Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers’ Choice (June 2024)

Image: Nintendo Life It’s July now, so it’s time to look back at the Switch eShop releases of the past month and pick our favorite. It’s been a relatively quiet month on the Switch front, with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD being the big new physical releases, though the late-arriving … Read more

Buyers ditch Samsung tablets for affordable Amazon choice

A Lenovo tablet costing less than £100 is being praised by buyers for its ‘better screen quality’ than Samsung’s and for being easy to set up The Lenovo M10 has been slashed in Amazon’s pre-Prime Dale discounts(Amazon) As a tech journalist, I’m always on the hunt for the latest and greatest from Apple, Samsung and … Read more

Citi was the bank of choice for money launderers, US law enforcement officials say

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. According to senior US law enforcement officials, drug traffickers chose to launder money through Citigroup because they believed the bank was “more favorable” and had less stringent fraud controls. In an indictment unsealed last week, U.S. … Read more

Is a mortgage with a fixed term of five years the best option?

Last year saw a sharp increase in biennial fixes as people expected interest rates to fall But this year’s interest rate stalemate means five-year rates are back in favor Just as many people fixate for five years as for two years, says real estate agent Those buying a home or taking out a new mortgage … Read more

Nintendo Life eShop selections and Readers’ Choice (May 2024)

Image: Nintendo Life Brace yourself: May is over, the big summer of gaming is here, and it’s time for eShop Selects again. Time flies! To say May was crazy is a bit of an understatement. Nintendo may have had two big(ish) releases with Endless Ocean Luminous and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but have you … Read more

35-year mortgages: ‘I had no choice but to get one’ – BBC News

Image source, Nicola Webb Image caption, Nicola, pictured with her dog Marco, bought her first property with a 35-year mortgage Item information Author, Lora Jones Role, Business reporter, BBC News 2 hours ago Young homebuyers face significant challenges when it comes to getting on – and staying – on the property ladder. Nicola Webb, a … Read more