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Google requiring Android apps on the Play Store to use its IAP billing system next year

September 28, 2020
As rumored last week, Google today announced that it will require all Android apps downloaded from the Play Store to use its billing system for in-app purchases (IAPs). The company also noted how its own first-party apps will adapt to this. Today, Netflix, Spotify, and other big services do not use Google Play In-app Billing. Consumers directly enter their credit card information with that…
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EGEB: Solar pay-as-you-go market leader secures $90M

September 28, 2020
Greenlight Planet, the largest solar home product provider in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, secures $90 million. World leaders make a 10-point pledge to save the planet ahead of a UN summit. Maryland becomes the first US state to ban foam food containers. Arcadia Power…
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Google will make it easier to install and use third-party app stores with Android 12

September 28, 2020
Unlike other popular mobile operating systems, Android has always allowed the installation of third-party app stores. In fact, many Android phones ship with multiple app stores out of the box. After hearing feedback from some third-party developers, Google now says it plans to make installing and using third-party app stores easier with the next major release of Android… This issue was…
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OnePlus opens closed beta program for OnePlus Nord series

September 28, 2020
The OnePlus software release cycle has an interesting release cycle that consists of a closed beta, open beta, and final release. Today, just a few months after release, the Chinese OEM is now requesting signups for the OnePlus Nord closed beta program. Like many beta-related updates or tidbits, this decision was announced over on the official OnePlus Forums. These closed beta programs allow…
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A Redditor got Stadia to run on an iPhone

September 28, 2020
Although Apple cracked open the door for game streaming services to run on iPhone and iPad earlier this month, you can’t use Stadia, xCloud or GeForce Now on those devices yet. Well, at least not officially. Members of the Stadia subreddit have been testing workarounds for…
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Meyer Optik Görlitz Unveils the Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II

September 28, 2020
After unveiling the Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II and Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 II earlier this year, the revived Meyer Optik Görlitz today announced the new Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II, a sharp normal lens with “soap bubble bokeh.” “With our Trioplan 100 II and our Lydith 30 II, we have already been able to successfully revive two absolute Meyer-Optik-classics despite the current difficult situation,” says…
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