By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) So you’ve decided to move from your paid Spotify subscription, but you don’t want to leave behind years of painstakingly curated playlists and collections of songs, albums, and artists. Here’s how to take all your playlists with you.Turns out you can take it with you when you go.Streaming services have become the norm for how many of us listen to music and watch TV. While there’s often a great amount of variation between a video service like Netflix and Hulu, there’s less variation between services like Spotify and …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) The New York Times has purchased popular word-guessing game Wordle from its creator for a sum in “the low seven figures,” promising that it’ll temporarily stay free to play.Wordle game on an iPhoneWordle, created by software engineer Josh Wardle, is a simple browser-based game that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Only one word can be guessed at a time, and players won’t give any additional chances after six guesses. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Bungie, the veteran game studio that created the “Destiny” and “Halo” franchises, is being acquired by Playstation producer Sony for in a deal worth $3.6 billion, in a deal that continues the consolidation of the games industry.Announced on Monday, Sony Interactive Entertainment has …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) BlackBerry has sold a collection of legacy patents covering mobile technologies for $600M, a deal that will likely result in increased legal drama for smartphone producers like Apple in the future.Announced on Monday, BlackBerry has …
