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A groundbreaking study, published in 1984 in the journal Science by environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich (now at Texas A&M University), demonstrated that gazing at a garden can sometimes speed healing from surgery, infections and other ailments. Since then, more studies have confirmed these findings—and have found the gardens not only for good for patients, but hospital employees too. Want to know more? Click here to read How Hospital Gardens Help Patients Heal....

The report states that references to the launcher have been found within files of the most recent PlayStation Studios release. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered. So far, this is the only game to reference a PC launcher. Previously released titles, such as God Of War and Horizon Zero Dawn, make no mention of it at all. It’s unclear what Sony’s official plan is. But there appears to be a couple theories. A PlayStation PC launcher could allow Sony to exclusively sell its games A PlayStation PC launcher could allow Sony to exclusively sell its games...

While that may sound like a lot, it’s a significantly lower number than Sony’s PS4 sales from the same period after its launch. As The Verge points out, Sony shipped almost 3 million more PS4s by this time in its own lifecycle post-launch. The PS5 is still doing well in terms of sales. But its current number of shipped units at this point in time indicates that it’s still having issues with meeting demand....

For years, Google required Android developers to only offer its Play billing system in apps and take a cut from all transactions. The company didn’t allow developers to incle their own or any third-party payment services. Apple does the same with iOS apps. There has been strong opposition to this, including a few lawsuits. But the two mobile platform makers didn’t budge. However, in March this year, Google announced User Choice Billing for Android....

Interested users can bring in their current phone along with a picture of their last bill to get started. Customers of Verizon, AT&T, Spectrum, Xfinity, US Cellular, Boost, and Claro are eligible for this promotion. T-Mobile has provided a step-by-step guide as well as eligibility criteria for all carriers here. Fine prints reveal that the phone you’re bringing in must be unlocked, and you must have used it on your current carrier for at least 90 days before making the switch....