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Xbox Game Pass for PC will soon double in price

September 10, 2020
All good things must come to an end. Microsoft has confirmed that the PC version of Game Pass will soon cost $9.99 per month, rather than $4.99 per month. We knew this price hike was coming: Game Pass for PC is technically in beta at the moment, and the Xbox website has long stated that $4.99 is a “limited time price.” The higher cost of entry will go into effect on September 17th, the same…
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Huawei’s homegrown Android rival is coming to phones

September 10, 2020
This morning, at Huawei’s developer conference, CEO Richard Yu announced that we’ll see the first phones running HarmonyOS in 2021. Android Authority quotes Yu, saying that the developer beta of HarmonyOS 2.0 will be available today, although the mobile-compatible beta…
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Huawei to launch its Harmony OS Android rival on smartphones in 2021

September 10, 2020
(Reuters) — Huawei plans to introduce its Harmony operating system, seen as the company’s best bet to replace Google’s Android mobile operating system, on smartphones next year, the head of its consumer business group said on Thursday. Richard Yu made the comments at the company’s annual developers conference in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan. He also said that the company had a 2.0…
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Xbox Game Pass for PC is doubling its price next week

September 10, 2020
Alongside an influx of next-gen console news, Microsoft also confirmed today that it will raise its pricing for Xbox Game Pass for PC from $4.99 per month to $9.99 a month starting on September 17th. Existing members on the introductory price will still pay the same rate through the next billing cycle, so if you subscribe before September 17th, Microsoft will not change the price on you…
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Sensor Tower: PUBG Mobile players have spent over $3.5 billion

September 10, 2020
PUBG Mobile players have spent over $3.5 billion on the battle royale game, according to market analyst Sensor Tower, with the most recent $500 million coming over the last 72 days. The mobile version of PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) — the game that made the battle royale genre popular — has been out since 2018. 2020 has been a big year for the game, as quarantined folk have turned…
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