Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today the judge in Epic v. Apple issued a lengthy ruling holding that Epic failed to prove that Apple has a monopoly in mobile gaming transactions. Importantly, the court also held that Apple’s rules preventing other payment options in the App Store are anti-competitive, and issued an injunction
Read MoreChina’s first data privacy laws go into effect on November 1, 2021. Will your company be in compliance? Modeled after the EU’s GDPR, the new regulations “[introduce] perhaps the most stringent set of requirements and protections for data privacy in the world,” writes Scott W. Pink, special counsel in O’Melveny’s Data Security & Privacy practice.
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Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Some people prefer to import Xiaomi phones to their local area if the phones aren’t officially available. However, Xiaomi doesn’t allow this in certain places and appears to be enforcing the rule by disabling imported devices. Interestingly, the company doesn’t appear to be going after phones with custom ROMs,
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Read MoreApple doesn’t need to make a low-cost Apple TV because it already exists. It has been clear over the past few years that Apple has been pushing hard into services. From Apple Music to Apple News+, Fitness+, and even the upcoming iCloud+, Apple’s plethora of paid-for add-ons has expanded and services continue to make up
Read MoreAnubhav Jain Contributor Share on Twitter Anubhav Jain is co-founder and CEO of Rupifi, India’s first embedded lending fintech. He has more than a decade of experience in credit risk, analytics, customer management and portfolio development. Both as a term and as a financial product, “buy now, pay later” has become mainstream in the past
Read MoreThe App Store may never be the same. Today’s ruling from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in the Epic v. Apple trial mandates that Apple must allow all developers the option to point directly to other payment systems, in addition to Apple’s own in-app purchasing system (IAP). It’s a decision that cuts right to the heart
Read MoreSheepwave Magic: The Gathering is a painful game. It hurts to see your meticulously crafted deck obliterated by a killer combo by turn four or to have your game-winning creature fizzle into nothing with a well-timed Counterspell. But Sheepwave — a streamer, artist, and Magic: The Gathering content creator — doesn’t think this already ruthless
Read MoreMega Evolution has finally arrived in Pokémon Go and with it, Mega Raids! A whole new class of Raids, Mega Raids let you and your friends challenge a Mega Evolved Pokémon. Mega Houndoom is coming back to Mega Raids on September 14, 2021 and we here at iMore have everything you need to know to
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Flo, a fertility focused period-tracking app, raises $50M Series B led by VNV Global and Target Global at a $800M valuation, bringing its total raised to $65M — Flo, a fertility focused period-tracking app, has closed a $50 million Series B funding round which it says values the company at $800M
Read MoreFilipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Judge rules that Apple is not required to reinstate Epic’s App Store account, orders Epic to pay damages for selling IAP on the iOS version of Fortnite directly — Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has finally issued a permanent injunction regarding the Apple vs. Epic Games case …
Read MoreIkea’s second-generation Symfonisk table lamp speaker has leaked thanks to a support document posted to Ikea’s Portuguese website (spotted by a Reddit user who claims to have encountered the lamp shades in a store), featuring a new design that streamlines the speaker-lamp’s base and adds the much-needed option to swap in different styles of lampshades,
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge After months of combating a tidal wave of harassment campaigns targeting marginalized streamers, Twitch has filed a suit against two alleged “hate raiders.” First reported by WIRED, the suit, filed yesterday in US Federal Court, names two defendants, CruzzControl and CreatineOverdose, and alleges the two were responsible in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is finally adding an official dark mode to search on desktops, letting those who prefer to avoid bright webpages complete their searches while bathed in inky gray (via 9to5Google). According to Google’s support page, you can make the change by going to Settings > Search Settings >
Read MoreThere’s a new Microsoft video on Windows 11 making the rounds, but it doesn’t contain the performance proof that’s been claimed for it in various press writeups. The video in question is a discussion of various aspects of the new OS, but the actual performance demonstration doesn’t demonstrate anything. This is a little odd, honestly,
Read MoreThe world faces many terrestrial crises right now, so it’s easy to forget that giant space rocks may one day threaten the very existence of entire civilizations. Yes, the threat of asteroid strikes is a remote one, but nevertheless something humanity may have to face one day, and one day soon. NASA takes the issue
Read MorePeely the banana. | Image: Epic One of the more bizarre moments of this year’s Epic v. Apple trial was when proceedings got derailed by an exchange about whether Peely the banana — a recurring Fortnite character — should be expected to wear clothes in court. Apple suggested Peely ought to wear clothes in federal
Read MoreCecilia D’Anastasio / Wired: Twitch sues two anonymous users, accusing them of “hate raids” harassing black and LGBTQIA+ streamers with racist, homophobic, sexist, and other content — The lawsuit accuses two anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers with racist, homophobic …
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Read MoreDaisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: Internal docs: Google realized last year it illegally underpaid temp staff in many countries for years, but was slow to fix the issue fearing negative publicity — The company realized months ago that it could be running afoul of pay laws in a number of countries but has been
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Sonos has announced that many of its speakers will be getting a price increase, ranging from $10 more for its portable Roam, to $100 more for its Arc soundbar. The company says that the price increases are making good on a promise it made during a call with
Read MoreMitchell Clark / The Verge: Sonos says it is raising prices across the majority of its product range amid the supply chain crunch — Its devices will cost from $10 to $100 more — Sonos has announced that many of its speakers will be getting a price increase, ranging from $10 more for its portable
Read MoreFire and smoke alarms sounded on the Russian segment of the ISS during the wee hours of Thursday morning, and crew reported that “the smell of burning plastic or electronic equipment” had wafted through into the US sections of the station. Russia’s space agency confirmed that the incident took place at 01:55 GMT on Thursday
Read MoreTo be honest, no one really does after 35 years. The Legend of Zelda series has been around for quite some time. Saying that it’s one of the most influential franchises in video games is not really a stretch, and plenty of players love to argue that fact. As new games release, I can’t help
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