https://www.scmp.com/rss/324895/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The first time Cory Burdette fired up Minecraft, the Lego-like adventure video game where players construct buildings out of virtual blocks, the father of a five-year-old had to wait for it to download and install on his Xbox before launching it. But by the time his daughter is old enough to play more adult games, that wait could be a thing of the past. Major companies from Microsoft to Verizon are exploring how to replace game downloads with internet-based game services, hoping to do for video... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/2184618/why-game-streaming-great-assassins-creed-not-so-call-duty-yet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/2184618/why-game-streaming-great-assassins-creed-not-so-call-duty-yet?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Feb 2019 12:00:15 +0000 China’s restrictive internet policies are known for blocking web users who want to reach Google, Facebook or other banned apps. But now some of those policies are affecting Apple, one of the few remaining US tech giants with a presence in the country – and the issue is raising questions about Apple’s moral standing around the world. Apple recently began pulling apps from its Chinese App Store that may conflict with a new Chinese law aimed at shoring up the country’s online censorship regime. The... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2105159/why-has-apple-pulled-vpns-chinese-app-store-because-defying-new-law-could?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2105159/why-has-apple-pulled-vpns-chinese-app-store-because-defying-new-law-could?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Aug 2017 22:02:12 +0000