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Exclusive: Epic submitting Fortnite for Android to Play Store in hopes of special billing exception

December 9, 2019
In launching on Android last year, Fortnite could not be installed by simply going to the Play Store. Rather, the battle royale game has to be downloaded directly from Epic Games and then sideloaded. This is primarily due to the developer not wanting to give Google its mandated 30% cut of lucrative in-app purchase revenue. However, Epic Games is now hoping for a special exception to that…
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Apple may offer tighter iOS parental controls this week

December 9, 2019
Apple’s flurry of iOS updates might include one more substantial tweak before the holiday break. Vietnamese carrier Viettel has posted a page that hints at a release for iOS 13.3 (plus a minor watchOS 6.1.1 update) this coming week, most likely on or before…
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Bethesda stops work on 'The Elder Scrolls: Legends'

December 9, 2019
It’s not a good time for card battle games, apparently. Bethesda has put all The Elder Scrolls: Legends development “on hold” for an indefinite amount of time, effectively canceling both the console version and a planned card set. The game will still be…
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This week’s top stories: Completely wireless iPhone in 2021, App Store awards, Mac Pro

December 8, 2019
In this week’s top stories: Ming-Chi Kuo details the 2020 and 2021 iPhones, Apple reveals its 2019 App Store awards, Peloton launches an Apple Watch app, and more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news. Apple this week officially revealed its best of 2019 awards on the App Store. In conjunction with this, the company held a small private event in New York City to honor the winning…
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Weekly poll results: the Honor V30 Pro is a winner, its sibling not so much

December 8, 2019
The Honor V30 Pro may have what it takes to compete in the big leagues – last week’s poll shows that our readers are cautiously optimistic about the new flagship. Cautiously, because they want to check out the reviews first, before parting with their money (always a smart thing). There are some lingering questions – for example, the LCD screen was seen as a “pro” by some and as a “con” by…
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Flashback: Nokia N9 was ahead of everyone but went nowhere

December 8, 2019
Nokia’s Symbian phones are often seen as the big victim of the Nokia-Microsoft alliance, but the truth is that the old OS was dying already. There was a promising new OS on the horizon poised to replace it, unfortunately it powered only one phone in its short existence –…
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OnePlus may return to low-cost phones with the 8 Lite

December 8, 2019
OnePlus might be returning to truly low-cost phones years after the OnePlus X faded away. OnLeaks and 91Mobiles have posted renders and early tidbits of what they say is the OnePlus 8 Lite, a budget model that would sit below the rumored OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. Not…