When it comes to gadgets, I look for the right tool for the job. My household includes Android phones, iPhones, MacBooks, a Chromebook and a couple of Windows PCs. I have an old Android tablet around, but it’s now relegated to being a glorified weather station. It happens to be the second-generation Google Nexus 7 from 2013. …
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Apple and Epic met over Zoom in a digital version of court Monday, following nearly two weeks of public squabbling over an increasingly dramatic legal battle between the companies over payments and power in the App Store. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who oversaw the hearing with a virtual backdrop of a courtroom, was deciding whether to force Apple to allow the …
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A/V Receivers have a tradition of being ugly. Great, yes, but ugly nonetheless. Only in once in a while does a manufacturer change things up with something that’s a little more stylish. Yamaha’s brand new RX-V range joins the Denon HEOS AVR in offering something of a conversation piece. Yamaha has dispensed with the “hearse”-like appearance of yesteryear, and its new …
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Epic Games escalated its Fortnite legal battle with Apple over the weekend, accusing the iPhone maker of posing an unfair threat to game developers community. The charge, appearing in a filing submitted Sunday in a Northern California federal court, centers on Apple’s threat to ban the Unreal Engine code it offers to outside game developers to help them make apps …
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If you’re still working and socializing from home due to coronavirus spikes across the country, it may be time to upgrade your webcam to make sure you look your best on video chats and livestreams (changing your Zoom background and turning on the beauty filter can only do so much). If you have a Sony digital camera, there’s now a …
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Apple‘s argument with Epic Games, the company behind the popular battle title Fortnite, goes back to June, the tech giant said in a Friday filing. And it started with Epic asking for a deal to offer a competing app store and payment system, separate from Apple’s, on iPhones. Apple said it received an email from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on June 30, …
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has reportedly thought about buying a small stake in TikTok as part of a group bid for the short-form video app. A group of companies have reportedly talked about forming a consortium to invest in TikTok but that “effort has fizzled in recent days,” Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources. Alphabet wasn’t leading this …
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Earlier this month, Google gave us just a glimpse of its upcoming Pixel 5 phone. A new collection of renders leaked Friday appear to show off more of Google’s next flagship phone. The renders seen on OnLeaks and Pricebaba display a hole-punch camera on the front and a fingerprint reader on the back of the Pixel 5, a handy feature …
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Epic Games levels up again in its battle against Apple and Google with the announcement of the #FreeFortnite Cup tournament on Aug. 23, just ahead of its Chapter 2 Season 4 launch on Aug 27. Epic is locked in a public battle with the two tech giants over their policies on in-app purchases on iOS and Android devices. Apple and Google last …
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When they hit stores back in April, the Google Pixel Buds 2 earbuds got a lot of attention for their eye-catching Mentos-esque design. And while Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Live are the wireless earbuds of the moment — at least in terms of their innovative design — the Pixel Buds 2 may get some renewed attention thanks to the arrival of new …
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