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The massively popular battle royale game has been seeing a growing fanbase since its inception with Apex Legends hitting 100 million players back in 2021. Over the years, the game has added a variety of features and functionalities to build on its existing popularity. This even includes a highly anticipated Apex Legends mobile version. Now, as the 12th season of Apex Legends is underway, players are calling for changes on one of the game’s more recent additions, Ranked Arenas....

Jackson, which is the real name of Newcastle, was long considered dead, defining Bangalore’s personality throughout the games. In the trailer, Bangalore makes an ultimate decision to leave the Apex Legends games; with her sibling believed dead, no motivation drove her. As the legends enjoy their time on the ship before the match begins, Loba approaches Bangalore in an attempt to convince her otherwise. However, it seems Bangalore is determined, believing this is her last match....

When it first arrived on the scene, Apex made waves for including a ping system that improved upon non-verbal communication and squad tactics. The respawn system was also well-met, and eventually, both systems were found in Fortnite. As such, it’s only natural for the system to continue to evolve, change, and adapt ideas from one another, and this time around, Apex should pay attention to the new Fortnite season 2 Battle Pass....

Despite its success, however, Apex Legends is plagued with many issues. Audio bugs, broken character abilities, T-posing legends in the character select screen - these are just a few of the problems that have reared their ugly heads with each new patch introduced to the live service battle royale game. Bugs and glitches are bound to appear in any video game, but in a title as competitive and widely played as Apex Legends, players are bound to find these issues more irritating the longer they remain in the game....

Wednesday’s press conference saw the two heavyweights pulled apart before a melee broke out around them on stage in Los Angeles. Fury — who at one point took off his shirt as a scuffle broke out behind him — has apologized for what happened, insisting the behavior by both men was unacceptable. With no wish to see a repeat, and the California State Athletic Commission threatening to withhold both fighters’ purses if there is any further trouble, the Briton believes the usual pre-fight photo opportunity of the two standing head to head should be scrapped for safety reasons....

The COVID-19 contact tracing API is scheduled to launch in the mid of May 2020. The selected developers will then work with healthcare agencies and public bodies to further develop contact tracing and exposure notification apps. Thus, the preliminary Wednesday release aimed at gathering feedback from the developers. Key features of the Contact Tracing API Notably, the seed API reportedly also offers customization abilities for respective healthcare bodies. The API would calculate exposure risk levels of an individual based on their estimated distance from a confirmed COVID-19 patient as well as the duration of the exposure....

title: “Apple Announces Self Service Repair For Iphone 12 And 13” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-13” author: “Grady Mendez” Self Service Repair will be available for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 to start, then later open up to include Mac computers with M1 chips. It will also be focusing on the most common repairs to start (the screen, camera, battery, etc.), but will add options for additional repairs in the future....

Easing you in gently, the first announcement was that of the HomePod mini. Soon to be available in three extra color choices - yellow, orange, and blue – alongside the standard white and space gray options, the HomePod mini’s main selling point is how well it ties into your other Apple products. There’s deep integration with Siri, a built-in U1 ultra-wideband chip that makes it easy to hand off audio between your iPhone and speaker, plus you can pair two HomePod minis together for stereo sound....

How this works: Reuters says the two companies account for 99 percent of smartphones, which means the decision will affect pretty much all of us. The contact tracing system uses Bluetooth signals to let you know if you’ve been in contact with another user who’s reported as having COVID-19 symptoms. It’s all done anonymously, of course; you don’t want anyone coming after you if you’re infected and walked near them....

Apple said its technology is specifically limited to detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and cannot be turned into surveillance tools. “With this new technology, Apple will learn about known CSAM photos being stored in iCloud Photos where the account is storing a collection of known CSAM. Apple will not learn anything about other data stored solely on device.” The technology works by scanning an image before it is backed up to the iCloud....

The companies are working to distribute APIs for iOS and Android in May, but its success would rely on people downloading compatible apps, leaving a barrier to adoption. If approved, the system could be distributed to approved health organisation’s apps for iOS and Android phones that make up the majority of smartphones globally. The voluntary opt-in to the system would use the BLE tech built into smartphones to ping other smartphones in close proximity and store user-specific logs of proximity data....

title: “Apple Announces New Features For Its Iwork Platform” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-08” author: “Armando Revis” In Apple’s announcement, the company detailed some of the new features, which include adding a live camera view to presentations and pivot tables for better data analytics. New to Keynotes, the live camera feed feature uses the front-facing camera on iPhones, iPads, and Macs for more engaging presentations. The feed appears alongside the content in a slide, and can be resized or stylized with masks, frames, and drop shadows....

This is an easy one, as the answer is simply yes. The AirPods Pro are better in terms of features and performance than the AirPods. But the difference in price is huge. So the real question should be, is it worth spending the extra on the Pro models over the AirPods? This guide should help you decide between tApple AirPods and Airpods Pro. Apple Airpods were first released in 2016 and with a second gen refresh launched in 2019 and they’re usually priced from $159....