Nick Johnson, who claims to be the first person to capture all 145 creatures now available in the Pokémon GO game, says he is not ready to put away his smartphone just yet and hopes for new features. ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-09
They're everywhere in Hong Kong, lurking in parks, bus stops, behind your back -- even painted onto streets. Pokémon GO is so pervasive it inspired graffiti artists to commit the monsters to the con ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
It's the "Ghost Month" in the Chinese lunar calendar, when the gates of hell are opened, allowing hungry and vicious ghosts to return to the world. People are supposed to stay at home at night to avoi ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
With Pokémon GO and other mobile games taking over much of our waking hours, it’s no surprise that an increasing number of users complain about tired eyes and stiff or sore neck. Dolly, a patient of m ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
A woman who was reportedly out playing Pokémon GO was killed after being hit and dragged 70 meters down the road by a driver using a stolen rental car in Melbourne. Tanami Nayler, 22, had just finishe ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
Macau's gaming revenue witnessed a rebound in July, fueling hopes for an upturn in casino-related firms on the stock market. Investors should, however, bear in mind that Macau casinos are still heavi ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
Original ideas have not been a strong point of Hong Kong's startups. Rather than show creativity and build ground-breaking ventures, most startups here have merely borrowed ideas from overseas firms a ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
Pokémon GO has not only enraptured tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong, it may have also helped save the life of a kitten in the city. On Thursday, a young woman wandering in a Sham Shui Po stree ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
A worried mom brought her 17-year-old son who was wearing a crumpled school uniform to my clinic today. The boy had cuts and bruises on his arms and legs. On top of that, the mother also begged me to ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
Hong Kong police will deploy more officers at popular spots such as parks where young people appear to be gathering at odd hours to try out the Pokémon GO game, the city's police chief said. Police Co ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
We'd like to give some friendly reminders to players of Pokémon GO, the wildly popular augmented reality smartphone game that made its debut in Hong Kong on Monday. First, the game can cause real-life ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
I am used to colleagues discussing major soccer matches overnight, or commenting on the latest hit movie, but since when has video gaming been such an important part of daily life? Following the long- ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
There are few things more distressing to fans than being lied to by their idol. So it's no surprise that we can hear hearts breaking after former teen sensation Chrissie Chau (周秀娜) announced on her F ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
After a relatively quiet year, smartphones are back with a bang. Apple Pay debuted its Pokémon GO campaign in Hong Kong and Facebook launched its Mentions app that enables public figures to post updat ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
Nintendo Co.'s hit mobile app “Pokémon Go” is giving millions of people their first taste of futuristic augmented-reality technology, but it is also raising questions about the physical risks of playi ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-13
Japan's Nintendo has seen its shares surge further on Monday after a 9 percent gain last Friday on hopes that its earnings will get a major boost from its newly-launched Pokémon Go video game. Unlike ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-11
