Shelby Brown

Zoom games: How to play poker, Kahoot and more during your next meeting

You can now play games with friends and co-workers via Zoom: The videoconferencing app unveiled the addition of the Zoom App Marketplace last month, and now you can use it to play games like Live Game Night Poker, Kahoot and Heads Up during Zoom meetings. At a time when businesses are navigating hybrid workplaces, the addition …

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Apple Arcade tops 200 games: Super Leap Day, Monster Hunter Stories and Super Stickman Golf 3 out now

Ahead of its second birthday next month, Apple Arcade‘s catalog of mobile games has surpassed 200 titles with the addition of Super Leap Day from Nitrome Unlimited, Monster Hunter Stories (Capcom), and Super Stickman Golf 3 from Noodlecake.  You can check out the new games today. Super Leap Day Developer: Nitrome Limited Super Leap Day is a platformer that keeps you …

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Digital Legacy in iOS 15: How Apple protects your data after death

Death can be an uncomfortable topic, but in the digital age, it’s important to know your late loved one’s data and information isn’t floating out in the wilds of the internet. At WWDC this year, Apple added some improvements to the iCloud under iOS 15 — account recovery and digital legacy. The feature is still in beta and hasn’t launched. Digital …

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Twitter now supports Apple and Google sign

Twitter is adding the ability to sign in to the app with your Google account or Apple ID, according to a tweet from the company’s support account Monday. The updated sign-on methods are included in the latest version of the Twitter app for iOS, the social media site confirmed to CNET, with support for the app for Android coming soon.  …

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Detonation Racing puts the pedal to the metal on Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade added Detonation Racing, an explosive new racing game from Electric Square, on Friday. The latest game brings Apple’s $5-a-month service to 198 games. See at App Store Detonation Racing features the eccentric Dr. Boom as the host of the “least responsible game show of all time.” Players must navigate a course rigged with explosives and massive obstacles at every …

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iPhone 14 Pro could be made out of titanium alloy, report says

The upcoming iPhone 14 Pro series is expected to be made from titanium alloy and supplied exclusively from Hon Hai of Foxconn, according to a new investors report from JPMorgan Chase, spotted by iPhone Wired earlier Monday. While the iPhone 13 could arrive this fall, the report says the iPhone 14 could launch in the second half of 2022.  Titanium is more resistant …

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Citizen app pays New Yorkers $25 per hour to livestream crime scenes, report says

Citizen, a controversial neighborhood watch app, will reportedly pay New Yorkers $25 per hour to livestream crime scenes and other public emergencies, according to a Sunday report from the New York Post. The goal is to add to the numbers of people contributing such footage, according to the report.  “Citizen has teams in place in some of the cities where …

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Netflix will soon stream games to your phone. When it’s coming, what games, more

Veteran streaming service Netflix is expanding into video games and plans to offer ad-free games for mobile devices with no extra cost to subscribers as early as next year. Netflix’s plans to enter the gaming world won’t be the first, but it could shake up the industry for other competing services and subscriptions as well.  The streaming market is thoroughly saturated: These …

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Skate City brings the streets of Tokyo to Apple Arcade just in time for the Olympics

The Tokyo Olympics have finally arrived. To celebrate the Olympic recognition of the once-stigmatized sport of skateboarding, Skate City — an atmospheric, lo-fi skateboarding game on Apple Arcade from developer Snowman (Where Cards Fall, Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City) — is bringing the streets of Tokyo to players in a new game level. Tokyo is Skate City’s biggest update yet, loaded with …

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Sims 4 Cottage Living: The expansion pack we’ve been waiting for is available now

I’ve always gotten along better with plants in the Sims 4 than I do with real-life greenery. My Sims can usually make a decent living by selling flowers, fruits and vegetables. Though Simmers have been gardening in the Sims 4 for some time, the newest expansion pack, Cottage Living, available now, takes living off the land to a whole new …

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