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Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 Pokemon Go tips everyone should know 2:31 The phenomenon known as Pokemon has made its way onto iOS and Android, but this time, it’s different. What is Pokemon Go? Pokemon Go is nothing like the Game Boy game you remember — it’s a free mobile game that lets you …

Six Pokemon per gym, guaranteed. GIF by Sean Hollister/CNET It’s been nearly a full year since Pokemon Go swept the world — and yet, the game hasn’t changed a whole lot since it first hit app stores in July 2016. Aside from adding a second batch of Pokemon, a few critical fixes and a handful of balance and user interface tweaks, …

We first got a glimpse of the Nitro 5 at the Acer press conference last month, and Acer is leaning heavy on “modern titles at a mainstream price.” Designed in different configurations to hit a variety of needs for casual gamers, the Nitro 5 will start at $799 in July (converting to around AU$1,075 or £615). Working to give you …

Now playing: Watch this: Do fidget spinners annoy you? Here are some alternatives… 1:05 I picked up my first fidget spinner yesterday, and a fidget cube to go with it. I got them from a midtown Manhattan perfume store, $15 cash. The cube is studded in buttons, switches and dials. The spinner is a smoothly gliding triangular wheel. The toys …

Even if your gaming skills haven’t been finely honed since the first Super Mario Bros., you can overcome level after level of Super Mario Run with these tips. 1. Master the tap To truly master the game you need to hone your jumping skills. But remember: a jump isn’t just a jump. A quick tap on the screen causes a …

After three months of Apple exclusivity, Super Mario Run is warping to Android. The game will launch on March 23, according to a Nintendo tweet on Friday. Super Mario Run is an important part of Nintendo’s mobile strategy, and one that Nintendo will need to leverage. iPhone and iPad players downloaded the game 40 million times in its first four …

Mario lovers, rejoice. You can now play with the mustachioed plumber no matter where you go. Here’s what you need to know before you download Super Mario Run. Who’s it for? The game was released on December 15 exclusively on iOS and is playable on the iPhone and iPad. Nintendo is planning an Android release for March 23, but Windows …

Your Nintendo Switch has parental controls, enabling restrictions on everything from online access to certain ratings of games. Or, you can be cruel and set daily play timers…and even cut your kid off after a certain time. You can also do this with your phone, without even using the Switch. The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app is available on Google …

Meet your 94-year-old new best friend. His name is John Goodenough and not only is he a professor at the University of Texas, Austin, but he also helped invent the lithium-ion battery that powers all our iPhones, Androids, Macs, Surfaces and Nintendo Switches. He also has the most amazing name for an inventor. But he’s not done. The university said …

It could have been Moto’s show. With Samsung’s Galaxy S8 out of the picture, LG, Sony and Huawei were left to fight it out on the high end. But if we learned anything at this year’s Mobile World Congress conference, it’s that high-end doesn’t always win the day. For example, this year’s breakout surprise was the Nokia 3310 throwback, which …