After NASA's OSIRIS-REx arrived at asteroid Bennu in early December, its ground team quickly started measuring and mapping out the celestial body. They needed all the information they could get in order to enter Bennu's orbit, since the asteroid has...Ready to make 2019 the best year yet?
Trying to stop biting your nails? Want to make time to meditate each day? Need to catch up on your reading? Whatever it may be, the start of a new year is a great time to start working on building healthy habits and/or breaking bad ones.
Doing this on your own can be pretty tricky, but with the help of these apps, you can put yourself in the best position possible to stick with your goals throughout the entire year.
Our first pick, Grow, is a simple and beautiful app that you'll want to use each day. Adding a habit takes just a few seconds, and after you do that, you can add as many other ones as you'd like.
You can set start and end dates for your goals, certain times during the day you want to complete them, and as you keep going, you'll see a tree gradually grow with each day that you successfully meet it.
Grow doesn't have quite as many features compared to some of the other apps on this list, but if you just want something that's easy and enjoyable to use, this is one of our favorites.
If you know you want to make 2019 the best year of your life but aren't sure where to start, download Fabulous right now.
Not only is Fabulous one of the best-looking apps on Android, it's also one of the most feature-rich habit trackers around. Whether you want to lose weight, sleep better, feel more energized, or something else in between, Fabulous has a life coaching plan for you to follow.
Fabulous teaches you how to take power naps, has built-in workout routines to follow, and mediation sessions to help you calm down and focus on what matters.
You can start using Fabulous for free, but to take advantage of everything it has to offer, it'll cost you $94/year.
Download: Fabulous (free + optional $94/year upgrade)
Tracking habits on its own isn't the most exciting thing ever, but thanks to a nifty little app called Habitica, it can actually be quite engaging.
Habitica gameifies habit-tracking by turning it into an RPG. You can create habits and to-dos that you want to stick to, and as you complete these, you'll earn experience points, mana, and more to level up your character.
Completing tasks allows you to earn points, and once you earn enough points, you can redeem these for rewards (such as a health potion, cosmetics for your character, or something a bit more tangible like allowing yourself to watch an episode of your favorite TV show).
Habitica is free to use, but you do have the option of buying Gems (used for buying cosmetics, app backgrounds, and more) or a subscription that includes exclusive monthly items, the ability to buy gems with gold you earn, and other perks.
Download: Habitica (free with optional in-app purchases)
For folks looking for a more conventional habit-tracking app, we recommend downloading Daily.
Daily is another really well-designed app that's extremely easy to navigate and makes your habits the main focus above all else. The Today page shows all habits you're currently tracking and the built-in calendar will show which habits/tasks you need to complete for any given day.
You can track your progress of your habits at any time from the All Habits page, and when creating a habit, it can be customized with a schedule, reminders, card colors, and a badge that gives it a unique visual indicator.
Habit is another app that's free to use out of the box, but the $2.25 Premium version comes with a dark theme, the ability to add unlimited habits, and more.
Download: Daily (free + $2.25 Premium upgrade)
Yes, Google Calendar can be used for tracking habits. Seriously!
When you tap on the + icon in the app, you can tap the Goal bubble to add a goal/habit you want to follow. You can make goals for exercising, learning a new language, spending time with a friend, taking up a new hobby, cleaning the house, and a lot more.
Once you find a goal you'd like to stick with, you choose how often you want to do it, how long you want to do that particular thing, and the time of day you want to do it.
This is all built right into the Google Calendar app that's already on your phone, and yes, it's completely free to use.
These games will keep you entertained all month long!
One of the biggest perks of having a PlayStation Plus membership is the free games you get every month. I've got a list of the games PlayStation is offering this month, and it includes some popular AAA titles. Start downloading these games, and enjoy your free games for the month of January!
Read on below to see some quick previews of the games you get for free this month!
There's a promised land for the snowboarders out in the Alps. Grab your board, strap in your boots, and get ready to tear up some snow! This open-world snowboarding simulator is full of beautiful weather and sick moves. Are you ready to explore the mountains?
Gather, level up, craft, and take on vicious enemies in Portal Knights. All of the islands are randomly generated for you to get a new adventure with every story you start. Imagine Minecraft, but 3D!
Zone of the Enders was remastered into an HD collection for you enjoy all over again. Do you have what it takes to collect the Orbital Frames, Jehuty and Anubis, once again?
Waking up comatose patient has never been this fun. Enjoy a selection of good music while you navigate a pod through the stems of someone's brain and earn the highest score!
It's time to take on the empire and retrieve what rightfully belongs to you. In Fallen Legion: Flames of the Rebellion you must learn to master the art of living weapons to strike down your enemies.
Super Mutant Alien Assault is an awesome 8-bit adventure. There are three flights carrying the last humans who are stuck in cryostasis and there are plenty of aliens attempting to wipe them off the face of the universe.
Let us know which game you've loved and which one you're excited about this month! Drop a comment below or shoot me a Tweet and tell me all about it!
Updated January 2019: We've updated this list with all the new free PS+ games for this month!
Get ready to take on some heartless.
There always some pretty amazing titles coming to the PlayStation 4, and we're here to keep you updated on all the newest ones! Be sure to check in with us every week to see what new titles you should be expecting, or excited for!
Coming January 29
After being teased for years with development trailers and production delays, the third full console Kingdom Hearts game is finally here. This game promises to unify all of the stories across all of the previous games, including mobile games and portable console titles. Sora, Goofy, and Donald are going to travel to new worlds throughout the Disney empire and battle enemies new and old, with what appears to be a thoroughly emotional twist in the story.
Get ready, Keyblade wielders, this is going to be a big one!
$60 on Amazon $80 Deluxe Edition on Amazon
Coming January 18th
We don't have enough aerial combat in our games these days, and it doesn't get much better than the Ace Combat series for non-space combat these days. The latest in this series is coming soon, and it promises a gripping story, tons of great combat, and a PlayStation VR mode so you can feel like you're right in the cockpit during all of your fights.
Which PlayStation 4 game are you looking forward to most? Let us know in the comments section or shoot me a Tweet and tell me all about it!
Updated January 2018: We will continue to refresh this list at the beginning of a new month to ensure you're in the know when it comes to the PlayStation games being released soon!
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