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As Google cracks down on Android app billing, Epic Games may head to court again over Bandcamp

April 29, 2022
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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Strong iPhone growth leaves Apple the only smartphone winner so far this year

April 29, 2022
Strong iPhone growth saw Apple as the only smartphone brand to increase shipments during the first quarter of the year, according to a new market intelligence report. All other major brands saw their shipments shrink – by anywhere from 4% to 30%. The independent estimate follows Apple’s earnings report yesterday, when the company revealed that iPhone revenue was up 5.5% year-on-year ……
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Google takes first steps in rolling out Android’s Privacy Sandbox

April 29, 2022
At the start of the year, Google announced the Privacy Sandbox on Android project, a new system designed to eventually replace today’s existing third-party cookie schemes and reinvent a more privacy-centered method for serving advertisements. After an initial round of alpha testing and feedback, Google announced on Thursday that the first developer’s preview of the sandbox is now…
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NVIDIA adds native M1 Mac support to the GeForce Now app

April 29, 2022
The GeForce Now macOS app should run more smoothly for many Mac users after the addition of native support for Apple’s M1 chips. NVIDIA initially rolled out M1 support last year, albeit through Rosetta, a translation process that allows apps based on x86–64…
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Google Translate getting a Material You widget on Android

April 29, 2022
Following the iOS app in March, Google Translate for Android now has a homescreen widget that follows the latest Material You design language. Previously, Google Translate for Android just offered a 1×1 homescreen shortcut that lets you quickly create and launch a…
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Google launches Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview for Pixel, based on Android 13

April 29, 2022
As work on the Chrome version continues, Google announced the Privacy Sandbox for Android in February to make mobile advertising more privacy-conscious. A Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview is now available today “on top of” Android 13. The Privacy Sandbox on Android wants to keep the mobile advertising industry “healthy” by introducing safer alternatives, tools, and approaches to the…
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