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Google Play will allow alternate billing systems in Europe with reduced service fee

Following regulation in South Korea last year and a somewhat more voluntary “User Choice Billing” in March, Google announced today that it would soon allow nongaming Android apps to offer users in Europe (European Economic Area) an alternative to Google Play’s billing system. This is in response to the Digital Markets Act, with Google saying it’s “committed to meeting these new…
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GamingNews

Lego celebrates 50 years of Atari with an elaborate 2600 set

The Atari brand recently turned 50 and the latest way that its current owner, Atari Interactive, is marking the occasion is with a Lego kit for its most popular console. The Atari 2600 set will be available on August 1st and it costs $240/€240. The Atari 2600 debuted in…
ComputersNews

Alienware’s refreshed m17 R5 gaming laptop is getting a super-fast 480Hz display

Alienware’s 17-inch laptops have always offered strong performance. But now thanks to an update that’s adding support for up to a Radeon RX 6850M XT GPU and a new 480Hz display, Alienware says the refreshed m17 R5 is the most powerful AMD Advantage laptop yet.  Engineered to make use of features like AMD’s Smart Access Memory, SmartShift Max and FreeSync Premium, the m17…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Apollo Pro claims to be first electric Hyper Scooter, combining high performance and techie features

What do you get when you combine a Canadian electric scooter company known for high-quality designs and years of feedback from the electric scooter community? The world’s first electric Hyper Scooter, which is what the Apollo Pro claims it will be when it begins shipping early next year. This isn’t Apollo Scooters’ first brush with innovation. The Montreal-based company has spent years…
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NewsPhotography

Emmanuel the Emu Keeps Attacking His Owner’s Smartphone Camera

Viral sensation Emmanuel the Emu has set the internet alight after a series of videos showing his penchant for attacking his handler’s smartphone camera while it is recording. Emmanuel, who lives on Knuckle Bump Farms in South Florida with owner Taylor Blake, has starred in a series of hilarious videos where he interrupts Blake as he looms into the picture and pecks the phone onto the…
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