Alina Bradford

Miss the Obamas? Follow them on social media

President and Mrs. Obama used to use the social media accounts that are specifically for the POTUS and First Lady in office. Now that their time in the White House is over, they have their own accounts. Here’s how to keep up with the Obamas. The presidential couple’s history online The Obamas made history with …

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How to take full advantage of Pokemon Go events

While Niantic still hasn’t given us one-on-one battles or training, it does have events on a regular basis to keep players interested. Events usually center around a holiday or a new season. So far, there has been a Halloween event, “Thank You” event on Thanksgiving, Christmas event, Valentine’s event, Water festival, Easter event, Pokemon Day event and more. Throughout these, …

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Samsung Galaxy S8 owners get 100,000 free song uploads and a bunch of other free stuff

Everyone likes free stuff. And if you’re a Samsung Galaxy S8 owner, you’re about to get a lot of stuff, gratis. Google Play Music Alina Bradford/CNET Samsung has nixed the Milk Music player on all Samsung devices. Now the default is the Google Play Music service. That’s not the exciting part, though. What will get you revved up is that …

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Instagram has a new feature that will remind you of Pinterest

Forty-six percent of Instagram users have tried the new bookmark feature since it rolled out in December 2016. Now with Instagram you not only can save the images and videos you want to check out later, you can also organize them into collections. If this sounds a lot like Pinterest, you’re right. Each collection is like a board and every …

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How to use all the berries in Pokemon Go

Insanely popular mobile timesuck Pokemon Go goes beyond just throwing a ball at pocket monsters. Using the three different types of berries strategically can help you make a better, faster catch, or achieve certain bonuses. Here’s the basics and tactics for using each one. How do you use a berry? When the fight screen opens, there’s a berry icon on …

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20 Super Mario Run tips to get your game on point

Even if your gaming skills haven’t been finely honed since the first Super Mario Bros., you can overcome level after level of Super Mario Run with these tips. 1. Master the tap To truly master the game you need to hone your jumping skills. But remember: a jump isn’t just a jump. A quick tap on the screen causes a …

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Baby Pokemon: Info and tips for Pokemon Go

In December 2016, Niantic announced that baby Pokemon were coming to Pokemon Go. Since then, nine babies, total, have been added to the game. Here’s the info on the cutest additions to the game. The baby Pokemon lineup The new Pikachu evolution in the PokeDex. Alina Bradford/CNET These are the babies and their evolutions: Elekid, a baby Electabuzz Magby, a …

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Everything you need to know about evolution items in Pokemon Go

One of the newer features of Pokemon Go is the inclusion of evolution items. These five additions help you evolve some Gen 1 and Gen 2 Pokemon when combined with a certain amount of candy. Here’s everything you need to know about these items and where to find them. What are the evolution items Before Gen 2 was released, all …

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​Super Mario Run: Price, gameplay and more

Mario lovers, rejoice. You can now play with the mustachioed plumber no matter where you go. Here’s what you need to know before you download Super Mario Run. Who’s it for? The game was released on December 15 exclusively on iOS and is playable on the iPhone and iPad. Nintendo is planning an Android release for March 23, but Windows …

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Choose how your Eevee evolves in Pokemon Go

Now playing: Watch this: Pikachu go! Finally, a real Pokemon pokeball you can… 1:04 You need to catch ’em all in Pokemon Go, and you also need a variety of Pokemon types to control gyms. Controlling the evolution your Eevees is an effective and simple way to get strong Pokemon with different fighting types while adding five new numbers to …

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