Google has been accused of playing favorites in treating Android app developers. The Verge reports that a recently unsealed consumer lawsuit against Google is being offered the company to make a “significantly reduced” cut in revenue from Netflix’s Play Store in an attempt to quell “the streaming giant’s displeasure.” Netflix, Spotify, and Tinder all reportedly … Read more
Whether you are an Android or iOS user, there is a good chance that you will check out user reviews and ratings before deciding to download an app to your device. Hoping to make this more useful for everyone, Google is planning two optimizations to the Play Store. Starting in November, the ratings displayed will … Read more
CNN – If your keyboard doesn’t make a loud, satisfying click every time you sit down to type, it’s time to change things. Mechanical keyboards offer better feedback, comfort, and durability than the soft membrane model you’re currently using, and while they’re often aimed at gamers, I’d argue that almost anyone who spends most of … Read more
Abhinav Shashank Contributor Innovaccer founder and CEO Abhinav Shashank has written more than 300 articles for various international media and was also listed in Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Enterprise Tech” and among the “Top 60 Rising Leaders in US Healthcare under 40” by Becker’s Hospital Review 2019. Mike Sutten, CTO at Innovaccer, has … Read more
Starting today, all Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S owners can play free online multiplayer games without an Xbox Live Gold membership. Overall, this means that 50+ free titles no longer require a subscription to play with your friends online. Some of the most notable inclusions on the list are Apex Legends, Call … Read more
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, one of his many companies and the only one currently focused on mind control (we are aware of this), has released a new blog post and video detailing some of his recent updates – including how his hardware is used to enable a monkey to play pong only with its brain. In … Read more
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices … Read more
If you own a Sony Xperia 1 ii, now is the time for your phone to shine. In an update discovered by Android Police, YouTube now supports 4K HDR playback on Android devices and brings the app in line with its iOS counterpart. Igor Bonifacic / Engadget There aren’t many Android phones with 4K displays … Read more