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Several of Apple's services appear to be experiencing issues, with MacRumors readers reporting problems with Apple Music , Apple TV +, Apple News +, the App Store , and more. When attempting to access ‌Apple Music‌ or ‌Apple TV‌+, for example, the services refuse to load for some people and pop up a connection warning. Apple's System Status page lists a now-resolved outage for several services that was fixed by 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, but there appears to be another outage happening now. The System Status page has not been updated and shows no current issues. We'll update this article when Apple's services come back online. This article, " Apple Music, Apple TV+, App Store, Find My and Other iCloud Services Experiencing Issues " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums Source: MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories

Apple and Epic Games do not want to have a jury trial in their ongoing legal dispute over Fortnite and Apple's App Store policies, according to a filing submitted to the Northern California court handling the case today. The two companies said they have met and have agreed that both Epic's claims and Apple's counterclaims should be tried by the court with a bench trial at a date to be determined. Epic and Apple have met and conferred, and the parties agree that Epic's claims and Apple's counterclaims should be tried by the Court, and not by a jury. Therefore, with Epic's consent, Apple hereby withdraws its demand for a jury trial pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(d). The parties respectfully request that the case (including any claims and counterclaims) proceed to a bench trial on a schedule determined by the Court. In a counterclaim against ‌Epic Games‌, Apple had originally asked for a trial by jury, but given that the judge overseeing the c

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will finally debate each other, face-to-face on September 29 during the first presidential debate. With just over a month until the November 3 election date, this debate should provide voters a critical look at how each candidate directly compares. This first debate will be helmed by Fox News' Chris Wallace as the moderator. This debate will be 90 minutes long and be broken up into 15-minute segments around several different topics. The format should allow for each person to provide some back and forth before moving on. Additionally, there will be no commercial breaks taking place. We know that the exact questions will be evolving up until the last minute to include all news-related developments. The subjects of those questions have been announced though and will cover each candidates' prior records, the economy, COVID-19, the Supreme Court, and racial divides in our cities. Previous presidential debates have sometimes been less interesting, but

Microsoft has purchased ZeniMax Media, which makes it seem like they own pretty much ALL the RPGs now. The gang discuss what this might end up meaning for game fans, They also look at Luna — Amazon's game streaming service. At first glance it looks to have a lot in common with Google Stadia, but maybe better? The conversation moves from there to Marvel's Spider-Man PS5 remaster and the crappiness of console preorders. Hosted by : Jennifer Locke, Carli Velocci, and Rebecca Spear Got feedback? Hit up Podcast@androidcentral.com and tell us something! LISTEN NOW: LINKS: We now know more about Fall Guys' anatomy, and it turns out they're abominations | Windows Central Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media (DOOM, Elder Scrolls, Fallout) for Xbox | Windows Central With Bethesda, id Software, and more, Microsoft becomes an RPG powerhouse | Windows Central Pete Hines and Todd Howard talk about Bethesda joining Xbox, say it came down to trust and relationships | Win

Samsung's most misunderstood phone of the year caught me by surprise. The Galaxy Note 20 is one of Samsung's most perplexing devices in years. It has most of the modern appointments of a 2020 flagship, including 5G support, a top-of-the-line processor, and a trio of high-quality cameras, but it also ditches the luxe glass backing of its Ultra counterpart in favor of a plastic one, and features a relatively dated 60Hz 1080p display. On paper, these compromises can make the Note 20 seem like a hard sell compared to the Ultra, especially given the abundance of comparably high-end options like the OnePlus 8 Pro at lower price points. But in my time with the Galaxy Note 20, I've come to appreciate it as a more practical device than even the pricier Note 20 Ultra that I used just before it. As it turns out, those hardware tradeoffs aren't so bad. Jump to: Price & release date What I like What's not so great The competition Should you buy? The Note 20

The Note keeps getting better, but are the improvements big enough to justify the cost? With the Galaxy S series being so utterly dominant in the high-end Android phone market, it takes a lot of pressure off of the Galaxy Note. Just about anyone's smartphone needs can be addressed by the Galaxy S10 or S10+; they're the "do everything" phones, available in two sizes at two palatable price points with otherwise identical features and capabilities. So what can the Galaxy Note 10+ bring to the table when the Galaxy S10+ is still excellent and has only gotten more appealing with price cuts six months after its launch? Naturally, you have the S Pen, a larger screen, even better specs, and a few new productivity features to lean on. But is that going to be enough to justify its price jump from the Galaxy S10+? After all, the Note is supposed to be the power-user phone of choice. It's for the most discerning of smartphone buyers, the biggest Samsung fans and t