Pokémon Sword & Shield are letting players team up with other trainers to take on giant Pokémon in battle, but the games have a problem in the form of NPCs using a Magikarp in combat and causing the entire group to lose. One of the biggest new additions to Pokémon Sword & Shield is the Wild Area, where it’s possible to fight powerful Pokémon in their Dynamax or Gigantamax forms and potentially catch them once they are defeated....

Personally, I’m a coward where betas are concerned. Trying one on a secondary device is fine, but I tend to steer clear of them on my daily drivers. But the iOS 9.3 beta, released yesterday, was a big one! There was Night Shift, that gradually warms the colors on the display to match our natural circadian rhythms, making it easier to fall asleep after staring at the screen until late. Notes secured by Touch ID....

We yesterday summarized everything Apple announced in the WWDC 2021 keynote, which covered iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, watchOS 8, iCloud+, and more. Reactions have been mixed, with some suggesting that the event wasn’t as exciting as it could have been, while others have expressed the view that Apple has introduced a solid set of new features that will add up to a significantly better experience … It’s time to see what you think, with our poll on the main features highlighted by Apple....

Now you’ve had a chance to catch up on our coverage of the main new features of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, and seen our hands-on videos (iOS 8 overview, OS X Yosemite overview, iOS 8 Spotlight and iOS 8 interactive notifications), we’d like to hear your first impressions of each. Whether you’re blown away by all the new features, disappointed by things you wanted but didn’t get, or just a bit underwhelmed, here’s your chance to let us know....

The report sent Pinterest shares soaring by 25% in late trading. CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann remarked that the company “took important steps in 2021 with the launch of our foundational technology to deliver a video-first publishing platform.” Added Silbermann, “I’m proud to say that for the first time, we surpassed $2 billion in revenue for the year — growing 52% over the previous year — and reached our first full year of GAAP profitability....

The PlayStation brand has lost one of its staunchest supporters, as David Cage reveals Quantic Dream games will be coming to other platforms in the future, outside of individual exclusivity deals that could potentially be on the table. Quantic Dream is a video game developer that has released five games since 1999. The Quantic Dream games are generally interactive stories that are designed by David Cage, who is the founder and current president of the company....

The iPhone 9 is expected to be announced and released next month. While it was originally regularly referred to as the iPhone SE 2, more recently, rumors have painted a clearer picture that indicates the “iPhone 9” name is more appropriate. The iPhone 9 is expected to be incredibly similar to the iPhone 8, packing a 4.7-inch LCD screen with a Home button and Touch ID. This sets it apart from the newest iPhone models, which feature an edge-to-edge display design with Face ID instead of Touch ID....

One of the most popular macOS utilities has been updated with Apple Silicon support today. The macOS package management system Homebrew now officially supports Apple Silicon installations. Homebrew worked on Apple Silicon prior to today’s announcement, but with some limitations and other issues. Now, Apple Silicon installation is officially supported. Here are the details: Homebrew worked with the folks at MacStadium and Apple to make this migration: Apple Silicon is now officially supported for installations in /opt/homebrew....

Bait comes in all shapes and sizes and does not discriminate based on user level. Anyone who uses a computer is susceptible to these attacks on their information, regardless of experience. While some may think that phishing bait only lures out the weaker computer users, it has a way of sneak-attacking anyone that lets their guard down. The data collected after the bait is taken can range from personal information to passwords to even full remote access to your computer....

For Part II, which discusses Targeted Phishing, please check here. Vishing Vishing (Voice phishing) is a type of phishing —a social engineering technique, whereby the scammer is not aiming to collect the victim’s sensitive information via email, SMS, instant messaging or website but attempts to extract the information through a voice communication – almost always by contacting the victim via his phone (landline or cellular). The vishing attack can be performed through voice email, VoIP, or through phone but vishers mostly choose VoIP systems....

Upsetting the conventional applecart OnePlus, in particular, was able to get into the high-end segment market and disrupt what the territory of the big sharks like Samsung, LG, Sony, HTC and even Apple was. All this without a big marketing budget (as the company itself admitted in the past) and zero mainstream advertising. OnePlus (when started) was a relatively small company and it was easier for it company to experiment with this way of marketing – it thrived on word of mouth and different digital marketing initiatives, rather than traditional print, electronic and Web marketing....

Developer Niantic has confirmed the final 2019 Community Event for Pokemon GO, and it features a return of every monster that was featured in the same event this year. The mobile pocket monster title has long been ruled as a fad by some, but the game has been chugging along just fine. Recently, Pokemon GO passed $3 billion in lifetime revenue, cementing its status as one of the largest mobile titles ever released....

In this tutorial, we have shared all the Quests, Bonuses, and Rewards in Pokemon Go: Hoenn Throwback Challenge 2020. Among the few Augmented Reality games that we have, Pokemon Go cold proudly boasts of being among the best ones. Right since its inception, it has managed to create quite a strong fanbase of hard-core gamers. With intriguing gameplay, challenging quest, and interesting missions, there are quite a few things to try out in this game....

The potential partnership between Apple and Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba could facilitate a far more rapid rollout of Apple Pay in the country than if Apple goes it alone, suggests a piece in the WSJ. Tim Cook first revealed that he was in talks with the company at the WSJ Digital conference last month. Such an arrangement would be significant for two reasons … One possible scenario is for Alibaba’s financial affiliate, which owns the Alipay electronic-payment business in China, to provide back-end services for Apple’s Apple Pay payment system, allowing iPhone users to pay with Apple Pay using the money from their Alipay accounts, Mr....

We yesterday posted photos of AirPods Pro arriving in Apple Stores around the world, and the Cupertino company has now started sharing its own photos… Apple showed photos from retail stores in Shanghai, China, and Tokyo, Japan. It’s likely that more photos will follow as stores open in other countries. The shots show both window displays and customers trying out the new in-ear headphones. Lines for iPhones are largely a thing of the past these days, thanks to online reservations, but the company did manage to generate a queue of people for the new AirPods in Shanghai – shown here against one of the spectacular window graphics used to promote the next-gen devices....

In this tutorial, we will show you how to remove bloatware as well as ads from Poco M2. Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO has a separate fanbase and after getting an individual smartphone brand, POCO has released a couple of devices and Poco M2 is one of them. Furthermore, these devices run on Xiaomi’s own customized OS skin dubbed as MIUI. This is highly regarded by many as among the most customizable and feature-rich skin....

It’s official. Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. During his campaign, Trump repeatedly called for Apple to bring manufacturing to the United States and has recently said Apple CEO Tim Cook has ‘eyes open’ to US-assembled iPhones. Should Apple assemble iPhones in the United States and would you be willing to pay more if so? Trump campaigned on having Apple bring manufacturing to the United States:...

Update: Photos (above) are now surfacing of disabled phones stolen from Apple Stores by looters acting under the cover of protests at the killing of George Floyd. It is also reported that camera permission is enabled, suggesting that Apple would be able to remotely take photos from either front- or rear-facing cameras. I’ve seen a couple of pieces recently on what appear to be increasingly frequent snatch-and-grab robberies of display devices from Apple Stores....

Earlier this month, some rumors began circulating on the web about Apple planning a spring refresh for its accessories lineup. More specifically, the iPhone 12 MagSafe cases are expected to get new colors. Now another sketchy photo gives us a closer look at what these new MagSafe cases should look like. The photo was first shared on Twitter by an anonymous user identified as “Tommy Boi,” who interestingly joined the social network this month just to share the image....

PhraseExpress is a Mac app that does the same thing as TextExpander, which I reviewed back in 2017. Both apps can be thought of as autocorrect on steroids. You type a macro shortcut of your choice, and the app replaces it with a full block of text – with can be multiple paragraphs. TextExpander has been a game-changer for me, but it’s a subscription app, something about which I have mixed feelings....