Buying a subscription service for someone has never been easier. There are more services now for more things than ever before. However, choosing which service to gift, well that’s where the difficulty lies. Which is why we’ve simplified your subscription service choices into top threes, over three different categories: video streaming, music streaming and console …
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You’ve probably played Pokemon GO before, but if you let the game fall by the wayside, get ready — Niantic just gave the game a big update. Using a mix of GPS tracking and some basic AR wizardry, the game allows players to venture out into the real world to capture Pokemon wherever they went — their neighborhoods, schools, workplaces …
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Unhappy with your current office suite? Need something for a new computer? Lots of folks turn to Microsoft Office out of pure habit, but there are loads of free — and surprisingly good — alternatives. You can try one of them and help a good cause at the same time. Between now and Dec. 24, SoftMaker will donate 0.10 euro (equivalent …
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There are two porgs from Star Wars running around a living room. One waddles near my feet while the other is out of my sightline behind a small bookshelf. Things are getting chaotic, but also really fun. To get them to behave, a hologram of C-3PO advises I gain their trust by offering the porg near my feet a treat. …
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Xiaomi showed off the Gamepad 2.0 accessory for its Black Shark gaming phone on Monday, and it sure looks familiar. The Chinese smartphone giant’s original Gamepad — which turns the Black Shark into a gaming console — launched alongside the Android phone in April. But the updated version creates a setup that closely resembles the Nintendo Switch. The images shown …
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B&H marked down a ton of Apple hardware during the week leading up to Cyber Monday — and it’s not turning back. The retailer continues to tweak its discount on the 2018 MacBook Air that Apple introduced less than two months ago, and which is now priced at $1,059. That’s $140 off Apple’s retail price, $10 off the previous low from Black Friday — …
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When you play Overwatch on an Xbox One, you probably aren’t thinking about the wireless technology in your controllers. But one of the benefits of Xbox Wireless is that it allows your gamepads to connect directly and reliably to the console without the need for an adapter or cable. A year ago, Microsoft shared its secret-sauce wireless recipe with third …
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Every now and then, a gadget can connect with you on a level that goes beyond specs and features. The Joy-Cons on the Nintendo Switch, for example, snap when I dock it, and I derive an immense amount of joy from this every time I do it. Razer’s wireless charger base accessory for its Razer Phone 2 gives similar satisfaction. …
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Pokemon Let’s Go is taking us on a nostalgic trip back to the Kanto region on Nintendo Switch, and its mobile sibling is paying tribute to the game’s first two bosses. You can now dress up your Pokemon Go avatar as Brock or Misty, the gym leaders you’ll encounter first in Let’s Go (which is a loose remake of Game …
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The art of haggling is all but lost nowadays. On the internet, the price is the price — take it or leave it. Maybe not. PriceWaiter is a plug-in for Chrome and Firefox that lets you bid on items from various online stores. In other words, instead of paying the listed price, you can offer to pay, well, less. And …
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