Apple’s planning to make its app store available in more countries, pledging that developers will be able to sell their programs for the iPhone and iPad in 177 countries or regions by the end of the year. The announcement came Monday in part because Apple said developers need to fill out administrative forms on its …
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Apple Arcade launches big updates to 8 popular 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, Apple Arcade launched slew of updates for several games in the $4.99-a-month gaming service, which are now available to play. Apple Arcade has over 100 games available to play now on the platform, which debuted last September. You can …
Read More »Do you miss Peggle? Try Roundguard on Apple Arcade
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. Pinball game Roundguard from Wonderbelly Games joined the Apple Arcade gaming catalog on Friday. The game is a dungeon crawler-style pinball game in which you must fight off monsters in order to win loot. Even if you …
Read More »iOS 14 leak shows what multitasking might look like on iPhone 12
Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. iOS 14 may finally usher in a new era of multitasking on the iPhone as shown in a new video, and Target’s inventory system could hold major clues about Apple’s upcoming product line-up. In this week’s Apple Core wrap, we’re breaking down the biggest leaks of the week about Apple’s …
Read More »New AirPods, iPad pop up in leaked Target listings
Apple is rumored to hold an event in March, at which it could reveal its next batch of hardware. So far, the rumors have swirled around an iPhone 9, a possible follow up to the iPhone SE from 2016. A leak over the weekend suggests that Apple might also have a new pair of AirPods headphones and a new iPad Pro in …
Read More »iPhone 9 (aka iPhone SE 2): Apple’s budget iPhone needs to be small and affordable
Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. The iPhone SE from 2016 was Apple’s first budget phone and a new version of it called the iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2 might be coming out this spring. The timing couldn’t come any sooner, since rumors of an iPhone SE 2 have been percolating for a couple …
Read More »Apple Arcade gives its games the Valentine’s Day treatment
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. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Apple Arcade gave two of its games a heart-themed tweak. Grindstone from Capybara Games and Patterned from Borderleap added free V-Day-themed content for the holiday. The content will still be available after Valentine’s Day, too. …
Read More »Apple Arcade scores a goal with new Charrua Soccer game
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 added another game to its $4.99/month gaming service on Friday: Charrua Soccer. The game aims to capture the spirit of the indigenous South American Charrúa people, and the importance of Uruguayan football in their culture. Uruguay has won …
Read More »iPad’s 10th anniversary leaves us asking if Apple’s tablet is a computer
In late 2009, one of the worst-kept secrets in technology was that Apple planned to launch a tablet of some sort, probably within months. Would it be a locked-down device like the iPhone, launched just two years earlier in 2007? Or would it be a more traditional platform like the MacBook, following in the footsteps of personal computers since the …
Read More »Apple Arcade’s Butter Royale is the Fortnite of food fights
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 newest game to join Apple Arcade’s growing catalog is Butter Royale from Mighty Bear Games. Players subscribed to Apple’s $4.99 monthly gaming service can check out this new game on Friday. It’ll be available on the iPhone, …
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