MobileNews

EU set to announce new anticompetitive charges against Apple, targeting dominance of Apple Pay in iPhone

April 28, 2022
The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is set to come under fire on fresh anticompetitive charges from the European Union, which will likely be formally announced next week. Apple will face the complaint that it unfairly monopolizes the mobile payments system on the iPhone, by promoting Apple Pay and restricting other services from having the same access to the iPhone’s NFC hardware. News…
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MobileNews

Tested: Soundboks Go is a Bluetooth speaker big on size, volume, battery-life, and bass

April 28, 2022
Perhaps the craziest thing about the new suitcase-sized Soundboks Go is not that it makes the original HomePod look like the mini – rather that it’s not the company’s largest battery-powered Bluetooth speaker … It’s actually a smaller version of the original thousand-dollar Soundboks speaker. This one costs $700, and not only maxes out at 121dB, but you can even pair five of them…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Arcimoto turns its 3-wheeled electric vehicle into Hollywood’s next backward-facing film crew car

April 28, 2022
Oregon-based Arcimoto has a whole new use for its three-wheeled electric vehicles in the form of the Cameo, a slightly different spin on its popular FUV electric three-wheeler. The Cameo may be the latest in a long line of creative takes on the FUV, but it is far from the first. The FUV has lent its frame and drivetrain to other interesting versions such as the cargo-carrying Deliverator and the…
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GamingNews

Twitch is reconsidering how it pays top streamers

April 28, 2022
The biggest Twitch streamers might not rake in as much money in the future. Bloomberg sources say Twitch is considering multiple proposals to rethink payment structures, including one that would cut top streamers’ share of subscriptions from 70 percent to the usual 50 percent. Another would establish multiple pay tiers with different requirements, and broadcasters might receive further…
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