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The New York Times

In a last-minute attempt to placate antitrust regulators, Microsoft said on Tuesday night that it would bring the blockbuster video game franchise Call of Duty to Nintendo devices if its $69 billion acquisition of the game’s maker, Activision Blizzard, …

Mac Rumors

Microsoft is looking to build a “super app” that incorporates a messaging platform, shopping, web search, and news into a single app, an apparent attempt to go after Apple and Google’s app store platforms. Apple vs Microsoft feature

Macworld

After years of resistance to user repairs, Apple finally moved to offer some accommodation for anyone who wishes to fix devices themselves, and it is now welcoming even more DIY repairers into its program. The European …

Macworld

The tenth-gen iPad is a full overhaul of Apple’s entry-level tablet, with a 10.9-inch display and an A14 processor. The Home button design is gone, and the Touch ID sensor has been moved to the power button like the iPad mini.

TechCrunch

With Apple Sing, as the new addition is called, users will be able to tap on a slider button on popular songs to lower the vocals, then sing along in time with the music using enhanced real-time lyrics.

WIRED

TV iPad and iPhone displaying Apple Music lyrics on yellow backdrop. The new feature will be available in December on new iPhones and iPads, and the newest 4K Apple TV.

Barron’s

Sony has been the most vocal opponent of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Troy Harvey/Bloomberg. Microsoft , which is trying to buy videogame developer …

CNBC

Microsoft’s blitz of commitments around Call of Duty, a popular gaming franchise, comes as regulators and rivals amp up antitrust scrutiny of the company’s $69 billion takeover of Activision.

CNBC

Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company offered Sony a 10-year contract to make each new release of the Call of Duty available on Sony’s PlayStation console at the same time as the Xbox. Microsoft is hoping the move will assuage regulators’ and …

The Washington Post

Fortress mode allows players to plan out and build a fortress for their dwarves. Legends mode lets players look at the major characters, monsters, and historical events of the world they generate. (The last, so-far-unavailable mode, called adventure mode, …