Playing Netflix Games
Netflix Games has officially launched on iOS and iPad. Are you playing? Through its app, the streaming giant offers five games at no additional cost. Today’s announcement comes a week after first dropping on Android devices. Only two of the games are related to a Netflix show (Stranger Things). After the global success of Squid Game in September (and past experiments with actual gaming), rumors of Netflix launching a gaming vertical became more amplified.
Apple Announces Special Event: New Products Dropping
Next week, Apple will launch its biggest event of the year; “California streaming.” The virtual presentation will take place from the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. Media reps or outlets will not be attending. Like last year’s presentation, product launches are believed to be pre-taped segments. The entire event can be viewed from the company’s site, YouTube or the Apple TV app.
Is Apple Launching a Search Engine?
Apple may be launching its own search engine. Right now, Google pays Apple $8-12 billion per year to be the default search engine on all iPhones.
Apple Invents a Device That Lets You Control Objects in Virtual Reality
Apple has invented a device that lets users move objects in virtual and mixed realities. According to the application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple calls the invention a “Computer Systems with Finger Devices.”