With 5G and ever-faster Wi-Fi, cloud gaming is set to become big business, worth more than $3 billion this year alone, according to one estimate.

All the big players have -- or are launching -- cloud gaming services. But if you're on iOS, there's bad news: Apple won't allow cloud gaming services on the App Store.

It's too bad, because a huge range of titles could be immediately available to play on iPhone or iPad.

The good news is that most cloud games will play through a browser. Indeed, Nvidia's GeForce Now soon will feature popular multiplayer game Fortnite -- banned by Apple from the App Store due to a legal dispute with the game's developer -- and there's little Cupertino can do about it.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

'Fortnite' returns to iPhone and iPad, thanks to Nvidia — www.cultofmac.com

No, the banned battle royale game isn't returning to the App Store. Starting next week, Fortnite will be available to stream through Nvidia's GeForce Now, complete with brand-new touch controls.

Experts say Apple is missing out on the cloud gaming boom — www.cultofmac.com

While rivals like Amazon, Nvidia and Microsoft reap the rewards of a gaming industry boom, Apple is leaving money on the table. But there is a simple way it could enjoy a piece of the pie.

Will Keychron’s new Q2 finally tempt you to get a mechanical keyboard? — www.cultofmac.com

Keychron, known for affordable mechanical keyboards that work easily with both Mac and Windows, turned heads with its heavily customizable Q1 mechanical keyboard a few months back. Now, in case that didn’t get you to try going mechanical, there's the sleek new Keychron Q2.

Apple loses another key chip designer as Microsoft swoops in — www.cultofmac.com

Mike Filippo, who joined Cupertino in 2019 after a decade with Arm, is the second processor engineer Apple has lost in as many weeks after Jeff Wilcox left to join Intel.

Crack all the code with this dirt-cheap programming boot camp — www.cultofmac.com

Being able to code is incredibly useful, but it’s not so easy to learn. The 2022 Complete Power Coder Bootcamp Bundle comes with eight courses on some of the most popular coding languages in the world. And, for a limited time, it’s on sale for just $34.99 (regularly $1,600).

MacKeeper's decade-long journey to win back customer trust — www.cultofmac.com

MacKeeper got a bad rep after some bad decisions. Here's how the controversial Mac app turned things around.

iPhone 14 won't include in-screen Touch ID — www.cultofmac.com

Apple won’t build the Touch ID fingerprint recognition system into the 2022 iPhone, according to a very reliable tipster. That’s bad news for those who aren't fans of Face ID, or who just want a second option.

Another modded USB-C iPhone is going on sale, and this one’s waterproof — www.cultofmac.com

First a robotics engineering student made a splash last year by modding an iPhone X with a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port — and sold the device for big money. Now someone else is touting a similar modification, but this time the handset boasts a reinforced port that includes waterproofing.

This battery pack juices MacBook at top speed, offers MagSafe for iPhone — www.cultofmac.com

The Chargeasap Flash Pro Plus is for those who want a single battery that can replenish all their gear, all at once. It holds 25,000mAh and can charge a MacBook at up to 100W though USB-C. Plus, it packs three other ports. But that’s just the start, as there’s a built-in MagSafe iPhone charger and an Apple Watch charger, too.

Powerful new SVS speakers and amp add AirPlay 2 support — www.cultofmac.com

The company's new Prime Wireless Pro Speakers and an accompanying SoundBase multiroom amplifier support Apple’s AirPlay 2 streaming.

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"A force of self-interest throughout the industry made Windows ubiquitous. Compaq and all these different vendors made Windows ubiquitous. They didn't know how to spell software, but they wanted to put something on their machines. That made Windows ubiquitous." -- Steve Jobs