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Apple is moving deeper into online gaming. The tech giant announced Monday that it'll offer a gaming subscription service through its App Store called Apple Arcade."With a single subscription you'll get access to over 100 new and exclusive games," Ann Thai, senior product manager for the App Store, said during an event at Apple's Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. "You won't find these games on any other mobile platform or any other subscription service." Now playing: Watch this: Apple reveals Apple Arcade, a new subscription gaming... 3:01 Rather than something like what you get from Microsoft, Sony or Google's new cloud-based game streaming service, Apple will instead include an offering of premium paid games from various developers. These games will be exclusive to Apple and will have a dedicated tab in the App Store. Apple will charge people a monthly fee for the service, but it didn't say how much yet. Apple Arcade will be available for the iPhone, iPad, … [Read more...] about Apple Arcade is a game subscription service for iPhones, Mac and Apple TV

Apple on Monday unveiled Apple News Plus, a $9.99 per month subscription service that lets you access articles from different publications including more than 300 magazines. The service traces its roots back to Texture, a digital magazine distributor that was billed as a sort of Netflix for magazines. It gave users unlimited access to different magazines for a single fee. Now playing: Watch this: Apple announces Apple News Plus 3:58 The pricing is the same as for Texture, which originally charged $9.99 a month, and includes family sharing at no extra charge. Up to six family members can share an Apple News Plus subscription. The service, which launches Monday, is available in the US and Canada in English and French. It will launch in Australia and the UK in autumn.Apple News Plus is part of an array of service unveiled by Apple, as Apple shifts its business so it's less dependent on hardware like its iPhones or iPads. The company, for instance, still generates two-thirds of … [Read more...] about Apple News Plus is a $9.99-per-month on-demand service for news junkies

It's not enough that your iPhone stores your credit card information. Apple wants to be on your physical card too. Apple on Monday introduced Apple Card, a new credit card that will live both virtually in Apple's Wallet app and in the physical world as a minimalist-designed, laser-etched titanium card. The virtual card will become available in the US this summer.  Now playing: Watch this: The Apple Card is Apple's new no-late fee credit card 1:52 The tech giant said it sought to toss out many of the things people don't like about credit cards by doing away with late fees, annual fees and international fees, as well as penalty interest rates. "While we all need them, there are things about the credit card experience that could be so much better," Apple CEO Tim Cook said at a press event Monday while introducing Apple Card.Looking to turn heads in the payments world, Apple will offer cash-back rewards daily to Apple Card customers, a change from … [Read more...] about Apple Card: After mocking credit cards, Apple creates one

Apple on Monday introduced Apple Card, a new virtual credit card. Livestream Apple's announcement comes about four years after the company introduced Apple Pay, a service that was pitched as a way to kill off your wallet and physical credit cards, instead letting you pay with your phone."People have dreamed of replacing these for years," CEO Tim Cook said of credit cards during a 2014 press event that included the unveiling of Apple Pay. He pointed out then that cards are easy to lose and cumbersome to use.But adoption of mobile payments like Apple Pay have been slow. Less than a third of iPhone owners have used Apple Pay at least once, according to a study by PYMNTS.com. That situation, even after years of the company pushing Apple Pay to more retailers and websites, likely caused Apple to decide it needed to do something else if it wanted to grow in payments. More from the Apple event Apple's Showtime event: What to expect and how to watch Apple's TV streaming service debuts at … [Read more...] about Apple introduces new Apple Card, a virtual credit card

The most dangerous thing I can say to myself in the morning is "I've got time." Like many people, I check my phone when I wake up. If I'm not quite ready to get out of bed, I keep scrolling. Articles lead to memes, memes lead to videos, and before I know it, I'm looking up what everyone from The Wonder Years is doing now. I'm also late to work. Researchers call it "technoference." It means you prioritize your phone over other parts of your life like your marriage, your kids, your work, sleeping or even safety. In study results released Monday, scientists at Queensland University of Technology said they've seen a jump in technoference over the last 13 years. Now playing: Watch this: Android P has features to curb smartphone addiction 3:07 The study's data showed more people blame their phone for their being tired, being less productive, driving distracted and being in pain. Twenty-four percent of women and 15 percent of men studied are classified as "problematic mobile phone … [Read more...] about Your phone is the reason you’re a tired procrastinator, study says