April, 2020

• 17 April

  Google working on a physical debit card to rival Apple Card, report says

  

  Google is developing physical and digital debit cards, which would be tied to an app for payments, managing purchases and checking balances, according to a report Friday by TechCrunch. The product would compete with the Apple Card, the iPhone maker’s financial service that debuted last year.  Google’s physical card would have a chip on it …

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• 17 April

  DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates apps struggle Friday night

  

  As many people rely on meal-delivery services during coronavirus lockdowns and quarantines, multiple apps are experiencing outages Friday night. Postmates, Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub all reported issues Friday evening. We’re currently experiencing issues with the DoorDash platform. Please know that we’re doing everything we can to resolve this as quickly as possible. Thanks for your patience—and for being a …

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• 17 April

  Apple Arcade’s newest game tackles the emotions that come with long

  

  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 the new 3D puzzle game A Fold Apart from Lightning Rod Games to its growing catalog of over 100 games you can play as part of Apple’s mobile gaming service, which costs $4.99 …

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• 17 April

  You can now use Apple Music on the web

  

  In time for Saturday’s One World global coronavirus concert, Apple took the beta label off the web version of its Apple Music service. Spotted earlier by MacRumors, the online version of Apple Music launched as a public beta in the fall of last year and works with all popular browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge and of course Safari. The free …

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• 17 April

  Beyond Blue game from Apple Arcade takes a deep dive into the mysteries of the ocean

  

  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, aquatic adventure game Beyond Blue from E-Line Media joined Apple Arcade‘s growing catalog of more than 110 games. In the new game, you play as Mirai, a deep sea explorer and scientist. You and your research team must …

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• 17 April

  Apple Arcade updates Frogger in Toy Town and 3 more games

  

  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, in addition to launching new games A Fold Apart and Beyond Blue, Apple Arcade rolled out updates for four games, which are now available to play. Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming subscription service has more than 110 game titles available on …

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• 17 April

  Twitter leaves up Trump’s ‘liberate’ tweets about states with lockdown protests

  

  For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Twitter said Friday that President Donald Trump’s tweets calling for the liberation of three states where people are protesting coronavirus lockdowns don’t run afoul of its rules against content that could pose a risk to people’s health. Under new guidance that Twitter released …

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• 17 April

  Put this dual

  

  Struggling to make your home office work as efficiently as that fancy office at work that you can’t use at the moment? Until the global pandemic subsides, there are a lot of things you can do to make your house a more hospitable work environment. If you’re used to using two monitors, one of those things might be clamping a …

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• 17 April

  New iPhone SE deal: $324 and 6 months of free service

  

  Update (April 20, 2:40 p.m. PT): Several aspects of this deal have changed since it first went live on the morning of April 17, most notably the unlock policy: It’s now 360 days, not six months as previously indicated. However, Red Pocket has promised to honor the six-month agreement for anyone who purchased (or purchases) a phone using the promo code …

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• 17 April

  Facebook adds ‘care’ emoji to let you show support during coronavirus

  

  Facebook is adding a seventh emoji to its group of reactions as the coronavirus pandemic continues to slam civilization. The new “care” emoji, which is a yellow smiley hugging a red heart, will appear on the main app and website globally next week, with a pulsating purple heart on Messenger being rolled out starting today.  Alexandru Voica, a tech communications …

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