France hits Apple with $27M fine for slowing down old iPhones

From CNET: France's consumer watchdog on Friday announced that it fined Apple 25 million euros ($27.4 million) for intentionally slowing down older iPhone models with a software update.

The action follows an investigation by the Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and the Suppression...

GeIL Announces the Availability of EVO SPEAR Phantom

From GeIL Press Release: GeIL, Golden Emperor International Ltd. is pleased to announce the EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming Edition DDR4 Memory, GeIL and ASRock's co-branded DRAM, is now available at Newegg.com and select retailers in the Americas.

GeIL memory has joined forces with leading motherboard...

Hero 8 drives GoPro to second most profitable quarter ever

From The Verge: Sales of the GoPro Hero 8 series helped the company post Q4 revenue of $528 million, up 40 percent compared to the same holiday quarter last year. It was the third best quarter in terms of revenue ever posted by the company, which founder and CEO Nick Woodman took public in 2014...

Developers Can Now Sell One App for All Mac/iOS Platforms

From PC Mag: It looks as though the days of buying the same app multiple times for your macOS and iOS devices may soon be over.

As The Verge reports, game and app developer Steve Troughton-Smith noticed one of the new features in the 11.4 beta version of Apple Xcode is universal purchases. What it...

Huawei hits Verizon with lawsuits alleging patent infringement

From CNET: Huawei on Thursday launched a pair of patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon, alleging the US carrier used 12 of its patents without authorization. The controversial Chinese company's suits were filed in United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas...

YouTube's Old Desktop Interface Will Be Disabled in March

From PC Mag: Three years ago Google launched a new look for YouTube, but allowed users to opt-out and continue using the classic interface on desktop. However, from March, that option disappears and everyone will be forced to use the "new experience."

Yesterday, a new Google support page appeared...

Xiaomi spin-off Poco returns with the 120Hz X2 for $225

From The Verge: Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco has launched its second phone, the Poco X2. It’s another attempt from the company to produce a high-performance, low-cost phone for the extremely competitive Indian market.

Back in the summer of 2018, Xiaomi launched a new brand called Poco with the aim of...

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