Apple extends Services availability to more countries

Services, including subscriptions to Apple News, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, and iTunes continue to be Apple's largest growing profit center and the company is making these available in more countries to grow market share. 

“We’re delighted to bring many of Apple’s most beloved Services to users in more countries than ever before,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and International Content. “We hope our customers can discover their new favorite apps, games, music, and podcasts as we continue to celebrate the world’s best creators, artists, and developers.”

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OnePlus 8 series supports Google Stadia

The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are the newest Android flagships to support Google's game streaming service. The partnership between OnePlus and Google was announced during the OnePlus 8 launch, but a new forum post sheds a bit more light on Google Stadia support. For one, the new phones get access to Stadia right away. You can even give the free Stadia tier a whirl, which only requires you to have a Gmail account to sign up.

OnePlus is also bringing the service to a "selection of other OnePlus devices." It hasn't elaborated yet which devices will get the support, but it's something we're sure to hear about from the company soon.

Source: GizChina + TechRadar

'Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes' adds 'The Mandalorian' characters

Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm, EA Games

The Star Wars mobile role-playing game Star Wars: Galaxy Heroes is getting some new popular characters. Three members of The Mandalorian are going to be playable on the game soon. It will be adding Bounty Hunters Guild leader Greef Karga and former rebel shock trooper Cara Dune on April 22. Greef can assist with attacker-heavy Bounty Hunter squads, while Cara can be an "additional tank" for Rebel squads or become an "additional damage dealer" for Scoundrel teams. The beloved Mandalorian will be coming later at an unspecified date.

While Galaxy Heroes is your typical mobile RPG with character recruiting, turn-based battles, and in-game purchases, it's fun to get to play your favourite Star Wars characters. Now, we kind of wish Baby Yoda made an appearance, too.

Source: Star Wars

Sony PlayStation Now's annual subscription is 25% off for new Canadian subscribers

If you have never tried Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service, now is the best time to do so. New subscribers in Canada get the annual subscription at 25% off. The service will cost you $59.99 instead of $79.99 if you sign up before April 29 at 10 am PT or 1 pm ET. The service allows you to stream over 800 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2 games on your PS4 or PC, with a streaming cap at 720p. New titles are added to the catalogue each month. One of the recent additions was Marvel's Spider-Man. If the annual commitment is too much, the monthly and tri-monthly prices are still at $12.99 and $34.99, respectively.