'Super Mario Party' finally gets new online modes

It's been over two years since Nintendo released Super Mario Party. Finally, the 2018 title will allow payers to enjoy the game's Mario Party and Partner Party modes online. Those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription simply need to download the free update to access the feature. Mario Party is your typical four-player, dice-rolling game board, while Partner Play is a special 2 vs 2 version of the same format. It will also let you play 70 minigames with your friends.

Players can host a public game or "set up a password for a private party." It might be a bit late, but it's an excellent solution for a lot of us still stuck at home without being able to see friends.

Source: IGN

Apple Music introduces Top 25 song playlists for over 100 cities

As Apple began rolling out iOS 14.5, the company is also releasing a new set of Apple Music playlists. These show the top 25 songs in over 100 cities around the world. This new collection is accessible through the Browse section in the Apple Music app on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Non-Apple Music subscribers can browse the playlists through the Apple Music site on the web.

According to Apple, the playlists are updated daily with tracks that are "making the waves" in cities worldwide. Apple might add more cities in time. We've seen Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary on the list, which iMore has listed here.

The City of Calgary and Waze partner for Cities Data Program

The City of Calgary has just announced a two-way, data-sharing partnership with Waze for publicly available traffic information. Waze's Cities Data program aims to create "greater efficiency, deeper insights, and safer roads."

Calgary's Traffic Management Centre (TMC) can use tools like Waze to improve traffic flow and let citizens know about traffic impacts, road closures, and construction quickly.

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Roku might no longer offer YouTube TV amid standoff with Google

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Roku devices might lose access to the YouTube TV app as the company is caught amid a standoff with Google. The company sent out an email to its subscribers on Monday calling on them to reach out to Google to "urge them" to reach an agreement. Roku accused Google in a statement of attempting to control the user experience on the platform that would favour Google's products as the two negotiate a contract renewal for YouTube TV. Google has its own line of Chromecast devices that compete directly with Roku.

According to Roku, Google is demanding that Roku give its separate YouTube app preferential treatment on the condition of providing the company access to YouTube TV. The demands include providing Google with special access to consumer data and for Roku to have a dedicated search result row for YouTube on its interface. Roku also claims Google wanted Roku to meet specific hardware specs. 

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