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Apple Arcade’s new games Nuts and Spire Blast out now

Apple Arcade on Friday added new games Nuts from developer Noodlecake and Spire Blast from Orbital Knight to its growing catalog of over 145 games. Apple hasn’t done a dual-release like this recently, but two games mean twice the fun. You can try your hand at the games this weekend across iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple …

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Final Fantasy creator hints new mobile RPG could arrive this year

Fantasian, the highly anticipated mobile RPG from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, could be released this year, according to some tweets from Sakaguchi’s studio, Mistwalker, this week. Fantasian was teased back when Apple’s mobile gaming subscription service Apple Arcade was first announced in Sept. 2019.  Sakaguchi tweeted “game under development” on Wednesday with a screengrab of the game. Mistwalker retweeted …

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Apple’s first VR headset will reportedly be powerful and pricey

Apple’s first virtual reality headset will reportedly sport powerful processors, a high-resolution display, a fan and a steep price tag. The VR headset will be considered a niche product and could be “far more expensive” than the $300 to $900 headsets available from rivals, according to a report Thursday from Bloomberg.  Apple has long been expected to launch a VR …

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Intel will reclaim its chipmaking lead, incoming CEO Gelsinger predicts

Intel will reclaim its chipmaking crown, incoming Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said Thursday, a strong statement given years of manufacturing difficulties. After reviewing improvements to Intel’s next-generation manufacturing processes and new chipmaking developments, he expects Intel will once again secure “unquestioned leadership in process technology.” “I was very pleased to see some of the long-term innovation coming out of [technology …

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Can’t sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad or Mac? This is probably why

When you’re getting ready to sell or trade in your old iPhone, Mac or iPad, it’s a good idea to sign out of your accounts before factory resetting it. Naturally, Apple’s iCloud is one such account. But signing out of your iCloud account isn’t always a simple process.  This Apple support page walks you through signing out of iCloud on …

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$50 Beats Flex headphones now available in blue and gray

Announced back in October alongside the new iPhone 12 models, Apple’s Beats Flex earphones were initially available in Beats black and yuzu yellow, with flame blue and smoke gray options slated for early 2021. Those two additional colors are now available for $50 (£50, AU$80).   See it at Amazon While the Flex isn’t a true-wireless headphone — there’s a wire …

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If you don’t install iPhone apps on the M1 MacBook Air, Pro, Mini, you’re missing out

Did you know that some of Apple’s Macs will now let you run the same exact apps you currently use on your iPhone and iPad? That’s thanks to the new Apple silicon processor, the M1, that’s now used in the 2020 models of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini. It’s one of several benefits to the Mac platform due to Apple’s move away from Intel …

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Best Buy’s 4

January is the time of year when we traditionally hunker down in heavy sweaters to watch Netflix until spring. Best Buy is hoping to lure you out of your hibernation, though, with an unexpected four-day sale. It kicked off Monday and runs through Thursday. There are a few hundred items on sale ranging from TVs and appliances to cameras and …

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MediaTek’s new chipsets pack in features for high

A week after Qualomm’s latest high-end 5G processor arrived in Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 lineup, rival MediaTek unveiled new chipsets of its own: the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100. The new processors from the Taiwanese chipmaker bring improved AI, camera and multimedia capabilities but lack super-fast 5G found in chipsets from Qualcomm and Samsung.  The new Dimensity chipsets are built …

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Qualcomm’s new chip will boost gaming on phones from Motorola, Xiaomi and others

Qualcomm just launched a new high-end Snapdragon 888 smartphone processor, but it’s already got another chipset available to power slightly cheaper phones. The company on Tuesday unveiled its Snapdragon 870, which will be used by companies like Motorola and Xiaomi in their upcoming devices. The Snapdragon 888, unveiled in December, powers Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 lineup and will be in most high-end Android phones …

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