Technology News for Friday 6th May 2022

1. How AltStore is building a haven for forbidden iPhone apps

The best way to install apps from outside Apple's App Store was only made possible because Riley Testut wanted to play Pokémon on his iPhone. advertisement. Testut was still in college when he started building an emulator for playing classic Game Boy ...

2. Ms. Pac-Man, Dance Dance Revolution inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame

The Pac-Man sequel reimagined the main character to acknowledge the original game's female fans, according to the hall. After selling 125,000 cabinets within the first five years, it became one of the best-selling arcade games of all time.

3. New Windows 11 controller shortcut is a simpler way to launch recent games

As someone whose gaming PC is permanently plugged into his TV, I can see the feature being very useful for people like me. Currently, even if I'm playing a controller-based game, I first need to use a wireless keyboard and trackpad to launch it from ...

4. OnePlus 10R 5G design element that makes it unique and aspirational

The smartphone is the new lifestyle accessory we flaunt, a reflection of our style and personality, as we use it to do a lot more than just making calls and sending messages. It doubles up as a high-end camera, a notebook, an alarm clock and even a ...

5. The Frenzied Overwatch 2 Beta Is a Step in the Right Direction

The most noticeable difference? The new 5v5 gameplay is fast. Without a second tank in the game to deny angles and protect teammates, players have a lot more chances to make fight-winning plays -- and not just DPS players. Supports are more vulnerable to ...

6. Motorola to launch 'world's thinnest 5G phone' with 144Hz refresh rate. Details

Motorola is going to launch 'world's thinnest 5G phone' next week in India. This new sleek phone is known as Motorola Edge 30. It will be launched on May 12 on Flipkart and Reliance Digital. Motorola Edge 30 will also be available at leading retail ...

7. OnePlus Nord 2T arrives with MediaTek Dimensity 1300 SoC, 90Hz AMOLED Display, 80W Charging

The OnePlus Nord 2T price is set at EUR 399 (Roughly Rs 32,100) for the sole 8GB/128GB model. The handset is available in Black and Green colour options. As of now, OnePlus has not confirmed the availability of the Nord 2T outside Europe, but it is ...

8. SpaceX capsule splashes down, bringing 4 astronauts home from 6-month mission

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Endurance, carrying three U.S. NASA astronauts and a European Space Agency (ESA) crewmate from Germany, parachuted into calm seas in darkness at the conclusion of a 23-hour-plus autonomous flight home from the ISS.

9. SpaceX successfully returns four astronauts from International Space Station

On board the Crew Dragon were three NASA astronauts — Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron — as well as German astronaut Matthias Maurer with the European Space Agency. The astronauts, part of a mission called Crew-3, launched to space in the same ...

10. Peloton Looking for Investor Like Apple to Buy 20% of Company

As a business, Peloton has high customer acquisition costs, translating to high product pricing. Toward the end of last year, the company reduced the price of its entry-level bike by almost 20 percent to $1,495 in an attempt to drive up sales through the ...

11. Ms. Pac-Man headlines World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sid ...

12. Apple Patent Suggests Future iPad Could Transform Into macOS-Like Experience When Attached to a Keyboard

Adding credence that the patent depicts an ?iPad? and keyboard combo, other images in the filing reveal how the computing device can be detected from the keyboard and used standalone, similar to how users can currently detach the ?iPad? from the Magic ...

13. Meta Cambria, Quest 3: What to Expect From Meta's Next VR Headset

Instead, Project Cambria looks to be a far more expensive and advanced sort of AR/VR hybrid headset, a bridge device that could be an amazing VR device, but could also enable mixed reality combining video from the real world with VR via improved cameras.

14. New 2023 BMW 1 Series spied in hot M135i guise

There's a potential for a return of the M140i, but It's more likely that this is a facelifted M135i - the hottest version of the current 1 Series with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder and four-wheel drive.

15. Microsoft Unveils Early Preview of Xbox Controller Bar for PC Gamers

Microsoft unveiled a new feature Thursday that gives some PC gamers access to an on screen controller bar by using their Xbox controller. The feature works from your home screen or while you're in a game. It shows the last three games you played and ...

16. Deputies investigate south Fort Myers shooting death of attempted robbery suspect

A woman who deputies say tried to rob a taxi driver at a gas station was found dead of a gunshot wound on Juanita Avenue in south Fort Myers Wednesday afternoon. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, 34-year-old Sharese Bergeron attempted to ...

17. Fortnite is back on the iPhone thanks to Microsoft

It's once again possible to play “Fortnite” on your iPhone (or any iOS device for that matter). On Thursday, Microsoft announced the popular battle royale is now free to play on mobile browsers through Xbox's cloud gaming service, which allows players ...

18. Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Badland Party]

Discover the next game in the multi-award-winning hit series that follows Apple's Game of the Year and Design Award winning BADLAND and BADLAND 2, enjoyed by over 150 million players around the world.

19. Best Buy's Latest Sale Offers 72 Hours of Deals on Apple, Bowflex, Echo and More

Best Buy just launched a new three-day sale, offering discounts on popular items including the Asus Zenbook, Amazon's Echo Show 8 and Bowflex fitness equipment, just to name a few. If you're looking for deals on the latest tech, now is a great time to ...

20. Best PS4 and PS5 Racing Games for 2022

I've always liked cars, but the catalyst that tipped me into obsession was a thick stack of Sport Compact Car magazines and Gran Turismo 4 for the Sony PlayStation 2. This game totally changed the way I looked at cars and motorsport.

21. How My Ereader Helped Me Get Back into Reading

My clock read 5 a.m., and I felt dizzy staring at my phone for hours. Having stretched out on the bed for a long time, not even getting up to take a bathroom break, my bones ached after a several hours of reading. At around 11 p.m., I started to devour ...

22. Bizarre iOS bug swaps out Spotify for Apple Music in the iPhone dock

File this one under “O” for odd: Due to either a bug or an overzealous engineer, Apple Music is replacing Spotify and other apps in the iPhone dock, whether you choose to put it there or not. According to numerous reports, the iOS 15.4.1 issue is easy ...

23. Amazon's made it a little harder to buy Kindle books on Android

When attempting to purchase ebooks on the Amazon app on Android, you're now directed to a new screen explaining why the purchasing option is gone. If you happen to update the app, you'll see a similar note as to what you see on an iOS device that says ...

24. Microsoft's Xbox streaming stick and TV app are less than 12 months away — again

In November 2020, Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed you'd likely be able to stream Xbox games to your TV “in the next 12 months.” And, in June 2021, the company confirmed it would soon offer both a smart TV app and an Xbox streaming stick to ...

25. Spotify will shut down its radio-like listening app Stations on May 16th

Besides podcasts, things for your car, and annual listening recaps, Spotify has been running another experiment since 2018 with Stations, a “lightweight” app available for free and paid subscribers. After its initial debut overseas with an Android ...

26. World Video Game Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees Include Ocarina of Time, Ms. Pac-Man

The hall of fame said Dance Dance Revolution helped lay the groundwork for other music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. "It truly provided a revolution for the music game scene," video game curator Lindsey Kurano said.

27. 'Doctor Strange 2' Star Elizabeth Olsen on How Scarlett Johansson Taught Her to Be a Superhero

But Olsen, whose portrayal of the mystical Scarlet Witch has made her a consistent MCU fan favorite, insists that no matter what Wanda goes through, she'll continue to defend the character. “I ...

28. Police investigating suspicious death in Fort Myers

Police checked on Reece at his home in the 2900 block of Winkler Avenue, the Village Creek apartment, when they found him dead. His death was ruled suspicious. The investigation into his death is ...

29. Listen to eerie sounds from echoing black holes

Black hole binaries occur when these celestial phenomena are orbited by a star, which they sometimes use to siphon gas and dust as a snack. The echoes have ...

30. iPhone Users Got Alerts About Strangers' AirTags. The Trackers Were Never Found.

Apple alerts users when an unknown AirTag is 'near you.' When those people don't appear to be in the path of any rogue tracker, confusion and concern follow. Photo Illustration by Chaya Howell/The Wall Street Journal.