GameClub, a mobile game developer, has secured $2.5 million in investment from a variety of funds, with the startup planning to modernize and rerelease older iOS games that are no longer playable on newer iPhones and iPads, as well as producing its own titles.
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Fresh price drops are in effect now on Apple devices, with some fan favorite deals also extended into May. Pick up an Apple Watch Series 3 device for as low as $199 while supplies last, or save $70 with a free gift on Series 4 models. Meanwhile, upgraded Mac mini and iMac 5K systems are hundreds off with some of the lowest prices ever.
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The Apple Watch maintained a solid grip on smartwatch shipments during the March quarter, according to new estimates, even as rivals from Samsung and Fitbit made headway.
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IDC is one of the market research companies that confidently reports quarterly shipments, market share and growth figures for PCs, smartphones and other products with an implied accuracy down to the tenth of a percentage point. But, the company’s latest figures are “highly inaccurate” to the point of “embarrassing,” according to well-regarded analyst Neil Cybart of Above Avalon.
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Google is offering users a new way to try and safeguard their privacy, by providing an option to automatically delete logs of Web & App Activity as well as Location History data after a specific period of time, rather than requiring users to manually delete it.
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Perhaps reflecting a desire to maximize power efficiency in all areas, a newly-published Apple patent application showcases a “hybrid” display mixing OLED and quantum-dot LEDs.
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It’s been hugely hyped and roundly criticized, but after more than a month’s intensive use, Apple News+ has proved to have very specific good and bad features. Before you sign up, or before you cancel, here’s a true Pro/Con list for Apple News+.
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Niantic and WB Games is starting to allow iOS users to play ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite,’ the ‘Pokemon Go’ follow-up based on the JK Rowling book franchise, with open betas in Australia and New Zealand allowing fans of the series to try out the AR game on their iPhone.
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To further deflect allegations made by Bloomberg in 2018 of spy chips inserted in servers used by Apple and other companies, Super Micro is ceasing manufacture in China, and cutting back on reliance of parts generated by Chinese suppliers.
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Terry Gou, the CEO of Apple assembly partner Foxconn and candidate for the presidency of Taiwan, has met with President Donald Trump on his visit to the United States, ahead of a visit to the controversial project in Wisconsin to build new facilities.
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