Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Tops US Xbox Store
The October 15 release from Evil Empire and Konami now leads the US Xbox Store best-seller chart, ahead of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
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U.S. Hobbies News
Hobbies in the U.S. runs on leisure trends, product market shifts, personal achievement and social interest groups, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting includes the popularity of activities and the communities built around them.
Bird Watching
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Ornadyne Drone Mimics Bird to Evade Detection
Ornadyne's 1-pound O1 ornithopter registered as a bird on competing detection systems during a September Air Force exercise.
Dancing
Wood and Arnold Share Love Languages Ahead of Grammys
Dancing With the Stars partners Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold discussed their love languages in a BuzzFeed interview before Grammy Night.
Board Games
Father Asks Pokémon Company to Honor Late Son
Christian Garcia publicly requested a trading card in memory of his son Avery, a Pokémon Trading Card Game influencer who died at age 12.
Scrapbooking
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Do you find that frequent redesigns of your apps make them easier to use?
Google Photos Updates Collections Tab Layout
The latest Android app redesign allows users to customize, rearrange, and hide specific sections.
Photography
Samsung Patent Adds Grain to Digital Zoom
A newly published USPTO application describes a method to restore fine texture lost when phone cameras zoom digitally.
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U.S. reporting spans leisure trends, interest-based social groups, retail market shifts for activity gear and studies on the personal benefits of downtime. Reporting reaches every state where citizens engage in creative or physical pastimes. Activity popularity often shifts in response to seasonal weather patterns and shifts in disposable income across the national economy. Interest groups frequently transition from local gatherings to national online networks as participation numbers grow.