Pokémon Go is out! The augmented reality catch-’em-all is tons of fun and has sparked all sorts of interesting headlines, but it’s also taken a toll… on smartphone batteries. You have to keep the app open to catch Pokémon, and the combination of continuous camera and GPS use can really tank your battery. Here are five tips to keep you out there longer!
It might not be officially available in the UK yet *sigh* but there’s already plenty of strange goings on in the world of Pokémon Go – from drug deals to dead bodies, here’s 5 of the strangest things that have happened to Pokémon Go players so far…
Emoji cannot be stopped. Apple has announced there will be 72 new emoji in iOS 10, including new foods, activities and even olympic sports (except shooting, for obvious reasons). There’s a selfie emoji, a face palm, other hand gestures and animals, plus tons of emoji whose meaning will quickly be subverted by comic minds.
Remember when that guy Nick Lee ran Windows 95 on the Apple Watch? Well, he’s back, and this time he’s done another interesting crossover: running Android on the iPhone thanks to a custom-built case.
Next week the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, kicks off in Los Angeles. The long-running show is the most important event for video game news, as game publishers and console makers make their big announcements for the year. New games, new devices, new ways to play. Rumours suggest that Microsoft will make some big announcements this year, including new Xbox consoles, an ‘Xbox TV’ and even a merging of Windows 10 and the Xbox One. Here’s what you need to know.