Top interesting announcements
Epic Games claimed that Google paid $360 million to keep Activision from launching its own app store
Epic Games is currently in a legal battle with Google and Apple over whether the companies’ app store practices are anti-competitive. According to recent the court documents, Google also signed deals with Nintendo, Ubisoft and Riot Games. In the case of Riot, Google paid about $30 million to “stop” the studio from developing its own “in-house ‘app store’”, Epic alleges.
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Google might layoff 10,000 ‘poor performing’ employees
Google managers have been asked to rank 6% of employees, representing 10,000 people, as low performers. The decision is reportedly in response to pressure from an activist hedge fund, unfavourable market circumstances and the need to reduce expenses.
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Android manufacturers failed to provide patches for Mali GPU vulnerabilities
Google Project Zero teams warned there are five exploitable vulnerabilities in Arm’s Mali GPU driver that remain unfixed, leaving potentially millions of Android devices exposed to attacks. Devices from Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, as well as other phone makers are currently impacted.
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Samsung managed to surpass Google to top the Global Best Brand Rankings list
As per the latest report released by YouGov, a global public opinion and data firm, Samsung it the number one brand with over 127 points. Google, the previous topper, scored 106 points and was placed second on the list. It was followed by YouTube (85 points) and Netflix (59 points).
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Users will soon be able to react to a Google Message with any emoji
Previously, reactions were limited to only seven emojis. Currently, the feature is only available from the latest Google Messages Beta release.
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Top new products
Vivo X90 Pro+
Vivo X90 Pro+ will have a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and 12GB of RAM. It will come with a 4,700mAh battery.
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Oppo Find X6 Pro
The phone will have a 6.7-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB of storage. It will come a 5,000mAh battery.
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iQOO 11 Pro
The phone will have a 6.78-inch E6 AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and 16GB RAM. It will come with a 4,700mAh battery.
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