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If you haven't heard of Pokemon Go yet, then you probably don't go online or outside, or just happen to live under a particularly secluded rock that at this point, we frankly wouldn't mind crawling under as well. Whether you have given in to the retro-fueled, augmented reality craze or are still holding your ground, there is no denying the fact that Nintendo and Niantic really hit a homerun this time around, the scope of which nobody could have predicted. And, it's not only about money either, although Nintendo stock has officially seen a record-breaking 50% sore in price since the launch date.
The fact is that even outside the business, gaming and smartphone branches, Pokemon Go is a force to be reckoned with and one that is starting to affect us at a striking rate. A quick browse through the news quickly reveals that many other businesses are starting to ride on the success wave as well. For instance, T-Mobile is offering free in-app data for a year and just recently, Yelp added a "PokeStop Nearby" filter. The feature is already available in the US, Australia and New Zealand and will basically list all the businesses near you that also happen to have a PokeStop close by, so you can fill up on PokeBalls. There are no reports of any kind of speculation with this feature as of yet, but even with a random generator and crowdsourced location information, the economical aftermath is all too real.

And frankly, that is perfectly understandable. Like we already reported, with over 21 million active daily users, Pokemon Go has effectively become bigger than Twitter in the US. And as more and more markets receive an official release, the collective numbers are only ramping up. It is also important to note that Pokemon Go is doing extremely well in terms of both user retention rate and monetization, breaking industry averages on both fronts. SurveyMonkey data shows that around 7 out of 10 people who download the app, return to it on the following day – a number which is typically around 3 for most mobile apps. And as for monetization, the same source claims that the platform is averaging a revenue per daily active user of $0.25, while other insanely-popular, micro transaction titles like Can Crush are managing about $0.15.

This all adds up to a whopping revenue stream that some have speculated makes for over a $1.6 million in Nintendo's pocket a day. However, there are some major costs and unforeseen expenses related to Pokemon Go as well. For one, since the game isn't officially available on all markets yet, alternative APK sources to acquire it, like apkmirror.com have reported incredible surges in traffic.
Yesterday, XDA spoke out on the topic as well, revealing that they have been dealing with a hugely elevated interest towards GPS spoofing and other ways to cheat the game. Seeing how Niantic has a lot of experience in this field from their previous smash hit mobile game – Ingress, cheating is hard and banning is definitely a thing. However, if you are really adamant, there are still ways of bending the rules (rooted device, plus Lucky Patcher and installing Fake GPS and a system app, but you didn’t hear it from us). There are even whole dedicated websites and projects, like PokemonGoAnywhere popping up online to meet the cheating demand alone, so inadvertently the game is boosting the mobile dev community as a whole, by presenting a new cat and mouse style challenge.
And if all the aforementioned points still aren't convincing enough as far as the social implications of Pokemon Go, may we refer you back to the recent and definitely not isolated incident with an Australian police department. And things are looking quite a bit more serious in the Middle East, where on Friday authorities in the Gulf Arab states of Kuwait and United Arab Emirates officially warned players of the "security dangers" of playing Pokemon Go. To quote the Kuwait statement:
The danger in dealing with this game is that it involves the user photographing areas nearby with ... smart phones which transfer the pictures of the sites to third parties, …
This, of course, relates to government or military buildings and facilities, as well as mosques and other religious sites. But the second part of the statement sound even more worrying:
The interior ministry has informed security men to show zero tolerance to anyone approaching such prohibited sites, deliberately or not, …
So all this considered, we would love to hear your two cents on the whole Pokemon Go craze. Are you on board? Has it spiraled out of control? Or do you still get a kick out of walking in the middle of a crowded park and yelling "Charizard, Charizard!"? Because we sure do. Tell us in the comment section below.
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Remember the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note? If you reside in India, chances are you do and you might even own one, as the device enjoyed quite the popularity in both pre-sales and after it officially hit shelves at the beginning of this year. In a rather odd move, Lenovo decided to waste absolutely no time in following up with a strong successor and announced the K5 Note only a few short weeks after.

Since then, however, the device scarcely made any appearances outside of China, but now it is finally coming to the Indian market as well. As a quick reminder, the handset sports a 5.5-inch Full HD LTPS display, 13MP main shooter and 8MP selfie one, plus a 3,500 mAh battery, all packed into its 152 x 75.7 x 8.49mm metal body. It offers support for dual-SIM, 4G LTE, as well as VoLTE and also comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back.
It is powered by a MediaTek Helio P10 SoC and as for RAM and storage, the international version will get the higher-tier setup of 3GB, plus 16GB of expandable space. In addition, the smartphone features 1.5W speaker on the rear with Dolby Atmos surround sound effect. As for the price, it carries a tag of RMB 1,099 (around $167) in China, with Silver or Gold color options and we can safely assume it is going to try and stick closely to the same budget segment in India as well.

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Microsoft has announced a limited edition variant of the recently announced Xbox One S, the Gears of War 4 Limited Edition 2TB Bundle.

The first of its kind custom variant of the Xbox One S, it features a deep crimson color with blood spatter all over it and the Gears of War Crimson Omen painted on it. There is a matching controller to go with it to, featuring the updated Xbox Wireless Controller with improved range. The console will also come with a vertical stand. And of course, you will get an online copy of the game, which also includes a code for the Windows 10 version.
The Gears of War 4 Limited Edition 2TB Bundle is priced at $449, $50 more than the standard Xbox One S. It will be available in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Turkey.
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The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition has been made official today, after having been leaked twice so far. The finished product looks exactly as those leaked renders depicted it, complete with a "custom colorway pattern" that includes the five official colors of the Olympic Rings.
As you can see, most of the phone is black, but there are yellow accents on the front, red and green on the sides, and blue on the back. That covers all the Olympic colors then.

The handset will come with the Rio 2016 app preinstalled, along with special wallpapers, and certain UI elements themed in the Olympic colors (the home and lock screens, the message, dial, and contact screens, and the notification area). As you'd expect, on the inside this is unchanged from the non-Olympic Galaxy S7 edge that launched a few months ago, boasting the exact same specs.
Each athlete competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics will receive a Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition, as well as a pair of Gear IconX wireless earbuds. For mere mortals, a limited run of 2,016 S7 edge Olympic Games Edition smartphones will be available to purchase starting on July 18 in select countries including the US, Brazil, China, Germany, and Korea. Pricing hasn't been announced unfortunately, but you shouldn't expect this to be cheap.
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If you are currently using a free antivirus solution, chances are either Avast or AVG is lingering in your task bar, as we speak. Both are pretty powerful all-round solutions, but do tend to target slightly different markets - a fact that vouches well for the $1.3 billion acquisition deal that was announced today.
The offer comes from Avast with an all-cash deal, made possible through cash on hand and debt financing and AVG seems happy to accept, praising the the move as great for both the company's future and shareholders.
The latter will also be receiving an offer of $25 per share, which constitutes a 30% premium over current trading rates - a deal the AVG board is advising them to take.
We believe that joining forces with Avast, a private company with significant resources, fully supports our growth objectives and represents the best interests of our stockholders, ... Our new scale will allow us to accelerate investments in growing markets and continue to focus on providing comprehensive and simple-to-use solutions for consumers and businesses, alike.
As for Avast's benefits form the acquisition and future plans, it seems no major restructures are currently planned, as in the migration of AVG's user base. Instead, Avast sees great potential in using AVG's 400 million existing client endpoints, 160 million of which on mobile, to "act as de facto sensors, providing information about malware to help detect and neutralize new threats as soon as they appear,". Definitely a smart strategic move.

The deal itself is expected to close some time between September 15 and October 15, with the final date naturally dependent on regulatory approval.

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Three months ago, we exclusively reported that Samsung was developing a special edition variant of the Galaxy S7 edge to celebrate it being the worldwide partner for the Rio 2016 Olympics, then two weeks ago serial leaker Evan Blass shared a render of the handset showing it off in all its colorful glory. However, the South Korean company has today announced the handset a little earlier than anticipated, revealing that it has teamed up with the International Olympic Committee to provide all 12,500 Olympians competing with a Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Edition and a pair of Gear IconX wireless earbuds.
As expected, all of the changes that Samsung has made to the handset are purely cosmetic. Aside from the multicolored Olympic Rings positioned on the backplate of the handset, the red power button, green volume buttons, yellow earpiece and home button, and the blue camera accent, this device is identical to the unit that launched back in March, meaning it sports a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, an Exynos 8890 Octa CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 12MP rear-facing camera and a 3,600mAh battery. It’s also worth noting that Samsung has pre-loaded each Olympic Games Edition with an exclusive Rio 2016 Olympic Games theme and wallpapers.
You don’t have to be an athlete to get your hands on this awesome variant, though. Samsung will also be selling a limited number of the Galaxy S7 edge Olympics Games Edition from July 18th in Brazil, China, Germany, Korea and the United Sates at a price that remains unknown for now.

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