Super Mario ran. Pokemon went. And then there was Fire Emblem. It’s on Android and iOS right now. What is Fire Emblem, and since when is it a thing? Remember when we got all weepy for ’80s nostalgia and it finally convinced Nintendo to join the modern era by bringing Pokemon Go and Super Mario …
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The age of sitting around the family TV for Friday night football could soon be over if the telcos have their way. Telstra is hoping to lure more eyeballs away from the big screen towards mobiles with the launch of three revamped sports streaming apps for NRL, AFL and Netball. After its acquisition of Netball into its streaming portfolio this …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. This week, many RingPlus users are scrambling to choose a new carrier in the wake of the company’s demise. I just updated my …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.3: Best new features 2:04 iOS 10.3 is a midyear iPhone update full of helpful features, such as a tool that lets you track down a lost AirPod and easier iCloud storage management. But perhaps best of all, Apple is giving you more power over being nagged about leaving reviews for an app in the …
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In Fire Emblem Heroes, your default heroes, well, suck. Unless you spend literally months leveling them up, they won’t have any of the epic stats and game-breaking abilities of the ones you can buy with orbs. Yes, I said game-breaking abilities! You can get heroes that can soak up loads of damage, counterattack at any distance, pull friends out of …
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Casting a YouTube video from your phone to your TV is a great way to share videos with friends or just watch by yourself on a larger screen and Chromecast ($80 at Walmart) makes it easy to do. Thanks to a recent update to the YouTube app for iOS, casting YouTube videos from your phone is easier than ever. The …
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Xiaomi was China’s hottest phone brand in 2014 and ’15, but it couldn’t maintain the momentum in 2016. Shipping 41.5 million smartphones, the company once known as ” the Apple of China” was the No. 5 brand in China last year, according to market researcher IDC. It was edged out by the actual Apple, which at No. 4 shipped 44.9 …
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Now playing: Watch this: Fire Emblem: Heroes trailer 1:22 Fire Emblem Heroes is the latest game in the Fire Emblem series — and the first for iOS and Android phones. As a summoner, you must rally heroes to fight beside you to save your people from a rival kingdom. (But what is Fire Emblem, you say? Read our awesome FAQ.) …
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Some iPhones could soon come with a “made in India” label. Priyank Kharge, IT minister for the Indian state of Karnataka, said Thursday on Twitter: “Apple’s intentions to make iPhones in Bengaluru will foster cutting-edge technology ecosystem & supply chain development in the state.” Kharge also gave a statement to local press expressing his approval for “Apple Inc.’s proposal to …
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The iPhone has never had a built-in QR code scanner. That’s probably because it’s not every day (or every month) you scan a QR code spotted in the wild. Despite the dwindling popularity of QR codes — except for app-specific QR codes, like Snapchat’s Snapcodes — Chrome for iOS now makes it extra-easy to scan a QR code, should you …
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