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‘s latest game, SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit, brings back all your favorite characters and Easter eggs from the hit Nickelodeon show for another fun adventure. Infamous mini-villain Plankton is after the Krabby …

Facebook’s app-focused New Product Experimentation team on Wednesday introduced the Collab app, a TikTok-style app for making music with friends. Collab is launching as an invite-only beta on iOS, according to a release from the NPE team. With Collab, users can create, watch and mash up original videos and music.  Users don’t need any musical experience to add their own recordings, according …

A limited preview of the Microsoft Family Safety app is now available for iOS and Android. The app is meant to help parents find a digital balance, giving their kids digital independence while still setting boundaries, Microsoft said in a recent release.  The Family Safety app can help start conversations about internet safety and screen time limits. In addition, the …

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become a comfort blanket for Nintendo Switch players during the coronavirus pandemic. The game’s simple tasks, like catching fish and bugs, decorating your island, gardening and collecting fruit — even just stopping by a friend’s island to say hello — are helping many cope with the loss of normalcy. Island life has started bleeding into reality …

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, launched updates for three game titles on Friday. Apple Arcade has been updating games almost weekly along with releasing new titles for its growing catalog of over 120 games that you can play on the iPhone, iPad, iPod …

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 added Towers of Everland, a new medieval adventure game from Cobra Mobile, to its growing catalog of over 120 games. In Towers of Everland, players conquer towers and rebuild The Great City. Fight through hordes …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday warned the public about scammers taking advantage of contact tracing to steal your information. Contact tracers are generally hired by a state’s department of public health. If a tracer contacts you, they won’t ask for personal information. …

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. Winding Worlds, a new game from Montreal indie development studio KO_OP, became the latest to join Apple Arcade‘s growing catalog of over 110 games on Friday. In the colorful puzzle game, you play as Willow, a bunny-like creature who’s hired …

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 updated four games with new features, just in time for the weekend. Arcade, the tech giant’s $4.99 (£4.99, AU$7.99)-a-month gaming service, updates games almost weekly as well as releasing new and exclusive titles for …

This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Almost 10 years ago, I was working at a video rental store (which is miraculously still in business, for the record). One of my favorite customers was an older man who was deaf. Even …