It’s been a long road for EA to bring its battle royale hit to mobile devices but there is officially an Apex Legends iOS release date (Android too). Arriving around the world, the free-to-play mobile version will launch on May 17. Check out the Apex Legends Mobile Season 1 trailer and more below.
If there’s one thing Google likes to do almost as much as constantly launching new messaging apps, it’s killing an app or service and then after a while launching another thing with the same name. So, with that in mind, say hello to the new Google Wallet. This will be available for Android and Wear OS devices in the coming weeks in “over 40 countries”.
After Apple announced it is discontinuing the iPod touch (7th generation) yesterday and retiring the iPod altogether, consumers have been rushing to retailers in-store and online to buy one of these devices. The product is only being sold at retailers while supplies last.
Google Translate wasn’t the only app/service that got some new features announced at Google I/O today – so did Maps. Google Maps will soon get an immersive view feature. The name of the service is quite self-explanatory. It should work initially for LA, London and New York as well as San Francisco, San Francisco, Tokyo and San Francisco. More cities will follow.
At its I/O developer conference today, Google kicked things off by announcing an expansion relating to Google Translate. Namely, that the service now supports 24 additional languages. This brings the total supported languages to a whopping 133.
We live in an era of pop culture crossovers, with tons of video game rosters now including icons from other mediums like hit films or popular Netflix shows. Captain Jack Sparrow’s in Sea of Thieves, Sasuke and Ariana Grande are duking it out in Fortnite, and now the band Slipknot is coming to Smite as part of a set of skins.
The newest Apple Pay promotion has been announced with the latest deals including up to 25% off popular retailers like Fila, Billabong, Quicksilver, Roxy, RVCA, Pacsun, and more. For more details, please read on.
Apple is growing its Search Ads business. In a presentation to advertising clients today, obtained by 9to5Mac, the company emphasizes that even as Search Ads continue to grow, the vast majority of users are opting for an experience that doesn’t rely on personalized advertising.
Nintendo published report, where again noted the records of Switch. This time the games were especially notable: the total sales of all projects for the financial year were the highest in history Nintendo.
Trendforce has published today a report in which it predicts that smartphone shipments will drop in calendar 2022. Performance in Q1 2022 was unimpressive, and the downward trajectory is predicted to continue in the second quarter as China is struggling with its “zero COVID” policy.
The press and players met Ghostwire: Tokyo ambiguous - the public liked the design of the world, but not everyone liked its content and gameplay. But not the warmest reception did not dampen the enthusiasm of its director - he would like to create a sequel to the DLC for Ghostwire.
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Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment have released a new trailer for Apex Legends Mobile, announcing the game will make a full, worldwide launch on May 17 for iOS and Android devices.
Please Fix the Road is a cute indie puzzle that is going to be released in the summer on the usual PC platforms. And not the usual ones either: the developer plans to independently publish the game on torrents right on the day of release.
