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France has fined Google the equivalent of $590 million for allegedly failing to negotiate deals with news publishers in ‘good faith.’ Google has two months to propose compensation for news content. It’s the latest in a string of government actions against the tech giant. Regulators aren’t done demanding corrective action from Google. Android Central noted that Google has agreed to pay a €500 million fine (about $590 million) after France’s competition regulator (Autorité de la concurrence) determined the search giant hadn’t negotiated news content deals “in good faith” with publishers.
The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 blurs the line between smartphones and tablets. A set of hands-on images shows just how big the device is compared to a “regular” smartphone.
On Thursday, Samsung took the wraps off the new Mega line, and let’s just say that, if a device ever deserved its name, it’s the Galaxy Mega 6.3.
The 6.3-inch phone/tablet has already garnered a fair share of hyperbole and epithets, with bloggers and tech journalists particularly favoring terms like “monstrous” and “gargantuan”.
Whether you’re a fan of Sony’s smartphone design or couldn’t care less, the near bezel-less aesthetic has become more commonplace. You won’t find that aesthetic on the Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Xperia L2, though that doesn’t mean you should disregard them as options.
All three smartphones might not feature near bezel-less designs, but the Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra sport edge-to-edge displays that are curved at the sides, which helps the glass bleed into the sides for a more seamless feel in the hands.
Last year, Samsung set a high standard with the beautiful Nexus 10, but all signs point to Asus taking over for the second generation of the high-resolution tablet. @evleaks, the habitual purveyor of insider info, just tweeted the image below.
This isn’t the first piece of evidence that Asus is making the Nexus 10 (2013). The device showed up in the inventory of a British retailer, with a price tag of £350 for the 16GB version.
Kickstarter has changed the retail landscape forever. Manufacturers or artists get their funding, and those who back them get a great deal in reward for their faith.
In return for providing this startup capital the watch is shipped directly to you, so there are no high mark-up costs for the designers to bear. This allows the lion-share of your investment to fund the high quality and responsibly-sourced materials.
'An exceptional and impressively flawless watch has finally appeared on Kickstarter after a long time' -GearGreed
The OnePlus 7 Pro is probably one of the best flagship phones of 2019, but that doesn’t mean it’s without problems though. Now, the Chinese brand has issued an update that addresses several issues.
The Oxygen OS update (9.5.7.GM21AA) delivers several system tweaks, including improved touch sensitivity (likely related to the phantom touch issue) and “optimized” double tap to wake functionality.
We also see a host of camera-related changes as part of the update.
Parents sending their kids to summer camp is a time-honored tradition. At summer camp, kids learn fun skills like archery, water sports, and crafts, all while forging lifelong friendships with other kids.
However, the modern summer camp is shifting with several camps now geared towards one purpose: teaching kids how to be a YouTuber.
For example, a YouTube training ground known as Level Up works with kids aged 9-15 and promises to teach them the “skills to create engaging videos.
As some of you might already know, Apple held a big press event earlier today, unveiling to the world theiPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. As to be expected, Apple fans are going wild with anticipation, as they eagerly await for the dynamic duo to ship later this month.
Apple always does a fantastic job of hyping up its new devices, and today’s unveiling was no exception. In reality, does the iPhone 5S and 5C change the smartphone game in any major way?
Twitter announced today that you can add images, videos, and GIFs to retweets on the mobile apps and mobile browsers.
The feature is already enabled by default. Once you tap the “retweet with comment” option, you can add media from the toolbar. Keep in mind that the feature doesn’t yet work on a desktop browser, though that should change in the near future.
Previous Twitter updates “Lights Out” March 28, 2019: Twitter users can now enable a true dark mode on the Android and iOS apps.
There was some potentially important news amidst Apple’s iPad refresh that you may have missed. It relates to Apple’s long-anticipated “soft SIM”, offering the ability to choose a service provider on the device instead of having to switch a physical SIM card.
This is a seriously muddy topic and there are far too many unanswered questions right now. The death of the SIM card could be a great thing, but much depends on how it is handled.