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Epic and Apple are both making the same argument about the other side in new court filing

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 06:19:00 GMT

Epic Games once again is fighting back against allegations made by Apple that the game developer stole money from the tech giant by allowing gamers to purchase the amazingly popular Fortnite game through its own payment system. This allowed Epic to bypass Apple's in-app payment platform that the latter takes a 30% cut from. , Epic pointedly said that Apple "has no rights to the fruits of Epic’s labor."

Apple rattles off a number of reasons why Epic is the bad guy in this case

When Epic offered its own direct payment system, Apple tossed Fortnite out of ...

Some Apple Card users suffer after a serioius glitch surfaces on Amazon

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:07:00 GMT

Starting yesterday afternoon, online shoppers attempting to make a purchase from Amazon using their Apple Card had a serious problem. A glitch removed the card from account holders' payment options. And when the shopper requested that the card be used to cover the cost of a purchase, the account holder received a message that read, "There was a problem. We're sorry, we weren't able to save your credit card information. Please enter it again or try using another form of payment."

The Apple Card is a Mastercard branded card that was created by and is run by Wall Street ...

You must delete these very popular Android apps before they render your phone unusable

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:24:00 GMT

Another day, published by yet another cybersecurity firm to of a newly discovered danger lurking in the Play Store shadows, as well as to urge anyone who may have fallen victim to the "adware wave" of the last few months to swiftly get rid of this persistent scourge.

Of course, the malicious adware phenomenon is hardly new, having been omnipresent on the world's most popular mobile software platform for as long as we can remember, but by antivirus developer Avast earlier this week are in the spotlight (for all the wrong reasons) for the very first time.

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Even though a new feature protects your 5G iPhone 12 better, you'll still need to buy a case

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 18:39:00 GMT

One of the new features that has been promoting heavily for the is the Ceramic Shield. to develop what Apple calls the "toughest glass in a smartphone." Apple claims that the Ceramic Shield screen is four times harder to crack or scratch than the glass used on last year's models. (via ) the display employed by the iPhone 12 line is indeed tougher than the one found on the iPhone 11 series.

Testing done north of the border by the site revealed that while the iPhone 11 was able to survive a force equal to 352 newtons (a measurement of force, not Apple's failed PDA) ...

Samsung's high-end Galaxy Tab S6 is on sale at a record discount of up to $200

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 13:56:00 GMT

If you're in the market for a reasonably priced Android tablet with a beautiful screen, stylus support, powerful processor, and excellent battery life ahead of the holiday season, you don't have to regret missing out on Amazon's huge sales event last week or wait another month or so for the to kick off in earnest.

That's because the is cheaper than ever before at the time of this writing on Amazon in both 128 and 256GB storage variants, and you don't even need a Prime membership to save up to a whopping 200 bucks on the high-end Android slate commercially released a little ...

Microsoft's groundbreaking Surface Duo is on sale for the first time with no strings attached

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 09:11:00 GMT

Like any first-gen forward-thinking product aiming to (eventually) disrupt and upend the established standards and accepted conventions of a huge industry, the is... . Similar to Samsung's deeply flawed original Galaxy Fold, Microsoft's dual-screen device may also seem wildly overpriced to the average power user, who can easily score a significantly faster and more feature-packed phone for well below $1,000 nowadays.

Of course, this is no regular smartphone, and if you've fallen in love with its unconventional design and unique multitasking proposition but couldn't quite find ...

Ad for cutting-edge Apple iPad Air (2020) stars an ancient toy that everyone wanted

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 04:21:00 GMT

Besides releasing two today, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, Apple also pushed out the fourth-generation iPad Air. All three devices are powered by the 5nm A14 Bionic chipset containing 11.8 billion transistors compared to the 8.5 billion found on the 7nm A13 Bionic. The tablet features a 10.9-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2360 x 1640.

The slate carries 64GB or 256GB of storage and sports a 12MP camera in the back with a 7MP front-facing FaceTime snapper in front. The battery employed by the Wi-Fi only model delivers as much as 10 hours of browsing or video ...

Xfinity Mobile has a deal on the 5G iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:57:00 GMT

Xfinity Mobile, an MVNO with nationwide 5G service, is now offering the to new and existing customers. New customers will get $250 off of the price of either 5G model if they transfer their number within 30 days. That takes the price of the 64GB iPhone 12 from 24 monthly payments of $34.58 to monthly payments of $24.17. The 128GB model drops in price from 24 monthly payments of $36.66 to monthly payments of $26.25. And the model with 256GB of storage will cost you $30.42 a month over 24 months compared to the regular monthly price of $40.83. Existing customers will receive a $250 Visa pre-paid ...

Despite all odds, the iPhone 12 launches to crazy demand in China

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:46:00 GMT

The has received a warm reception in China, says a new report from the .

The publication reports that consumers queued up outside Apple’s flagship shop in Beijing before its opening time on Friday in chilling weather to get their hands on the 6.1-inch models. This implies that the tensions between the US and China have not really affected Apple's brand image in the far eastern country.

In fact, most analysts are expecting the iPhone 12 to attract more attraction than the iPhone 11, which has already proven to be quite a hit in the country. It remained the best selling model ...

Galaxy Z Fold 3 may feature a different kind of S Pen

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 21:24:00 GMT

Samsung is hard at work to make the S Pen stylus work with next year's Galaxy Z Fold 3, reports South Korean publication citing market intelligence firm UBI Research.

The Galaxy Note series employs the Electro-Magnetic Resonance (EMR) digitizer technology. When this tech is used, the display of the compatible device provides power to the pen. As a result, the stylus doesn't need a battery of its own, and this makes it slimmer and lighter.

Galaxy Z Fold 3 may adopt the AES tech and a thicker UTG than the Z Fold 2

Since the display of a foldable phone is ...

Yet another key detail about Samsung's Galaxy S21 5G family is already '100%' confirmed

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 21:17:00 GMT

Even though there's already very little doubt as to the overall appearance of Samsung's three next ultra-high-end smartphones after a bunch of rigorous recent leaks, it's obviously far too early to know for sure everything about every single tiny detail and facet of the series design. Or so we thought.

For instance, we never expected the full chromatic lineup of a flagship handset trio () to be thoroughly revealed, and yes, even broken down by specific model as soon as... today. And yet here we are, reporting on the latest piece of gossip distributed by the often reliable ...

U.S. actions are now damaging Huawei

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:08:00 GMT

In May 2019, the U.S. placed on the Entity List which banned the manufacturer from accessing its U.S. supply chain; the year before it had spent over $8 billion on components and software from the U.S. The biggest loss for Huawei was its inability to license Google's version of the open source Android operating system and use Google Mobile Services on its phones. But even without Google's apps on its international models (inside China, most Google apps are banned), Huawei managed to grow its smartphone shipments by 35.5% last year to 142 million units surpassing Apple for second place after ...

Huawei Kirin 9000 announced: first 5G 5nm chip with a CPU and GPU that may put it at a disadvantage

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:45:00 GMT

yesterday announced the alongside the chips that power the new phones.

The Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro Plus are underpinned by the company's first 5nm chip, the Kirin 9000. It's also the world's first commercially available 5nm chip with a built-in modem.

Kirin 9000 vs Apple A14 Bionic and Snapdragon 865 Plus in the words of Huawei

Huawei took a swipe at Apple by revealing that its flagship chip has 15.3 billion transistors, 30 percent more than Apple's that fuels the A higher number of transistors theoretically ...

The iPhone 12 is the best 5G phone to buy for the Verizon and AT&T network plans now

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:39:00 GMT

Wе already told you that with Apple did what it regularly does with the 4G LTE iPhones so far - equips them with a record number of cellular connectivity bands for the globetrotter in each iPhone fan.

It has to - the iPhone is rather ubiquitous and exists in most every carrier's portfolio worldwide, so the demand for network compatibility from 's handsets is huge. The and that Apple has now released make no exception, as they that offers the service around the globe - from Korea to .

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro/Max vs iPhone 11 Pro/Max

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:06:00 GMT

Apple's brought a puzzle for each iPhone 11 model owner, should I upgrade to one of the ? The task is further confused by the fact that both on the low iPhone 12, and on the high end, we will have models with different display sizes than their predecessors.

Actually, only the carries over the screen diagonal of the (but swaps LCD for OLED display tech), everything else is smaller or larger than what Apple has done so far.

FCC report finally details the shocking extent of that huge T-Mobile outage from June

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:04:00 GMT

As hard as T-Mobile may have tried to put behind it, naturally preferring its customers forgot all about that whole day they couldn't make or receive voice calls and texts, one of the worst US cell phone outages in recent memory to give the people the answers they deserve.

After more than four months, the Federal Communications Commission has finally completed its undoubtedly rigorous investigation, unsurprisingly concluding that T-Mobile and of epic proportions on multiple levels.

While it doesn't sound like the "Un-carrier" will be punished ...

Amazon Black Friday Deals available now and what offers to expect

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:13:00 GMT

Black Friday might have started as a singular day with big discounts, but these days its influence has spread over the weeks and even months before the actual date. Retailers are now offering smaller deals in advance as hors d'oeuvres to the main shopping event.

And, since there’s still a long time before Black Friday hits, these early deals are what we’re about to cover in this article. More specifically, the deals that Amazon is offering to its millions of users.

We’ll do our best to keep the offers as up to date as possible, so if you’re looking to snag something with a good discount, ...

What Black Friday phone deals to expect in 2020

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:32:00 GMT

This article will be updated regularly as new Black Friday 2020 deals become available.

Black Friday 2020 is coming fast and despite all the turmoil and the difficult health situation in the world, we’re expecting a full-fledged event with better deals than ever before. You may think it’s too early to start looking for a bargain out there but actually, deals are starting to appear as we type and you need to prepare accordingly. Most of the big online stores start their Black Friday campaigns up to a month early, so we’re going to do the same and help you ...

You will now be able to mute conversations forever on WhatsApp on iOS and Android

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:39:00 GMT

WhatsApp for Android and iOS has been getting some quite useful features recently, that's coming soon to Android, and now that an option to mute chat notifications for more than 1 year will also be available soon to WhatsApp users.

Previously, WhatsApp had an option to mute notifications on specific chats, but the longest mute period was one year. Now, after the update for the app, users will be able to mute a conversation forever, and it won’t automatically un-mute itself. This can be helpful for some people who would like to mute a conversation and not have it un-mute itself when the ...

Here are the top Best Buy Black Friday deals available now

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:12:00 GMT

This article will be updated regularly as new Best Buy Black Friday 2020 deals become available.

Amazon Prime Day has got us all excited for some nice shopping, but now there’s even a bigger event which is bound to give us more deals and exciting new ways to prepare for our Christmas presents, or just buy something for ourselves. Black Friday is next month; however, there are already some great Best Buy Black Friday deals on phones, headphones, laptops, and TVs, and many more will come in the next days and weeks.

Check those early ...