If you are a Crash Bandicoot fan, you’re in luck. A new game called Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! is coming to the iPhone and iPad later this month. This was announced by the developer King, who is also the creator of Candy Crush Saga.

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We heard a surprising report back in December that Square was in talks with music streaming service Tidal about a possible acquisition. Now it’s surfaced that the fintech company is slated to buy a majority stake in the niche music streaming service for $297 million. The new partnership is aiming to translate the success of Square in the fintech space to Tidal’s artist-owned and led approach to music streaming.

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Apple launched today a new support page on its website. With “Apple for Kids,” parents and guardians can learn everything they need to know about how to manage a family group, set up a child’s device, and more.

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Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/business/media/tidal-square-jay-z-dorsey.html

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Looking for a refreshing aesthetic for missed notifications? If you’re jailbroken, then a new tweak called Enchant has you covered.

ShakeItOff is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak that lets you perform actions with a shake gesture on your pwned iPhone.

Apple has faced App Store antitrust investigations around the world, from the US to Japan – and the UK is the latest to put the company’s control of iOS apps under scrutiny. The European Union currently has three open antitrust investigations into the App Store, but the UK leaving the EU means that it is no longer party to these.

The UK’s competition watchdog today announced plans to determine whether the App Store restricts competition …

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Jailbreakers looking to get more personalization out of their Now Playing widget should check out a new and free jailbreak tweak called aquarius.

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/opinion/coronavirus-baby-bust.html

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The YouTube app is officially discontinued for third-generation Apple TV boxes. The third-gen box was released in 2012 and lacks an App Store. What are your alternative ways to stream to a TV in 2021?

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: US President Joe Biden has made the shift to electric vehicles an early focus of his administration. Days after his inauguration, he vowed to replace hundreds of thousands of federal civilian vehicles with electric versions. On Tuesday, Biden held a virtual meeting with CEOs from companies building charging infrastructure. The administration has set a goal to build more than 500,000 new electric vehicle charging stations by 2030. Also on Tuesday, a coalition of six electric utilities announced a new initiative that will help Biden achieve his goal. The companies are planning to build a "seamless network of charging stations" in and around the American South. The group plans to build chargers near major highways in every southern state, stretching as far west as Texas and as far north as Indiana, Ohio, and Virginia. This is not a joint venture. Each utility will build and run its own charging stations. But the goal is to make them appear to the customer as a unified network.

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Looking to tidy up the browser on your Mac or fix some issues you’re seeing with websites? Read on for how to clear the Mac cache, history, and cookies in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.

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Audio and video calls have been available on WhatsApp for a few years now, but they only work on the iPhone and Android apps. Starting today, users will also be able to answer and make calls through WhatsApp Desktop on a Mac or Windows PC.

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