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U.S. Supreme Court divided over Google’s bid to end Oracle’s Android copyright lawsuit

October 8, 2020
(Reuters) — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday as it considered whether to protect Alphabet’s Google from a long-running lawsuit by Oracle accusing it of infringing Oracle copyrights to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones. The shorthanded court, down one justice following last month’s death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, heard oral…
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Magnets app lets you create collaborative photo widgets with your friends on iOS 14

October 8, 2020
iCloud Photos lets you create shared albums with your friends and family so that all the members of the album can see its photos and add new ones. But what if you could have a shared photo widget on your home screen? That’s exactly what the new Magnets app offers. We’ve seen several home screen widget apps available on the App Store since the release of iOS 14, but this is the first time…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 7, 2020

October 8, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Google app for Android testing Lens shortcut in Search bar, matching iOS

October 8, 2020
Google Lens has long been tied to Assistant on Android, while iOS users have access to it as part of Search. The Google app on Android is now testing a prominent Lens shortcut. Behind-the-scenes, Google Lens — along with Assistant, as well as Podcasts — is powered and updated by the Google app on Android. Since launch, Google Lens has been accessed by first opening the Assistant panel. On iOS…
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Twitch seems to have picked up most of Mixer’s streamers

October 8, 2020
Streamers seem to have flocked to Twitch from Mixer after the Microsoft-owned live-streaming service announced plans to shut down in June. A new report shows that Twitch’s share of hours broadcast on major live-streaming platforms jumped up by over 14 percentage points…
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Android Auto readying custom shortcuts for Google Assistant actions and contacts

October 8, 2020
While fans of using Android in the car may be more excited by the upcoming launch of Google Assistant Driving Mode, Android Auto is preparing improvements of its own with custom shortcuts to Assistant actions and contacts. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files…
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