One month after going free, ‘Evolve’ averages 15,000 players

Pick a random moment in June and you'd likely find about 100 people playing Turtle Rock Studios' Evolve on Steam. That's not a lot of players in general, but this number is especially sad for a game billed as an online multiplayer extravaganza. One a...

Evolve Vinyl Pop Action Figures Evolved into Collectibles

Fans of the video game Evolve will recognize these vinyl collectible figures at a glance. Having never played the game myself, I thought the one with the red eye device was Picard after being assimilated by the Borg.

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There are five action figures in Funko’s Pop Evolve collection including Hank, Maggie, Markov, and Val. The fifth figure is the Goliath and he lives up to his name by being 6-inches tall. The other characters are 3.75-inches tall.

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All are officially licensed and each one of the characters sells for $9.99(USD) from ThinkGeek.

Alcatel One Touch Evolve and Fierce coming to T-Mobile this October

Alcatel One Touch Evolve and Fierce coming to TMobile this October

Not only is Alcatel One Touch on a roll in Europe and Asia, it's starting to make more strides in the US. Sure, this isn't the company's first rodeo in this neck of the woods -- the Shockwave came to US Cellular last fall, while the Idol has been available online as an unlocked handset for a few months -- but it's refreshing to see it get its foot in the door with one of the big four networks. This morning, Alcatel announced that it has two budget-friendly devices coming to T-Mobile next month: the Evolve (pictured above) and the Fierce (pictured below).

The Fierce is the nicest of the pair, featuring a 4.5-inch qHD display with a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, 1,800mAh battery, 5MP rear camera and Android 4.2. The Evolve, on the other hand, has a 4-inch WVGA screen, Android 4.1, 1GHz MT6575 SoC, 4GB total storage, microSD support up to 32GB, a 5MP rear camera and 1,400mAh battery. Certainly prime material for the budget category; the Fierce will come in silver and slate and will retail for $170 off-contract (that's $20 down with monthly payments of $6), while the Evolve will start at $100 off-contract ($28 down with $3 monthly payments). Alcatel tells us that both phones will be offered for a slightly lower cost during the holiday season, in case you're looking for a more basic smartphone for the kiddos.

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