It definitely looks much nicer than the original console game, even if you had the 4 MB Expansion Pack, which was sold separately at the time. A computer science student Erik Roystan Ross created a remake of the first level of the game while experimenting with the Unity game engine. While playing the first level is a blast, that’s as far as it goes. According to The Verge , Erik says “I currently do not have any plans to develop this any further or to resolve any bugs, unless they’re horrendously game-breaking and horrendously simple to fix....

Trading has always been fundamental to the world of Pokémon, but the concept has only been a promise for Pokémon GO. Niantic announced that will soon change, however, as new friend features are finally coming to the game. Friends Before now, social features have been limited to joining one of three gyms, defending the same gyms, and battling against high level Pokémon in group raids. But soon, Niantic says, players will start to see a new Friends feature roll out:...

Pokémon GO continues to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to changes announced earlier this month, Niantic is also planning to let users partake in Raid Battles from home and more. In a blog post today, Niantic has offered a handful of additional details on how Pokémon GO gameplay is adapting to COVID-19 and associated social distancing and shelter in place orders. First off, the company says it is making improvements to Adventure Sync to better track indoor activity — for instance, you can run on a treadmill and have that count towards in-game achievements:...

The Pokémon Company has announced a new Gigantamax form coming to Pokémon Sword and Shield leading up to the Pokémon Day 2020 celebration. Gigantamax events have been happening in Sword and Shield fairly frequently since the most recent Pokémon game’s release back in November of 2019, but the annual Pokémon Day celebrations only come around once a year. Gigantamaxing and Dynamaxing are new features which debuted in Pokémon Sword and Shield....

CBS teased an upcoming interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook today that included the outlet reporting the company will make a “big announcement” on Wednesday – but it’s “not a product.” One of the likely possibilities is the launch of the iOS 14 ad privacy feature that gives users a transparent look at how apps and websites are tracking them and the ability to block them. However, other theories are bouncing around today in anticipation of the news....

Apple announced the new Apple TV with a good selection of app demos and announcements for the launch and now that the SDK has been released many others are jumping onto the bandwagon. ITWorld asked Plex about whether it would be bringing its media server app to tvOS. The answers was a resounding yes. With the current Apple TV, Plex users do not have native access to a Plex client on their television without jailbreaking....

Portrait mode was a headline feature for the iPhone 7 Plus, dual cameras allowing the stock Camera app to blur the background. A Portrait mode selfie feature came to the iPhone X, XS and XS Plus, thanks to the TrueDepth camera system. But you can now take a (fake) Portrait mode selfie on older iPhones thanks to an update to Facebook’s Messenger app … It works in the same way as the equally fake Portrait mode available from the rear-facing camera on the iPhone XR: a trick performed purely in software....

Let’s study PostgreSQL data types in detail Text Types Numeric Types Dates and Times XML JSON Boolean Bits Binary Data Network Arrays Create your Data Type Boolean Temporal UUID Array JSON Special Data types for storing a network address and geometric data. Character Datatypes Numeric Datatypes Binary Data Types Network Address Type Text Search Type Date/Time Datatypes Boolean Type Geometric Data Types Enumerated Types Range Type UUID type XML type JSON Type Pseudo-Types...

The following image presents the number of vulnerabilities discovered in popular PDF reader Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, which was released in 2015 and became the only supported Acrobat Reader version after the end of support of Acrobat XI in October 2017. The number of vulnerabilities is increasing over the years. The most important vulnerabilities are the code execution vulnerabilities, which an attacker can use to execute arbitrary code on the target system (if the Acrobat Reader hasn’t been patched yet)....

Built-in Regular expression Functions in PHP Preg_match() in PHP PHP Preg_split() PHP Preg_replace() Regular Expression Metacharacters Explaining the pattern Built-in Regular expression Functions in PHP PHP has built in functions that allow us to work with regular functions which we will learn in this PHP Regular Expressions tutorial. Let’s look at the commonly used regular expression functions in PHP. preg_match() in PHP – this function is used to perform pattern matching in PHP on a string....

From 9to5Toys: Oh, and we’re giving a bundle of free 7 apps each to one Facebook and Twitter sharer as part of our 9to5Rewards program…so spread the love!! (Winners will be added to the post tomorrow). Seth’s $22 Bundle: PDF Converter OCR $69.99 NetSpot Pro $149 Noisless CK $70 HDR Darkroom 3 $89 Disk Drill Pro $89 Nisus Writer Express $20 FX Photo Studio CK $39.99 Michael’s $22 Bundle: NetSpot Pro $149 Instant Translate $29....

Davy Jones is one of the most exciting and memorable characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. First appearing in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest, and then returning for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, working as one of the biggest villains that sails the seas. Played excellently by Bill Nighy, Davy Jones has a brilliant mix of his personality and body language, as well as the incredible aesthetic of his tentacles....

Last week, my colleague Parker Ortolani shared an original concept for how Apple could offer a compelling future for HomePod by adding a screen and more. Now in a new report, we’ve heard that this is something Apple is working on. Is a HomePod smart display product something you’d buy? With Apple abruptly discontinuing HomePod, we’ve noted that the company’s smart home strategy, including HomePod and Apple TV, could really use a roundtable to address questions and concerns about Apple’s home efforts....

After teasing the press with a puzzle poster ahead of the official April 19 launch date, Valve Software has released their first-person action puzzler Portal 2. The game was released on the Mac and PC via digital distribution service Steam, in addition to versions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that are available through their respective stores. More details after the break. The $49.99 game follows the same formula that made the original Portal so popular....

Naturally with the holidays, people are receiving tons of gifts including new gadgets. Philips Hue, a well-known smart lightning company, saw a surge which caused the company’s servers to see some downtime this week. According to a report TechCrunch, Philips Hue customers were “experiencing issues creating new accounts, logging in and linking their account to third parties.” The company saw a larger-than-expected surge in new device activations, causing an overload on its servers....

Back in 1982, Steven Spielberg proved that not every movie about aliens landing on Earth needs worldwide destruction in order to be interesting. With a well-crafted story and beautifully drawn characters, you can capture audiences with a movie about an alien who eats Reese’s Pieces and makes bicycles fly. E.T. had the longest theatrical run in history — over a year! — and it became Spielberg’s second of three record breakers for the highest grossing film of all time....

The gritty realistic battle royale shooter Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is a brutal and difficult game to thrive in for a new player. Unlike its other battle royale contemporaries, PUBG requires a more methodical and different assortment of player skills. To survive a round of PUBG, a player must make a minimum number of mistakes and be extremely careful in their approach and strategy. For a new player to survive the intense online matches of PUBG a reevaluation of their strategy and skills are required....

Podcast Marketing: The Ultimate Guide to Promoting a Podcast in 2023: Why Start a Podcast? People turn to listening podcasts as a form of entertainment, or to be educated about something. Nearly three out of four US podcast listeners, use podcasts as a way to learn new things, pick up new skill. As of June 2022, there were more than 2.4 million podcasts with over 66 million episodes between them. The most recent survey conducted by Statista shows that 62% of US consumers listened to audio podcasts....

Niantic officially introduced the first Legendary Pokémon to Pokémon Go a month ago with special raid battles at gyms, and today the game maker shared plans for the next wave of Legendary Pokémon. Starting today, players can discover Raikou, Entei, and Suicune in specific areas around the world. From Niantic: Raikou, an Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout the Americas. Entei, a Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, can be battled throughout Europe and Africa....

Pokemon Go will be hosting a spring equinox event in the coming months, details of which have now been made public. The augmented-reality mobile game became an overnight sensation upon release in the summer of 2016, but soon faced the inevitable challenge of keeping players coming back after the initial buzz of Pokemon nostalgia had worn off. To combat the decline in users, Pokemon Go has increasingly held special events and Community Days that feature specific Pokemon for a limited time and also offer added bonuses, unique moves and the potential to catch shiny or legendary creatures....