Nintendo’s first iOS game is now available for download
Is Nintendo the next Sega? The company undoubtedly has a storied history in the video game console business but to say it has reached a potential turning point is an understatement. The Wii U is nothing short of an absolute disaster, as many people expected it would be. The rise of mobile gaming has dissolved much of the demand for a casual home game console, and Nintendo hasn’t been able to keep up a steady flow of big-time games to draw interest. So now, it has released its first mobile app for iOS and Android.
It’s not the Mario game the world is waiting for with bated breath, but early reactions have generally been pretty positive. You can read a Miitomo review roundup right here. And after a somewhat successful launch in Japan, the hotly anticipated app is now available for download in the U.S.
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Bad news: Tesla Model 3’s full feature set won’t be revealed at today’s event
Elon Musk will be the first to tell you that he can’t stand it when a company rolls out an incredibly intriguing concept car only to remove many of its bells and whistles when it comes time to put the car into production. As the CEO of Tesla, Musk has undertaken to do things a bit different, which is to say that Musk has always strived to ensure that the production model of any Tesla vehicle is better than the concept.
“Really hate it when companies bring out an awesome show car and then you can never actually buy it,” Musk said a few years back. “So lame.”
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You can finally buy Apple’s brand new iPhone and iPad online and in stores
March 31st isn’t just the end of the first quarter, and it’s not just the last day of peace we have before an onslaught of awful, awful April Fool’s Day jokes. The 31st also marks the first day of availability for Apple’s first brand new products of 2016. Yes, one is a bit more “brand new” than the other, but both new devices fill key gaps in Apple’s product lineup, and both are now available for purchase online and in stores.
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Meet Ollie, the $84 robot you control with your iPhone or Android
Do you know what I would have given when I was a young kid for a cool little robot that I could control with a smartphone? Sphero, the same company that makes the awesome little smartphone-controlled BB-8 droid toy, also makes another cute little robot named Ollie and I want one ASAP. It’s far more affordable than the BB-8 but it’s just as fun to play with, and it’s high time you checked it out.
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Everything we learned about Final Fantasy XV at the big Uncovered event last night
Wednesday night was the night that Final Fantasy fans have waited fifteen years to experience. In 2006, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XV (née Final Fantasy Versus XIII) was in development. Ten years later, at the Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event in California, a release date was revealed: September 30th, 2016.
But the release date was only one of more than a dozen announcements that the Square Enix team prepared. Read on to find out everything the company announced at its big spring event on March 30th.
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It has begun: The FBI will unlock other iPhones in criminal investigations
We were wondering whether the FBI will agree to use in other cases the same hack that unlocked the San Bernardino iPhone just earlier this week, and it turns out the agency is more than willing to share its newly acquired know-how to help other law enforcement agencies solve their on-going investigations. Just days after it confirmed it didn’t need Apple to access the local files of the iPhone 5c that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters, the FBI agreed to assist an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod that may contain relevant evidence to a double homicide case.
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How to Replace Early Mustang Framerails
We asked him how daunting the task was going to be, and he replied, “It’s not that extensive.” We didn’t believe him, so we stood by with our camera and documented what it took. You be the judge.
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Verify a Mustang’s Origins Before Laying Down Cash
Pete Geisler of Orlando Mustang looks deep to determine originality.
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Apple’s battle with the FBI is over for now, but not for good
Now that the FBI no longer needs Apple’s help to access the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists, one might reasonably think that the long and publicly drawn-out debate over mobile encryption, government surveillance, user privacy and national security will settle down and fade from public view.
And for a while, it most likely will. Still, even though Apple may have won this specific battle with the FBI over one particular iPhone, nothing has truly been resolved aside from the FBI figuring out a way to hack into Apple’s 2013 iPhone 5c. In the future, there is no doubt that the FBI and other law enforcement agencies will stumble across more advanced and secure iPhone models they’re unable to access.
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Microsoft’s HoloLens will soon let you simulate walking on Mars
Microsoft didn’t make too many splashy headlines during the opening of its Build conference on Wednesday but it did show off some really cool new technology related to both artificial intelligence and mixed reality platforms. When it comes to the latter, the company announced that it’s teaming up with NASA to create a new experience where people can take a virtual walk on Mars with the help of Microsoft’s HoloLens headset.
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