Pokemon Go’s latest addition lets you rack up rewards without keeping the app open. The Adventure Sync feature allows you to link the game to Apple HealthKit or Google Fit to accumulate movement bonuses even if the mobile app is off or you’re not using the Plus accessory. So, you’ll be able to earn candy and …
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Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Some of the best deals of the year can be found right now at Google Express. When you apply promo code WISH20 at checkout, you’ll save 20 percent — which leads to all-time low prices on some high-profile products. See it at Google Express Amazingly, that code works even with items that are already …
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Microsoft revealed Monday that it’s testing an Xbox game streaming service, currently called Project xCloud. The company demonstrated its work on the service so far in a video showing Forza and Halo, games designed to be run on an Xbox One console, being played on Android phones and tablets. The games work both with an Xbox wireless controller paired over Bluetooth …
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One of the truths of modern life: There are never enough USB ports. And the ones you do have aren’t always easily accessible. One of the easy fixes? A multi-port charging station, something that sits on a desk, counter, nightstand or wherever. Like this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the RAVPower 6-port USB …
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Last week eBay took 15 percent off sitewide — this week it’s Rakuten’s turn. Ending at midnight PT tonight, you can save 15 percent on just about anything by using promo code SAVE15. See it at Rakuten To take advantage of the offer, you’ll need a Rakuten account. You can use the code only once per account and apply it …
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Reddit just reached a milestone in video views. In August last year, the popular online message-board site started hosting videos, rather than relying on third-party hosting platforms. It now has over 1 billion native video views every month, it said in a blog post Tuesday. Reddit is now serving 400,000 hours of natively hosted video every day, and nearly 70 …
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Amazon on Thursday swung open the doors to its latest store concept, called Amazon 4-star. It’s only one store in Manhattan, but judging by the commotion on day one, people were certainly interested. The premise for the 4,000-square-foot store is pretty simple: All the roughly 2,000 products stocking the shelves are rated four stars or higher, are top sellers, or …
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Chika Umeadi could be the poster child for what’s wrong with virtual reality today. At a glance, he seems like the perfect candidate to buy a VR headset. He’s an app developer and techie. He loves video games. He’s 30, unmarried and says he has the means to splurge when he wants to. Yet even though the Chicagoan has tried …
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When Microsoft introduced the slimmer Xbox One S in 2016, one new feature didn’t get as much fanfare as it should’ve — a Bluetooth gamepad that can double as a controller for your tablets and phones. Only that gamepad didn’t necessarily work the way you’d think on Android. The buttons were assigned wrong. But XDA-developers reports that after two long …
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Sony on Thursday announced it’s bringing its refreshed Aibo robot dog to the US. The new gadget will use sophisticated cameras and sensors to map your house, so it can easily move around and go to its charging station on its own. It will also recognize up to 100 faces and remember interactions with people, allowing its artificial intelligence engine …
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