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Fearful of Google winning messaging, Apple executive argued for iMessage on Android in 2013

April 28, 2021
Epic’s lawsuit against Apple has revealed quite a bit about iMessage for Android, including how platform lock-in is one reason it doesn’t exist. New filings today revealed that Apple executive Eddy Cue made the case for iMessage on Android to stop Google from owning messaging. As noted by the Verge, Eddy Cue — currently Apple’s senior vice president of internet software and services —…
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GamingNews

Nintendo finally adds online play to a huge Switch hit

April 27, 2021
Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Nintendo is finally updating Super Mario Party with online play. This comes — well, not just in time for stay-at-home orders due to the pandemic (which started more than a year ago). But…
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Which DSLR System Held Its Value Better, Canon or Nikon?

April 27, 2021
Canon and Nikon have ruled the DSLR landscape for a couple of decades now, but which one has proven more valuable in the long run? Let’s set the scene and then crunch some numbers. This story is part of KEH’s Tilt-Shift Report, where the company shares exclusive data and unique insights into the latest trends in camera gear buying, trading, and selling. The Tilt While the DSLR has roots that…
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Open source AI stack is ready for its moment

April 27, 2021
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Open source stacks enabled software to eat the world. Now, several innovative companies are working to build a similar open source software stack for AI development. Dan Jeffries was there when the LAMP stack kicked this off. LAMP is an acronym representing the key technologies first used in open source software…
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Apple rolls out iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4

April 27, 2021
Apple is now rolling out iOS 14.5 to the iPhone alongside iPadOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4. This is a pretty sizable update that brings a lot of new features but here’s a quick rundown of some of them. The main new feature is that you can now unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch if you are wearing a mask. A new ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’ option has been added in phone’s…
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