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, …
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April, 2017
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6 April
Comcast joins the wireless fray with Xfinity Mobile
Now playing: Watch this: Even Comcast is selling unlimited data with its Xfinity… 1:28 The wireless world is rife with competition, with carriers eliminating taxes or throwing in free access to HBO — all in a bid to get your business. Perfect timing for Comcast to jump into the fray, right? The nation’s largest cable provider on Thursday shared details …
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6 April
This setting makes Chrome OS feel like more than a browser
It can be difficult to multitask on a Chromebook when each time you launch an app, it opens as yet another tab in Chrome. Even when you aren’t multitasking, this over-reliance on browser tabs can feel like a drag. Thankfully, there is a way to make apps in Chrome OS open in their own windows. Doing so not only makes …
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6 April
Motorola’s Moto Z2 might be the next
What do you call the follow-up to the Moto Z, the high-end phone that introduced the world to interchangeable hardware known as Moto Mods? How about the Moto Z2? That’s exactly what Twitter tipster Evan Blass shared this week (see his tweet below). Motorola (which has been known as Lenovo Moto, but is now back to Motorola again) is the …
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6 April
Emirates loans tablets to customers on flights to the US
Passengers on Emirates won’t have to go into gadget withdrawal on the long flight from Dubai to the US. The company said Wednesday it will be handing out Microsoft Surface tablets to passengers during flights in which they can’t use their own personal devices. This comes after officials in the US and the UK banned the use of electronics larger …
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6 April
This iPhone 8 concept won’t forget the iPhone’s roots
If you could design the upcoming iPhone 8 (or iPhone X, or whatever Apple calls its next-generation phone), what would it look like? Designer Martin Hajek, who has a track record of creating 3D renders of rumored Apple products, put together a new iPhone 8 concept for German site Computer Bild, based on speculation about the device. Apple is rumored …
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6 April
Online shoppers are liking those speedy checkout options
Apple Pay so far hasn’t inspired people to burn their wallets, but there’s one type of newer digital payment that’s gaining traction. Visa on Thursday said Visa Checkout now has over 20 million enrolled customers. That’s double the 10 million of around the same time last year, but still a fraction of Visa’s 2.5 billion total issued cards. With the …
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6 April
Facebook Live is a fifth of the social network’s video sharing
Facebook Live is living well. One out of every five videos shared on the social network is Live, Fidji Simo, the company’s head of video, wrote on her Facebook page on Thursday. The amount of time people spend watching those videos has grown more than four times over the last year, she added. “A year ago today, we made it …
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6 April
I bought a selfie stick at Machu Picchu
Earlier this month I went on a trip to South America. It fundamentally changed my understanding of the universe. No, I didn’t take Ayahuasca and go on a vision quest in the Peruvian deserts. I did something far less predictable: I bought a selfie stick. Was the woman who sold me this an angel sent to me by God? Perhaps …
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6 April
10 tips and tricks for Apple’s new Clips app
Now playing: Watch this: How to use Apple Clips 2:19 Apple on Thursday released Clips, a video app that’s a mix between Snapchat’s playful aspect and iMovie’s editing prowess. CNET’s Scott Stein has been using the app for a few days now and loves the captioning tools. You can read his full review here. As is the case with most …
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