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Pokémon Go goes live in Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, and more Asian countries

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Posted by John Callaham on 6 Aug 2016 7:34 am
Pokemon Go
Developer Niantic Labs has once again expanded the reach of its hugely popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go. It has officially gone live in 15 Asian countries, including Taiwan, the Philippines and Singapore.

Pokémon Go's battery-hogging ways doubled external battery pack sales

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Posted by John Callaham on 5 Aug 2016 2:45 pm
Pokemon Go Battery
Pokémon Go has helped to double the sales of external battery packs in the U.S., according to a new report from the NPD Group.

Verizon is taking online orders for the HTC Desire 530

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Posted by John Callaham on 5 Aug 2016 12:13 pm
HTC Desire 530
Verizon Wireless is the latest carrier in the U.S. to sell the HTC Desire 530. Orders are being taken at Verizon's website and the phone will also be available in its retail stores starting on August 11.

Alcatel Idol 4 with free VR goggles now available at Cricket for $200

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Posted by John Callaham on 5 Aug 2016 11:48 am
Alcatel Idol 4
AT&T's no-contract subsidiary Cricket Wireless has started selling the Alcatel Idol 4 for $199.99. The phone comes bundled with free VR goggles.

Pokémon Go developer reveals why it is banning third-parties from accessing its servers

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Posted by John Callaham on 5 Aug 2016 9:40 am
Pokemon Go
Pokémon Go developer Niantic Labs has offered an explanation on why it has decided to ban third-party apps and services from accessing its servers.

Android Wear smartwatches can now access stored passwords via Enpass

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Posted by John Callaham on 4 Aug 2016 4:51 pm
Enpass Android Wear
The popular password manager Enpass is now available on Android Wear smartwatches, via an update to its Android app.

Google Search has made it easier to find a great place to eat

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Posted by John Callaham on 4 Aug 2016 4:20 pm
Google Search restaurants
Google has announced that users of its Search app for Android will now be able to bring up reviews and "best of" lists of restaurants when they search for a great place to eat.

Pokémon Go expands south of the border to Central and South America

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Posted by John Callaham on 3 Aug 2016 9:09 pm
Pokemon Go
Niantic Labs has now expanded the reach of its hit augmented reality game Pokémon Go to the countries of Central and South America.

Apple Music for Android finally ditches the beta label

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Posted by John Callaham on 3 Aug 2016 4:49 pm
Apple Music for Android
The Apple Music app for Android has ditched the beta label, officially launching after first appearing in the Google Play Store back in November 2015.

Pokémon Go developer Niantic pulls legendary Pokémon from players' accounts

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Posted by John Callaham on 3 Aug 2016 3:47 pm
Pokemon Go
Developer Niantic Labs has confirmed it has removed the legendary Pokémon Articuno from players' accounts in its hit augmented reality game Pokémon Go.

1Password launches subscription service, offers first six months for free

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Posted by John Callaham on 3 Aug 2016 1:26 pm
iPassword
AgileBits has announced a new subscription service for its 1Password suite of password management apps. The cost of the service will be $2.99 a month and, from now until September 21, you can get the first six months for free.

YouTube Kids app now works with YouTube Red to offer ad-free videos

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Posted by John Callaham on 3 Aug 2016 12:20 pm
YouTube Kids
Google has announced that its YouTube Kids app now works with its paid YouTube Red service in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. It now allows videos on the apps to no longer show ads, among other features.

BlackBerry brings its Hub and other apps to more Android phones with Hub+ suite

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Posted by John Callaham on 3 Aug 2016 9:36 am
BlackBerry Priv
BlackBerry has announced the launch of the BlackBerry Hub+ suite of Android apps, which will be made available with a new software licensing program for mobile devices.

Marshmallow is now on 15.2% of all active Android devices

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Posted by John Callaham on 2 Aug 2016 8:07 pm
Google has posted the latest Android version distribution numbers, showing yet another small bump up for Marshmallow. Specifically, Google calculates that 15.2% of active Android devices were running Marshmallow during a 7-day period ending on August 2. That compares to 13.3% of active Android devices from the previous month.

Snapchat users in 10 cities can add special 'Geostickers" to their photos or chats

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Posted by John Callaham on 2 Aug 2016 1:27 pm
Snapchat stickers
Snapchat has added a new feature called "Geostickers", allowing users who are located in 10 specific cities to add location-based stickers to their photos or in chats.

Google Apps' new Android notifications for device activations are better than emails

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Posted by John Callaham on 1 Aug 2016 3:41 pm
Google Apps is rolling out a new feature to Android accounts that sends direct notifications to users when a new device is activated. This additional security feature has been found to be more effective than sending out emails.

Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge now receiving July 1 security patch from T-Mobile

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Posted by John Callaham on 1 Aug 2016 11:48 am
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
T-Mobile is currently rolling out the July 1 security patches for its versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge.

SwiftKey is 'working quickly' to address bug that causes predictions to show for the wrong account

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Posted by John Callaham on 29 Jul 2016 2:59 pm
Swiftkey
The mobile keyboard app company SwiftKey says that it is "working quickly" to fix an issue that was causing some users to see phones numbers and email addresses from strangers.

AT&T starts selling the 8-inch Trek 2 HD tablet on August 5

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Posted by John Callaham on 29 Jul 2016 9:46 am
ATT Trek 2
AT&T has announced it will begin selling the 8-inch Trek 2 HD tablet on August 5, in its stores and online. The tablet will have Android 6.0 Marshmallow pre-installed.

Hearthstone players can party hard on Aug. 11 with One Night in Karazhan expansion

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Posted by John Callaham on 29 Jul 2016 9:19 am
Hearthstone
Blizzard has announced the next single-player expansion for its collectible RPG card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. One Night in Karazhan, where players get invited to a big party, will be released on August 11.

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