Author: Luke C
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Preliminary Ruling says Google violated Sonos’ patents
In January 2020, Sonos sued Google over patent infringement. On August 13th 2021, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a preliminary ruling finding that Google infringed on five patents. This preliminary rulng is far from a complete sentence and this battle will likely last for much longer. Google entered the market four years ago with…
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021 breakdown
Galaxy Unpacked Samsung held their Galaxy Unpacked presentation on 11th August 2021 and they announced a lot of new devices. They announced 2 new foldables, the Z Flip3 and the Z Fold3, the Galaxy Watch4 series, the first wearables being released with Wear OS 3, and the Galaxy Buds 2, an upgrade over the Galaxy…
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Nintendo refuses to confirm if Joy-Con drift has been fixed on the new Switch
Last week, Nintendo announced a new model of the Nintedo switch called the Nintendo Switch (OLED model). This new model didn’t include the new cpu or 1080p display that people have been asking for. however, it did include a bigger OLED screen which is nice… I guess. However, the biggest issue with this is that…
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Nintendo Switch (OLED model) will be released on October 8th for £309.99
On July 7th, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model). This was rumoured to be a full upgrade to the original switch but is instead a small revision of an already amazing console making it just that little bit better. The new Switch will be released on 8th October for £309.99. Here are all the…
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Twitter loses legal immunity regarding user posts in India.
The Indian Government has filed a lawsuit against Twitter after they failed to comply with new laws regarding how social media companies need to conduct themselves. Originally reported by Reuters and Techcrunch, India’s IT Ministry has told the New Delhi High Courtthat the company’s refusal to comply with the provisions of the IT Act. India’s…
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The Microsoft Store is actually good now
The Microsoft Store has been considered a failure since it was introduced with the release of Windows 8 in 2012. It was then revamped in 2015 when Windows 10 was released to allow for UWP applications. For all of this time the Microsoft Store on Windows devices has not allowed developers to submit standard Win32…
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Australian regulator warns buyers that AirTag batteries are easy for children to remove
Today the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a statement urging parents to keep AirTags away from children because it is apparently too easy to remove the battery. This comes after the product was removed from an australian retailers shelves earlier this year due to safety concerns. In a statement to press earlier today…
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Microsoft may have hidden the Windows 11 release date in promotional images
In the image above the redesigned control/action centre can be seen, this is big enough news on its own, however, in this image there is a much bigger announcement than this new notification centre. If you were to look closer down in the bottom left you will see the date 10/20/2021, this date is in…
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Android APKs can be sideloaded in Windows 11
On June 24th Microsoft announced that Windows 11 will come with support for running Android apps out of the box. This is great news on it’s own but lots of people were wondering whether or not sideloading apks from sources other than the Amazon AppStore that’s built into the Windows Store but now it seems…
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Windows 11 – what do these changes mean for developers
During Microsoft’s event on June 24th they announced that the Microsoft Store would be getting a drastic overhaul from the design language across the store to the policies that govern it. In this article I’ll be going over the features that will matter most for developers in relation to the policy changes around what is…