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Oppo reveals global ColorOS 13 rollout schedule for Q1 2023

January 5, 2023
Oppo published its global timeline for updating existing models to ColorOS 13 (Android 13) for the first three months of the new year. This is similar to the timeline for China, though it has more precise timing for some regions. The update process takes time – for example, Oppo started updating the Find X5 and older Find X3 series back in December, but the rollout is still ongoing. There are…
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Sony Playstation VR will launch with at least 30 titles

January 5, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. At CES, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan announced that the PlayStation VR 2 will launch with at least 30 titles, including a newly announced VR version of Gran…
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Eve will bring its Apple-only smart home products to Android, thanks to Matter [U]

January 5, 2023
Matter is set to unify large parts of the smart home ecosystem, and one side effect of that will be the ability for products that once worked with just one assistant or device can expand to new customers. That’s what Eve had to share at IFA 2022, where it revealed that its Apple-only lineup of smart home products would be coming to Android, and at CES 2023, we’re getting a better idea of when…
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France sticks Apple with €8M fine over App Store personalized advertising complaint from iOS 14

January 5, 2023
Apple has been fined $8.5 million in France over how personalized advertising works on the iPhone. France’s CNIL data protection agency (National Commission on Informatics and Liberty) issued the €8 million penalty against Apple as the result of an investigation. “Following a complaint about the processing of personalization of advertising ads broadcast on the App Store, the CNIL carried out…
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Apple increases battery replacement prices for out-of-warranty iPhones, iPads and MacBooks

January 4, 2023
Apple will raise prices for out-of-warranty battery replacements for its iPhones, iPads and MacBooks from March 1, 2023. The change will affect all iPhone models prior to the iPhone 14 series with a $20/£20/€24 price increase depending on your region. AppleCare and AppleCare+ users won’t be affected by the new price increases. Apple currently charges $69/£69/€75 to replace the battery…
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