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Soon, you could play Mario, Contra, and other retro games on Apple iPhones | Tech News
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Soon, you could play Mario, Contra, and other retro games on Apple iPhones | Tech News

Representative image: Backbone One Controller for iPhone Apple has announced that it will allow video game emulator applications on iPhones through its App Store. Unlike recent App Store changes that Apple made to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union region, this change will be applicable globally. With emulators, Apple is opening up its iPhone ecosystem to run retro gaming console emulators. Essentially, it would allow iPhone owners to play older-generation video games from the likes of Nintendo, Mitashi, and more. What are emulators Emulators are applications that let you run software and games independent of the operating system. For instance, you could use a Windows emulator on Mac to run Windows-only programs. In the context of this ar...
Between manufacturing and services, can AI show India a third way to grow?
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Between manufacturing and services, can AI show India a third way to grow?

By Andy Mukherjee Should India double down on software services, where it has proven prowess and strong outsourcing companies? Or must it follow the successful East Asian model and bet big on factory work to generate mass employment? Maybe there is a third way.  The manufacturing versus services debate has taken a fresh urgency. For the first time, some of the iPhones that customers bought on the launch date of the new model last month were made in the most-populous nation. To policymakers, it vindicates the $24 billion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is spending over five years to promote India as the next China. However, to critics, giving Foxconn Technology Group and other Apple suppliers generous subsidies to assemble phones is n...