As furor continues to surround its App Store, Apple on Monday followed through with some of its previously announced changes to improve its digital storefront for developers. As part of the move, which the company again detailed on its developer site on Monday, bug fixes will no longer be delayed due to App Store “guideline …
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As kids continue to spend more time at home amid the pandemic, Google on Monday unveiled a new hub for children’s content on tablets. The hub, called Kids Space, will take children to curated apps, videos and books. The apps will be certified with a “teacher approved” badge, a program Google launched in April. The content is rated by teachers …
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After the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) submitted a draft regulatory code, designed to let Australian news publications “negotiate for fair payment for their journalists’ work”, Facebook’s Australia is pushing back. Facebook Australia’s Managing Director, Will Easton, published a statement today claiming the regulations “misunderstands the dynamics of the internet and will do damage to the very news organisations the …
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With its new Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, Samsung has unleashed a swell of new features to the Note line for power users. For starters, the Note 20 Ultra has an impressive 6.9-inch display with a faster refresh rate, a bigger battery and a microSD card slot. But I discovered some wonderful hidden features that make the user experience even better …
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Update, Aug. 17, 2021: Google has unveiled the Pixel 5A with 5G, which we have reviewed. Original story follows. Google revealed the Pixel 4A earlier this month, a new budget phone that will sit alongside the Pixel 4A 5G and the Pixel 5. Though the latter two will be available at a later date, you can already preorder the Pixel 4A for $349, £349 …
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This has been an abundant year for wallet-friendly phones with impressive performance and specs. Apple and Google, for example, launched smaller versions of their marquee handsets and the iPhone SE and the Pixel 4A are affordable alternatives to the iPhone 11 and Pixel 4, respectively. Both phones are $400 or under. The iPhone starts at $399 (£419, AU$749) while the Pixel 4A …
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Apple‘s latest iPhone SE for 2020 is a budget phone that serves as a sequel to its sleeper hit from 2016, the first iPhone SE. For the most part, the new iPhone SE follows Apple’s original recipe. But it also added new upgrades like wireless charging and the A13 Bionic processor. At $399, the device is the most affordable iPhone in Apple’s lineup …
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Apple’s battle with Fortnite’s developer just got a little more epic. Apple ratcheted up pressure on Epic Games Friday, banning the company’s developer account, effectively cutting it off from updating its Fortnite game on iPhones and iPads. Apple and Epic are locked in a battle over money and power, and who gets to have them. Apple charges commissions of up …
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Chinese officials apparently have something to say about a TikTok sale to a US company, with two bits of news coming out of China that reportedly could make potential buyers such as Microsoft and Oracle wary. China updated the country’s export-control rules on Friday, to cover what it considers sensitive technologies, including, possibly, the popular video app’s personalized recommendation engine, …
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Earlier this week, Facebook warned users and its business partners that changes in Apple‘s next version of iOS will impact on its Audience Network advertising platform. When iOS 14 is released this fall, iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) users will have to opt in to targeted advertising. It’s not a stretch to assume that users aren’t going to eagerly opt in and …
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