This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. On Friday, Apple Arcade, Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming service, launched updates for four games. Apple Arcade has been updating games almost weekly along with releasing new exclusive titles for its growing catalog of over 125 games that you …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. School systems are formulating reopening plans amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and families are reshaping their summer schedules to adhere to safety regulations. Parents balancing working from home with caring for school-age kids need ways to keep their brood entertained.  Read more: Our favorite back …

HBO Max, HBO’s hot new streaming service, launched in May with 10,000 hours of content. For $14.99 a month, subscribers can find almost every Studio Ghibli film, the Harry Potter movies, classics like Casablanca, all 10 seasons of Friends (and a promised reunion episode) and cult favorites such as Rick and Morty — along with all the HBO movies and series …

Japan’s Yamato City is prohibiting pedestrians from using smartphones while walking around the neighborhood’s public roads, squares and parks, according to a Wednesday report from NDTV. It’s reportedly the first ban of its kind to be imposed in Japan.  There’s reportedly no punishment in place if you don’t abide by the prohibition. The ban’s advocates — both young and old …

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games.  Apple Arcade games Where Cards Fall and Sayonara Wild Hearts both won an Apple Design Award on Monday, according to a release. The award recognized the two games and six others for outstanding app design, innovation, ingenuity and technical achievement. …

Apple might be changing up its playbook around Apple Arcade, the company’s $4.99 a month gaming subscription service. The tech company is ending contracts for some games that are still in development, as it looks for titles that’ll better retain subscribers, according to a Tuesday report from Bloomberg.  An Apple Arcade creative producer told some developers that their upcoming games lacked …

It’s finally summer, and while coronavirus lockdowns are lifting in many states, many of your usual means of entertainment are probably still off the menu. At some point, even the most introverted of us are going to go stir crazy now that it’s so nice outside — especially if you’ve got kids cooped up inside.  The good news is, the internet …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. The much-anticipated Beyond a Steel Sky from Revolution Software has at long last joined Apple Arcade‘s library of over 120 …

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Apple Arcade, Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming service, released updates for games Neo Cab, Monomals, Fledgling Heroes and Jumper Jon on Thursday. Apple Arcade updates a few games every week in tandem with releasing new titles such as Beyond a Steel …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple announced App Clips for the new iOS 14 at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. App Clips let users preview “small parts” of apps quickly without downloading them. The new feature is meant to help users discover more of what the App Store …