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Mac OS Ken: 12.16.2016

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7995 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

- Super Mario Run Hits iOS - Super Mario Run Tops Paid and Free Apps Lists - Apple Online Store Services Take Three-Hour Thursday Nap - Needham Analyst Reiterates “Strong Buy” Rating on Apple - Munster Pens Final Apple Note for Piper Jaffray - MacRumors: AirPods to Hit Apple Stores on 19 December - Apple to Replace Single AirPods for $69; Batteries for $49 - Weight Watchers Starts Apple Watch Program - Apple Adds Two More Spots to Apple Watch “Go” Campaign - Apple Runs New Ad for iPhone 7 in Japan - Verizon Will Issues Galaxy Note 7-Killing Update - Santa Fe to Open Steve Jobs Opera in July 2017 - Use promo code MOSK20 by 31 December to get 20% off a number of Drobos at - Power Mac OS Ken through Patreon at ! - Send me an email: or call (716)780-4080!

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0:00.0

This is

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The App Store is Super Mario Land, Unkey Jean Foles Upstakes, and an Air Pot Alert or two. It's Friday the 16th of December 2016, I'm Ken Ray and this is news from Maco

0:25.8

as Ken brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Drobo a family of safe

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expandable yet simple to use storage arrays designed to protect your data forever. Use promo code M-O-S-K-20 by years end to get 20% off a number of drobos at www dot drobostore dot com.

0:48.6

This show is also supported by people like you patrons through Patreon. Find out more and add your support at

0:55.9

Patreon.com slash Maco-Sken. It is quite possibly the most important news of 2016.

1:05.0

Super Mario Run is now available on iOS.

1:09.0

Have I played it yet?

1:11.0

Why don't you mind your own business? I have downloaded it. I've also checked

1:16.1

out the reviews on iTunes. Or tried to. Nearly 22,000 reviews as of this writing, though that's all stars at this point.

1:25.6

No written user reviews have been posted at this time.

1:29.7

Interestingly, there are over 9,500 five-star reviews and nearly 7300 one-star reviews.

1:37.0

Again, with no written reviews at this point, my guess is that the one-star reviews have everything to do with pricing.

1:44.0

Super Mario Run is free to download, though as the next web points out, that only gets a user

1:49.4

the first three levels, or sub-levels maybe. People who want access to the full game will have to pay ten bucks.

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As for game mechanics, the piece says Super Mario Run has three game modes, World Tour is the first, which features 24 levels in

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six worlds.

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Toad Rally is sort of a speed run that allows you to race your friends for time through

2:12.1

specific levels, and Mushroom Kingdom

2:14.9

is sort of Super Mario Maker Light. In it, you'll get the option to create and customize

2:20.4

your own courses.

2:22.7

One thing to know if you plan to be a power player, you have to have a persistent internet

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