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Nintendo bows to investor pressure, announces plans to bring games to iOS, other platforms

Sometimes you’ve got to do what the investors tell you to do, even if it means bringing the crown jewels to other platforms. Still, the upside is that it brings Mario to your iOS device. Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Japanese mobile game maker DeNA to jointly develop games for smartphones, […]

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Uncovered documents point towards CIA-sponsored program to break iOS device encryption, install backdoors

When the CIA sponsors a full-on “jamboree” focused on breaking the security found in the iPhone and iPad, there’s something to be said for that. According to recently obtained top-secret documents, security researchers were gathered at a CIA-sponsored “Jamboree” event wherein attendees discussed strategies for exploiting security flaws in household and commercial electronics. The conferences […]

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Select Marriott Hotels, Etsy to begin accepting Apple Pay in 2015

This summer, you’ll be able to use Apple Pay at certain Marriott hotels in the U.S. In addition, Marriott Rewards members will be able to load their Rewards benefits via co-branded credit cards into Apple Pay. The first batch of Marriott hotels to get Apple Pay include The Ritz-Carlton New York at Central Park, The […]

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Apple releases iOS 8.2 update

Kicking off mucho new stuff today, Apple released iOS 8.2 for its iOS devices on Monday. The update, a 476 megabyte download accessible either via iTunes or the Software Update feature on your iPhone, iPad or iPad touch, introduces support for Apple Watch, and also includes improvements to the Health app, increased stability and bug […]

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Apple releases iTunes 12.1 update

It’s not the biggest change in the world, but it’s still worth snagging. On Thursday, Apple released version 12.1 of its iTunes media software. The new version, a 216.6 megabyte download, which can be directly download or installed via the Software Update feature in OS X and adds the following fixes and changes: – This […]