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Liftoff casual games report: Game marketers move to Android amid IDFA changes

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Liftoff‘s casual games report noted that game marketers are moving ad campaigns to Android amid Apple’s IDFA changes. Apple’s push for user privacy over targeted advertising drove a 120% spike in install costs for Android from March 2020 to February 2021. The Palo Alto, California-based Liftoff said the new IDFA that…
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Sketchy rumor suggests iOS 15 will have enhanced notifications, food tracking features, more

We’re only two weeks away from WWDC 2021, when Apple will announce the next major versions of iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS. While few details about the updates have leaked so far, a new sketchy rumor suggests that Apple is working on improved notifications, new food-tracking features, and more for iOS 15. The rumors come from Connor Jewiss, who has no track record when it comes to rumors and…
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Google Photos now offers prints through 7-Eleven in Japan

As storage changes loom, Google Photos is expanding its print offerings in Japan. Starting this week, Google Photos users in the country can get prints from 7-Eleven. Confirmed on Twitter and an official blog post this week, Google announced the partnership with 7-Eleven that will enable same-day prints in Japan. The service is available nationwide now and works a bit differently from how it…
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Google starts rolling out redesigned Weather app on Android

As we spotted last week, the Google Weather app on Android is getting a redesign, and it’s now beginning to roll out to those on the latest Search beta.  Before this, Google had not touched the Weather experience on Android for several years. This revamp brings many…
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LG’s exit drives the already-awful resale value of its phones off of a cliff

Earlier this year, LG announced it would officially be shutting down its mobile division, leaving the smartphone industry as a whole. In the time since, the resale value for LG phones has absolutely plummeted… more than it did before. LG smartphones have long been notorious for losing value almost immediately. Not only do sales and official price cuts happen soon after launch, but the prices…
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