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Much talk surrounding Apple has centered on a cooling consumer demand for its flagship product, the iPhone smartphone. However, it may be time to shift the narrative to feet-dragging by a number of global operators that could hold the key to as many as 2.8 billion iPhone customers, according to a Monday report. Instead of a slowdown in demand, a Monday report by Bloomberg suggests the larger problem is vastly limited access to customers....

Earlier this week, the bookApp Store Confidentialwas published in Germany. Now, Apple is looking to block any further publication of the title. Focushas the report today, detailing how Apple believes that the title, which was written by former German App Store manager Tom Sadowski, reveals quite a few different “business secrets”, and that they are of a “considerable economic value” for the company. The book was published as both an ebook and in paperback form in Germany initially, but a broader rollout is in the works, and Apple appears to be aiming to stop that from happening....

To better handle data requests from law enforcement agencies, Apple plans on introducing a dedicated website for this purpose before the end of the year. This online portal will become the one-stop location law enforcement agencies worldwide can go to submit requests for data, track requests, and obtain responsive data from Apple. The company’s plans were recently added to a government privacy page on theApple website. According to Apple: We are building a team of professionals dedicated to training law enforcement officers globally, which will significantly increase our ability to reach smaller police forces and agencies....

On Monday, Koei Tecmo revealed the release date for the excitingAtelierRyza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack, which comes with all three games with new content, such as more storylines. It will be the first time the Atelier series heads to Nintendo Switch 2. The collection of games is also arriving on the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC (via Steam). Unfortunately, Xbox fans are getting left out, despite this year’s Atelier Yumia being present on the platform....

Bayonetta Origins Cereza and The Lost Demon is a new prequel to Platinum Games’ witch-action series that recently arrived on Nintendo Switch. Although it seems like a mini-game, this spin-off is actually a full-sized game that even brings a solid level of challenge – depending on the difficulty setting. Check out the guide below to find out how to modify the difficulty settings in Bayonetta Origins. Related:Bayonetta Origins Cereza and the Lost Demon – How to Unlock the True Final Boss...

Some items in Baldur’s Gate 3 grant the characters the chance to stack Lightning Charges —tiers of energy that provide attack bonuses — while others consume Lightning Charges to grant a spell or specific feature. So here is a guide on how to create a synergetic build with Lightning Charges. Best use of Lightning Charges in Baldur’s Gate 3 Lightning Charges are streams of energy that course through your character’s body and can stack up to 5; however, each turn, one Charge is dissipated and lost....

There’s one name synonymous with bullet-style blenders: Nutribullet. Famous for its compact size, single-serve pitcher, and ferocious blending, Nutribullets are essentially blenders that pulverize foods, such as fruit, vegetables, seeds, and nuts until liquified. They have a bullet-shaped blending cup. You fill the cup with your ingredients (usually starting with the driest), screw on the blade, and flip it onto the base and lock it down to blend. Best kitchen tech gifts, according to a cooking fanatic The way to the heart is through the stomach, or for the home cook, it’s through a great kitchen setup - and these are the best gadgets to gift....

Black Shark’s next gaming phone could be about to launch soon. The Black Shark 4 has popped up on Chinese certification site, TENAA. In the images we see a phone with a vastly different rear design tothe previous models. Rather than have a rear panel featuring triangular and diagonal protrusions and recesses, the back on the pictures from TENAA seems completely smooth. Going somewhat against the trend for having a visually busy back panel design we’ve seen in so manyother gamer phones....

Publisher Bandai Namco Online has announced that the online Action-RPG Blue Protocol will launch on June 14th for Japan but will be launching in 2024 in the west. Blue Protocol Release Delayed to 2024 in the West Announced this week, Blue Protocol will be launching on June 14th but only for Japan. According to publisher Bandai Namco Online, the game won’t be coming west until 2024. For the western release Amazon Games is publishing the title for PS5, Xbox Series and PC via Steam....

If you’d like to beef up theWi-Ficapabilities of your jailbroken iPhone or iPad, then you might take interest in a new freejailbreak tweakcalledBoostedWifiby iOS developerKingPuffdaddi. BoostedWifi augments your device’s Wi-Fi capabilities by removing the signal limit levied byAppleand displaying detailed signal levels for every network. So what does this mean? Basically,iOShas been configured to only display Wi-Fi networks that meet a signal level baseline. If the signal level is too weak, then iOS hides it from the list of networks you can join....

Bruder EXP-8 Is A Rugged And Luxurious Camping Trailer Australian company Bruder has unveiled the EXP-8, its biggest and most luxurious off-the-grid expedition trailer. Not everyone has the means of splurging on amillion-dollar motor home, and yet Bruder is proving that you don’t need a gazillion dollars to enjoy a grand and luxurious stay in the wild outdoors. Bruder (or Brother) refers to EXP-8 as a four-season global exploration platform. Measuring 230-inches (5850 mm) long, 84....

Carbon Fiber Explained: What It Is, How It Works, And Why It’s So Expensive If there’s one fascinating fact about spiders that everyone knows, it’s that their silken webs are deceptively strong. It can have a tensile strength of up to around 1000 megapascals, which can be stronger than steel. The most surprising thing about this is the way that it subverts typical notions of weight and strength. A spider web is a lot of powerful, lightweight strands in a very compact package, and so is carbon fiber....

TheStatus Baris used to display pertinent information about your iOS device at a glance, including the battery level, signal strength, and time, to name just a few of those things. While I like seeing the Status Bar in most cases, I can also attest to the fact that I sometimes wish I could hide it unobtrusively, such as when playingPokémon GOfor instance (as it doesn’t blend in well with the game’s background)....