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Exclusive: Epic submitting Fortnite for Android to Play Store in hopes of special billing exception

December 9, 2019
In launching on Android last year, Fortnite could not be installed by simply going to the Play Store. Rather, the battle royale game has to be downloaded directly from Epic Games and then sideloaded. This is primarily due to the developer not wanting to give Google its mandated 30% cut of lucrative in-app purchase revenue. However, Epic Games is now hoping for a special exception to that…
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Apple may offer tighter iOS parental controls this week

December 9, 2019
Apple’s flurry of iOS updates might include one more substantial tweak before the holiday break. Vietnamese carrier Viettel has posted a page that hints at a release for iOS 13.3 (plus a minor watchOS 6.1.1 update) this coming week, most likely on or before…
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Weekly poll: can Motorola One Hyper's 64MP camera and 45W charging carry it to victory?

December 8, 2019
Motorola’s One series of phones is now focused on delivering interesting cameras rather than an Android One experience. The newest member of the family, the Motorola One Hyper, brings Moto’s first 64MP sensor and its first pop-up selfie camera. The pop-up houses a 32MP sensor, topping previous 25MP selfie cams in the Motorola range. This is a Quad Bayer sensor, which enables the Night Vision…
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Flashback: Nokia N9 was ahead of everyone but went nowhere

December 8, 2019
Nokia’s Symbian phones are often seen as the big victim of the Nokia-Microsoft alliance, but the truth is that the old OS was dying already. There was a promising new OS on the horizon poised to replace it, unfortunately it powered only one phone in its short existence –…
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OnePlus may return to low-cost phones with the 8 Lite

December 8, 2019
OnePlus might be returning to truly low-cost phones years after the OnePlus X faded away. OnLeaks and 91Mobiles have posted renders and early tidbits of what they say is the OnePlus 8 Lite, a budget model that would sit below the rumored OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. Not surprisingly, this phone would scale back to ‘just’ two cameras on the back versus three on other variants (though…
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Nokia 2.3 is up for preorder in Russia, price is set at $125

December 7, 2019
The Nokia 2.3 that got announced a couple of days ago is already up for preorder, starting with Russia. Listed at the local Nokia website, the phone has its price set at RUB 7,990, or the equivalent of $125. You get to choose between all three color schemes – Cyan…
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Honor begins recruitment for 9X and 9X Pro Android 10-based EMUI 10 beta

December 7, 2019
Honor has begun EMUI 10 beta recruitment for the 9X (HLK-AL00) and 9X Pro (HLK-AL10) in China. The company is looking for 500 users of the log version and 1500 users of the non-log version (head here to know what it means) for its beta program. Those interested have until December 15, 2019 to register. However, your devices are required to run EMUI with version number…
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