Build your very own vault in ‘Fallout 4’ June 26th
Whereas Fallout Shelter has become more like Fallout 4 in recent months, come July 26th those actions will swap. The “Vault-Tec Workshop” expansion hits PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One that day according to a post on Bethesda.net. What’s this add-on bring to the table? Creating a vault of your very own (like you did in Fallout Shelter on mobile) where you can attract folks to your custom-built domain, play dress-up with them and then put ’em to work. The company is sending out early beta access to folks on PC this week.
Anyone who’s spent a fair bit of time exploring the wastes of previous games has probably encountered at least a few vaults where overseers were running experiments on the dwellers. Now, you can do that yourself. The details of how far that will go aren’t clear just yet, but at least there isn’t much longer to wait.
Source: Bethesda.net
How to live-stream the MLB All-Star Game – CNET
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We’re halfway through baseball season — you know what that means! The Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place today, July 12, 2016, at Petco Park in San Diego, California.
The MLB All-Star Game pits players from American League teams against players from National League teams (players are chosen by fans, managers and other players), and the winning team gets home field advantage in the upcoming World Series. You can check out this year’s rosters here.
The game begins at 5 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT) on Fox, and pregame coverage starts at 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT) on FS1 (and moves to Fox at 4:30 p.m. PDT/7:30 p.m. EDT). Here’s how you can watch the game on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone — even if you don’t currently have a cable subscription.
If you have cable…
- And your cable or satellite subscription includes Fox, you can watch the game for free on FoxSportsGo. You will need to sign into FoxSportsGo with the login information from your TV provider. You can also watch the game on FoxSportsGo’s Android app, iOS app or Windows app.
If you do not have cable…
- You can sign up for Sling TV’s Sling Blue package, which costs $25/month and includes 40+ channels (including Fox). Sling TV offers a free 7-day trial to new users, so you can technically just sign up for the All-Star game and cancel your subscription before the trial period is up for a free livestreaming experience.
- To watch the game on Sling TV, you will need to download the correct Sling TV app — there’s a desktop app (Windows and OS X), as well as apps for Android, iOS, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, and Xbox One.
Pokemon Go: How to upgrade your Pokemon – CNET
We’re still learning how to play Pokemon Go. If you’re still learning, too, you might not yet know how to get peak performance out of your pocket monsters. That’s what this article is for!
In order to advance in Pokemon Go — and win against other players if you go battle at a gym — you need to improve two distinct stats:
- Your overall Trainer Level = how much you’ve played the game
- Your Pokemon’s combat Power (CP) = how strong your Pokemon are
In order to win battles, you’ll need high-powered Pokemon, but to find and upgrade to high-powered Pokemon, you need to be a high-powered trainer. The higher your Trainer Level, the better Pokemon you’ll find, and the more you can upgrade their CP.
Luckily, pretty much everything you do in Pokemon Go gives you experience points (XP) towards your trainer level.
- Catching a Pokemon = 100xp
- Getting a new Pokemon for the first time = 500xp
- Landing a difficult throw = 10xp
- Stopping at a Pokestop = 50xp
- Evolving a Pokemon = 500xp
And so on. So your first step is to go find and catch lots of Pokemon.
Next, it’s time to power them up. Hit that Pokeball logo at the bottom of your screen, then tap Pokemon. You’ll see a sortable list of all the Pokemon you own. If you tap on any basic Pokemon, you’ll see two options:
- Power up = train your Pokemon to increase its CP and health points by a small amount
- Evolve = transform your Pokemon into a different, upgraded species
Evolved forms of Pokemon are typically much stronger, but depending on the Pokemon you may only be able to evolve them once, or twice before they reach their final form.
You’ll need two different kinds of resourcesto upgrade them:
- Stardust (used to power up)
- Candy (used to power up and evolve)
But again, you’ll get those things just by catching lots of Pokemon.
The more you power up a Pokemon, the more stardust it’ll require to reach new levels of strength. Different Pokemon require different amounts of candy to evolve — 12 for some, 25 for others, 400 to turn the flopping useless fish Pokemon Magikarp into its ultimate form.
Also, the candy needs to be the same type as the Pokemon you’re upgrading, meaning you need to capture a lot of the very same Pokemon, over and over again, to get enough candy to help them reach their full potential. You typically get a few matching candy when you catch one, and one more if you give away unwanted Pokemon (look for a Transfer button near the bottom of any Pokemon’s info page).
Now for the big question.
Should you evolve before you power up? Or power up before you evolve?
We don’t actually have an answer to that question right now. There are several theories going around internet forums advocating each approach, but we haven’t necessarily found them to be true. We tried experiments with seemingly identical Pokemon, but one of them was more powerful when we evolved it first, while the other was more powerful by powering it up first.
We’ll experiment more, and we’ve asked Pokemon Go developer Niantic for more info, too.
But in short, here’s how this game seems to work so far:
Catch lots of Pokemon to get candy and stardust, and to increase your trainer level
Evolve and enhance Pokemon to increase your trainer level and fight at gyms
With your higher trainer level, catch more and better Pokemon, evolve and enhance them more
Transfer old Pokemon when needed to clear space and get additional candy
Rinse and repeat.
BloomSky Plus Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET
The BloomSky Sky2 and Storm will make up the BloomSky Plus bundle.
BloomSky
Weather-centric startup BloomSky plans to track even more of your hyperlocal climate data with its new kit, the $249 BloomSky Plus. The BloomSky Plus bundle consists of two new gadgets, the Sky2 and Storm, which combined should be capable of sensing local weather conditions. Solar-powered, the setup uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless radios to send the info it captures to home networks, cloud-based servers and ultimately a companion mobile app,
BloomSky 2.0
At the heart of the BloomSky Plus package is the Sky2, a weather station and camera system bristling with sensors that measure everything from temperature and humidity to barometric pressure. An orb about the size of a grapefruit, the Sky2’s body has a series of moisture sensors to detect rain events as they happen.
The Sky2 is almost identical to the first Sky weather station.
Fans of the original BloomSky device, the Sky, which shipped to customers in spring 2015, will find this latest station extremely similar. In fact, BloomSky says the Sky and Sky2 products are almost physically identical, with the primary difference being the Sky2’s integrated Bluetooth LTE radio. According to BloomSky the added component is meant to lean on smartphones and tablets to aid the initial configuration of the weather station and link to your home network with fewer hiccups. Hopefully this will also mean less climbing on ladders to tap the Sky2’s buttons if you place the machine on a lofty perch.
In addition to promising smoother deployments, the Sky2 will perform the same tricks as its predecessor, the most notable made possible by its onboard HD camera (1,920×1,072 pixels). During daytime hours the gizmo snaps still pictures every 3 minutes, which it them stitches together into short motion clips for your viewing pleasure.
Capture the storm
The more interesting part of the BloomSky Plus bundle is the Storm device. Tucked away inside the Storm is an anemometer designed to measure wind speed along with a weather vane for detecting wind direction from eight compass points. The Storm has a tipping-cup rain collector as well that provides an unlimited range for assessing rainfall in 0.2mm increments.
The Storm has sensors for rainfall, wind speed and direction and UV light.
BloomSky
The Storm, like the first Sky device, has a UV light sensor, and it’s equipped with its own solar panel. Without solar power, BloomSky claims the Storm’s 3.7-volt (500-mAh) rechargeable battery has one week of staying power with a full charge.
Your smart home’s eyes in the sky
The BloomSky Plus is no ordinary weather station that’s walled off from the growing universe of internet-connected objects and appliances either. BloomSky pledges that both the Sky2 and Storm will support IFTTT integration like the current Sky device. The company also claims the weather station is ready to mesh with other smart-home platforms such as Nest and SmartThings, though as of yet neither has listed BloomSky as an official partner.
See local weather around the globe in the BloomSky app.
Screenshot by Brian Bennett/CNET
Availability
BloomSky plans to launch the Sky2 and Storm along with the BloomSky Plus ($249) combo on Kickstarter July 19, and the earliest Storm units ($99) are supposed to ship to customers in late October. The same October goal applies to BloomSky Plus kits, while the Sky2 bundle ($199 including its solar panel) could arrive as soon as August. BloomSky says the products will ship globally, though prices haven’t been provided. Converted, the Storm’s price would be about £75 or AU$130, while the BloomSky Plus bundle would be about £190 or AU$330.
Pokémon Go: Learn the basics
Pokémon go is here and we’ve got all the details to get you started.
If you haven’t already heard, there is a new game craze sweeping the world and it’s called Pokémon Go. It allows you to wander the world catching adorable pocket-sized monsters and finding awesome new landmarks around your city as you do so. There’s a lot going on with this game, but we’ve put together a guide to get you started.
- What it is
- Getting started
- Catching Pokémon
- Items
- Eggs and incubators
- Leveling up and Evolutions
- Gyms
- Final Thoughts
What is Pokémon Go?
You’ve probably already seen the droves of people who are wandering around in cities around the country looking for Pokémon to capture as they play the newest Niantic game, Pokémon Go. If you’ve never played a Pokémon game before you might be confused as to what the heck is actually going on. The basic idea is that the world is populated by Pokémon, or pocket monsters. These little animals are all over the place, and to become the best Pokemon Trainer possible, you need to catch them all.
Pokémon Go works off of an awesome premise. By walking around the actual real world, you’ll be able to find Pokémon. You’ll also come across PokéStops and Gyms which are located at landmarks like murals or churches. You can check into PokéStops to collect experience or items. By taking a Gym, you’ll place a Pokémon inside to defend it and earn points for your team.
The fantastic thing is that you don’t need to have ever played a Pokémon game before to enjoy this game. It’s a great way to have a reason to go for that hour long walk through your neighborhood.
How to dive in
Now it’s time to get started with Pokémon Go. While there are plenty of moving parts to this game, it’s actually not particularly difficult to get started. Rather than throwing everything at you immediately, the game gives you a little bit of time
Initially you’ll want to go ahead and create an account. This is done by using either a Google account, or a Pokémon Trainer Club account. This account is where all of your data — and your Pokémon — will be stored. It doesn’t make a huge difference in which one you use, but you do need to pick an account to sign in with. While you are making your account, you’ll also need to choose a name that all other players will see when you are holding a Gym.
Next comes customizing your avatar within the game. You’ll be able to pick your gender, eye color, hair color, hair style, hat, pants, shirt and backpack style. There are a few options for each of these which gives you plenty of choices to make your avatar completely yours. After you’ve completed creating your account, you’ll be given the chance to capture your first Pokemon.
More: Get Pikachu as your starting Pokémon
Immediately after that, you’ll see the world of Pokémon Go appear around you. Your avatar will appear on a brightly colored map that shows the world around you, minus any buildings. You’ll be able to see roads, any nearby Pokémon and nearby PokéStops or Gyms. When you move around in the real world, you’ll see your avatar walk along as well. A red circle will show up around your avatar, to show you any Pokémon close enough to capture.
There’s also a fair amount of stuff on your screen, even when you aren’t moving.
- Nearby Pokémon: At the bottom left of your screen is a small white rectangle. If you tap on this it will show you icons of nearby Pokémon, along with track marks to indicate how far away they are.
- Avatar: on the bottom left is an icon of your Avatar’s face and level. If you tap this icon it will bring up your avatar and let you see your current XP, level, coins and team.
- Pokédex: This is the catalog of all the Pokémon that you have found. It’s here that you can view information on the different breeds of Pokemon.
- Pokémon: This is where all of the Pokémon that you have caught live. This is where you’ll go when you need to power up, evolve, or heal any of the Pokémon in your roster.
- Items: This is where all of the items that you have purchased, or acquired at PokéStops will end up.
Catching Pokémon
Once you’ve gotten yourself set up, and become acquainted with the game, it’s time to get out there and capture yourself some Pokémon! We’re gonna warn you though, to do that you’re going to have to go outside. By wandering around out there, you’ll come across Pokémon in the wild.
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When this happens, your phone will vibrate and you’ll see the Pokémon in question pop up on your screen. Once the Pokémon is inside the red circle that appears around your avatar, tap on it and you’ll be given the chance to capture it. Tapping on it launches the AR mode, unless you’ve turned your camera off.
You’ll see the Pokémon in front of you on the screen. You’ll need to press on the Pokéball that appears and swipe it towards the Pokémon. Don’t get discouraged if you miss the first time, because it definitely takes a little bit of practice to get the Pokéball exactly where you need it. When it hits the Pokémon, it will attempt to capture them. If it works that Pokémon is now added to your collection, if not you’ll have to try and capture it again before it runs away from you.
Lower level Pokémon are a bit easier to catch, so if you’re having a particular issue you might need to use higher tiered Poké Balls, or items like the Razz Berry to catch them. The easy way to tell is the targeting circle that appears around a Pokémon. Green circles are easy to catch, yellow are a bit more difficult, and red will almost always require items or a better Pokéball to capture.
Pokémon Go items
There are plenty of different types of items in Pokémon Go. From incense that will bring Pokémon in the area to you, to Poké Balls that you’ll need to use to capture the Pokémon on your journey. You can get items from one of two places. You’ll be able to collect items at random anytime that you check in at a Pokéstop, or you can use gold to purchase specific items from within the store.
More: How to use Razz berries
More: Best way to use a Lucky Egg
There are a variety of items that you’ll come across in game. Of course you’ll find Poké Balls, which are what you need in order to capture Pokémon. Incense with call nearby Pokémon to you or you can place a lure module at a Pokéstop to bring in more Pokémon. Lucky eggs will allow you double your XP for 30 minutes.
More: How to use coins in Pokemon Go
Using coins you can also purchase extra egg incubators, or upgrade your backpack and your Pokémon storage. There are only two ways to get coins though. You’ll either need to hold a Gym for 24 hours, or using actual currency to purchase more Pokécoins.
Eggs and Incubators
One of the items that you’ll eventually end up picking up when you check in at a Pokéstop is an Egg. Each egg has to be hatched by placing it into an incubator, and then walking a predetermined distance. Each egg will tell you how far you need to walk in order to hatch it.
More rare Pokémon can be hatched out of eggs that have a higher distance that you need to travel. You’ll see 2KM up to 10KM eggs. Now, the incubator that you start out with can be used as many times as you would like to. If you want more incubators, you’ll need to use Pokécoins to purchase them, and they will break down after several uses. The big thing to remember when trying to hatch an egg is that the app needs to be open while you walk, and you won’t be able to cheat by just driving around in the car.
Leveling up and Evolution
So after you’ve caught a few Pokémon, you might be wondering how you make them stronger or evolve them. In the original games, this was done by fighting other wild Pokémon, but since that isn’t how Pokémon Go works, they’ve given us another route.
More: Level up your trainer in Pokémon Go
Every time that you capture a Pokémon you’ll receive stardust and Pokémon candies. Each breed of Pokémon requires a certain number of candies to evolve, and the only way to get those candies is by catching more of the same Pokémon, or sending duplicates to Professor Willow. Just remember that while you will get a single candy for sending duplicates to the Professor, that particular Pokémon is now gone forever.
By tapping on the Pokémon that you want to power up, you’ll be given a choice. You can power them up using a single candy and some of your stardust. This will increase their HP and CP to make them more effective at fighting other Pokémon. To evolve a Pokémon you’ll need a specific number of candies, as well as enough stardust.
Gyms
Much like PokéStops, Gyms are actual locations in the real world. Unlike PokéStops though, you’ll be doing more than just checking in at a Gym. It’s here that your Pokémon will actually have to battle. Your Pokémon will take the Gym for whichever team that you decide to join, and will defend the Gym against trainers and Pokémon from other teams.
More: Which team should you join?
Final Thoughts
While there isn’t a lot going on right now, there is one giant perk of holding a Gym. For every 24-hours that you hold a Gym you’ll recieve Pokécoins which can then be used within the store. We’ve already heard Niantic say that they plan on adding much more to Gyms, so we’ll have to wait and see what comes next.
The thing to really remember is that this is just the info to really get you started with Pokémon Go. As the game updates and moves forward there is only going to be more to do. Do you still have questions about getting started with Pokémon Go? Do you think we missed something that should be part of getting started with Pokémon Go? Drop a line in the comments below!
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Pokémon Go: Common problems and fixes!
Pokémon Go is shockingly popular. But it’s not the most stable app at the moment.
With millions upon millions of players hitting the game, there are bound to be a few issues — particularly when the game relies on your phone’s internet and GPS connections, as well as Niantic’s servers.
Rather than have you track down things all over trying to fix issues, we’ve rounded up common Pokémon Go problems, and some solutions to fix them! Read on.
Pokémon Go not available in your country yet
Yes, this is perhaps the biggest issue with Pokémon Go … it just isn’t available around the world just yet. Right now you’re looking at the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and if you’re already playing you know that the game servers are still dealing with issues with just these three countries.
Dedicated individuals have started to side-load the app in order to use it in other areas, though we really don’t recommend that. There are malicious fake Pokémon Go apps out there, and installing one is bad news for your phone.
If you eventually decided to go the route of side-loading the app, it’s very important to re-enable the “unknown sources” security check in your phone’s settings so you aren’t leaving your phone open to issues in the future.
More: Pokémon Go not available in your country? Here’s what’s going on
Pokémon Go not available on your phone or tablet
The demands to run Pokémon Go aren’t all that high, but there are a few things you’ll need to have in order to properly play. You’ll need a phone running at least Android 4.4. KitKat, and you’ll also need a mobile data connection as well as GPS services — this isn’t an offline game in any way.
You can use Pokémon Go on a tablet, but if it’s a Wi-Fi only device and you’re trying to use it with a separate hotspot … it isn’t really worth your time. An LTE-enabled tablet will work just fine though! Devices with Intel processors also aren’t supported, which is a bummer — but at least you know that going in.
More: Does Pokémon Go work on your phone or tablet?
GPS problems in Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go relies on mobile data and GPS to pinpoint you on a map so you can hit up PokéStops, catch Pokémon and battle at Gyms, so things kind of fall apart when your phone can’t get an accurate GPS signal. If you keep receiving the “GPS signal not found” error, there are a few things you can do, including making sure that you haven’t accidentally turned location services off, and if you have them on make sure they’re set to “high accuracy” mode.
For all of the GPS troubleshooting steps, be sure to check out our dedicated guide below. And whatever you do, do not fake your location — bad things will happen if you do.
More: Fixing ‘GPS signal not found’ error in Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go draining your battery
No, it’s not just you — Pokémon Go is a battery killer. Keeping your screen and processor ramped up playing the game, plus constant GPS and mobile network use, with a little camera thrown in, and your phone’s battery is going to drain quickly. Thankfully Pokémon Go has a few things you can do to limit battery drain, including turning on the “battery saver” mode in the settings, and turning down your screen brightness.
Check out all of our battery-saving tips below, and if push comes to shove, consider getting yourself an external battery to keep your phone powered up for long Pokémon Go sessions.
More: How to save your battery while playing Pokémon Go
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Pokémon Go Gym battles freeze
Pokémon Go will crash, freeze or shut down from time to time, but the worst possible time for that to happen is when you’re in the middle of a Gym battle. The big thing here is to not quit too soon — if the screen appears to be frozen, but you see the spinning Poké Ball in the upper-left corner of your screen just wait it out and see if it eventually loads. If not, you’re going to have to quit out of the game and re-launch it.
If you end up getting a lot of crashes during Gym battles, head into your Pokémon Go settings and report a high-priority issue so that Niantic can potentially work on a fix!
More: Gym battle freeze in Pokémon Go? Here’s how to fix it!
Pokémon Go data usage
Since Pokémon Go requires you to walk around outside to collect Pokémon and hit up PokéStops, you’re going to be out of Wi-Fi range and using your mobile data. Everything is downloaded on the fly, to make sure you can keep current with the other players, and that means you’ll definitely be using mobile data. Thing is, it doesn’t actually turn out to use that much data when you’re playing — maybe 20-30MB per hour you’re walking around.
You can do a few things to keep data usage down, like latching onto open Wi-Fi networks in cities, but for the most part you should be cautious about how much mobile data you use in other apps while you’re out playing Pokémon Go. Remember to pre-download music or podcasts you may be listening to, and turn off auto-downloading of app updates and disable auto-loading of media in apps like Instagram and Facebook. Every megabyte saved means another megabyte to use on Pokémon go!
More: How much data does Pokémon go use?
Understanding Pokémon Go privacy concerns
There were some initial scares about how Pokémon Go was handling your private information — particularly in the iOS version of the app — but there are more real things to be aware of beyond that.
Pokémon Go collects data on where you move and what you do in the game, and can share that data anonymously and in aggregate with third parties. (Of course this is pretty standard stuff for any game of this kind, but knowing is half the battle.) You can always delete your account at any time, if you wish, but Niantic may hold on the data for a reasonable amount of time after you do so. When in doubt, read the privacy policy and terms of service for the game.
More: Understand the data collected when you play Pokémon Go
Have some other issues you’re trying to work out while playing Pokémon Go? Our forums are filled with tons of questions and answers that could hold the information you need!
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- Which team should you choose?
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- The Ultimate Pokémon Go Game Guide!
The definitive list of Pokémon Go levels and unlockable items
What are all the levels and items in Pokémon Go?
If you’re out wandering the streets of your city playing Pokémon Go, desperate in your search for 100 Magikarp so you can evolve them to Gyarados, it’s best practice to have a few good items under your Trainer belt.
Each time you level up, you’re awarded with a few items, and they get better and better as you work your way up to level 20. You can also unlock new items as you level up and buy them with PokéCoins or receive them as rewards.
Here are all the unlockable items in Pokémon Go, as well as the items you’ll be rewarded with each time you level up to help you on your journey to become a Pokémon Master!
Pokémon Go items
Poké Balls: The tools of the trade (PUN INTENDED)! Poké Balls are what you use to catch Pokémon. If you’re not catching Pokémon, you’re not leveling up and you’re not evolving the Pokémon you already have. Poké Balls can be found at PokéStops and bought in the Shop.
Great Balls: The next level in Poké Balls, Great Balls offer a higher catch rate, so if you’re facing off with a rare or really strong Pokémon, put that Poké Ball down and whip out a Great Ball. That is, if you really want to catch of course.
Ultra Balls: Exactly like the name sounds, Ultra Balls provide an even higher catch rate than Great Balls. If you come across a Charizard, don’t even think; toss an Ultra Ball. These can be bought in the Shop once unlocked or found at PokéStops (if you’re lucky).
Master Balls: Ah, the elusive Master Ball, A.K.A. the Mewtwo catcher. These were available in the Pokémon Go beta but haven’t yet appeared in the live version. Only time will tell. At any rate, Master Balls are the be-all-end-all of Poké Balls. They don’t just have a high catch rate; they have a guaranteed catch rate. If you happen to come across a legendary Pokémon at some point (if Niantic adds them to the game), don’t hesitate; use a Master Ball.
Lure Module: A Lure Module lures Pokémon to a PokéStop for 30 minutes. A PokéStop with a Lure Module attached will appear in Map View as a shower of pink petals and all the Pokémon attracted to that Stop can be caught by anyone. You can buy Lure Modules in the Shop. You’ll also be rewarded with a Lure Module at some levels.
Incense: An aromatic item that lures Pokémon to your location for 30 minutes. Incense can be bought in the Shop, found at PokéStops, and received as a reward when you level up. You even start the game with two of them. And, if you’re traveling with teams, Incense seems to affect all nearby players, though the player who used the Incense is more likely to find rare or strong Pokémon.
Razz Berry: If you feed a Pokémon a Razz Berry, it’ll become easier to catch.You can find Razz Berries at PokéStops starting at level 8 and you’ll receive them as rewards for most levels after that.
Egg Incubator: Egg Incubators incubate eggs (who’da thunk?!) as you walk until they’re ready to hatch. They can be bought in the Shop for one time use, but if you spend a bit more, you can buy infinite-use incubators.
Camera: Á la Pokémon Snap, you can take photos of Pokémon as you encounter them in the wild. This item is usually given to you when you start the game, so you don’t need to purchase it from the Shop or hope for it when you level up.
Potion: Potions are used to heal your Pokémon’s HP as you battle them at Gyms throughout your city. A basic Potion restores 20 HP. They can be found at PokéStops, bought in the Shop, and received as rewards for leveling up. You don’t get them until level 5, since you can’t battle at a Gym until level 5 anyway.
Super Potion: Super Potions are used to heal the HP of your Pokémon by 50 points. Super Potions can only be found at PokéStops after level 10 or received as rewards for leveling up.
Hyper Potion: The grandaddy of the Potions game (at least in Pokémon Go), is the Hyper Potion, which restores a Pokémon’s HP by 200 points. Hyper Potions are rewarded to you at level 15 and can be found at PokéStops after that, though they’re pretty hard to come by. Use them wisely!
Revive: A Revive can be used to wake a fainted Pokémon and it restores half of that Pokémon’s HP. You’ll only need a Revive when battling enemy Pokémon at Gyms, since training with friendly Pokémon won’t result in fainting.
Max Revive: Max Revives will wake your fainted Pokémon and fully restore that Pokémon’s HP.
Bag: Your bag is where you keep all of your non-Pokémon items, like Poké Balls and the like. Your bag can hold up to 350 items to start, and you can buy a Bag Upgrade from the shop, which increases your capacity by 50 items at a time.
Pokémon Eggs: Pokémon Eggs can be found at PokéStops and contain Pokémon that you hatch by walking around. Certain eggs will require more steps, so you’d better get moving.
Lucky Eggs: Lucky Eggs don’t contain Pokémon but instead are a consumable item that can be bought in the Shop. They double your experience gain for 30 minutes, so use them effectively.
PokéCoins: PokéCoins are the in-game currency that allow you to buy things in the Shop. You can get coins by purchasing them from the Shop with real money, battling at Gyms, taking over Gyms, or defending Gyms.
Rewards and item unlocks for Pokémon Go
Each time you level up in Pokémon Go, you will receive items as a reward. These can range from Potions to Hyper Potions to Ultra Balls. Here’s what you get for being the very best!
- Level 1: 1000 XP
- No reward
- No unlock
- Level 2: 2000 XP
- 15 Poké Balls
- No unlock
- Level 3: 3000 XP
- 15 Poké Balls
- No unlock
- Level 4: 4000 XP
- 15 Poké Balls
- No unlock
- Level 5: 5000 XP
- 1 Incense, 10 Potions, 10 Revives
- Gyms, Potions, Revives unlocked
- Level 6: 6000 XP
- 15 Poké Balls, 10 Potions, 10 Revives, 1 Egg Incubator
- No unlock
- Level 7: 7000 XP
- 1 Incense, 10 Potions, 10 Revives, 15 Poké Balls
- No unlock
- Level 8: 8000 XP
- 10 Potions, 15 Poké Balls, 5 Revives, 10 Razz Berries, 1 Lure Module
- Razz Berries unlocked
- Level 9: 9000 XP
- 15 Poké Balls, 10 Potions, 3 Razz Berries, 5 Revives, 1 Lucky Egg
- No unlock
- Level 10: 10,000 XP
- 15 Poké Balls, 10 Super Potions, 10 Razz Berries, 10 Revives, 1 Lucky Egg, 1 Incense, 1 Lure Module, 1 Egg Incubator
- Super Potion unlocked
- Level 11: 10,000 XP
- 10 Super Potions, 15 Poké Balls, 3 Revives, 3 Razz Berries
- No unlock
- Level 12: 10,000 XP
- 20 Great Balls, 3 Revives, 10 Super Potions, 3 Razz Berries
- Great Balls unlocked
- Level 13: 10,000 XP
- 15 Great Balls, 10 Super Potions, 3 Revives, 3 Razz Berries
- No unlock
- Level 14: 15,000 XP
- 15 Great Balls, 3 Revives, 10 Super Potions, 3 Razz Berries
- No unlock
- Level 15: 20,000 XP
- 15 Great Balls, 20 Hyper Potions, 10 Razz Berries, 10 Revives, 1 Incense, 1 Egg Incubator, 1 Lure Module, 1 Lucky Egg
- Hyper Potion unlocked
- Level 16: 20,000 XP
- 10 Hyper Potions, 10 Great Balls, 5 Revives, 5 Razz Berries
- No unlock
- Level 17: 20,000 XP
- 10 Great Balls, 10 Hyper Potions, 5 Revives, 5 Razz Berries
- No unlock
- Level 18: 20,000 XP
- 10 Great Balls, 10 Hyper Potions, 5 Revives, 5 Razz Berries
That’s all the levels that have been unlocked so far, but we’ll update you as more become available!
If you’re at a higher level than 18, sound off in the comments below and let us know what you were rewarded with!
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Google Fiber is rolling out new plans for small business owners
Google Fiber knows its “superfast internet” is an important commodity, and one that businesses of all shapes and sizes can utilize. The company wants to make sure there’s a plan for Google Fiber that fits all those shapes and sizes too, with three new plans that allow for flexibility and choice among small to large business clients.
The plans start at $70 for 100 Mbps upload and download speeds to $100 for 250 Mbps and $250 for 1,000 Mbps. There’s also been an increase in the number of static IP addresses a business can have, up to 13. Small businesses that are eligible for these plans, like those in Charlotte can go ahead and sign up for the new plans, but if you’re not located there you can check and see Google’s list of upcoming Fiber areas to see when it might be coming to you.
Small business owners in Kansas City, Provo, Austin and Nashville can sign up until July 31st as part of the Early Access program for Google Fiber, and starting on August 1st they can take advantage of Early Access pricing for a year or one of the new plans available to them. Hopefully these rollouts continue for the foreseeable future for residential users as well!
Avis Now lets you pick your rental car from your phone
To keep up with with the growing proliferation of car sharing services (and their own sister company Zipcar), Avis will now let you pick your ride, extend your rental or just breeze through the car pick up process right from your phone. The updates are all part of the new Avis Now features, which launched today at 50 locations across the US and will expand to select international markets in the near future.
To take advantage of Avis Now, drivers have to be enrolled in the free Avis Preferred loyalty program and have the Avis app installed on their iOS or Android device. From there, users can book a car, view real-time availability and even switch cars in the lot if they spot something they’d rather be driving. Like other car sharing services, the app lets you flash the lights, lock or unlock the doors and return the car without the need for human interaction. (Added bonus: you can leave those bulky rental car keys in the car during your vacation and unlock your car with TouchID.) On a more mundane note, the app also lets drivers check their mileage, fuel and rental agreement. It’s all here in Avis’s slick new commercial:
First ‘Pokemon Go’ Update Locks Some Users Out of the Game
Pokemon Go received its first update earlier today, fixing several bugs players had experienced since the app’s release. Some users on Reddit (via The Verge) are now claiming that the update (1.01) includes a game-breaking bug that locks them out of the app.
Users who sign into the app via a Pokemon Trainer Club account rather than a Google account are now unable to access the game and its servers. Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer debugged the network traffic and found that the app no longer sends an HTTP request when you log in with a Pokemon Trainer Club account. This indicates that the problem is with the app itself, rather than being a server issue.
Currently, the only way for users with Pokemon Trainer Club accounts to bypass the bug is to avoid updating the app to version 1.01. Due to Apple’s App Store regulatory policies, it’s unclear how long it will take for developer Niantic to deliver a fix.
Since its launch last week, Pokemon Go has quickly become a worldwide phenomenon, sending Nintendo’s stock soaring and earning an estimated $1.6 million in daily revenue with approximately 7.5 million downloads in the United States alone.
Pokemon Go is available in the App Store for free. [Direct Link]
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