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Queen Elizabeth is a woman known by many names. To her great-grandchildren, she's Gan-Gan, and to most of her subjects, she's Her Majesty. But for a select group of Brits, the Queen goes by a very different title: Duke of Lancaster. Despite being a woman, the Queen is known as a Duke as opposed to a Duchess, and today, she will be toasted as such. As royal blog the Crown Chronicles pointed out on Twitter, "Today is Lancashire Day, marking the area first sending representatives to Parliament in 1295. During the day, you may hear a chorus of 'Long live our noble Duke' instead of 'God Save The Queen,' as the reigning Monarch's title in that county is 'Duke of Lancaster.'" The site goes into detail about the history of the royal title, noting that when John of Gaunt, the Second Duke of Lancaster died in 1399, "his nephew King Richard II confiscated the Lancaster inheritance and banished John’s son, Henry Bolingbroke, from England for life."

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Google announced today that its Project Fi wireless network, now rebranded to Google Fi, will be available for iPhones and the majority of Android devices. That’s supposed to open up a lot more phones to Google Fi’s unique features, such as flat rate data billing; unlimited international roaming; and the ability to switch between multiple networks, like T-Mobile, Sprint, and US Cellular, for better service. However, if you’re planning to use your iPhone on Fi, there are quite a few caveats to be aware of. Though Fi SIMs have unofficially worked on non-Fi phones (including iPhones) before with some limited functionality, Google is now supporting iPhones directly. You can go through the Google Fi site here and check if your phone is compatible, but to save you some time, you should know that iPhones won’t be able to make calls or text over Wi-Fi, use visual voicemail, or be used as data hotspots outside the US at all. They also won’t be able to take advantage of Fi’s unique network-switching features. Google Fi flat-out won’t work on the iPhone 5, 5C, or older. Today’s news is more of an official acknowledgement by Google rather than an announcement of proper support, but Google Fi does have a pretty interesting pricing model that might be cheaper than other carriers, depending on how much data you use. Each phone line is $20, and $10 per gig of data, which caps at $60. With Google Fi, you can receive your voicemails as transcribed texts, and there’s no international roaming fees. If this all sounds good to you and you want to make the switch, there’s a Google Fi iOS app to help new users get set up.

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Yet again, Genesis gives brand-unconscious luxury shoppers the last laugh. It did as much with the G80 and G90, two larger sedans introduced two model years back (or reintroduced under the Genesis name). The G70 packs the winning formula in a smaller package — it's about a foot shorter and around $7,000 less expensive than the G80 — with compelling results. On sale now, the sedan offers two turbocharged engines: a 2.0-liter four-cylinder and a 3.3-liter V-6, with standard rear-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive. An eight-speed automatic transmission drives both, but you can also get the 2.0-liter with a six-speed manual. I drove all the engines, transmissions and drivelines over three days on Maine's winding roads and at a private racetrack in New Hampshire as part of Genesis' national media introduction (per our ethics policy, Cars.com pays its own airfare and lodging to such automaker-funded events). Back at Cars.com's Chicago headquarters, we also drove two G70 sedans, one with each engine. Inside, the G70 is a godsend. Take it from someone who harps on impractical interiors all the time: This is the commonsense sports sedan. Mercifully absent are capacitive-touch buttons, arcane menu structures and console-mounted knob or touchpad controllers — all maddening developments from too many luxury brands. Every G70 has large, physical dials for climate controls. Volume and tuning knobs above them flank shortcut buttons for a standard 8-inch touchscreen. A generous storage tray (by sports sedan standards) sits ahead of the cupholders, and the armrest in automatic-equipped cars has enough storage space to fit a 16-ounce bottle. The doors have armrest-level pockets; the overhead console has a sunglasses holder. Our test cars had three USB ports apiece, beating the norm by one. Non-luxury cars have such sensibilities in spades, but too many luxury models do not. Genesis rights the ship. Expectedly, cabin materials are a step down from the G80 and G90, especially below arm level, but the high-traffic areas show attention to detail. Attractive vinyl wrapping with double stitching covers middle sections of the dashboard (it's standard, not part of an upgrade package), and the console even has low-gloss materials around the cupholders and storage tray — places where some cheaper luxury cars still throw shinier, high-grain plastics. Leatherette (vinyl) seats are standard, and leather or upgraded Nappa leather is optional. The basic leather feels a bit rubbery; the Nappa cowhide is lush. We haven't evaluated cars with leatherette.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday signed an act introducing martial law after Russia's seizure of three of Kiev's navy vessels sparked the worst crisis in years between the neighbours."President Poroshenko has signed the law," spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Facebook. Ukraine's parliament on Monday voted in favour of the president's request for the introduction of martial law in border areas for 30 days. There was some confusion over when exactly martial law entered force, however, with some officials saying that it had already begun on Monday. The presidential spokesman was not immediately reachable for comment. Poroshenko called for the move after Russian forces fired on, boarded and captured three of Kiev's ships on Sunday off the coast of Crimea. The Ukrainian authorities have said that martial law -- which allows the mobilisation of citizens, control of media and restricts public demonstrations -- is essentially a preventive measure. Poroshenko in a television interview on Tuesday said that "the aim of this martial law is to show that the enemy will pay very dearly if they decide to attack us and that will be like a cold shower that will stop the madmen who have plans to attack Ukraine." Ukraine's defence ministry was set to give a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to explain how martial law will be applied in the armed forces.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ has finally arrived on Nintendo Switch. After launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC earlier this year, Arc System Works' anime fighter has come to Nintendo's console/handheld hybrid. The version that Nintendo Switch owners are getting is largely the same as the other consoles. There's not even much of a visual downgrade despite the Switch's less impressive technical prowess. Dragon Ball FighterZ is about as seamless a port as can be imagined. The identical nature of the Switch port is mostly a blessing. Dragon Ball FighterZ's frenetic and gorgeously animated gameplay is second to none and the Switch doesn't sacrifice anything in translation. Unfortunately the Switch game also inherits the same pratfalls of its console brethren. As strong as Dragon Ball FighterZ's core mechanics are, they're still weighed down by some very poor online functionality. In a style made po[CENSORED]r by Marvel vs. Capcom, matches take place in teams of 3v3 or 2v2. There's an option to switch out between fighters with a click of a trigger. By using the three main button of light, medium and heavy attacks its easily possible to deliver devastating combo (with multiple fighter) that look incredible and feel even better. There's even a simple mode which makes fighting even more accessible. Dragon Ball FighterZ is the ultimate example of a game that's easy to play but hard to master. There is a great deal to enjoy in Dragon Ball FighterZ. Online is a bit of a bust but it could improve with time. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4's online modes had similar troubles at launch but they've steadily gotten better. Even if online never does get much better the offline modes of arcade and story are still strong enough to justify the price of the game, especially for hardcore Dragon Ball fans. The real selling point of FighterZ is still the fighting itself which remains as flawless and fun on the Switch as any other console. Sadly the rest of the game isn't as perfect.

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NASA's InSight has sent signals to Earth indicating that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface. NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter relayed the signals, which were received on Earth at about 5:30 p.m. PST (8:30 p.m. EST). Solar array deployment ensures the spacecraft can recharge its batteries each day. Odyssey also relayed a pair of images showing InSight's landing site. "The InSight team can rest a little easier tonight now that we know the spacecraft solar arrays are deployed and recharging the batteries," said Tom Hoffman, InSight's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which leads the mission. "It's been a long day for the team. But tomorrow begins an exciting new chapter for InSight: surface operations and the beginning of the instrument deployment phase." In the coming days, the mission team will unstow InSight's robotic arm and use the attached camera to snap photos of the ground so that engineers can decide where to place the spacecraft's scientific instruments. It will take two to three months before those instruments are fully deployed and sending back data. A number of European partners, including France's Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES), the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), are supporting the InSight mission. CNES and IPGP provided the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument, with significant contributions from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Germany, the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) in Switzerland, Imperial College and Oxford University in the United Kingdom, and JPL. DLR provided the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) instrument, with significant contributions from the Space Research Center (CBK) of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Astronika in Poland. Spain's Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) supplied the wind sensors.

For the White House Christmas 2018 decorations, Melania Trump has decked the White House halls with the patriotic theme “American Treasures” recognizing America’s “unique heritage. This is a joyous time of year when we decorate the White House for the Christmas Season,” the First Lady said in a statement of the approach to her second Christmas at the White House. “Our theme honors the heart and spirit of the American people. Thank you to the many volunteers and staff who worked hard to decorate the halls of the People’s House in Christmas cheer. On behalf of my family, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” Everywhere you look, there are trees. With some help from volunteers, this year’s festive decorations include more than 14,000 red ornaments hanging from 29 trees. There were also plenty of commemorative touches like a gingerbread house rendition of the National Mall: the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the White House. President Donald Trump and Melania Trump will open the People’s House to visitors for a White House Christmas tour throughout the month of December. The White House will also welcome musicians, high school bands, choirs, and holiday-themed entertainers to join the festivities.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is a sprawling Western tale of loyalty, conviction, and the price of infamy, chronicling the inevitable collapse of a motley crew of Wild West holdouts kicking against the slow march of civilisation and industrialisation. Set in Rockstar’s most authentic and lived-in open world ever, there are so many things to do, so many people to meet, and so many places to explore it’s giddily overwhelming. Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t just Rockstar’s greatest achievement to date; it’s a game so lacking in compromise it’s tough to know where best to start discussing it. So let’s start at the beginning: It’s 1899 and American outlaws are an endangered species. Dutch van der Linde and his gang are on the run after a botched heist in the growing town of Blackwater and they’ve retreated high into the mountains where an atrocious blizzard is covering their escape. We slip into the spurs of Arthur Morgan, an exceedingly cool and capable outlaw who was found by Dutch as a boy and raised on the wrong side of the law, and settle in for a roughly 60-hour story. It’s a self-contained and linear introduction but it’s a clever one. The slick cinematics make a hell of first impression, embedding you in the gang and bringing you right up close to the characters who are doing their best to bellow over the howling wind. It also placed me in a distraction-free bubble while I learned some of Red Dead Redemption 2’s early controls and systems, which heightened the impact of having the full map open up to me a few hours later. The conditions on the mountain are almost claustrophobic, with visibility at a premium and thick snow trapping Arthur’s feet. Being set loose in the true open world after toughing it out in this intentionally oppressive environment really underscores the incredible feeling of freedom the full map offers.

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Reforged, a remastered version of the 2002 classic with its expansion The Frozen Throne, has been announced for a 2019 release. According to the game’s, Warcraft III: Reforged is a complete reimagining of the real-time strategy classic. It’s an epic series of origin stories of Warcraft, with reworked, vivid recreations of every hero, unit, building, and environment with 4K support. There will be over 62 missions spanning the game’s continents. You can play as four races, each with different units, abilities, strategies and champions. There will also be player-created games, including MOBAs, tower defense, and more. Blizzard promises the remaster will let players relieve the events of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne. You can command night elves, undead, orcs and humans as "alliances shift and cultures clash in ruthless conflict.” The game features over 40 hours of gameplay, and over four hours of “reforged” cutscenes. There will be over 20 legendary heroes and villains from Warcraft lore that can gain experience, level up, master abilities and more. It will be an upgraded experience, with modern multiplayer matchmaking, custom game lobbies, and connecting through Battle.net. Improvements to the game’s user interface and other quality-of-life improvements have been made as well. Gameplay has been rebalanced to change heroes, units and buildings to better modernize the game.Blizzard announced a special Spoils of War Edition of the game, which unlocks rewards in other Blizzard games. This includes a Meat Wagon Mount in World of Warcraft, the Third War Card for Hearthstone (available the week of November fifth), four Warcraft Heroes for Heroes of the Storm, and more.