July, 2021

• 23 July

  New on Apple Arcade: Endless runner Jetpack Joyride now available

  

  Apple Arcade just added Jetpack Joyride from Halfbrick Studios, the creators of Fruit Ninja (also on Apple Arcade). The new game is Apple Arcade’s 196th title so far. You can check out the new game Friday. See at App Store Take on the role of Barry Steakfries in this high-tech endless runner. Don your jetpack and …

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• 23 July

  Apple testing new external display with A13 chip and neural engine, report says

  

  Apple may be working on a follow-up to its Pro Display XDR, only this standalone external display may have something its predecessor didn’t: an internal system-on-a-chip, or SoC. That’s according to a report Friday by 9to5Mac, which says it’s learned from sources familiar with the matter that Apple is secretly testing an external display with a dedicated A13 chip and …

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• 23 July

  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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• 23 July

  Facebook rolls out cloud games on Apple devices through a web app

  

  Facebook on Friday released cloud games on Apple devices through a web app for the Safari browser, a sign that the social network is continuing to double down on gaming even as it clashes with Apple over new rules.  People can play cloud games instantly on a mobile device or web browser without having to download them.  Facebook’s move comes after …

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• 23 July

  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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• 23 July

  Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 is experimenting with blending VR and the real world

  

  Facebook’s double ambitions in virtual and augmented reality could be meeting in the middle with the Oculus Quest 2. A new developer toolkit for the Quest allows blending of passthrough cameras with VR graphics, enabling mixed reality. Mixed reality has been bubbling up on the Oculus Quest for a while: In addition to the headset’s way of scanning the world …

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• 23 July

  Galaxy A52 5G review: Samsung’s best budget phone with flagship features

  

  With the Galaxy A52 5G, Samsung found an appealing balance between price, features and making smart compromises. It’s the latest good sub-$500 5G phone and joins the nearly half a dozen phones from Motorola, OnePlus and TCL. The Galaxy A52 5G costs $500 or £399 (it isn’t sold in Australia but that converts to AU$740). That’s at the higher end …

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• 23 July

  Listen to The Sandman for free on Audible this week

  

  While it’ll be a while yet before the TV series comes to Netflix, if you haven’t heard the audiobook for Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman you’re missing out. The cast, led by James McAvoy, is amazing, the episodic nature of the performance makes it easy to listen to in bites, and the whole story will keep you busy for quite a …

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• 23 July

  Score a Google Pixel 4 for $380 today

  

  Where many other companies are focused on releasing Android phones with the biggest and most impressive-sounding specs, Google has carved out a niche showing how to use software to make the hardware more useful. In many ways, the Pixel 4 was the first phone to offer a number of features you couldn’t get anywhere else at the time. And the …

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• 23 July

  2022 Mercedes EQS drives like the big deal it is

  

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