Everything you need to know about Pokemon Go Valentine Day event.

Finally, we get the official news from Niantic about the much awaited Valentine Day special event.
Here is the official statement.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we couldn't think of a sweeter time to double the amount of Candy you'll earn every time you catch, hatch, and transfer Pokémon. Your Buddy Pokémon is also getting into the Valentine's Day spirit and will find Candy twice as fast!Throughout the celebration, you'll notice that Chansey, Clefable, and many other adorable pink Pokémon will be encountered more frequently in the wild. Cleffa, Igglybuff, and Smoochum will also be more likely to hatch from Eggs. And to help you paint your town pink this Valentine's Day, Lure Modules will last for six hours for the entire duration of the event. 

So it is a week long event just like the previous events.

• It starts on February 8th, 2017 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.
• It ends on February 9th, 2017 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.

So in this period trainer's will see increased spawns of PINK Pokemons, increased lure times (6 hours to be specific!), double candies and buddy Pokemon gets candy faster too just like the Halloween Event.

So here some PINK Pokemons in the game right now.

• Niantic's Official statement say Chansey and Clefable.

                                      

• Other Pokemons are Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Lickitung, Mr. Mime (EU).

Trainers will also be able hatch following Gen 2 baby Pokemons at increased rate.

• Cleffa
• Igglybuff
• Smoochum

Lures instead of 30 minutes will last up to 6 hours to paint your city PINK.

Remember there was a poll on Niantic twitter account for which event was the most liked and Halloween got the most votes so, finally Niantic is bringing the most loved double candy feature to this event too. Let us break it down.

• Catch a Pokémon in the wild: 6 candies.
• Hatch a Pokémon Egg:
• 2KM: 10 to 30 candies.
• 5KM: 20 to 42 candies. -10KM: 32 to 64 candies.
• Trade a Pokémon to Professor: 2 candies.

You'll also get candy twice as fast for walking a Buddy Pokémon, so:

• 1 km Buddies will award candy every 0.5 km.
• 3 km Buddies will award candy every 1.5 km.
• 5 km Buddies will award candy every 2.5 km.

So that sums up all the available information on this new event. Get out there and catch those monsters.

Happy Catching !

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Everything you need to know about Catch Bonus in Pokemon Go

Hey everyone, I am back with something for all the Pokemon players out there. Pokemon Go game has got a revolution in the gaming industry but how much ever popular the game is Niantic is always busy hiding stuff from its users and leaves everyone to research online and figure they way out. I have been playing this game since the launch day and so far it has been a decent experience.

Since the day I started playing I am following this amazing Pokemon Trainer who also Beta tested the game for Niantic, Nick. He uploads a new training video everyday and covers a lot of new stuff one can learn.

So, I decided to explore the catch bonus in the game and with my research on many online websites and Nick's video about catch mechanics which I have linked below.

The new medals which you get for a certain type of Pokemon act as a multiplier to the base catch rate. Bronze is +1, Silver is +2 and Gold is for +3.

The type of ball you use and the type of throw also effects the catch rate of the pokemon.

Let us see an example to make things clear:

Suppose, Base catch rate of a pokemon is 10% and we have a gold medal bonus for that pokemon which gives ou +3%.  For a great throw the multiplier is 1.5x, if you also through a curve ball which I strongly suggest to all the time, you get an extra multiplier of 1.25x, the use of Ultra Ball will earn you 1.5x multiplier and razz berry gives another 1.25x.

So, for this pokemon the catch rate with these parameters is (10%+3%)*1.5*1.25*1.25*1.5 = 45.7%.

Hope the video and formula above helped you guys learn more about the catch bonuses and how to use them effectively.

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Just In: Blasting Note7 Explained!

Samsung is trying to win back their customers' trust as they just posted a video on their official youtube channel, explaining the technical flaws in the battery of Note7 which made it to catch FIRE. Find the official video here.

Committed to Quality is what the title is on the video and the way they made this video is truly impressive. The video sites BATTERY as the main issue of the fire incidents of the Note7. It gives a lot of technical details as how the quality assurance lacked few tests and how they learned from this and are improving their testing process. For all the technical details head over the video and learn more about, but cutting it short the batteries of both the original Note7 and the replacement units had manufacturing defects which did not get detected during testing. The video says that Samsung has learnt a lot from this is always committed to innovate for giving the customers best experience without the cost of quality, but only time will tell that will Samsung be able to win the trust of the customers again. It is a long, tough road for Samsung this year to win the trust back and all we can do is to wish them luck.

T-Mobile Tuesday deals are back and this week a lot of them.

By now, almost all of us know about T-Mobile Tuesday, the reward program that T-Mobile has for it's customers. This is one of a kind and has a lot of great rewards every week like free Lyft rides, free movie tickets, free magazine subscription, discount at Shell gas stations and lot more. They are bang on target with their rewards every week with a very impressive portfolio every Tuesday. The magenta carrier has released the list of rewards for the coming Tuesday, and they have a lot of them this time. You are getting discounts at Shell gas station for you as well as you can gift it to 1 friend of yours. They have also got you covered if you don't own a car, go ahead and take the $15 Lyft ride. Are you a movie buff, yes you and your friend are covered too, head to FandangoNOW and rent any movie for free up to $5.
Here is the complete list for this Tuesday's loot.

So here are all of them, quite a lot right ? From free stuff to lucky draws they have it all. So head over to app stores on your devices and download the T-Mobile Tuesday app for Android and iOS. If you use a phone with none of these OS, don't worry head over the website. All the links are at the end.

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Deal Alert: Get Beats Solo3 Wireless for $219.99.

My yesterday's visit to Costco. got my eyes on an amazing deal for all the bass music fans out there. If you are into wireless music and prefer some bass then you need to look no more and go for Beats Solo3 Wireless.

These amazing pair of headsets retail for about $299.95 from the official Apple but if you are a Costco member then you are in luck and could easily save 80$ on the headsets.

This is a steal for 40 hours of battery life, superior bass and great sound quality. Also if you own an iPhone then the W1 chip in these makes them the easiest headphones to pair with you device and lets you take full advantage of the headsets.
If you are looking for a specific color then this deal won't be worth looking for you as the only color you can get is Glossy Black. So head over to the link below and order it online or head to the nearest Costco store to grab one if this seems to be the deal you were waiting for (Members only).

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Get free iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Xbox, Windows Store etc gift cards..!!

Today, I want to show you guys this amazing and authentic website that gives you real points which you can change for various gift cards like iTunes, Amazon, Google Play etc.
I have tried many such websites and to be honest I hated each of those because they never awarded points for the surveys taken and stuff done. But I came across FreeMyApps which gave me points not only to download and try apps for 30 seconds but also for referring my friends.
Follow this simple tutorial and you can also earn points and redeem loads of gift cards of your choice

1. Just open this link on your mobile devices.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Then click on Get Started and follow the on screen commands.
3. After that you will be redirected to a website where you will see many different apps to try and point value of each of them.
4. Download the app of your choice and use it for 30 seconds.
5. Go back to the web page and refresh it to see your points credited in your account.

That is it. Now earn as much points as you want and redeem for cool stuff. Follow the youtube video below for the video tutorial.

Happy Earning..!!

Xiaomi Mi Mix: Welcome to the future of smartphone.

Big smartphone players like Apple, Google etc are being criticized for not cutting on bezels of the phone and making phones with low screen-to-body ratio, Xiaomi, a big player in Chinese smartphone market unveiled a nearly border-less display phone which they like to call as concept phone, but will actually go on sale.

 

The main attraction of the phone is pretty insane 6.4-inch, 2040x1080 pixel, 17:9 aspect ratio display developed by sharp. Xiaomi claims the device to have 91.3% screen to body ration which is more than any smartphone out there in the market. This is truly a Xiaomi original phone. It looks stunning and has a ceramic back for the premium feel.

The phone specs are amazing too. It is powered by the new Snapdragon 821 chip and has 2 RAM variants: One with 128 gb storage and 4 gb ram and other with 256 gb storage and 6 gb ram. The 256 gb also gets some design upgrades with 18k-gold trims at rear for camera and fingerprint sensor.

The phone has 16 megapixels main-shooter with PDAF and 4k-video recording and the secondary shooter is 5 megapixels which is at the bottom of the phone on the thin and only bezel of the phone. It supports dual-sim and has a 4000 mah battery with Qualcomm Quick-Charge 3.0 technology for fast charging.

The Mi MIX starts at RMB 3,499 ($515) for the 4GB/128GB model and RMB 3,999 ($590) for the 6GB/256GB model. Having ceramic back the phone becomes a bit slippery so Xiaomi has taken a very good step to include premium leather case in the box of both models.

Xiaomi is making the competition stiff for big players which such innovations, Lets see what the future holds for the smartphone industry.

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