Month: April 2021
Microsoft won’t fully reopen its offices until September 7th at the earliest
Microsoft is delaying the full reopening of its offices — the company’s “Stage 6” phase of its hybrid workplace plan — until September 7th at the earliest. This marks a delay from its originally planned July window. “Based on our continued consultation with health and data experts, we’ve shifted our…
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Carphone Warehouse’s Easter Sale offers bargain iPhone 12 and Google Pixel 5 deals iPhone 12 deals
Carphone Warehouse is launching into the Easter weekend with a host of excellent mobile phone deals. Whether you’re an Android or Apple user, there are some worthwhile deals to be had. The standout offers here fall on Google Pixel 5 deals and the more affordable Google Pixel 4a. Both of…
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Private equity, a SPAC and an IPO walk into a bar
The first quarter of 2021 was a busy season for technology exits. Coming off a hot period in the final quarter of 2020, it was no surprise that tech upstarts pursued liquidity through a variety of mechanisms as the new year began. There were IPOs, there were direct listings, there…
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Summer Game Fest returns in June
Summer Game Fest, which debuted last year as a digital “celebration” of video games with news, events, and playable content, is returning this year, kicking off in June. We don’t know much about what to expect just yet, but “the roster of participating publishers and developers, along with an event…
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Apple expands Apple Arcade with classic App Store games
Apple has announced an expansion for its subscription gaming service Apple Arcade. In addition to exclusive game releases, the company is adding two new categories — Timeless Classics and App Store Greats. In the ‘App Store Greats’ category, you can find some well-known iPhone games that have been released over…
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Apple is getting serious about enforcing its new privacy rules for iOS apps Privacy
Apple has begun to reject update submissions for apps that use third-party tools to collect user data from iOS devices without consent. Industry experts believe the rejections signal the start of a series of strict privacy-protecting policies, as Apple gets ready to roll out its much anticipated App Tracking Transparency…
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