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Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple for having a ‘stranglehold’ on the iPhone and charging ‘monopoly rents’

August 29, 2020
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apparently had some choice words for Apple during a recent company-wide meeting. According to a new report from Zuckerberg used the company-wide meeting as a way to criticize the control Apple holds over the iPhone and App Store. The report explains that Zuckerberg was specifically asked about Apple’s recent decision to block certain gaming applications from the…
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LG ‘Wing’ will reportedly cost $1,000, launching this fall

August 29, 2020
LG is trying something new with its upcoming “Wing” smartphone, and now, we might have an idea of when to expect its debut and what its price will be. cites sources familiar with LG’s plans for the “Wing” who claim that the device’s pricing will be lower than…
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AI analysis finds that in-app ad issues are fixed faster on Android than iOS

August 29, 2020
A new study finds evidence that in-app ad issues with popular Android apps on Google Play are addressed more quickly than their iOS counterparts on the App Store. In what the authors claim is a first-of-its-kind survey, a team investigated the ads in 32 cross-platform apps that rank in the App Store’s and Google Play’s respective top 100 lists. They say the results imply developers should pay…
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YouTube Music tweaks in-app branding on Android and iOS

August 28, 2020
YouTube Music has seen a flurry of changes in recent weeks ahead of Play Music shutting down by year’s end. A smaller change sees YouTube Music for Android and iOS revamp its branding. YouTube Music has always maintained two logos. There is the homescreen app icon where the white play symbol is at the center of a bright red record/CD, while at other times the main YouTube logo is used followed…
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Xiaomi's under-display camera tech is coming to phones next year

August 28, 2020
Under-display cameras do a neat trick, allowing manufacturers to build all-screen phones without complex pop-up selfie cameras. Now, Xiaomi has unveiled its third-generation of under-display cameras and promised that the technology will be coming to the mass market “next year.” Cameras that live under the screen present two problems: creating a dark “hole” on the display above the camera…
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