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Mario's next adventure could be on your smartphone I'm Bridget Carey and this is your CNET update Nintendo will be making games for your smartphone the company announced that it's working with a video game provider called DNA to bring Nintendo games to Android and iOS devices Nintendo also announced there will be a new type of game system coming it's codenamed + X now this shift to apps marks a major step in Nintendo's history taking carefully guarded iconic franchises like Mario and Zelda and setting them free on non Nintendo systems no specific game has been announced but there are some important things to keep in mind here Nintendo also said it's launching a new membership service you may need to be a member to get full access to games on your smartphone or tablet the new game system called NX is described as an entirely new concept it could be hardware that you'll want to purchase to enhance your mobile apps after all nintendo needs to still give you a reason to buy its machines mobile games are expected to exceed consoles as the largest game market so Nintendo is making small moves to adapt to the trend and let's not forget Nintendo at its roots knows mobile gaming very well switching gears a bit Apple is in the news again for working on a streaming television service this time The Wall Street Journal reports the Apple service could have about 25 channels including major networks like ABC CBS and Fox but it has yet to make a deal with NBC the report goes on to say that this would be announced in June for a September release and it could cost between 30 to 40 dollars a month of course Apple isn't alone the movement towards streaming live television over the Internet has been progressing slowly dishes sling TV is $20 a month for about 20 channels now the service just expanded to include the History Channel and lifetime in the base package Sony also has a similar standalone TV service called PlayStation View it lets you watch TV without the traditional cable box it will bundle about 75 channels when it launches on PlayStation consoles but you will need to have a strong Internet can to stream all this of course and a few other security tidbits before we end Google is now reviewing Android apps before they hit the store for you to download Google is doing this to crack down on bad apps and malware in the app marketplace Apple does something similar you'll also notice that Google is now attaching age ratings to Apple s teens and Microsoft announced that Windows 10 which is coming later this year we'll have a new biometric security feature called Windows hello it replaces passwords so you can unlock the computer by scanning your face your fingerprint or your iris that your technique is update and you can stay updated at cnet.com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey