to price-check TVs across all the different retailers? That's why you've got us. In this guide, we'll curate the best Amazon TV deals that are still live even after the chaos of Cyber Monday. We're confident you won't find these TVs at a cheaper price anywhere else.

Best still-live budget Cyber Monday TV deal at Amazon Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Fire TV 55-inch 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV with Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote ¤339.99 at Amazon
¤519.99 Save ¤180.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Amazon Fire TVs are always majorly discounted during holiday shopping times, and this year has been no exception. This model offers the extra bonus of coming with a Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote, so you can control the volume and power with the help of Alexa. We won't lie and say this is anything but a basic TV with a basic LED display. However, it's hard to argue with $339.99 for a 55-inch smart TV, and we're not going to try.

Best still-live mid-range Cyber Monday TV deal at Amazon Opens in a new window Credit: TCL TCL 75-inch Q5 QLED 4K Google TV $547.99 at Amazon
$749.99 Save $202.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Amazon put its new Mini LED Fire TVs on sale for the first time mere days after announcing them, but that doesn't automatically make those the best deal on a QLED TV at Amazon this Black Friday. We have to give up that prize to this huge 75-inch Hisense TV, which is already ridiculously affordable at full price. Its $549.99 sale price looks even sweeter when compared side-by-side with Amazon's cheapest in-house Omni QLED.

If you need to replace your old, slow TV and are looking for a happy medium between the cheapest possible TV and the fanciest possible TV, then TCL's base-tier QLEDs hit the sweet spot. Even as one of the more basic QLEDs on the market, you'll immediately notice the improved brightness and color of the Q65. The difference comes from a layer of quantum dots laid over the LED backlight, which provides an overall punchier picture that's much better for gaming or watching sports.

More TV deals at Amazon22- to 40-inch TVs43-inch TVs50- to 55-inch TVs65-inch TVs75-inch TVs and up85-inch TVs and up

One more thing: If you're getting rid of an old TV to make room for this holiday sale purchase, take it somewhere that recycles old electronics (like Best Buy) rather than trashing it.

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The best Amazon Cyber Monday deals on headphones and earbuds that are still live

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 16:39
Best Cyber Monday headphone and earbud deals 2024 Best headphones deal Sony WH-1000XM5 $298 (save $101.98) Get Deal Best earbuds deal Bose QuietComfort Ultra $249 (save $50) Get Deal Best Bone Conduction Headphones Deal Shokz OpenRun Pro $129.95 (Save $50) Get Deal

Cyber Monday has come and gone, but Spotify Wrapped is still around the corner. That means it's still a great time to get a new pair of headphones or earbuds if you're in the market for some. Plus, we're still seeing a ton of deals on audio tech at Amazon from brands like Bose, Sony, and other popular names.

Check out our top deal picks below on earbuds, on-ear and over-ear headphones, and bone conduction headphones (pretty much the entire Shokz lineup is on sale) below. Don't waste any more time during shopping season.

SEE ALSO: These Cyber Monday gadget deals make excellent gifts Best Cyber Monday headphones deal at Amazon Opens in a new window Credit: Sony Sony WH-1000XM5 $298.00 at Amazon
$399.99 Save $101.99 Get Deal Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the Sony WH-1000XM5.

"If you want headphones that have great noise cancellation and incredible (adjustable) sound, then the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones won't let you down. Out of the noise-cancelling headphones we've tested, these are our top pick for audiophiles. It can be a little annoying that the ear cups don't fold in, but with 30 hours of battery life, you'll probably find yourself wearing them more often than not. Dropped down to $298, these headphones are at a dollar cheaper than their Prime Day price." — Bethany Allard, Lead Shopping Reporter

More headphone deals at AmazonBest earbuds deal Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Bose QuietComfort Ultra $249.00 at Amazon
$299.00 Save $50.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Check out our full review of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds.

"For folks who want the best possible noise cancellation they can get in their earbuds, we like the Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds. They do come with a price tag that reflects their top-notch noise cancellation — but, on sale, they cost less than the full price of AirPods Pro. After testing out these earbuds, Mashable Shopping Reporter Samantha Mangino was more impressed than she expected to be, writing, 'Truthfully, I can't imagine a person that wouldn't appreciate these buds. The noise cancellation is the best I've ever experienced, and the music feels like it surrounds you thanks to spatial audio. Plus, the fit is like no other.'" — Bethany Allard, Lead Shopping Reporter

More earbud deals at AmazonBest bone conduction headphones deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Shokz OpenRun Pro $129.95 at Amazon
$179.95 Save $50.00 Get Deal Why we like it

If your headphones or earbuds are starting to feel a little too cumbersome, switching over to a pair of bone conduction headphones — which submit sound waves through the bones in your skull rather than your ear canal — may be the move. The Shokz OpenRun Pro are a great example, featuring a completely open-ear design, ten hours of battery life, and reliable waterproofing. For this post-Cyber Monday deal that's still live, you can get a pair for $50 off at Amazon, making them just $129.95.

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The best cordless power tool deals still live after Amazons Cyber Monday sale, from electric screwdrivers to circular saws

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 16:36
Best Cyber Monday cordless power tool deals at Amazon Best cordless power tool deal DeWalt Cordless Drill Kit $129 (save $110) Get Deal Best small tool deal Black+Decker 4V MAX Cordless Screwdriver $24.98 (save $8.01) Get Deal Best circular saw deal DeWalt 20V MAX Circular Saw $89.10 (save $69.90) Get Deal

If by some miracle you own a home in 2024, congrats! That's awesome. But home ownership isn't all sunshine and rainbows — without a superintendent, anything that breaks is yours to fix, whether that's with hired help or by yourself. If you prefer the latter method, you're going to need a decent lineup of power tools on hand to keep you prepared for any surprise issues.

SEE ALSO: Home Depot is still giving away free cordless tools for Cyber Monday

It just so happens that a lot of cordless power tools are on sale at Amazon even after their 2024 Cyber Monday sale, from electric screwdrivers, to nail guns, to circular saws, and more. We're still keeping track of all of the best deals, and have listed them out below so you can spend less time shopping, and more time planning your next home project.

Note: All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-through deals were expired at the time of writing.

Best cordless power tool deal Opens in a new window Credit: DeWalt DeWalt 20V MAX Cordless Drill and Impact Driver Kit $129.00 at Amazon
$239.00 Save $110.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Whether you live in a home or a studio apartment, you should probably have a power drill handy. This drill kit from DeWalt has everything you need and then some, including an impact driver for more heavy-duty tasks and a case to carry them in. For Cyber Monday, the bundle is just $129, saving you $110.

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How to Download TikTok Videos for Offline Viewing

How-To Geek - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 16:00

Ever wish you could binge TikToks even on a flight or with zero signal? TikTok’s offline videos feature lets you download TikTok videos to watch anytime, no internet needed. Here’s how to do it.

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Two Point Museum preview: A playful and unserious foray into museum curation

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 16:00

I recently spent 10 hours playing a pre-release build of Two Point Museum, exploring three different museum locations across the game's preview campaign. From what I've seen so far, the latest instalment in the Two Point video game universe may end up being just as much fun as its popular predecessor, Two Point Hospital.

Developed by Two Point Studios, Two Point Museum retains the same zany tone as both Two Point Campus and Hospital. This time the series has you build and manage a museum, including collecting artefacts, curating displays, and raking in sweet cash from impressed visitors.

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I am ruthlessly practical when playing such business simulators. Unless I've already reached Elon Musk levels of wealth, I tend to focus on optimising efficiency rather than interior design. However, Two Point Museum deftly merges these concerns, incorporating aesthetic considerations into its gameplay and providing practical incentives for players to thoughtfully plan and decorate their museum. I was hooked almost immediately.

Two Point Museum reveals two new exhibit themes Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

One of the most exciting revelations from Mashable's Two Point Museum preview was the confirmation of two new exhibit themes. The developer has previously announced the game will include Prehistory, Marine, Supernatural, and Botany exhibit themes, all of which I got to explore. However, upgrade paths in the preview also revealed two more themes: Science and Space. 

Though neither theme was available to play just yet, Prehistory artefacts such as the Time Portal and a fossilised time-traveller suggest that Two Point Museum could venture into some futuristic tech. Judging by the loading screens, aliens may make an appearance as well. Fans have been eagerly hoping Two Point Museum would add Science and Space themes, as their concepts seem perfectly suited to its wacky world. 

"There are so many types of museums in the real world, we wanted to reflect that, but also include some of the more eccentric aspects of life in Two Point County too." - Ben Huskins

Speaking to Mashable, Two Point Museum's design director Ben Huskins said that variety was key when choosing exhibit themes.

"There are so many types of museums in the real world, we wanted to reflect that, but also include some of the more eccentric aspects of life in Two Point County too," he said. "We've picked exhibits that are visually very different, but also those that provide new gameplay opportunities. With every theme we've tried to add new gameplay twists, things that make you play in a different way, exhibits with special requirements or interesting side effects."

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

Such requirements and side effects quickly became apparent during my time with Two Point Museum. Cold artefacts such as the Frozen Cave-Person and Snowy Howl Skeleton must be placed near a freezer. Aquarium tanks may require heaters if you're exhibiting tropical Star Fish or Flambuoyant Fish. Even ghosts have demands — their Polterguest Rooms need adequate decoration so the ghouls don't grow restless and break out.

Meanwhile, plants like the man-eating Blooming Buffoon gobble up and transform guests into clowns who entertain others, while the Haunted Doll artefact always stares unblinkingly at the player regardless of how you orient the camera.

"We've managed to cram in lots of Easter eggs, subtle crossovers between exhibits from different themes, and secrets to discover," said Huskins. "We're hoping people will want to collect all of the exhibits (you can track your progress in the in-game sticker book), and experiment with different combinations in their museums."

Two Point Museum buries ancient artefacts in loot boxes Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

Obtaining artefacts to display in Two Point Museum isn't as simple as just purchasing them. Rather, they're acquired through Two Point Museum's new exploration feature, which is an element unique to this latest release in the Two Point franchise.

Players can choose a locale such as the Prehistory-focused Bone Belt, the fishy Two Point Sea, or the spooky Netherworld, then select staff members to form a party and head off in the museum's helicopter to explore. The expedition will encounter various events depending on their combined level and particular set of skills (though most resolve without the player's interference), before eventually returning with a brand new artefact for your museum.

Once found, artefacts are presented in a manner akin to a loot box, a glowing crate popping open to give you that familiar serotonin rush that comes from unboxings.

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

Expedition map exploration is also shared across different museums, though artefact inventories remain separate. This means that if the experts in your marine-focused museum unlock a new location with a new specimen, you can jump over to your supernatural museum and send its staff there to find one for themselves. As such, Two Point Museum intends for players to bounce between their museums, continually returning to add exhibits rather than abandoning them in favour of the next location.

"There's a lot more depth to each museum in this game, there's always a reason to return to each one, so we're hoping that players want to invest the time designing and refining, and in doing so get attached to their creations," Huskins said.

We murdered ghosts for science in Two Point Museum Credit: Mashable screenshot

Each expedition location has different specimens available, with some requiring multiple trips to find their various fragments. Combined with the search for Pristine quality specimens, you'll likely end up with multiple copies of the same artefact. These duplicates may be sold, or kept in your inventory in case a wealthy collector wants to buy an exhibit.

However, the specimens can also be examined in the Analysis Room's aptly named Deconstructor. This device destroys the artefact to increase your Knowledge about it, which in turn boosts the Knowledge visitors gain from exhibit info stands — which all contributes to their review of your museum. Knowledge is quite literally power here.

Interestingly, specimens can be placed in the Deconstructor regardless of whether they're living, dead, or undead. I initially hesitated to place poltergeists in the machine, feeling like a villain in a dystopian YA novel. However when I eventually capitulated in the name of this preview, I was surprised to see my doomed ghosts smiling placidly as their atoms were disassembled.

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

"Yeah, we had a few conversations about this," Huskins told Mashable when asked about Two Point Museum deconstructing seemingly sentient beings. "We like to think of the analysis process as the 'digitisation' of the exhibit. Sure, its physical presence is deconstructed, but it lives on as a stream of pure data. Hopefully people have watched enough episodes of Black Mirror to question what the metaphysical implications of this are for sentient entities, and how sinister or otherwise it might be."

Fortunately, the ghosts are apparently as unperturbed as they appear, so you can dissolve them in the name of science with only mild guilt.

"Spirits are generally fairly happy with this process as they don't have much of a physical presence anyway, and it's considered slightly more comfortable than being sucked up by a janitor's Ghost Duster device, as tends to happen elsewhere in Two Point County," said Huskins.

Two Point Museum focuses on interior design Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

As I've mentioned, creating aesthetically pleasing rooms in Two Point games has never been a top priority for me. My interior design aspirations in Two Point Hospital were largely restricted to dotting pot plants everywhere solely to prevent my staff from getting grumpy.

Two Point Museum puts significant emphasis on customisation and design as crucial to the museum visitor experience, so you can't really approach these elements halfheartedly. The game encourages players not only to consider layout and how they position exhibits in proximity to each other, but also how they decorate the surrounding areas. Some decorations can even be altered via a colour picker, a first for the Two Point series.

Essentially, decorations are essential for what the game calls Buzz. The right decor can boost the Buzz generated by an exhibit, particularly if you fulfil the requirements for an artefact's Buzz Bonus. The more Buzz a guest has, the higher their donations and reviews of your museum will be. Like their real life counterparts, Two Point's museums tend to run primarily on donations.

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

Such considerations make themselves even clearer when planning tours through your museum, selecting which exhibits your experts will stop at. Tours are more highly rated if they're brief and coherent, consisting of artefacts which all follow the same theme. As such, keeping exhibits appropriately grouped throughout your museum is rewarded, and the overall flow of the museum becomes more important as you build your collections. And that means considering how exhibits work with walls, corridors, and open spaces.

"Building is a lot more freeform now," explained Huskins. "We've moved away from room-centric gameplay (the treatment rooms and classrooms of Hospital and Campus), and the focus is much more on the corridor space and how you want to arrange all of the exhibits in your collection.

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

During the preview, I was slightly frustrated that while Two Point Museum now allows players to build walls on an angle, you can't build rooms along them. You can't extend rooms to fill the awkward triangular space either. Unfortunately there are currently no plans to support angular rooms, though Huskins noted that they will monitor community feedback and continue to update the game post-release, just as they did with Hospital and Campus.

Two Point Museum drew inspiration from real museums Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

While Two Point Museum takes an undeniably playful and unserious approach to museum curation, Huskins stated that the development team did draw inspiration from real museums. 

"Ultimately we're aiming for fun over realism, but we like to have elements that are grounded in reality alongside the more extraordinary parts of the game," Huskins told Mashable.

"We were even invited to a couple of the big museums in London, which was an amazing experience, and gave us an opportunity to ask probing questions about museum finances, how to design an exhibition space, and even get a sneak peek at some of the backstage areas," he added. "In some cases this has inspired us to add features to the game (staff-only doors, guided tours, sponsorship opportunities, etc.), and it's also been a useful reference when coming up with lists of exhibits, obviously with a Two Point spin on a lot of them."

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

Real museums have a controversial history, and British museums in particular. However, Two Point Museum deliberately steers away from such matters, opting to keep its tone light. Huskins told Mashable that Two Point Museum's development team had discussed this issue, and were mindful about how they depicted the acquisition of exhibits in the game. As such, Two Point Museum sticks closer to satire rather than replicate real-world cultural artefacts. 

"It helps that Two Point County is our own made-up world, where everything is lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek, and we can have those larger than life elements," said Huskins. "Every time we design a new type of exhibit or expedition map, we think about what feels appropriate to us, what makes sense to exist within Two Point County, and what allows us to apply our own brand of humour."

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

That isn't to say that Two Point Museum is all fish and flowers. The game does still roam into human history, however it's a much more fantastical version than the one we're familiar with. It also might be more accurate to say that it delves into sentient humanoid history, as not all of Two Point County's characters appear strictly human.

"We do still have cultural artefacts in the game, but they're based within the fiction and lore of Two Point County, so we can frame them in a way that feels right to us," Huskins continued. "You'll have seen glimpses of this in what we've shown so far — remnants of an underwater civilisation in [marine-themed museum] Passwater Cove, for example, you'll learn more about that as you progress into the game."

More to come with Two Point Museum

Two Point Studios is continuing to keep some of the game's surprises close to its chest for now. Huskins did note he'd love to add a first-person to allow players to walk through their own museums, though that's a feature which is likely to come later if at all.

"We have a debug command that puts you into first-person view for a selected character," said Huskins. "It's quite entertaining, but the lack of a ceiling is somewhat disconcerting, and when they go to the bathroom it's the stuff of nightmares… Having said all that, if we ever get time we'd love to polish it up a bit and sneak it into the game somehow. Watch this space!"

Credit: Mashable screenshot: Two Point Studios

There are still several months until Two Point Museum's planned launch in March, with more exhibits, museums, and maps to be revealed as it draws closer. Even so, the game's current build is already enough to get excited about. Obtaining artefacts, arranging them in your museum, and decorating the space around them forms an enjoyable gameplay loop, encouraging players to collect them all to build the greatest museum they can.

"We are just very excited to watch people play Two Point Museum and hear what they think about the game," said Huskins. "We had (and still have) the most amazing time creating Two Point Museum and we just hope players will enjoy it as much as we are."

Two Point Museum will be released March 4 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

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YouTube Music Has One Feature No Streaming Service Can Compete With

How-To Geek - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 15:30

Even though I stream most of my music on Spotify, I renew my YouTube Music subscription every month. It still has one feature that I can’t get anywhere else.

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Jude Law and the Skeleton Crew cast on bringing Star Wars to a new generation

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 15:23

Jude Law and the young cast of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew share their excitement about working in the iconic galaxy, from encountering real Jawas to exploring massive, detailed sets. They discuss the unique perspective the series brings by focusing on children navigating adventures in the Star Wars universe.

Skeleton Crew is now streaming on Disney+.

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Apple Music Replay 2024: How to get it

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 15:00

Apple Replay 2024 has arrived, and we know what you're thinking: Isn't this thing available throughout the year?

Well, yes and no. It's true: You can access Replay all year over at replay.music.apple.com to see your personalized list of top artists, songs, albums, and genres, as well as milestones such as the number of minutes you've spent listening to music this year.

But now, Apple also has a special Replay experience, and it comes with several new features, too.

What is Apple Music Replay 2024?

Similar to Spotify Wrapped (which should be coming any day now as well), Apple Music Replay is a colorful look back at your year in Apple Music, displaying your top played songs and minutes listened, but also stuff like the top cities you used Apple Music in, and your top Shazam song if you use the Apple-owned music recognition service.

If you've got less than 100,000 minutes listened, are you even a real music fan? Credit: Apple

Other insights that are new to this year's Replay include Listening Streaks, which show the longest consecutive number of days you've used Apple Music, Top Artist Streak, which shows if you've had a certain artist as your number one artist for multiple consecutive months, as well as being able to see the date when you've first listened to your top song, artist, and album this year.

You can also listen to your most-played songs of the year with Replay 2024 mix, as well as check out your listening habits per month (including previous years) in your Replay insights archive.

How to view your Apple Music Replay 2024

So, how do you get the goods? There are several ways to do it.

On your iPhone, you can access the Replay 2024 experience in your Apple Music (you'll find it in the Home, New, and Search tabs). To do so, however, you'll need to have iOS 18.1 or later installed.

If, for some reason, you have a version of iOS earlier than 18.1, you'll still be able to access the experience on replay.music.apple.com, which works on both mobile and desktop.

And if you so desire, you can share all the insights with friends on social channels and messaging platforms (this is optional, and Apple says no one can access your insights unless you explicitly share them).

Apple Music has also dropped its 2024 Year-End Charts

Alongside the new Replay experience, Apple also shared its top charts for the year, which this year includes the biggest songs on Shazam.

Spoilers ahead: The number one song globally on Apple Music this year is Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," and newcomer Benson Boone is on top of the Shazam chart with "Beautiful Things."

There are many charts to browse through this year, including Top Songs of 2024: Global, Top 100: Shazam, Most-Read Lyrics, Top 100: Sing, Shazam Global Radio Spins, and Top Fitness Songs, among others. You can check all of Apple's year-end chart over on Apple Music.

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Tinders top dating trends and predictions for 2025

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 15:00

Cuffing season is in full swing and 2024 is nearing its end, which means it's time for Tinder's annual Year in Swipe. Each year, the ubiquitous dating app reveals year-long trends and what they could mean for dating in the future.

SEE ALSO: 2025 dating trends, including romance and evolving masculinity

Here's what defined dating in 2024, according to Tinder, and what may be in store in 2025:

Tinder's top 2024 dating trends

This year, "pickleball" was the fastest-growing mention in people's bios (+148 percent). This is followed by "freak" (+118 percent) — likely users asking for someone to match their freak. "Deserve" rounded out the top 3 with +95 percent mentions.

Tinder users stated their top communication style was "better in person," followed by being a "big-time texter," then "phone caller," then "bad texter." "Video chatter" ranked at the bottom.

In terms of love styles (similar to the love languages), the top 5 from highest to lowest were: time together, touch, thoughtful gestures, compliments, and presents.

Tinder also measured the fastest-growing emojis on the app: the pink bow, cloud, backpack, palm, and owl.

Fastest-growing emojis in Tinder bios. Credit: Tinder Tinder's 2025 dating predictionsSinges are "loud looking"

"Looking for..." was Tinder's top bio mention in 2024, according to global data from Tinder bios, descriptors, and interests from January 1 to October 1 this year. Despite Tinder's longtime reputation as a "hookup app," insights from the app's Green Flags study show that's not always the case: 53 percent of men want a romantic relationship, and 68 percent of women want the same.

Singles online and off are being more up-front about what they want, Tinder CMO Melissa Hobley told Mashable at the app's Year in Swipe event. And it's not hookups or penpals they're looking for, from what Hobley observed. "I'm seeing — I think a lot of people seeing this growing frequency of people say, 'Do not talk to me if you're not looking for something serious.'"

Manifesting "kiss-met" love

Manifest is the Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year — and young singles are proving that true. Nearly 20 percent of 4,000 18-30 year-old daters surveyed said they're creating vision boards to manifest their ideal relationship in 2025. Tinder introduced an interactive vision board tool so users can create one in-app and share it with friends and family.

Tinder predicts that daters will "embrace the magic of the unplanned" in 2025, moving away from strict "rules" (and, hopefully, icks).

"Micro-connecting" is in

Tinder also predicts the rise of "nano-ships" and "micro-connections" — such as good morning texts (textuationships, naturally) or stealing a glance at a cute stranger on the subway (eyecontactship). While it may seem silly, Bumble also discussed micro-mance behaviors in its 2025 dating trends forecast — so there might be something to this.

Both apps also discussed renewed optimism in their users, which they would need in the next year considering daters are getting sick of dating apps. Around a quarter of surveyed singles said they're focusing on joy and positivity, and bringing an optimistic outlook to their dating life, according to that same survey of 4,000 18-30 year-olds. Bumble found that 87 percent of users experienced positives of dating this year.

"There's a lot of benefit in getting pleasure out of those micro-moments," Hobley told Mashable.

Daters are streamlining their rosters

A quarter of surveyed singles are choosing fewer, more meaningful connections to keep their energy and excitement for dating alive, Tinder states. This may be the result of what apps predicted during the height of the pandemic: Daters will become more intentional and seek deeper connections.

Daters also aren't deciding their rosters alone: They're enlisting the help of friends and the stars. This year, 60 percent of singles turned to friends for dating advice, and almost 20 percent asked a friend to pre-screen their date by checking out their social media profiles. Nearly half of singles said they plan to rely on their friends to navigate the dating world next year (Bumble also found the same, in terms of guy friends helping women in their lives).

Astrology is also influencing how singles choose dates. Nearly 40 percent of singles said that "astrology love predictions" will shape who they date next year. (Virgos, Geminis, Leos, Scopios, and Sagittariuses received the most "likes" of all the Zodiac signs in 2024.)

Golden Retrievers wanted

Nearly 45 percent of singles want a "Golden Retriever" type in 2025: loyal, friendly, energetic, and optimistic. Here are some other qualities singles are prioritizing next year:

  • Trustworthiness (40 percent)

  • Physical attraction (35 percent)

  • Shared values (31 percent)

  • Emotional availability (30 percent)

  • Shared interests (28 percent)

Here are the top deal-breakers:

  • Bad hygiene (50 percent)

  • Rudeness (44 percent)

  • Talking too much about an ex (34 percent)

"Singles are embracing intentionality in their dating lives — being upfront about what they want and refusing to settle," Hobley said in the announcement. "These trends are all about empowering choice — whether it's confidently stating your needs while Loud Looking, savoring serendipitous moments through Kiss-mets, or finding meaning in micro-connections with Nano-ships."

Dating app predictions amid a dating app bust

Tinder released these predictions soon after UK comms regulator Ofcom reported that 600,000 users left Tinder in the last year. This isn't unique to the apps, as other major players Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr have all declining user bases.

Hobley told Mashable that the app plans to continue to address "perception challenges" on Tinder. The app has long been known as a hookup app, despite relationships of all kinds forming there. "Relationships are started every three seconds on Tinder," she said, referring to a survey of dating app behaviors in 2023. "If you're LGBTQ, you probably come out first on Tinder... So many relationships are starting here, whatever your relationship is that you want — short term, long term, meeting the parents, getting married, never getting married, exploring queerness, whatever, whatever those are" can be found on Tinder, and she wants Tinder to be loud about that in 2025.

But, also, Hobley is hesitant to say Tinder "isn't just for hookups." "I grew up in an era [where] slut shaming was the worst thing. Whatever you want, awesome. You want to get laid, great, I got you. You want forever, I got you. You want something in between, I got you."

UPDATE: Dec. 4, 2024, 9:34 a.m. EST This article has been updated with quotes from an interview with Tinder CMO Melissa Hobley.

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The Wordle archive is gone, but you can still find past Wordle answers here

Mashable - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 14:36

Sites that created Wordle archives have been pressured by the New York Times to shut down. That means there's no longer any way to access the full archive, but we’ve provided a list of the past two weeks' Wordle answers for you to see what words have just been used, and help plan your Wordle strategy going forward.

The free daily word game Wordle blew up in popularity at the start of 2022 despite not having an app and only allowing players to tackle one puzzle per day. Both were intentional choices, as Wordle founder Josh Wardle told the BBC, so fans couldn't spend too much time on it. As such, previous puzzles aren't available through the official website.

"Wordle is very simple and you can play it in three minutes — and that is all you get," Wardle said in his BBC interview. "There are also no ads and I am not doing anything with your data — and that is also quite deliberate."

SEE ALSO: 'Taylordle' is 'Wordle' for Swifties What is today's Wordle?

You can find clues and the answer for today's Wordle right here.

Why was the Wordle Archive shut down?

Since the acquisition last year, the NYT has moved to safeguard what is now its wholly owned intellectual property by placing pressure on Wordle affiliates to shut down their "unauthorized" recreations of the game's earlier daily puzzles, starting with the Wordle Archive in March. By the beginning of June 2022, all of the best-known ways to play Wordle outside of the NYT website were gone, including the game's original, pre-acquisition home.

While there's no guarantee that the game will remain freely available for non-NYT subscribers to access, it hasn't slipped behind the paywall yet. It's also unknown whether the NYT will one day build an archive of its own so that players can play through old Wordle puzzles.

Past Wordle answers (and their meanings)

Find a recent list at our sister site, Rock Paper Shotgun.

Other past answers:

Wordle #1247: TALLY - A count or record of items or numbers.

Wordle #1246: VISOR - A shield or brim to protect the eyes.

Wordle #1245: TACKY - Sticky or in poor taste.

Wordle #1244: UVULA - The fleshy projection at the back of the throat.

Wordle #1243: PRIMP - To groom or dress carefully.

Wordle #1242: FLOWN - Past participle of "fly."

Wordle #1241: STOIC - Showing no emotion in pain or hardship.

Wordle #1240: INNER - Located within or closer to the center.

Wordle #1239: SWELL - To increase in size or volume.

Wordle #1238: READY - Prepared to do something or in a suitable state for an action.

Wordle #1237: EVENT - An occurrence, especially one of significance.

Wordle #1236: TRULY - Honestly or sincerely, genuinely.

Wordle #1235: OCTET - A group of eight people or things.

Wordle #1234: VINYL - A synthetic plastic material often used for records and upholstery.

Wordle #1233: BLAZE - A very large or fiercely burning fire.

Wordle #1232: SNOOP - Investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something.

Wordle #1231: SIXTH - Constituting number six in a sequence

Wordle #1230: WEIRD - Induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

Best Wordle starting words

We have some ideas to help you pick the perfect first move (or as close to perfect as you can get without just magically guessing the exact right word). Such tips include choosing a word with at least two different vowels in it, plus a few common consonants such as S, T, R, or N.

Wordle alternatives

Thousands of people around the globe now play Wordle each day, and fans have even created alternatives inspired by the original format. This includes music identification game Heardle, Hollywood nerd faves Actorle and Framed, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.

More Wordle Featured Video For You Three words could save you, thanks to this app

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.

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