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Blink and you’ll miss it: Amazon’s Prime Day of discounted merchandise for Prime members is already half over. We’ve been sorting through the deals, and here are the best we’ve found for under $50: Joby GorillaPod SLR Zoom Tripod with Ball Head Bundle for DSLR: This is one of the most versatile tripods out there, allowing you make it work …

Pikachu, I choose not to see you. The PokeGone Chrome extension promises to filter out all Pokemon-related content. PokeGone Pokemon fever is everywhere with the past week’s meteoric rise of the Pokemon Go augmented reality app for Android and iOS devices. People are scrambling from PokeStop to PokeStop and loitering at gyms where their carefully collected pocket monsters can do …

I first encounter the problem after spotting and catching a Bulbasaur a block away from my office. Instead of a screen confirming the digital monster is mine, I get a white Poke ball-like icon in the top left-hand corner that spins and spins and spins. Later that day, I encounter two men taking turns posing for photos next to a …

The Pokemon Go bubble can’t last forever. If Nintendo isn’t careful, it could hasten the game’s demise. After all, server issues and app crashes abound, and we debate whether that will have an impact on the longevity of the game. Also: We compare our pathetic Pokemon count to our producer Bryan’s, who has a much more impressive collection. In addition, …

If you use Apple’s own browser on your Mac, then I’ve got some shortcuts to share with you. With just a handful of these keyboard shortcuts, you can become a superior Safari surfer. Tab and window management 1. Open link in new tab Some links are coded to open in the current tab while others open in a new tab. …

The Holocaust Museum in Washington is a deeply affecting memorial to the victims of Nazism during World War II, and home to a number of historical exhibits from the period. This week, however, it also became the home to a trio of PokeStops, where players of the immensely popular augmented-reality game Pokemon Go can collect items. Pokemon Go inserts virtual, …

In an age of GIFs, Vines and Apple’s Live Photos, it isn’t all that surprising to see still photography take another step away from stillness. That’s exactly what Polaroid is doing, with Tuesday’s debut of an app called Polaroid Swing that aims to help you create and share “moving photos” on your phone. Each photo taken in the app is …

How many times have you downloaded an addictive new game on your favorite Android device only to have someone else hog your phone or tablet to play it? To fix that, Google introduced a new plan it’ll soon launch, called Google Play Family Library, which lets up to six people share a single Google Play account. Sounds a lot like …

Asus may have introduced its ZenFone 3 Deluxe smartphone back during the Computex conference earlier this year, but it’s still revealing surprises about the flagship device, including a last-minute chipset upgrade to the powerful Snapdragon 821 processor that Qualcomm announced just yesterday. Back when the phone originally made its debut, it was said to feature a Snapdragon 820 series processor, …

Sonos, the pioneer multi-room audio company, seems to have spared no expensive in opening a 4,200-square-foot flagship retail store at 101 Greene Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The store officially opens July 19 and is one of the coolest consumer electronics stores you’ll ever see despite the fact that it only sells Sonos products. “The music experience in your home, …

We’re halfway through baseball season — you know what that means! The Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place today, July 12, 2016, at Petco Park in San Diego, California. The MLB All-Star Game pits players from American League teams against players from National League teams (players are chosen by fans, managers and other players), and the winning team gets …

The European Commission has been investigating Google’s business practices around its Android mobile software, and now the search giant has an extra six weeks to respond to the commission’s allegations, according to a report Tuesday by Reuters. In April, the EU formally charged Google with antitrust complaints over Android, which powers four out of every five smartphones on the planet. …

HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, wants to sweeten the pot for anyone looking to try out its flagship phone. If you buy the HTC 10 in the US this month, you’ll get $100 off. The phone regularly costs $700. You’ll also get a $100 credit for HTC accessories, though that doesn’t include gear for the HTC Vive, the company’s compelling …

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