Web User - UK (2019-10-16)

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GAME

Call of Duty:

Mobile

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bit.ly/codios486

4.3 9

This isn’t the first

game fromthe

popular shooter

franchisetohit

mobile devices,

but it’s the most

determinedeffort

frompublishers

Activisionto

translate the full

Call ofDutyexperiencetoa properly portableformat.

There’s nosingle-player campaignbut you’ll finda hostof

multiplayer options,including anow-obligatory Fortnite-

style battleroyalemode. The game’s makers promise

“consolequality”gamingonyourdevice. But,

while the graphicscertainly lookimpressive and

lotsofclassicmaps are included,the game’s

current lackof controllersupport isa big

omission, andfree-to-playprogresscan beslow.

GAME

MarioKart Tour
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bit.ly/marioios 486

4.4 10

For Nintendo
veterans,
there’s an
undeniablethrill
tobe hadfrom
playing aMario
Kartgameon
yourmobile
device. Aswith
SuperMario Run
beforeit, the
Japanesegaming giant has deftlyconvertedeverything
that’s great about the console versionsof the gameintoa
touchscreen smartphone(or tablet)titlethatcan beplayed
one-handed. But Mario KartTourisnot without its problems

• there’s currentlyno multiplayer mode and,
  while thisfree-to-playgameletsyou raceas
  muchasyou like, agreat dealof its content and
  characters(includingMario himself)are locked
  behindsomeprettyexpensive microtransactions.

MUSIC

Apple Music

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musicdroid486

bit.ly/

musicios486

(varies)

10

Untilrecently,

Appleseems to

haveviewed

peoplewho use

its music-

streaming service on non-Apple

platforms assecond-classcitizens. But

thatappears tobechanging. Apple

Music recentlylaunchedonthe web,

andthe company has nowgiven its

Androidapp asignificantoverhaul. The

latestversion of the app adds Android

Autosupport andgains the abilityto

streamtoChromecastdevices.In

addition,AppleMusic for

Androidnowfeaturesa

darkmode and provides

accesstothousands oflive

radio stations.

HOME

IKEA Place
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ikeadroid486
bit.ly/ikeaios486

7 12.2

IKEA’s Place app
usesthe power
ofaugmented
reality tohelp
you visualisehow
items offurniture
fromthe Swedish
retailer would
lookinyourhome. The toolhas been
aroundfor awhile but, untilrecently,
it only allowed users toviewone item
ata time.Thisupdatetothe app
usefullyunlocksthe abilitytoplace
individualpieces yourself or opt for
IKEA’s own preselected RoomSet
combinations. The updatetoIKEA
Place is currentlyonly
availablefor iOS users,
but anAndroid
equivalentislikely
tobeinthe pipeline.

BROWSER

Opera Mini

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operamini486

(varies)

The latest

updateto

Opera’s

lightweight

Android

browser

introduces an

innovativenew

feature –namely,the abilitytoshare

fileswith others offline.The browser,

which already usesa compression

technique toreduce the amountof

mobile datayou consume while

browsingand downloading,can now

save you evenmore megabytes by

allowingyou tobypass yourmobile

network andshare fileswith otherusers

via adirect wireless

connection. Tap Sendto

generate aQRcodethat

can bescanned bythe

receivingdevice.

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