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Mario Kart Tour real-time multiplayer for iOS launches to everyone on March 8

Nintendo has announced this evening that Mario Kart Tour on iOS is officially adding real-time multiplayer support next week. This comes after a beta testing program that ran in December. Unlike the beta program, however, Mario Kart Tour multiplayer will actually be available to all users. Mario Kart Tour real-time multiplayer will officially launch on March 8 at 8 p.m. PT, Nintendo announced…
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Apple reliance on China on display as iPhone 11 production reportedly failed in India

A new report from the today details Apple’s dependency on China for its supply chain, and how that is unlikely to change in the near future. According to the report, some Apple executives suggested relocating manufacturing of at least one product to Vietnam, but the idea was “rebuffed” by senior management. The report explains that operations executives at Apple suggested “as early as…
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The new Facebook Messenger for iOS is much faster and takes less space on your phone

Facebook announced today that it’s starting to roll out a “faster, smaller, and simpler” version of Messenger on iOS. Facebook says the new version of the app will load twice as fast and be one-fourth the size. The rollout is supposed to happen “over the next few weeks.” In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that once you have the new version, Messenger should “feel much faster…
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Apple will pay up to $500 million to settle lawsuit over throttled iPhones

Apple will pay up to $500 million to settle one of the US lawsuits that came out of the company throttling older iPhones, according to Reuters. Depending on how many people ultimately try to take part in the settlement, you could get about $25 per phone, with a minimum of $310 million earmarked for consumers. The settlement covers US iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus and SE models that…
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