Some Best Word Games for Android

Word games are pretty simple, and that is what makes them very interesting and enjoyable. There are various kinds of word games, but most of them are copies of each other. In this list, we have mentioned some of the best and unique word games that will not let you feel bored. So let’s have a look at them.

Bonza Word Puzzle

Bonza Word Puzzle is a fantastic word game. It is a hybrid between the puzzle and crossword genres. It gives you a bunch of jumbled words that you have to arrange by connecting the puzzle pieces; it also gives you a few clues to arrange the puzzle. It is a quite decent, simple, and fun game.

Crossword Puzzle Free

It is a crossword puzzle app with lots of free content. You have to solve the puzzle by using the clues provided in the game. It includes easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels, and you can even play it offline. It’s a quite lovely and straightforward crossword puzzle game. You can play it for free, but to get access to some advanced features, you will have to purchase a paid version of the game that will cost you $4.99.

Jumbline 2

Jumbline is an excellent word search game that provides you with a set of seven letters to mix them up and find different words. The game offers you a very user-friendly interface along with some different game modes. You can play this game entirely for free, but it contains ads.

Typeshift

Typeshift gives you the rows of letters that you have to move up and down until you form a word. It also gives you hints, but for them, you will have to watch the ads. The difficulty level increases along with the stages of the game. It is a quite decent game available for free, and the paid version of this game charges $5.99

Words

It is a classic word search game that provides you with a grid of letters from where you have to find the words. Every word that you form in the grid appears in a different color. You have to find all the hidden words to end the game. It also offers some additional features such as two game modes, support for multiple languages, various difficulty levels, and an online dictionary for your help. This is a fantastic game available for free to play with some ads.

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is another excellent word game that works like the mixture crossword puzzle and Boggle. You will get the mixed letters on the bottom of your phone’s screen and a layout at the top of the screen. You have to swipe the letters to form words that can be filled in the crossword section. The game offers you various game modes, simple mechanics, and multiple themes. It is available entirely for free to play with ads.

There are many other word games also out there, but these above-mentioned word games are awesome, and you can try a few of the games mentioned in this list to make yourself feel excited and happy. Thank you!

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Smash Bros. Ultimate to Include New Spirits in Crossover with Paper Mario: The Origami King

Super Smash Bros. is one of the most popular game series. Conceptualized and created in Japan, this series featured crossover fighting video games and characters from various Nintendo franchises. The game had very simple gameplay of players making their characters use numerous attacks to defeat their opponents and knock them out of the fighting arena. It is also famous for its variety of game modes and fighters.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to Include Spirits From Paper Mario: The Origami King

In what can be termed as a treat for Super Smash Bros., the 15th installment in the series Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will feature new spirits being included from Paper Mario: The Origami King. Although, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate already has a lot of spirits and characters in its gameplay. With this news coming out, fans will hope for Mario’s paper character to be a part of the hit fighting game.

Even though the game franchise includes a wide range of playable fighting characters, DLC character packs kept on adding new fighting characters to the game even after the launch. With spirits coming in from Paper Mario: The Origami King, there is no comparison between them and the game fighters.

Announcement of the Development Made Via Official Tweet

The makers of the game announced the new spirits via an official tweet from Smash Bros Japan Twitter handle. The tweet mentioned that spirits such as Olly, Peach, and Olivia would be a part of Smash Bros. Ultimate in some time. Even though the tweet was published in Japanese, after the correct translation it stated that three new spirits of Paper Mario: The Origami King will be a part of the game. The tweet also mentioned that these new additions would be available for a period of 5 days from August 28 to September 1, 2020.

Fans will be excited about this upcoming crossover because Paper Mario: The Origami King was an instant hit after its release. It went on to become the best-selling game in the Paper Mario series.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game released in 2018. Nintendo developed it for Nintendo Switch. The 15th installment features more than 80 characters, including every name from all the previous Super Smash Bros. games.

The 15th Instalment Includes Characters from Other Nintendo Games and Third-Party Franchises

The gameplay is quite simple. It can accommodate up to a total of eight players in a single fighting game. The fight will feature players controlling characters from Nintendo games and other third-party franchises, and the objective will be to try and knock out each other from the fighting arena. In standard battles, players can play timed, stock, or the stamina version. In the timed play, all a player needs to do is to earn a maximum number of points by defeating his/her opponent in a set time limit. While playing the Stock play, each player will have a certain number of lives, and to win, they need to be the last player standing. If you are a part of the Stamina play, all you have to do is bring down your opponent’s health to zero.

Paper Mario: The Origami King- A Journey to Save the Mushroom Kingdom

Paper Mario: The Origami King is the 6th game in the Paper Mario series and was released in 2020. Nintendo developed it for Nintendo Switch. This game’s storyline revolves around Mario and his friends going on an adventurous journey to stop the Mushroom Kingdom from being transformed into origami. The gameplay is a blend of role-playing, action/adventure, and puzzles. During the game, players solve puzzles based on the paper world concept.

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Nolan’s “Guide” for Tenet

This article deals with the film “Once Upon a Time in the West” and how it inspired Tenet director Christopher Nolan to shape a highly complex story.

VFX supervisor Scott Fisher has teamed  up yet again with Nolan and watched a bunch of world war 2 films to form a benchmark that he had to use in the post-production. However, reportedly it was the 1968 epic film “One Upon a Time in the West” by Sergio Leone which was the pneuma behind Tenet.

Christopher Nolan went out of his own way for his upcoming film. He usually makes his entire cast watch the list of films that are an inspiration for the project that he wishes to create. However, with Tenet, he decided against it because he wanted to make an original spy film that has stemmed from his imagination and memories, not from someone else’s work. This allowed “Once Upon a Time in the West” to impose itself on the director’s mind and ultimately become an unexpected source of inspiration.

Nolan grew up watching Hollywood blockbusters. The spy genre is one of the genres apart from the suspense that he enjoys watching as well as creating.

“Spy Films is in my bones.” He had once said.

What he really wanted was not to rehash the genre but make something that pays tribute to the genre.

In the interview with the Total Time Magazine, Nolan admits that Leone’s work not only instilled energy inside him but that Leone himself proved to be a “mentor” for him.

“I am not sure he watched a lot of westerns while he was making it,” Nolan said. Nolan expounds his opinion about the best work from one of the most influential directors of all time by saying that Leone made it from his own love for films. He then goes on to say that the love for a genre grows stronger if you live with it for years and years. What impressed Nolan the most was his passion that shaped his impression for “Once Upon a Time in the West.”

He wanted to use a similar approach for Tenet. He told his crew to use the film as an inspiration but in “a unique way”. He wanted the film “Once Upon a Time in the West” to get hold of everyone’s imagination in the team not to dictate the scenes of “Tenet” but instead to ignite the spark of creativity that would help them create the film.

However, one guy from the VFX team, the supervisor himself, Scott Fisher had to through a list of movies that Nolan had recommended to him. Nearly all of the film were related to World War 2; it is imperative to note that the films did not dictate the structure of the narrative, but instead, they were used to instill a sense of reality in his mind.

It was essential to have that sense of reality because as you can see in the trailer and in the film that objects are moving backwards in time. What Nolan aspired to do with it was relatively straight-forward; the objects that would move backwards in time must look real.

Fisher illustrated a simple concept by giving a real-life example, we as people live in a 3-dimensional world. We see 3-dimensional objects so our eyes and brain get used to the notion of how a real object should look like. When we experience objects in a film, our mind can quickly register whether a certain object is real or fake. So, to enhance the effect of the story, it is essential to recreate real-life objects in a film.

The motion of objects in time inversion, however, needed a set of skills from Fisher rather than an inspiration. Fisher and the entire VFX team do deserve some accolades because, by the looks of it, they did a very fantastic job.

Tenet will be the 10th film by the modern filmmaker Christopher Nolan who also has been regarded as one of the most influential directors of all time. Nolan does have a knack of creating high concept worlds to get blockbuster output.

The film has a very talented ensemble cast of Robert Pattinson, John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh.

Tenet has a nationwide (except for cities like New York and Los Angeles) release date set for September the 3rd ,2020.

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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart to Have World Premiere PlayStation 5 Demo at Gamescom

Sony Interactive Entertainment is known as the creator of the PlayStation series. Along with a list of compatible games, the gaming console has been the dream of every gamer and child. Even though you will find a PlayStation in every household, only a few games make it to the gaming stations of people who love to play video games. A few examples are- FIFA, Far Cry, God of War. One more surprising addition to the list is Ratchet & Clank.

Makers of Ratchet & Clank Coming Up with a Sequel After Six Years

The first installment of Ratchet & Clank was released in the year 2016. After six years, the makers are coming back with a sequel titled Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. The second installment will release on PlayStation 5 and will get a world premiere demo on the gaming console at Gamescom. This event will have a Gamescom opening live broadcast, and the event will begin on August 27, 2020, and end on August 30, 2020. The digital event will take place in Cologne- Europe’s most prominent game trade fair. The opening night live will be hosted by Geoff Keighley.

The announcement of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was shared by host Geoff Keighley on Twitter. The host has further added that the digital event will consist of trailers, gameplay, and demos of 38 different games. Everyone is well aware of the fact that Gamescom had to shift to a virtual/digital platform due to the coronavirus pandemic and ensure the safety of both crew and guests. According to reports, Gamescom will also feature the preview of the much-anticipated Star Wars: Squadrons gameplay. If popularity stats are to be believed, everyone will be waiting for the premiere of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands animated series.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart- A Third-Person Shooting Game

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a third-person shooting platform game. It has been developed by Insomniac Games. Also, Sony Interactive Entertainment has published the game for PlayStation 5. The sequel of this game will showcase the characters of Ratchet & Clank traveling across old and new worlds across different dimensions to try and save the universe from Dr. Nefarious’ evil plan to damage the fabric of space and time.

An Exciting Gameplay With Enhanced Game Design

The upcoming game will have Ratchet as the main playable character. A playable character of a female Lombat will also be a part of the game. The players will control Ratchet’s character and progress through various environments, defeat enemies with a wide range of weapons and gadgets, and cross obstacles. This game will also feature a rift portal. It will allow you to transport to new locations or new worlds instantly. The considerable enhancement in the game design will ensure a hassle-free user experience for each gamer.

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These Education Apps Will Allow You to Learn From Comfort of Your Home

Mobile phones are very productive tools and if we talk about Android, then it has made our lives a lot easier. It should not come as a surprise that your mobile phone and tablet can be used to study and to learn new things. If you are an Android user then there are plenty of apps that offer worthy educational content. These apps will help you in learning everything from basic science, math, and history to advance computer programming and coding. Let’s go through the list and look at the top education apps available for Android.

EdX

EdX is a very popular and useful education app available for Android. This app offers courses from different colleges and universities. However, you don’t get an actual legitimate degree with this app but they provide you a certificate at a certain price after you finish the course. There are various courses offered in computer programming, engineering, history, psychology, nutrition, statistics, and many more from popular universities like Harvard and Oxford. To make the learning as effective as the classroom, there are offline and online lectures, handouts, regular assignments, and tests. The interface of the app is very easy and interactive. There are many free courses also available which you can check after downloading the app for free from Google Play Store.

Google Play Books

Google Play Books is an app that is designed for reading e-books but the amount of educational and academic books available on this app makes it fit to include in our category of best education apps. You can find tons of different e-books available on this app. The cost of the book varies and the library is pretty vast to choose from. There are also a lot of fiction and non-fiction novels, comics, magazines, and other stuff available on this app to read. There are also a lot of free books available to read. A free sample is also provided for paid books. You can download this app from Google Play Store. Amazon Kindle or Barnes and Noble Nook are some of the close competitors of this app.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is one of the best education apps if you look at the content of this app. There are more than 10,000 instructional videos, classes, and other content. It is a very good platform to learn some mathematics, economics, history, science, and many more subjects for free. Developers of this app have designed an education app for kids also, that is pretty useful. Both of these apps can be used for free and are available to be downloaded from Google Play Store.

Socratic by Google

It will not be wrong to say that Socratic by Google is one of the most useful and best education apps. Google has provided this app as a solution to different problems in math, history, chemistry, or any other subject. All you have to do is to take a picture of the problem and this app will give you an answer with a step by step solution. It will also tell you how you can solve such questions in the future. This app is useful for everyone but for school kids, it is just a boon. The best part about this app is that there are no advertisements and it is free to use. You can download Socratic by Google from Google Play Store for free.

Udemy

Udemy is one of the very popular and oldest education apps. There are more than 32,000 courses on this app right now where you can learn cooking, foreign languages, basic math, basic computers, and many more things. This app also covers topics like business, marketing, entrepreneurship, design, health and fitness, music, photography, and even software building. The courses on this app are quality content and some of them are available for free also. If you are looking to learn something new from the comfort of your home, then this app is surely the right pick and can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store.

There are more education apps like Wolfram Alpha, SoloLearn, Quizlet, and many more also available for Android which can be a good pick. In this article, we have listed the top Android education apps you can download to learn new things, according to your need.

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These Are the Best Mechanical Keyboards Available in the Market

Mechanical keyboards are useful. Either you are a gamer or got a lot of typing work, mechanical keyboards make it easy for you. There are lots of mechanical keyboards available in the market but it is very important to choose the right one to have a perfect experience of gaming and to get done with your work in a hassle-free mode. In this article, we are going to look at the best mechanical keyboards available in the market. Let’s scroll through the list.

Razer BlackWidow Elite

Razer BlackWidow Elite is a beautiful keyboard with a lot of shiny lights and gimmicks and has some amazing features which cannot be ignored. It is a full-sized keyboard with 104 keys and there are media keys or switches also. Razer BlackWidow Elite is a wired keyboard that comes with full-color Chroma RGB lighting. The wrist rest provided in the keyboard makes it very comfortable to type. You can also connect your 3.5 mm jack headphone with this keyboard.

Redragon K551-N

Redragon K551-N is a solid mechanical keyboard that comes with cherry-like switches. This wired keyboard is a full-sized keyboard with 104 keys. The base of the keyboard is constructed with aluminum which does not flex and gives you the perfect feeling of working or playing games. There is red LED adjustable lighting in the background of this keyboard. There are custom mechanical switches that will give you the ultimate experience of gaming.

Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT

Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT is another good mechanical keyboard on our list which comes with 110 keys. Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT is a wired keyboard with Cherry MX Brown key switch type. There are dedicated media controls in the keyboard and key backlighting is RGB per key. N-Key rollover support is there in this mechanical keyboard. It also comes with a USB pass-through port. If you buy this keyboard, you are provided with a magnetic detachable palm rest.

G.SKILL KM360

G.SKILL KM360 is a beautiful tenkeyless keyboard with 87 keys. It is a wired keyboard. The key switch type is Cherry MX Red. N-Key Rollover support is available on this keyboard. There is a white backlight LED also. The aluminum backplate in the keyboard is there to help with rigidity. This keyboard of 685g can be a right pick if you are looking for a mechanical keyboard with a minimalist look.

SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL

SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL is one of the popular mechanical keyboards. This wired keyboard comes with 84 keys and Steelseries QX2 RGB Blue Switch. If we talk about the key backlighting then it is RGB per-key. Media controls on this keyboard are shared with other keys and there are no dedicated shortcut keys. There is also N-Key rollover support. There is also a USB pass-through port on this keyboard. If you are habitual of using a wrist-rest, then there is a magnetic detachable palm-rest that comes with this keyboard. There are various mechanical keyboards available in the market offering different features and functions at different prices. In this article, we have listed the best mechanical keyboards you can try for a hassle-free gaming and typing experience. 

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Tips to Secure your Windows 10

Keeping your Windows operating system safe from hackers and online attacks is a crucial step in protecting your data on your PC. There are different ways to secure your Windows without spending any money.

In this article, we will mention some beneficial tips for Windows users to secure their system:

Stay up-to-date

We often ignore the pop-up notification to update our system. But the outdated system creates a threat of various online attacks and transmission of viruses and malware into our system. Whenever you update your Windows, Microsoft automatically fixes the security loopholes in your operating system. Updated Windows also strengthens the defense mechanism of your operating system to protect itself from online attacks. You can easily update your system by clicking on the “Start” button and then open the “Settings.” Then click on “Windows Update” and then tap on “Check for Updates.” Another way of updating your system is by pressing the Windows key+1 and then click on “Update & Security.”

Set a strong password for your PC

Your system’s security is not limited to the internet only; you also need to secure your system offline. Your system comes in contact with various public networks which makes your data vulnerable to risks like data theft and misuse of your data. Even if your PC gets stolen, you are putting your data at high risk.

To avoid this kind of mishappenings, you should secure your PC with a strong password. You can set a password in Windows 10 by clicking on” Start” and then tap on “Settings.” Then, go to “Sign-in” options and set a strong password in the appeared window. You can set other security measures like a physical security key, a PIN, your fingerprint, facial recognition, and more.

Check the administrator account on your PC

The administrator account holder can make various changes in your PC without any consent from other users. The owner of the PC should only access the administrator account. You can check which account is linked to your computer by clicking on the “Start” button and then click on “Settings.” In the newly appeared window, check the “Family & other users” option and it will show you other users who can access your computer. Make sure the administrator account only belongs to you.

Regular updating of computer programs

An updated operating system is not the only step to block any online threats. Keeping your other programs updated also plays a vital role in securing your Windows. Some programs are capable of updating itself automatically, but other programs need your attention from time to time. If you have downloaded applications from Microsoft Store, then open the Microsoft Store and click on the three dots on the upper right corner and then click on “Downloads and updates”. If you have downloaded any other than Microsoft programs, then you can visit their website regularly to check for the latest updates.

Delete applications that you don’t use

There are tons of applications available that can help you to perform various functions. Because of this abundant availability, our system is often filled with useless programs and applications that we don’t use. Removing these programs makes your system more secure, and it enhances the performance of your system at the same time. To uninstall unwanted files, you can use the uninstaller on Windows 10. Go to the “Settings” and tap on the “Apps” option. Then, a window will appear with all your programs and applications installed on your PC. Select the unwanted apps and click on “Uninstall.” You can also use various software to get rid of unwanted applications and programs.

Go for a good antivirus software

Windows 10 already has in-built antivirus software, but it only offers basic protection from online threats. Many Microsoft users don’t install efficient antivirus software in their system, which makes them an easy target for online attacks. By installing good antivirus software in your PC, you are adding an extra layer of security from potential hackers. There is various antivirus software available that protects your system without affecting its performance.

Keep your firewall always on

Your computer’s firewall is the primary protection that protects you from online attacks. Make sure your firewall is always on with Windows Defender. To check your firewall, go to the “Settings” and then tap on “Update & Settings” and then click on “Windows Security.” Then check the green checkmark against the “Firewall & network protection” option. Another option to check your firewall is by clicking on “Control Panel” and then tap on “Windows Defender Firewall.”

Use a paid VPN service

If you frequently use public Wi-Fi networks, then your data might be at risk of online theft. Without a VPN, your data is prone to encryption and can be misused by any malicious user. To protect yourself from such online threats, make sure you invest in a paid VPN service. Free VPN services are not very effective in protecting your data as they sell your data to third parties to earn money.

Encrypt your files

In case your system gets stolen, and your important files are not encrypted, then those files can be misused in different ways. Windows 10 comes with a “BitLocker” which is fully capable of encrypting your in-built or portable drives. To set up “Bitlocker”, go to “Control Panel” and then tap on “System and Security”, then select the “BitLocker Drive Encryption” and follow the rest of the instructions.

Conclusion

Setting computer security is crucial to safeguard our data. We often don’t pay attention to our computer’s security until a problem arises, and sometimes it becomes too late because the online attack has already caused great harm to our system. The tips, as mentioned above, are straightforward to follow and do not consume your time. You can follow these tips to strengthen your system against potential online attacks and viruses. 

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