Shoppers looking for a prepaid phone will have two more options to choose from on Verizon’s network. Starting November 13, new 5 GB and 10 GB data plans join the carrier’s 3GB and 6GB plans. 5GB plan: $50 a month gets you unlimited talk and text in the U.S., carryover data when you pay on …

Pokemon Go players now get experience points and stardust just for playing, and the more you play, the more you rack up. Now when you go hunting for pocket monsters you will get your normal awarded points for playing certain aspects of the game, plus you get additional rewards. You’ll get even more rewards when you play for an entire …

Vevo added a tool to its site Monday that lets users make shareable animated GIFs out of five seconds of many of its music videos. It’s Vevo’s latest lure to hook music video lovers, hoping it can entice them to watch more of its videos on its own site rather than YouTube. Vevo is a bedrock for music videos on …

The latest viral challenge is a pretty hard one — you gotta stay still and do nothing. These short freeze-frame clips have taken the internet by storm, with the appropriately named “Mannequin Challenge.” Here’s how to make your own. Grab a few of your friends and find a good spot. Most videos circulating social media have been in classrooms, school …

YouTube is firing up support for videos shot in high-dynamic-range, a picture quality growing more popular among TV makers. High-dynamic range accentuates color and amps up the contrast between the brightest whites and darkest blacks, improving overall image quality. The announcement by Google’s YouTube coincides with the rollout this month of the Chromecast Ultra streaming device, also made by Google. …

I love vintage gear — can’t afford it, but like to look at the designs. And the catalog of products for an upcoming WestLicht Photographica Auction to celebrate its 15th anniversary has some stunning and historic items. For instance, in addition to the watch-camera pictured above, there’s a Leica Summicron 35mm f2 lens used by Henri Cartier-Bresson. There’s also an …

The Federal Aviation Administration last week granted Disney a waiver so it can show off its amazing drone skills in the Orlando and Anaheim parks. Not a company known to wait well, it’s already released a video teasing Disney’s use of the drones to create what appears to be a floating, rotating Christmas tree. The clip, posted Monday to its …

Samsung’s exploding phone problem is far from over. A woman’s Samsung Galaxy J5 reportedly caught fire and exploded in Pau, France this past weekend. This is the first reported case of a Galaxy J5 self-combusting in a string of explosions that have plagued the company for months. After completely stopping sales of Galaxy Note 7 devices when batteries caught fire, …

LG is stepping up its Android game, on Tuesday beginning the rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat to the G5. That makes the G5 the first non-Google phone to receive the update. Meanwhile, the recent Google Pixel and LG’s V20 were shipped with Nougat. LG said G5’s in South Korea will get the update first, with the Americas and Asia getting …

Election 2016 is almost over, but not without a final word from Twitter. Social media is all about politics as the race for the White House reaches its final hours. If you need a good distraction from all the politics though, you can find a hilarious new challenge and a look through Durag History Week. Social Cues is our guide …