Mew is a Pokemon that has a rep being hard to get. Very few Pokemon games allow you to have that pocket monster at all, and those that do require you to work pretty hard to find and catch one – as it should be, what with Mew being a legendary creature and all that jazz. Pokemon GO has now joined the list of video games where obtaining Mew is possible, or so we believe. Niantic has released a somewhat vague press release in which the company promises – vaguely – that a newly available quest lines will reward players with their own Mew. These quests, called Research and ...

Times they are a-changing; just an year ago a no-bezel and thin-screen phone would be a flagship or at least a mid-ranger, but today these standards are starting to encroach into the budget phone territory. Lenovo S5 will be a decent and elegant solution for anyone with a smartphone need and a limited budget:– 5.7′ display, FHD+, 18:9,– Snapdragon 625 CPU,– 3 or 4 GB RAM, 32 or 64 or 128GB ROM,– 3000mAh battery,– 2x13mpx main camera, f/2.2 aperture, 16mpx selfie shooter,– Android 8.0 Oreo with ZUI interface.Phone’s price in China will be 999 ...

North Korea is famous, and rightly so, for plethora of things – savage oppression of everyone but the very top brass, poor living conditions, single pizza joint in the whole country etc. It is also well known for, every once in a while, delivering a mobile device that makes everyone’s eyes roll. Well folks, today is this day once again, as North Korean developer Arirang IT Exchange Company has just released Arirang 171. Arirang IT Exchange Company is known for products such as Samurai Hunting, a rascist, anti-Japanese mobile game, which I am sure is an assured mark of quality ...

Smartphone is possibly the most important tool that a modern person has on her or himself. It allows us to communicate with people over distance and has a plethora of utility that simply makes life easier (whether it makes life better is debatable, but certainly easier). It’s our picture book, encyclopedia, newspaper, bank and mirror all at once. When we go out we may forget our keys, our wallet or even socks, but very few people will leave their smartphone behind. Therefore, it is no wonder that losing this device, either to thief or ill luck, is one of the worse things that can ...

Android’s newest operating system is now available in Developer Preview, for now reserved for devs and those with special interest (and, presumably, leverage in the industry) in Android’s OS. That is nice, but should the ”common man” care about P?Not really, at least according to people wiser than I. Judging by what can be found online, Android P is mostly interesting for developers. That is because it allows app creators more freedom in optimizing their programs towards the OS, particulary the notch. Average user will only notice the smaller changes, like changed ...

If you have enjoyed spending time taking care of pixel critters in late 90’s and early 2000’s, this is something for you. My Tamagotchi Forever is a remake – or a sequel. In this case it is just semantics – to Tamagotchi, a ”live creature simulator” released by Bandai in 1996. The game’s objective is the same as those twenty years ago – take care of your Tamagotchi and make sure that it grows. Afterwards – this is a new part of the game – share your progress online and compare it to that of other people.My Tamagotchi Forever will ...

Damn, man, the things they are coming up with nowadays… Archos, French company that until now dealt in budget tablets and smartphones is reportedly working on an Android-controlled scooter. Vehicle’s name will be Citee Connect. It’s core will be a small touch-screen computer with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. Computer’s specs include 1GB of RAM and a 4-core processor. 3G connectivity will allow for displaying Google Maps on the computer’s screen. As for the scooter itself, we have been told that it will have a 8.5′ diameter puncture-proof tires, 36W ...

Looks like political issues are starting to influence mobile business, at least in the US. Who would have thought that smartphones and real life occure in the same space, huh… Anyway, chiefs of US security services – CIA, FBI, NSA and such – are officially recommending avoiding China-produced smartphones. Exact words of the FBI Director Chris Wray are:We are deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments that don’t share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks.Personally ...

Android P is the new upcoming version of the most popular mobile OS. It is said to come out this year and, so far, there is little more that we know about it. People smarter than me believe that it will increase battery life, but there is also word about a more interesting function. According to the gossip, Android 9.0 P will be able to tell when your caller is recording your phone call; OS will let you know by emitting a special sound that will repeat every fifteen seconds.On the one hand it sounds a bit strange – repeating sound? Why? On the other hand, I would prefer knowing when ...

Thumbs up became practically a synonym of Facebook. Elegantly simple method of letting others know that you approve of given content appeared online for the first time ever on Zuckerberg’s social website*, from where it quickly spreaded to dozens other social portals. Thumbs up quickly became a norm, but what about thumbs down? About showing that, for a change, we do not approve of content given?Well, it looks like Facebook is working on something like that.Some of the American Facebook users have just received a new option called downvote. It is not thumbs down as such, although it ...