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Iron Galaxy’s Rumbleverse is sailing into the sunset

February 1, 2023
Back in August 2022, Iron Galaxy’s Rumbleverse slammed onto the scene as a battle royale brawler for 40 people. The game was an original title from a company that makes a lot of its revenue from work-for-hire and contract work, and it had a lot of promise with its zany sense of humor. But Iron Galaxy announced today that it will be “sunsetting” Rumbleverse. In a post, the Iron Galaxy…
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LineageOS 20 brings Android 13 support to Pixel 2 and 2 XL, plus more

January 31, 2023
LineageOS 20 based upon Android 13 is now available for several new devices including the Google Pixel 2, 2 XL, the Android TV-based Google ADT-3 dongle, plus a slew of other handsets. With Google officially ceasing support for the Pixel 2 and 2 XL way back in 2020, for hardware holdouts, this offers a bridge to Android 13. Given that no official support is available, a third-party ROM such as…
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Latest update for OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro might brick your phone

January 31, 2023
If you’re using a OnePlus 9 or OnePlus 9 Pro, don’t install any updates, as OnePlus has just issued a warning that the update is bricking devices. In a post to its community forums this week, OnePlus confirms that the latest OxygenOS update, OxyenOS 13 F.19, is bricking OnePlus 9 series devices. The update first launched around the timing of the Chinese New Year last week, but was paused…
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Facebook apps can deliberately drain iPhone and Android batteries, says former employee

January 31, 2023
A data scientist formerly working for Meta says that Facebook apps can deliberately drain the batteries of both iPhones and Android smartphones, in order to examine the effect of low battery power on app performance … Facebook apps can deliberately drain phone batteries The report implies that the “feature” has been used on customer phones without their knowledge or permission, though…
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