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Epic Games may head to court again with Bandcamp over Android billing policy, Google responds [U]

Just last month, Epic Games announced that it would acquire the music platform Bandcamp. Now, Bandcamp is the latest reason Epic Games is taking legal action against Google, this time over the tech giant’s Android app billing crackdown. Epic Games has filed a preliminary injunction that seeks to prevent Google from removing the Bandcamp app from the Play Store. Currently, Bandcamp is violating…
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Google brings back the blobs with simplified, black-and-white ‘Noto Emoji’ [Gallery]

Google has created a new emoji (variable) font with “Noto Emoji,” whose defining characteristic is a black-and-white design that tries to capture the “simplicity” of the format – and also happens to bring back the blobs.  Over time, emoji have become more detailed. Instead of representing broad concepts, there has been a trend to design emoji to be hyper realistic. This wouldn’t be…
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OnePlus 10R, Nord CE 2 Lite, and Nord Buds officially launch in India

Just a few days after the Chinese launch of the OnePlus Ace, the rebranded OnePlus 10R has now officially been unveiled in India alongside the Nord CE 2 Lite and Nord Buds Bluetooth earbuds. This trio of affordably focused hardware provides Indian buyers with yet more options within the growing OnePlus lineup. Starting with the OnePlus 10R, thanks to teases, leaks, and the fact that this is…
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Google Doodle celebrates Route 66, a touchstone of American car culture

The latest Google Doodle celebrates the anniversary of the creation of Route 66, the famous highway that ran from Chicago to Los Angeles and serves as a historical touchstone in American car culture. By the 1920s, automobiles were on the rise in the United States. For a point of comparison, Ford had just begun production of their affordable Model T in 1908, opening automobile ownership to the…
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