'Fortnite' is back on iPhone and iPad

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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