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Apple asks judge to dismiss Epic’s claim that iOS is an ‘essential facility’

As the Epic vs Apple trial continues, the latter has submitted a filing in the case to have the court make a ruling on Epic’s allegation that iOS is an essential facility. Apple believes the judgment should be granted in its favor as Epic hasn’t offered up evidence for the claim and provides two core reasons for why it should be dismissed. In the court filing made by Apple last night seen by…
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Google hits the highlights of its I/O keynote in official 9-minute recap [Video]

Yesterday’s Google I/O keynote was over two hours long, but it went by quickly thanks to the deluge of news the company threw out to the public. If you missed the keynote or just didn’t have time to watch the entire thing, Google has a recap of its I/O 2021 keynote that hits the highlights in just nine minutes. Posted to YouTube, the I/O 2021 recap goes through the most important…
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Android 12 Beta 1: ‘Alarm’ is now a tile in Quick Settings in light of broader redesign

The first beta of Android 12 introduces the redesigned notification and Quick Settings shade. The latter experience is seeing a slew of changes, and one of them sees a new “Alarm” tile for Android 12. When Quick Settings are fully expanded, your next alarm no longer appears in the top-left corner. You still get a status bar icon at the right, but the day and time is no longer quickly…
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Android 12 Beta 1: Google’s design overhaul is here, but most of the features are missing

Years in the making, Android 12 is bringing a huge visual overhaul to the platform with the biggest impact since Material Design first debuted in Lollipop. “Material You” has some major potential and we’re seeing the first effects from it in the first Android 12 Beta release, but most of the good stuff is missing. If you install Android 12 Beta 1 on a Google Pixel phone, you’ll be…
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