Smartphone footage has become a tool for citizen journalists to record interactions with police, be it for themselves or filming as a bystander. Phone videos filmed by activists and shared on social media and news sites have made a huge difference in the public perception of police brutality and provide new evidence for cases that …

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 Pac-Man Party Royale, The Pinball Wizard, Over the Alps and Agent Intercept. The gaming service has been updating a few games every week in tandem with releasing new titles for its …

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 on Friday added Little Orpheus from developer The Chinese Room and publisher Sumo Digital, to its growing catalog of over 100 games. In Little Orpheus, set in 1962 amid NASA trying to put a man on the moon, …

Although governments have begun easing coronavirus-related quarantines and lockdowns, many people are still working from home and limiting social visits to video chat apps and services such as Zoom, Skype and FaceTime.  Two options that have risen toward the top of the pack for virtual happy hours or brainstorming with coworkers are from Google’s suite of tools: Google Hangouts and …

A number of Twitch streamers have received Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown requests for alleged music copyright violations in videos posted between 2017 and 2019. Each notice works like a strike against a streamer’s account. Three strikes and the channel could be banned from the Amazon-owned gaming streaming site. Early Monday morning, Twitch Support tweeted a thread about the takedown …

Twitter is working on a new in-app system to verify users on the social media site. Jane Wong, a reverse engineer, tweeted the find on Sunday. Wong posted a screenshot that suggests the new feature, if made public, will live in the app settings under a Personal Information section. In an email, Twitter didn’t deny Wong’s findings, but had no …

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. Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, the open-world action fantasy RPG from Cornfox & Bros., launched its Golden Edition update on Friday. It’s the biggest update since its exclusive iOS release in 2019, according to a …

Samsung, Google, OnePlus, Nokia and Xiaomi device users have reported their phones crashing after setting a certain wallpaper image. The “cursed” wallpaper was pointed out on Sunday by Ice Universe, a Twitter user specializing in leaks, according to a report from Android Authority on Monday.  “Never set this picture as wallpaper, especially for Samsung mobile phone users! It will cause …

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. When the constant bombardment ofcoronavirus coverage and other world events becomes overwhelming (which is often), playing a video game is one of my favorite ways to unwind. Immersing myself in a good story or puzzle is …

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 Thursday, Apple Arcade, Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming service, launched updates for three games in the App Store. The gaming service has been updating a few games every week in tandem with releasing new titles for its growing catalog of over 120 games …