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Android prepping more RCS APIs for OEMs, not third-party apps

Since the big unveiling of its “Chat” initiative, Google has been investing heavily into RCS, even directly handling the rollout of RCS messaging in the UK and France. At one point, RCS was supposed to be deeply integrated with Android Q and made available to third-party developers, but this sadly ended up not being the case. Now Google is already looking ahead to the next version of Android…
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Get an iPhone 7 on Metro for $50 when you port your number in

Metro is launching a new promotion today with the Apple iPhone 7. With a regular price of $449, the iPhone 7 can be yours for $50 when you switch to Metro. This deal only applies to the 32GB variant of the Apple iPhone 7 in matte black, The price of $50 does not include…
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9to5Mac Daily: July 30, 2019 – iOS betas, Today at Apple AR sessions

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/07/9to5Mac-Daily-07-30-2019.mp3 New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are…
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Hulu's live TV service is coming to Android TV

You don’t have to make do with on-demand video if you watch Hulu on an Android TV device. Hulu is rolling out support for its Live TV service to Google-powered devices in early August, including TV sets from Sony and Hisense as well as set-tops like NVIDIA’s…
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Huawei is still working with Google’s Fuchsia OS, despite US sanctions

Late last year, we uncovered evidence that Huawei was working with Google’s Fuchsia, even working to bring the OS to their own Honor Play gaming phone. Over two months after the company was hit with sanctions preventing them from working with US tech, the Chinese giant is apparently still interested in working with Fuchsia. Before Huawei developers worked to support the Honor Play, Google…
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Nintendo’s new Switch Lite is available for preorder at Amazon

The Nintendo Switch Lite is now available for preorder on Amazon in gray, turquoise, and yellow, as well as the Pokémon Sword and Shield special edition consoles, via a tweet from Wario64. It costs $199.99 and will release on September 20th in the US, the same day that The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening hits shelves. Whether the Switch Lite is your first Switch or your on-the-go option…
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