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Google Play settlement would create $90M fund to reimburse US app devs, more 

Google this evening said it reached a proposed Play Store settlement with a group of US developers that would primarily establish a $90 million fund. Law firm Hagens Berman is behind this case from 2020 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, and was also responsible for Apple’s similar “Small Developer Assistance Fund” from 2021. As part of the settlement…
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Google Pixel’s Now Playing has been ported to any Android 12+ phone – Here’s how to install it

Now Playing is one of the Pixel’s best features. It uses the same technology as “Hey Google” hotword detection to recognize music around you without you needing to do anything. Since the Pixel 2, this feature has been Pixel exclusive, and no other phone manufacturer has released any competitor or alternative. But, developer Kieron Quinn managed to port Now Playing to any un-rooted Android…
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Google Stadia countries: Where it’s available, and how that compares to Xbox and Nvidia

Cloud-based gaming has started to take off in the last year, with Google Stadia being one of the pioneering companies to get high-end gaming rigs into the hands of anyone, no matter the hardware they run. So in what countries is Google Stadia available, and how does it stack up to the likes of NVIDIA GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming? Table of contents What is Google Stadia? What countries is…
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Apple increases iPhone 13 prices in Japan ahead of iPhone 14 launch this fall

Apple on Thursday raised the price of iPhone models in Japan, making the product more expensive for Japanese consumers. In some cases, prices are now almost 20% higher, which may be a reflection of the local currency getting weaker against the dollar. As first reported by Nikkei Asia and confirmed by 9to5Mac, the iPhone prices have just been updated on Apple Japan’s website and are likely…
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