It’s one of those creations that most would have never anticipated but which, in retrospect, was inevitable. Yes, someone has created a Pokemon-themed version of Tinder called PokeMatch, allowing you to attract a romantic partner even as you continue hoarding Pidgeys. What a time to be alive.
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While it’s still difficult to locate wild Pokemon near you thanks to Pokemon Go’s currently buggy/broken tracking system, now at least it’s possible to locate available singles in your area.
Ah, Angry Birds, you are so addicting – I mean, who doesn’t like putting those bad pigs in there place? Well it seems that we might soon be getting a look at the other side of the story, as Rovio has started to hint at a new Angry Birds game that instead tells and focuses on the pig’s story.
For the moment, detailed information is pretty scarce. All we know is that there are both Twitter and Facebook pages up for a game that is rumored to be called “Bad Piggies”.
Older high-end phones are a sure-fire way to get a feature-filled smartphone experience at a cheaper price, and the LG G7 made our list of older flagships still worth buying today.
Amazon and LG are sweetening the deal even more though, as the LG G7 ThinQ is available on Amazon for just $294.99 (h/t: Android Police). This means you’re paying what is essentially a mid-range price for a phone that’s packed with features.
With the proliferation of free-to-play mobile games and progression-blocking in-app purchases, sometimes a well made and unique paid title is just what the doctor ordered. Paris-based developer Darjeeling’s latest game Homo Machina offers just that. It’s visual style is based on the work of Fritz Kahn and has already earned the game a number of award nominations ahead of its official release today.
Fans of artsy puzzle games like Monument Valley will love Homo Machina.
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Huawei has launched the Mate X2 in China. The new foldable adopts an in-folding design like the Galaxy Z Fold line. It’s way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 though. Huawei‘s first foldables, the Mate X and Mate XS, both adopted an out-folding design, with the main screen folding back. This meant that you didn’t need a separate smartphone display, as half of the main screen could be used as a mobile display.
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A virtual private network (VPN) is an increasingly essential security tool to protect your data and your privacy. Using a VPN has a lot of privacy advantages and offers plenty of value. Unfortunately, not all VPNs are created equal. And since there are hundreds of options to choose from, finding the right one isn’t the easiest. To help you out, we take a look at what data a VPN can access, and what privacy and security features to look for.
The display is one of the smartphone’s most essential and priciest components, so naturally, we do everything possible to keep it in one piece. However, how many readers still employ screen protectors on their devices with the dawn of stronger protective glass?
It’s a question we posed in a recent poll across our website and social pages. The results are now in!
Do you still use a screen protector on your phone?
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Roku is a household name in the United States, making some of the best and most popular streaming devices on the market. But did you know that Roku was very nearly a part of Netflix?
In fact, it was Netflix engineers that developed the first Roku device. It was slated to launch in 2007, the same year that Netflix launched its now-ubiquitous video-on-demand service. But just a few weeks before this “Netflix Player” came to market, the strategy shifted and it was instead spun off into its own company.
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The just-launched Samsung Galaxy S21 series doesn’t support magnetic stripe technology (MST). Instead, Galaxy S21 owners will need to rely exclusively on NFC payments. There’s no clarity on the regions where the phones still support MST payments. Update: January 21, 2021 (6:15 AM ET): A few days back we told you that Samsung has listed MST capabilities for the Galaxy S21 series on its South African, Indian, and UK websites.
The first apparent Samsung Galaxy S11 Plus renders leaked earlier this year, and one of the most divisive features was the rear camera housing (seen above and here). These renders showed cameras that were arranged in a haphazard fashion, as opposed to the symmetrical design seen on other leaked Galaxy S11 phones.
Now, serial tipster OnLeaks has tweeted a revised render, apparently showing a Galaxy S11 Plus with a neatly arranged layout of lenses.