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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The coronavirus pandemic is most lethal to the elderly and the virus’ spread throughout Spain is the second most deadly in the world. So it’s not surprising that police in Madrid, enforcing the city’s lockdown measures, arrested a 77-year-old …

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Pokemon Day competition lets you vote for pocket monster of the year

Pokemon fans can now vote for their favorite pocket monster ahead of Pokemon Day on Feb. 27. The Pokemon of the Year competition, part of a collaboration with Google, will crown the winner after counting all votes cast between Feb. 5 and Feb. 14 at 5:59 a.m. PT. To vote, search for “Pokemon vote” on Google. The results will show …

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Pokemon Home will let you bring old buddies to Sword and Shield

The Pokemon Company and Nintendo have announced cloud gaming service Pokemon Home. The app will allow you to manage and trade all your Pokemon from mobile and Nintendo Switch games, including Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee. You can also use Pokemon Home to access the Nintendo 3DS software Pokemon Bank if you …

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New smart glasses coming from Qualcomm and Pokemon Go creator Niantic

There’s a race for the next great pair of smart glasses. Apple is reportedly working on a pair. So is Facebook. And Niantic Labs, creator of AR phone games Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, said Thursday it’s collaborating with Qualcomm on a reference design solution that will mix hardware, software and cloud services, using a just-announced ARVR Snapdragon …

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Pokemon Go announces final 2019 community day

Niantic will be hosting a final Pokemon Go Community Day for 2019, with the event expanding from the usual three-hour event to span two days. It’ll run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 14 and 15, with the bonus times at 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. both days. Augmented reality mobile app game Pokemon Go has been downloaded …

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How to play Minecraft Earth, available now in the US

Let’s get crafting! Minecraft Earth, Microsoft’s new augmented-reality app for iOS and Android phones, is now available in the US. The mobile game, which has been slowly rolling out to countries this fall, lets you explore, gather items, find monsters and go on adventures in an AR world on your phone. Over 10 years, we’ve played the blocky game on …

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Mixed

Apps with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality will reach 10 billion installations by 2024, according to Juniper Research. This is up from around 3 billion installations of mixed-reality apps for 2019, the study published Monday said.   Mixed reality overlays images and videos onto the real world by using the camera on a phone, tablet, glasses or headset. More …

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Team Go Rocket Leaders have entered Pokemon Go

Team Go Rocket Leaders Cliff, Sierra and Arlo have entered the world of Pokemon Go, Niantic said Thursday. In addition to catching more Shadow Pokemon and strengthening them unnaturally, the arrival of Team Go Rocket Leaders confirm that Giovanni, boss for Team Go Rocket and the original Team Rocket, may have entered the world of Pokemon Go. Players of the …

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Mario Kart Tour races to 129m downloads in first month

Mario Kart Tour has already reached 129.3 million downloads on the Google Play store and Apple App Store, a Monday report by Sensor Tower says. It was outraced only by Pokemon Go, which amassed 163 million downloads in its first 30 days and has since crossed the 1 billion threshold. Nintendo announced the Mario Kart mobile game back in January …

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Mario Kart Tour’s subscription costs the same as Apple Arcade

The free-to-start Mario Kart Tour pulled up to the start line on iPhones and Android devices on Wednesday, bringing with it a pricey subscription option. The Gold Pass, which costs $4.99 a month, lets you access 200cc mode, extra in-game rewards for racing and exclusive bonus goals. It’s also the same monthly price as Apple Arcade, which gives you access to …

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