Androidifying

Brooklyn native and Pokemon Go legend Nick Johnson made headlines last week when he announced that he was the first person in the United States to catch all 142 Pokemon currently available in North America. Now he’s striking out into the world to finish up his collection. For those not in the know, Pokemon Go has a few serious barriers that prevent players from catching ‘em all. First of all, Ditto is flat out missing from the game, as are a handful of legendary Pokemon (including the Legendary Birds), although Niantic has teased that these will be released as part of special events. However, four particular Pokemon only appear in certain geographic regions. See also: Japanese officials plead with Niantic to remove Pokemon Go sites from Hiroshima memorial 24 Tauros, for instance, has only been spotted in the United States. Mr. Mime appears to be a European exclusive, Farfetch’d has only shown up in Asia, and you have to come from a land down under to get the Australian-specific

  A piece of Lenovo hardware clearly befitting the term “Turbo” just passed through Geekbench, but with Vibe P1 Turbo having launched in India earlier this year, this smartphone’s benchmarks suggests that it’s the rumored Lenovo Vibe P2. Lenovo’s earlier iteration on its Vibe P1 might have left you wondering what the company defines as “turbo,” considering that the Vibe P1 “Turbo” is nearly identical to the specs of the base Vibe P1, which launched last fall. Now it appears Lenovo is truly turbo-charging the Vibe P family as the company finalizes what we’re calling the Vibe P2 for the time being. Lenovo hasn’t given any official indication that the smartphone exists, so that placeholder is the best we’ve got for now. See also: 10 interesting facts about Lenovo 24 The Lenovo Vibe P2, its outline illuminated by Geekbench benchmarks, will come with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow stock. It’ll crunch numbers using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 clocked at 2.02 GH and backed by 4GB of RAM. Th

Well, looky here! Daily Steals is currently running an incredible offer on refurbished Moto 360 smartwatches. These are the second generation of this device, and they’re currently going for $150. Considering Motorola is currently selling these babies new for $300 or greater on their website, this is a fairly stellar deal. In the spirit of the Ford Model-T, these Android Wear devices are available in any color you want so long as that color is black. If you’d rather spring for the leather, silver, or gold options for the Moto 360, then you’re going to have to fork over full price at a different retailer. However, these refurbished smartwatches are available in both the 42mm and 46mm variants. See also: Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) review 21 If you’ve been wanting to get into the Android Wear ecosystem but haven’t really felt like breaking the piggy bank for it, then now might be your chance to get in on the action and see if smartwatches are for you. This is one of the best prices we’v

So a few days ago we went to do a routine sales options check on the NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 , and we discovered it was out of stock on NVIDIA’s website. Puzzled but not dismayed, we hit up Amazon next only to discover that it was only available from third party sellers. A quick jaunt over to Newegg produced similar results: no Shield Tablet K1 devices to be seen. What gives? NVIDIA has made no formal announcement regarding the tablet’s unceremonious disappearance, and it seems odd for the company to have discontinued the product so relatively early in its lifespan. It’s possible that there have been some issues regarding production further up the manufacturing pipeline. As it stands, it looks like you can currently only get your hands on a Shield Tablet K1 if you go through a third party. See also: NVIDIA Shield Tablet returns as the Tablet K1, priced at $200 (quick look) 23 We’ve reached out to the company and have been told by a representative that there has been no internal

Florida-based BLU enjoys a popular presence in the affordable Android smartphone market, with a slew of entry-level and mid-range devices on offer, that are great options for those on a budget. What is great about BLU’s latest smartphone, the R1 HD, is that if you are an Amazon Prime member, you can avail special discounts and offers that help make this already affordable smartphone even cheaper. More BLU reviews: BLU Energy XL review BLU Vivo 5 review Affordability without compromising on quality is what BLU promises, but does the company manage to deliver? We find out, in this in-depth BLU R1 HD review! Buy now from Amazon Design We are now seeing an impressive trend where affordable smartphones feature high quality builds, and that is certainly also the case with the BLU R1 HD. The device features a metal frame and a polycarbonate backing, that feels great in the hand. The matte finish of the back cover offers a lot of grip that supersedes the slipperiness of the metal si