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Google has paid Android developers about half of what Apple has

As I write this the evening before you’re reading it, the colossal caucus clusterf*** in Iowa is still ongoing and no official results are anywhere in sight. It seems clear that some portion of the problem stems from a poorly architected app. It’s an incredibly bad start to the 2020 election — not because we should expect the results to be in doubt, but because you’d like to think…
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First batch of Samsung Galaxy Note20 leaks starts pouring in

The Galaxy S20 series is still a week away from an unveiling an over a month away from actually hitting store shelves, but we already have a pretty complete picture through leaks. In fact, industry insider channels have been so active that they appear to already be moving past the Galaxy S20 and on to the Note20 – a phone, which should come out in Q3 this year. The first bit of information…
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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S9+ gets Android 10 in the US

Samsung released the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ last week in the US, but only for the carrier-locked units. Now, the company has expanded the rollout for the unlocked S9+ units as well. The firmware for the unlocked units sports version…
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The Apple TV app is now available on LG’s 2019 TVs

LG has made the Apple TV app available on a variety of its 2019 smart TVs as promised, according to a press release from the company. The app will be on TVs in more than 80 countries and gives users access to Apple’s new Apple TV+ video subscription service as well as the ability to rent or buy movies from iTunes. LG’s 2019 TVs already support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit for wireless integration…
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Now certain 2019 LG TVs have the Apple TV app too

Late last year LG started to add AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to its TVs with firmware updates. Then at CES last month the company announced it would add the full Apple TV app that adds all of the video bits from iTunes, as well as access to the Apple TV+ service. Now, if you have…
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Google now has a ‘multibillion-dollar’ hardware business, has paid $80B to Android app devs

“We have no idea how much money Google makes from hardware,” Marketwatch wrote two years ago. That’s no longer entirely true — the company’s hardware division is a “multibillion-dollar” business, the company revealed during parent Alphabet’s Q4 earnings call (via 9to5Google). That suggests that hardware rakes in at least $2 billion, but could theoretically be a bit more: Google’s…
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