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Developer finds workaround to run Nintendo Switch games on M1-based Macs

If you’re a gamer or a coder, this is pretty cool. A developer by the handle of “Sera Tonin Brocious” (or @daeken on Twitter) has managed to get Nintendo Switch games to run on Apple Silicon Macs. While the implementation is not quite perfect yet given the technical limitations of the MoltenVK runtime library, which […]

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Apple Maps receives significant updates, information for Canadian users and travelers

If you’re in Canada, this is going to come in handy. On Thursday, Apple released its new updates to its Maps applications. The new feature offers copious Canadian information as well as new features, including faster and more accurate navigation, more precess addresses, better road coverage, and more detailed land cover. The nation of Canada […]

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Amtrak adds Apple Pay support, other payment methods to web site, mobile apps

This should come in handy. Rail carrier Amtrak announced that Apple Pay as well as other payment providers such as Google Pay and PayPal are now available options when checking out on Amtrak’s website or when using the Amtrak mobile app. Roger Harris, Executive VP, Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer at Amtrak offered the following […]

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Apple to cut App Store commission fee from 30 percent to 15 percent for developers making less than $1 million per year

Depending on how well your App Store apps are doing, you’re going to love this or hate this. Apple announced a new App Store Small Business programon Wednesday. The program, which will launch on January 1, 2021, will cut App Store fees from 30 percent to 15 percent for many developers, with firms that earned […]

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Google Maps updated to version 5.56, includes new COVID-19 safety data, takeout/delivery stats for local areas

This could definitely help. Google Maps on Tuesday received three new pandemic-related features as well as an expansion of its live transit “crowdedness” status information. The crowdedness data offers the real-time state of transit lines, is crowdsourced, and relies on in-app feedback from users. Prior to the new version, Google Maps only showed the data […]