Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV [Survival Z]
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for February 19: Survival Z.
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Apple cracks down on apps with ‘irrationally high prices’ as App Store scams are exposed
App Store scams have recently resurfaced as a developer exposed several scam apps in the App Store making millions of dollars per year. Most of these apps exploit fake ratings and reviews to show up in search results and look legit, but trick users into getting subscriptions at irrationally high prices.
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Apple reportedly developing MagSafe battery pack for iPhone 12
Apple is apparently developing a MagSafe battery pack accessory for the iPhone 12, according to the latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. With previous iPhone models, Apple has released Smart Battery Cases to compete with the likes of battery cases from Mophie and others, that offer protection and give your iPhone extra juice.
For the iPhone 12 generation, Apple is yet to release its own battery case. The Bloomberg report suggests that Apple may never do so, as it instead intends to use the MagSafe connector on the back of the iPhone to be able to create a wireless charging battery pack that simply magnetically snaps onto the back of the iPhone 12.
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Tim Cook talks with 22yo student: Innovation, education, motivation, more
In a new interview on the Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili, Apple CEO Tim Cook talks with a 22-year-old Chinese student-turned-video creator.
Cook discusses Apple’s recipe for innovation, the influence of China on iDevice features, his two most-used apps, the importance of education and his driving force…
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9to5Mac Happy Hour 317: Ads in Apple software, iOS 14.5 changes, Apple Music shareable lyrics
This week, Benjamin and Chance discuss the latest changes in iOS 14.5 beta 2 including shareable lyrics in Apple Music, as well as ponder the fate of the iPhone 12 mini and assess how much Apple services advertising and marketing is hurting the Apple software experience.
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iPhone: How to improve Face ID with a mask, including new Apple Watch Unlock feature
Wearing a face mask usually renders iPhone’s Face ID unusable. Even though it sounds like a first-world problem in the current circumstances, there are a lot of people, especially medical professionals, who would value the ability for Face ID on iPhone to work while wearing protective equipment. Read on for how to use Face ID with a mask.
Update February 2021: There’s a new option to unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch when Face ID detects you’re wearing a mask with the iOS 14.5 beta.
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Apple TV+ Guide: Here are all the Apple TV shows and movies available now
Apple TV+ offers exclusive Apple original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV+ costs $4.99 per month. Here’s every Apple original television show and movie available now on Apple TV+, as well as the latest trailers …
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Clubhouse reaches 8 million downloads on the iOS App Store
Clubhouse is a new social network that has been available for a while now, but it has been getting a lot of attention in recent weeks — which has even prompted Twitter and Facebook to work on competitors for the app. A new report points out that Clubhouse, which is exclusive for iOS so far, has already been downloaded 8 million times on the App Store.
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Apple adds WebM video playback support to Safari with macOS Big Sur 11.3
9to5Mac reported that Apple is now letting developers create extensions that modify some of the default Safari tabs with macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta, and it seems there’s more to come. With the release of macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta 2 this week, Safari can finally play WebM videos.
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Office 2021 for Mac planned to launch later this year for consumers and businesses
For individuals or businesses that don’t want to go for Office with the Microsoft 365 subscription, the latest one-time purchase version is still Office 2019 for Mac (originally launched in 2018). Now the company has revealed that the successor, Office 2021 will launch sometime “later this year” along with sharing a few details on what to expect.
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