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Gotta track ’em all: Follow your ‘Pokémon Go’ progress with Pogo Profiles

Hardcore Pokémon Go fanatics can now track their progress and compete with friends via Pokémon Go Profiles, a site that breaks down player stats.
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Playing ‘Pokémon Go’ with a drone is the most 2016 thing ever

Feeling too lazy for Pokémon Go? DroneMonSpy lets you attach your smartphone to a drone and then fly it around looking for Pikachu and his chums.
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Pokévision creator urges Niantic to heed feedback, restore 'Pokémon Go' tracking

Pokévision's founder posted an open letter to Niantic pleading with the developer to listen to Pokémon Go players and restore the in-game tracking system.
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A New Jersey man is so fed up with Pokémon Go that he’s decided to sue

A New Jersey man is so fed up with Pokémon Go players turning up at his house to catch the game's digital creatures that he's decided to sue maker Niantic.
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Parents abandon toddler in Arizona heat to play ‘Pokémon Go’

Yet another story of Pokemon Go players behaving badly, two Arizona parents were taken into custody by authorities after they left their toddler home alone in order to drive around town catching imaginary creatures.
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MIT researchers develop simulation to manipulate real-world objects in videos

A team of MIT researchers might help smooth distinctions between augmented reality and the real world by developing Interactive Dynamic Video.
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Niantic attempts to soothe uproar over Pokemon Go tracking system removal

Pokémon Go just got a huge update on Android and iOS -- its largest to date, in fact -- and not everyone is agreed on how to feel about the changes.
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‘Pokémon Go’ catches 100M players, craze shows ‘little sign of losing steam’

Remember how everyone went crazy for Angry Birds a few years back? That particular smartphone game took a year to hit 100M downloads. Pokémon Go, on the other hand, has taken less than a month. Yes, developer Niantic really does have a hit on its hands.
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Uber drops $500 million to make its own maps

Uber is investing heavily in making its own maps so that it doesn't have to use Google Maps any longer, among other reasons.
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Cabbie, follow that Pokemon! Taxi firm promises a fruitful Poké-tour of the city

Is hunting Pokémon a bit too much like hard work? Would you prefer to sit back and let someone else shift you from place to place? There's a taxi company in the U.K. that offers exactly that type of service.
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A game designer explains why ‘Pokémon Go’ blew up (and what’s next)

Pokémon Go has quickly become the most popular Mobile game of all time, but can it sustain its momentum? A game designer breaks down the power of Pokémon.
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PokéFit puts a healthy spin on your ‘Pokémon Go’ addiction

Now, you can track just how much more active you've become since downloading the hottest app of the summer (Pokémon Go) by way of another app: PokeFit.
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A man has just proved that playing Pokémon Go while driving isn’t a good idea

The Australian guy who this week was playing Pokemon Go while driving his car must surely have been hoping that, like the creatures in the game, the school that appeared in front of him was merely a digital overlay. But it wasn't.
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Uber alerts drivers to distracted ‘Pokémon Go’ players and advises how to make money

Ride-hailing giant Uber has alerted its drivers to the potential hazard of distracted pedestrians and other drivers playing 'Pokémon Go.'
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‘Pokémon Go’ inspires a new wave of terrible baby names

Pokémon Go fanatics are naming their newborn babies after in-game creatures like Eevee and Onix, online parenting resource BabyCenter reports.
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Bad news Poké-players, that Pokémon Go Plus wearable isn’t coming out this month

Nintendo has crushed the dreams of many Pokémon Go players, and said the fun Pokémon Go Plus Bluetooth accessory (that may help conserve your phone's battery) has been delayed, and won't arrive until September.
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Nintendo's stock plummets after 'Pokémon Go' investor gaffe

Nintendo shares have plummeted after the company reminded investors that it had no role in Pokémon Go's development, and will not see significant profits.
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Niantic CEO reveals 'Pokémon Go' team leaders, talks fixes at San Diego Comic-Con

Pokémon trainers attending Comic-Con this weekend were given some insight into the future of Pokémon Go by Niantic Ceo John Hanke.
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Trends with Benefits: ‘Pokémon Go’ will make Apple billions, and a suitcase that’s a scooter

Portland's Funniest Person for 2016, Nariko Ott, joins in our discussion of how Pokémon Go is augmenting our reality. We also have hands-on impressions of Sony's game-changing Z series TV, and chat about the world's most absurd suitcase.
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Microsoft updates OneDrive with automatic 'Pokémon detection'

A new feature bound for Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service identifies the species Pokémon from augmented reality game Pokémon Go.
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‘Pokémon Go’ just broke another major iPhone App Store record

Pokémon Go has just become the app with the highest number of downloads during its launch week on the Apple App Store.
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Niantic doesn’t take requests for new ‘Pokémon Go’ Gyms and PokéStops anymore

After only a week of gathering user feedback, Developer Niantic is now taking requests for new hotspots.
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Pokémon Go decoded: Data miners dig into Niantic's hot new app

Pokémon Go decoders have been digging through the game's code, and have discovered all sorts of exciting information about how it works behind the scenes.
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‘Pokémon Go’ is making Craigslist even weirder than usual

From fishy deals, to casual solicitations to 'Pokémon Go and Chill,' Craigslist users are taking advantage of Pokémon Go's mainstream popularity.
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‘Pokémon Go’ officially launches in Japan following delay

Pokémon Go has launched in Japan, following a delay reportedly caused by the leak of an email between developer Niantic and launch partner McDonald's.
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Yelp’s new ‘Pokémon Go’ filter helps you find nearby Pokéstops

Yelp's 'new Pokémon Go' filter helps you find businesses near Pokéstops.
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‘Pokémon Go’ helps propel franchise back to the big screen with ‘Detective Pikachu’

Legendary Pictures is developing a live-action movie based on Pokemon spinoff game "Great Detective Pikachu."
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Razer wants to take you on a Poké-tour with its new ‘Pokémon Go’ social app

Razer's new social app, RazerGo, makes it possible to send messages to just about any Pokémon Go player up to 600 miles away.
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Dear idiots: Stop ruining ‘Pokémon Go’ with all your nonsense

'Pokémon Go' is everywhere, and it's almost understandable people are getting sick of hearing about it. But it's not the game, or the players, fault. It's the obscene level of exploitation surrounding it. And it's threatening to overshadow the game's importance.
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‘Pokémon Go’ takes aim at Japan, with some help from a Big Mac

Android N lets users know where their apps really came from, the U.S. Army may outfit every soldier with a small drone, Pokemon Go heads to Japan.
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Nintendo more valuable than rival Sony thanks to popularity of ‘Pokémon Go’

Nintendo's stock market value has more than doubled following the launch of Pokémon Go, making the company more valuable than rival Sony.
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Redesigned Messenger for Pokémon Go available after first version gets pulled

Messaging apps for the popular game Pokémon Go are on the rise. This particular one lets you chat with people nearby without having to leave the game.
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‘Pokémon Go’ fever spreads across Europe as app debuts in 26 more countries

Niantic has unleashed Pokémon Go on 26 more countries across Europe, despite ongoing server issues.
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Home sellers and landlords use Pokémon Go to lure buyers

The real estate market has entered the Pokémon Go fray, as listings for houses and apartments list nearby gyms, PokéStops, and rare Pokémon.