The AppAdvice tech week in review: Apple celebrates a huge milestone

All about the iPhone SE

The 4-inch iPhone SE arrived in stores this week. The anticipated iFixit teardown revealed what most expected: the handset includes components from the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6s.

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For more on the iPhone SE launch, see:

• The iPhone SE brings in new crops of customers for Apple
• Chip sales are down, but why blame the iPhone SE?
• More countries get the iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro soon

Happy 40th, Apple

On April 1, Apple celebrated its 40th anniversary. On that day, the company flew a flag steeped in history. In honor of a famous saying by Steve Jobs, “It’s better to be a pirate than join the navy,” a Jolly Roger flag was hoisted above 1 Infinite Loop. Apple celebrated the day with a traditional Beer Bash outside of Apple’s soon-to-be-retired Cupertino campus.

Other news:

• Apple releases iOS 9.3.1 to fix a Web link crashing bug
• Apple partner Foxconn purchases a controlling stake in Sharp for $3.5 billion
• The San Bernardino iPhone case is over; the war has just begun

As expected, Nintendo released Miitomo this week. The first iOS app from the Japanese game maker allows you to create a Mii and interact with your buddies. For a video preview, click here.

Other apps and games making news:

• Search for words and do it fast in Verbum
• Cryptogram Round taunts you to decipher the quote
• LEGO Jurassic World roars onto the App Store
• What do you do when cat zombies terrorize you? Call on Yarn!

This week’s reviews feature the Powerpuff Girls, a Good Knight Story, and more:

• Super Arc Light is an intense and challenging twitchy shooter
• Get selective with your photo filters in Filteract
• Plunge and spin to the goal in Drop Flip, a physics puzzler
• It’s time to save Townsville yet again in Powerpuff Girls: Flipped Out
• Match, battle and laugh through a charming Good Knight Story

Looking for a case for your new iPhone SE? We’ve got you covered with our list of the top 10 cases for the 4-inch handset.

Other accessory news:

• Satechi unveils aluminum charging stands for Lightning devices and Apple Watch
• The B&W P7 headphones remain among the best on the market
• Ultimate Ears successfully merges music and art
• Bad news, WeMo owners: Belkin puts HomeKit compatibility plans ‘on hold’        
• Inateck offers an Apple Smart Case knockoff for less