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As the stars align for Microsoft’s Activision deal, here’s how cloud gaming will benefit

March 25, 2023
Microsoft today passed a major hurdle in completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, with the UK’s CMA providing preliminary approval of the deal, and that signals some great things for the future of cloud gaming. CMA no longer believes Microsoft’s deal will hurt competition Announced today, the UK CMA, which has put up a battle against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision…
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Google Keep for Wear OS adds watch face complications

March 25, 2023
Following a redesign of the notes feed in December, Google Keep for Wear OS now offers two watch face complications. Announced last month, Google Keep picks up complications for “Add list” and “Add note.” These additions use the same icons used by the Keep Notes…
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Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer

March 25, 2023
A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS as a protocol, I did get a good look into how RCS came to be and how Google sees it. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter…
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Asus ROG Phone 7 will be officially announced on April 13

March 24, 2023
In an unexpected turn of events, Asus has just announced an April 13 launch event that will unveil the Asus ROG Phone 7, well ahead of schedule. Asus has kept up its series of “Republic of Gamers” smartphones for the past few years now, and they’ve been some of the…
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Check who can see your Android phone’s location

March 24, 2023
In recent Android versions, safety and privacy have been forefront in the majority of changes made, though are still ways that others can see your Android device’s location without acting in a malicious way. This guide will bring you through several location-sharing features and how to configure or disable them entirely, letting you take control of who can see your Android phone’s…
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Twitter expands Blue globally, will pull checkmarks from accounts that are actually verified next week

March 24, 2023
Months after launch, Twitter has now announced that the new Twitter Blue is available globally and that the company will pull checkmarks from “legacy” verified accounts on April 1. Available now, Twitter Blue has officially expanded to users of the social network across the globe. Previously, the subscription was limited to around 50 countries. The new Twitter Blue subscription most notably…
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