Pokemon is back with a game called Pokemon Sleep that “turns sleeping into entertainment.” The goal is to use the game to help you get your rest, not keep you up at night obsessing over gameplay. While the players are sawing logs, Pokemon Sleep will use a newly-announced Nintendo Pokemon Go Plus ($50 at Amazon) …

Google Maps not only wants to give you directions to a restaurant, it also wants to help you decide what to eat when you get there. The search giant on Thursday announced a new feature for its Maps app that surfaces names, photos and descriptions of dishes that are posted most by Google Maps contributors — volunteers who provide the …

You search for “tiger” and there’s a invitation to launch a tiger into the real world. Google Search has popped 3D animated objects and AR into people’s phones this morning, just in case you’re looking for animals. I got to try Google’s AR-enabled Search a few weeks ago at Google’s I/O developer conference, and now the feature’s available if you …

Facebook’s long list of scandals has raised concerns, including from shareholders, that CEO Mark Zuckerberg wields too much power over the company. The social network was used to spread fake news during elections, fuel hate speech in Myanmar and livestream killings. Facebook is also expecting to face a record $5 billion fine from the Federal Trade Commission for its alleged …

When you think of cutting-edge displays, you probably picture a giant modular screen or even a rollable TV. Mojo Vision has just showed me the complete opposite: a tiny monochrome display measuring half a millimeter across that I can only see under a microscope. The Silicon Valley startup is working on what it calls “invisible computing” technology. Rather than constantly …

Pop the champagne and polish the medals, for the competition to be first to 5G has declared its victors. UK carrier EE turned on the first 5G network in its home country on Thursday, beating its rivals to the punch. EE joins Verizon and Swisscom as “winners” of the race to being the first in a given country to offer …

If you like the Xbox but prefer to game on a PC, Microsoft has a new service for you. It’s called Xbox Game Pass for PC and, just as it sounds, Microsoft’s offering gamers who don’t play on an Xbox access to a library of 100 games for playing on a computer.  “We designed a service specifically for the needs …

Lightweight AR glasses haven’t been a real thing yet, despite the promises of glasses-sized, more limited smart glasses such as the Vuzix Blade, or bigger, more expensive setups like the Magic Leap. But nReal’s pair of phone-connected, sunglasses-sized, folding mixed reality glasses coming this year could bridge the gap. nReal Light, which we’ve had a chance to demo earlier this year, …

Huawei reportedly launched its 5G lab in South Korea on Thursday, but opted to keep it quiet in the wake of a US ban. The lab is the embattled Chinese telecom’s first open next-generation wireless network development center where other companies can test their platforms, but media weren’t invited to Thursday’s event, according to Reuters. Instead, it chose to restrict …

Using Twitter to teach literature is producing lower test scores, especially for usually high-performing students, says a new study. Scores on a standardized test were reduced by between 25% and 40% of a standard deviation, says a paper published this month by researchers in the economics and finance department at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan.  Twitter use caused …

You can print your favorite memories on the spot by winning one of 10 Printomatic cameras we are giving away, courtesy of Kodak. We partnered with TV Guide and ET to celebrate graduation season with this 10-megapixel point-and-shoot camera that automatically prints your best photos. What do you have to do enter this giveaway? Just fill out the form below after …

Amazon today added Alexa features to the Fire TV Cube. You should now be able to call, send voice messages and Drop In on other Alexa devices straight from your Fire TV Cube. These features are already available on Amazon smart speakers and displays.  The Fire TV Cube is a $120 media player with a built-in Alexa speaker. Use voice commands …

Google parent company Alphabet is using internet balloons to provide data to Peru’s earthquake victims. Alphabet’s Loon, started in 2016, uses solar-powered balloons as Wi-Fi carriers to deliver signals from up in the air. The company said Thursday it’s using its balloons to provide LTE to areas of Peru affected by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake that hit earlier this week. Loon …

The saga of Chinese phone maker Huawei continues, with its scientists now reportedly banned from reviewing science papers from US-based publisher the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The IEEE told its editors that it fears “severe legal implications” if they continue using Huawei scientists in the journal vetting process, according to Science Mag. The IEEE has 422,000 members across 160 countries and …

Amazon is interested in snapping up the Boost Mobile prepaid wireless service if Sprint and T-Mobile decide to divest it to push through their $26.5 billion merger, a report says. The online retail giant wants Boost so it can use T-Mobile’s wireless network for the next six years as part of an attached wholesale deal, Reuters reported Thursday. “Amazon would …