Tech

Pokémon GO becomes a global phenomenon

The Good

Pokémon GO helped me cope with anxiety
Pokémon GO helped my autistic child

The Bad

Japan issues safety guidelines ahead of Pokémon GO launch
U.S. House of Representatives sends letter to Niantic over Pokémon GO cellular data usage
Pokémon GO leads players to home of sex offenders
Hillary Clinton uses Pokémon GO to identify with young voters

Bullet Points:

Apple News

Apple hit with class action lawsuit for replacing devices with refurbished units under AppleCare+
Apple starts rolling out iTunes Match with audio fingerprinting for Apple Music subscribers
Apple releases public betas for upcoming releases (iOS 10 beta, macOS Sierra beta)
Apple releases minor updates to their existing softwares (iOS 9.3.3, watchOS 2.2.2)

Now everyone can apply for Twitter’s verified badge, not just celebrities and VIPs
Microsoft’s Xbox One S will launch on August 2
There's a mobile ‘Batman’ game coming as a Telltale series
Netflix stock price tanks as customers quit over higher prices
Netflix launches Flixtape, a Mixtape for Netflix to share with your friends.

Apps or tech you've been using:

Bryce: Bose Soundsport Bluetooth Headphones (Great sport bluetooth headphones, $150), Zoom H5 Digital recorder (amazing portable high quality audio recorder, $300), Animoto (make premium quality slideshows easy, not free), Letterboxed (community for film lovers)
Anthony: Pokémon GO
Mark: Pokémon GO, AdCap!, Chic-Fil-A

Television

What stops you from sticking with a show through the highs and lows?  

Bullet Points:

‘Degrassi’ heads to Netflix for the reunion we've been dreaming about
Netflix confirms ‘Making A Murderer’ will return with more episodes
‘Game of Thrones’ season 7 delayed until summer 2017; HBO confirms less episodes
‘Divergent: Ascendant’ will end as a TV movie, possible spinoff series
Trailers: Narcos (Season 2), Better Things, Queen Sugar, Star Wars Rebels (Season 3)

What shows have you been watching?

Bryce: Stranger Things, The Night Of, Braindead, Homeland, Mr. Robot, OUtcast, Preacher, Wrecked
Anthony: The Last Man on Earth, Veep
Mark: Mr. Robot, Braindead, Wrecked, Girl Meets World, Preacher, Life In Pieces, Horace and Pete’s

Movies
When you get caught in the Netflix/Amazon rabbit hole how do you escape and find what to watch?  What are some good sources and or searches to help you find good movies?

Best of UK Dark TV Flixtape: https://flixtape.netflix.com/p/UUZMtpiZkwmTPpeHQjnbDE
Australian Entertainment Goodness: https://flixtape.netflix.com/p/4KzYu9evzrYXJuUFCBvTXd
Fun & Dark Korean Films:  https://flixtape.netflix.com/p/orvaWq5BYG5poJiCVVmxrH

Bullet Points:

‘Happy Days’ creator and ‘Pretty Woman’ director Garry Marshall dies at 81
J.J. Abrams says he wants a ‘Knights of Ren’ Anthology film
‘Star Trek 4’ officially announced, Chris Hemsworth to co-star
Ghostbusters sequel?