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Discord for Android is getting a ‘major overhaul’ to deliver new features faster

The messaging app popular among gamers, Discord, is picking up a complete revamp on Android, with the goal of delivering new features at the same pace as other platforms. In a blog post today, Discord revealed that “Discord for Android is getting a major overhaul.” The revamped app won’t change in design but rather has been built on top of the “React Native” framework to speed up the…
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Android 13 Beta now available for the Pixel 6a

Google is rolling out Android 13 Beta 4.1 to the Pixel 6a following the mid-ranger’s launch on Thursday. The Android 13 Beta 4 patch arrived last Monday for all other phones to deliver bug fixes and should be one of the final releases before the consumer launch.
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Microsoft negs Activision Blizzard to push through $68.7 billion acquisition

Microsoft is taking an interesting approach to secure regulatory approval for its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In a recent filing spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, the company told New Zealand’s Commerce Commission the troubled publisher produces no “must have” games. Yes, you read that right. “There is nothing unique about the video games developed and published by Activision Blizzard…
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Latest Xcode 14 beta corroborates always-on display coming to iPhone 14 Pro

9to5Mac revealed last week that iOS 16 already has new wallpapers ready for a new always-on mode, which should be one of the key new features of the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro. And to back up these rumors, the latest beta of Xcode 14 also points to an always-on display coming to the next-generation iPhone. As noted by iOS developer @rhogelleim, the SwiftUI preview (which lets developers interact…
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Is X Shore launching a new electric boat? These teaser images sure seem like it

X Shore is one of several electric boat manufacturers helping to turn the tide on fossil fuel-based boating. The Swedish company’s X Shore Eelex 8000 is already a striking example of what can be done with an electric powertrain in a sleekly designed watercraft. But new teaser images released by the company show that “something new” is coming, and it might mean the Eelex 8000 is getting a…
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