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Google met with EU Commission officials, tries to do to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard what it just did to Stadia-and what Google really fears is open app markets

This is a follow-up to Merits must matter: European Commission, formally notified of Microsoft-ActivisionBlizzard deal today, schedules Phase 1 merger review decision for...
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Bypassing Apple's and Google's app tax: Tencent's Supercell extends web-based alternative for in-app purchases to its blockbuster Hay Day game; Warner, Scopely run similar web shops

18 hours ago | FOSS Patents

Apple never made a game, but by "virtue" of its App Store monopoly abuse makes more profit from games than any company that does make games. Google has made billions of dollars...
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Intel plunges into consumer and datacenter GPUs amid market uncertainty

1 day ago | VentureBeat

Intel's datacenter graphics lead Jeff McVeigh talked about launching in the GPU glut, cloud gaming, and graphics for the metaverse.
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Why cloud fax is better for secure data exchange than email

1 day ago | Beta News

The constantly-evolving email encryption landscape is a tell-tale clue as to email's vulnerability. Email service providers and encryption software makers must continually up...
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Best Games of September 2022

1 day ago | App Advice | 2 articles

TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Tallowmere 2'

2 days ago | Touch Arcade

With its pre-determined launch date of September 30th it didn't quite make it in time for our weekly round-up of new game releases, but darn it, I just don't care. I'm not...
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Deathverse: Let It Die - How to Craft Weapons

2 days ago | Game Skinny | 2 articles

To get started gathering your arsenal of weapons and crafting them in Deathverse: Let It Die , you'll need to pay Admiral Honda a visit. Honda is nutcracker puppet that lives...
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Nintendoes what Valve don't: Game barred from Steam will launch on Switch

2 days ago | Ars Technica

Enlarge / Nothing weird going on here. No siree. Japanese publisher Spike Chunsoft announced that the first official English translation of visual novel Chaos;Head Noah won't...
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SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring ‘Let's Build a Zoo', Plus the Latest Releases and Sales

2 days ago | Touch Arcade

Gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 30th, 2022. In today's article, our pal Mikhail has another review for us. Gosh, that guy needs a day...
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YouTube age-restriction quagmire exposed by 78-minute Mega Man documentary

2 days ago | Ars Technica

Enlarge A YouTube creator has gone on the offensive after facing an increasingly common problem on the platform: moderation and enforcement that leaves creators confused by...
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Education in the metaversity: A win-win for educators and students

Education is ripe to be challenged, and the metaverse provides a near-perfect platform for experimentation and learning. Read more ...

New wired Nest Doorbell appears on store shelves early, price revealed

Back in September , the Google Home app leaked the new wired Nest Doorbell that the company pre-announced last year. It's already showing up in stores with availability as soon... Read more ...

Just How Far Has This Supreme Court Gone? Look Inside Law Schools

The growing furor of professors who have had enough. Read more ...

Apple's powerful 2nd gen 11-inch iPad Pro is currently too cheap not to...

The second-gen 11-inch iPad Pro with 1TB of storage is on sale for a discount of nearly 40% but not for long. Read more ...

Here is how Apple wants the Dynamic Island to work

A set of developer guidelines give shape to Apple's vision for the Dynamic Island. Read more ...

A new patent by Apple indicates that reverse wireless charging could finally...

The feature was notably absent from this year's models. Read more ...

BLUETTI highlights powerful home backup and portable power stations with new...

With a focus on renewable energy, BLUETTI has built a solid lineup of solar power storage products for adventurers and all kinds of people who like to go off-grid. Below are... Read more ...

How to turn Apple Watch haptic feedback to the max

Whether you're missing notifications on your Apple Watch or just prefer to get more noticeable haptic feedback, read along for how to turn up Apple Watch vibrations. more... Read more ...

Who's to Blame for the NFL's Tua Tagovailoa Disaster?

It's not just about concussion protocols. Read more ...

Dynamic Island app for Android, the dynamicSpot, reaches a major milestone

The Android app that calls itself the "Dynamic Island for Android," the dynamicSpot, now has over 1 million installs. Read more ...