On Friday, Apple Arcade, Apple’s $4.99-a-month gaming service, updated four titles. Apple Arcade updates a few games every week in tandem with releasing new titles like Next Stop Nowhere for its growing catalog of 130 games. You can play Arcade games on the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac and Apple TV. If you’re still staying …
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Apple Arcade’s Next Stop Nowhere takes you on an intergalactic road trip
Apple Arcade on Friday added Next Stop Nowhere, a new choice-based adventure game from Night School Studio, to its growing catalog of 130 games. The game takes you on an unexpected road trip adventure through space. See at App Store Before heading to the Earth’s moon to drop off a package, Beckett, a local courier, stops at the Themisto Tavern …
Read More »Intel Tiger Lake chips mean faster PCs with longer battery life for 2020
If you need a new laptop, you might want to hold off until later this year when Intel’s newest chips are available. Tiger Lake chips promise faster speeds, better graphics and longer battery life. Formally called Intel’s 11th generation Core processors, the chips will create more realistic explosions in Call of Duty and allow for longer PowerPoint slide decks before …
Read More »iPhone 11 vs. iPhone XS: Depends on which phone you already own
The iPhone 11, which Apple announced in September 2019, is an impressive and relatively affordable handset with a fantastic camera and a fast processor. But those with an iPhone XS from 2018 may wonder if it’s time for an upgrade. After all, the iPhone 11 has some great new hardware and a spectrum of fun, enticing colors to choose from. …
Read More »Fortnite banned from Apple and Google app stores
Fortnite developer Epic Games is suing Apple and Google after both pulled Epic’s hit game from their app stores over direct-payment disputes. As of right now, neither are allowing users to download and install Fortnite on phones through their digital marketplaces. At the heart of the debate is whether Epic has the right to include a direct-payments service in its Fortnite app, …
Read More »Facebook objects to Apple fees, becoming a big new app store critic
Facebook has objected to the 30% fee Apple charges for purchases that take place within apps running on iPhones, a major source of revenue for Apple and an increasingly contentious issue for developers. The fee hurts businesses trying to take advantage of a new feature in Facebook’s app to sell services like video streams or online classes, the social-networking giant …
Read More »Fortnite maker Epic’s battle with Apple and Google is about making them into villains
Epic Games put the billions of dollars it’s raked in from its hit Fortnite video game to some use, provoking Apple and Google to kick its title from their respective platforms, then blitzing them with a pair of lawsuits and an online video mocking the two tech giants. And in doing so, Epic drew the tech world’s attention to antitrust …
Read More »iPhone SE vs. refurbished iPhone X: A new phone is actually the better value
When the iPhone X first debuted in 2017, it made headlines for several reasons. It was the first iPhone to have Face ID, the first to have an OLED display and the first to have an onscreen notch . At the time it was a top-of-the-class device. Now, three years later, it’s just as reliable. Though Apple discontinued the iPhone X a mere …
Read More »‘China’s days as world’s factory are done’: iPhone assembler says Trump trade war hurts
Apple has several key marketing phrases that pretty much all techies know by heart, such as “Think different” and “There’s an app for that.” But its most ubiquitous one may soon start to change: “Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China.” Young Liu, chairman of worldwide device assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, which is also known as Foxconn, said …
Read More »Wearable tech market will grow 137% by 2024, analyst says
The wearable tech market is projected to grow from nearly $27 billion in 2019 to $64 billion by 2024, according to a Thursday report by GlobalData. That estimated growth can largely be attributed to increased health features and awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when it comes to aspects like tracking disease contact, predicting symptoms and monitoring patients, GlobalData says. …
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