Apple details plans to slowly reopen some of its retail stores

Apple has devised a system to reopen its various retail stores including 12 stores in Canada. The often packed retail stores were shut down as part of social-distancing efforts to help negate the spread of COVID-19 months ago. Apple Stores are more than just retail hubs for picking up the latest computers, iPhones, and accessories. They are the key point of interaction between Apple and customers, the latter flock to their local Apple stores for service and support, as well as to partake of ongoing training and demos. 

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Huawei P40 Pro expected to come to Canadian carriers this summer

Huawei's latest flagship is expected to arrive this summer through Canadian carriers. But as MobileSyrup reports, it isn't clear which carriers will be carrying the device and how much it will cost. When companies like Huawei bring phones into the country, one of the biggest challenges is pricing. Without telecom partners to subsidize phone prices, the premium handsets get steep prices, which might be said for Mate 30 Pro. With the P40 Pro coming in through carriers, it might help ease the financial burden a bit. Although we still need to remind you that this new Huawei flagship doesn't have Google services. Huawei tries to make up for this with apps and services like App Gallery, Phone Clone, and MoreApps to help you access the apps you need.

Timothy Olyphant joins 'The Mandalorian' for season 2

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Rumour has it that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Timothy Olyphant is the newest star to join the upcoming season of The Mandalorian. The Star Wars series is set to come back this October on Disney+. It isn't known what role Olyphant will play, but that isn't surprising as executive producer and showrunner Jon Favreau and the rest of the production team have kept all things The Mandalorian under wraps. Olyphant joins Temuera Morrison as a rumoured recent addition to the cast. We're hoping to hear more updates soon.

Source: ComingSoon.net

Ubisoft sues Apple, Google for offering 'Rainbow Six: Siege' copycat

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Ubisoft thinks one mobile game available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store is blatantly copying Rainbow Six: Siege. Since the companies aren't taking the game down, it decided to take legal action against them. Ubisoft claims Area F2, a game developed by Alibaba's Ejoy and Qookka Games, is a "near carbon copy" and borrowed "virtually every aspect" of Rainbow Six so that it can "piggyback" on the game's success.

The game developer said it alerted Apple and Google about this reported copyright violations, but both companies so far have declined to pull Area F2 from their app stores. Ubisoft didn't say why it was suing the app store operators instead of the game's developers. But as Engadget points out, this might come down to region and accessibility. Ejoy is based in China, so making a foreign copyright challenge might be more difficult than cutting its access to some revenue it might get from Apple's and Google's app stores.