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US DOJ antitrust suit sets out to ‘unwind Google’s monopolistic grip’ on ads

The US Department of Justice, along with eight other states, sued Google today, alleging antitrust practices in digital ads to “unwind Google’s monopolistic grip on the market.” The Justice Department is joined by Virginia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. It alleges that Google has “corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech…
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YouTube Music Now Playing redesign on Android has disappeared

In mid-November, YouTube Music rolled out a redesigned Now Playing screen on Android that notably hid the dislike button, but has now disappeared and the old interface is back. YouTube Music goes down in partial outage YouTube Music is back to the centered song name…
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Chrome for Android rolling out Material You address bar redesign

Back in September, Google started testing an “Omnibox Modernize Visual Update” to revamp a core part of the mobile browser. Chrome for Android is now rolling out a Material You address bar redesign that adds more Dynamic Color. When you tap the Omnibox, Chrome’s address bar is no longer housed in the same pill-shaped container that’s seen when the field isn’t active. This new shape is…
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Google to phase out legacy apps with Android 14 to improve security

According to a newly listed code change, Google will set stricter measures when it comes to outdated apps being installed on new devices. Starting with version 14, Android won’t allow even sideloading apps that target older versions of the OS. As of now, Google doesn’t allow newly listed apps on Google Play to target Android versions older than 12, but still allows users to sideload…
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Motorola Moto G13, G23 and E13 introduced

Motorola opened the floodgates by releasing four new Moto G-series phones alongside a new Moto E-series entry. We’ll cover the Moto G23, Moto G13 and Moto E13 in this post while the Moto G53 and G73 are in a separate story which you can check out here. Moto G23 and Moto…
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We’re giving away Peak Design cases for Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 – enter for a chance to win!

We’ve reviewed a ton of cases over the past couple of years for Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series, and now we’re giving you a chance to win one of our favorites. 9to5Google is giving away Peak Design cases for Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 7; here’s how to enter. Peak Design is best known for its camera gear and stellar backpacks, but the company has also jumped into the mobile arena with its…
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