The Justice Department wants to depose some of Apple’s top executives as it prepares for a trial to determine if Alphabet’s Google broke antitrust law in how it runs its search business, a lawyer representing Apple said on Friday. In its complaint, the Justice Department accused Google of paying billions of dollars each year in
Intel on Friday launched a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs to cash in on the rising usage of cryptocurrencies. The chip will ship later this year and the first customers include Block, the Jack Dorsey-led firm that recently changed its name from Square to highlight its growing focus
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) developer Krafton has banned more than 170,000 accounts during the two weeks ending February 6. This is part of the strict countermeasures the developer is undertaking against players caught cheating and negatively impacting gameplay experience for others. Krafton has also published the whole list of Battleground Mobile India players it banned.
Dell has unveiled new Dell UltraSharp 27 and Dell UltraSharp 32 monitors based on the LG Display’s IPS Black technology that was showcased by LG earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2022). The new 4K UltraSharp monitors share identical specifications except for screen size and weight. They come with 400 nits of
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Roblox hopes that its user-generated content platform will become the metaverse, and it made some headway this week as it announced brand partnerships this week with McLaren Racing, Alo Yoga, The Brit Awards, and the NFL. Any
OnePlus is all set to unveil new smart TV models in the OnePlus TV Y1S lineup in India on February 17. The company has recently teased the launch of OnePlus TV Y1S and OnePlus TV Y1S Edge via its social media channels and e-commerce website Amazon. Ahead of the formal announcement, more details and specifications
WhatsApp has started rolling out a new interface for voice calls. The latest rollout is specifically live for select beta testers on Android. It also carries waveforms for group voice calls. In addition to the new beta release carrying the updated voice call interface, WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new screen for responding
Samsung Galaxy A33 and Samsung Galaxy A53 have been spotted on SDPPI certification website in Indonesia, as per a report. These A-series smartphones have been in the news over the past few months because they have got certifications in various countries and leaked in renders. Meanwhile, Galaxy M23 has made it to the Bluetooth SIG
Finnish game maker Rovio, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, on Friday reported a rise in its fourth-quarter operating profit, boosted by growth from its top three games. “All our top three games Angry Birds 2, Angry Birds Dream Blast, and Angry Birds Friends grew year-on-year,” the Helsinki-based mobile game maker said. Rovio said
Micromax is said to be working on a new smartphone as part of the company’s In series, following the recent launch of Micromax In Note 2 in India. The rumoured Micromax In 2 handset is said to feature a MediaTek Helio G88 SoC under the hood, along with a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display with a
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! In the antitrust lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, we were constantly reminded of the fundamental weakness of Epic’s case and the flaw in antitrust laws. Antitrust law is supposed to protect consumers from monopolistic company behavior,
Samsung Galaxy S22 series debuted this week as the company’s most advanced and powerful smartphone lineup. The series comprises the regular Galaxy S22 as well as the Galaxy S22+ and the top-end Galaxy S22 Ultra. Among other models, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra comes in a more Galaxy Note-like design where you have a dedicated
Wordle, the online word-guessing game which was recently bought by The New York Times from developer Josh Wardle in a seven-figure buyout, is now live at a new URL. The trending online game has now officially moved over to the New York Times website. After the migration, The New York Times is recommending players to
Garmin Instinct 2 Solar and D2 Air X10 Aviator smartwatches have been launched in the US. The Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch comes in two sizes and boasts of “unlimited battery life” owing to its charging capability using solar energy. It is also available without the solar charging feature. Meanwhile, Garmin D2 Air X10 Aviator
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat’s latest event? Head over to the GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit & GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 On Demand page here. Bunch has pivoted from a social layer for games to a more expansive metaverse that aims to keep players coming back for longer times and to
Apple has released iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 to iPhone and iPad users, a couple of weeks after it brought out iOS 15.3 with a fix for a privacy bug affecting the Safari browser. The latest update brings the operating system version to iOS 15.3.1 and contains an important security fix. Apple has also resolved
Xiaomi has kicked off its ‘Valentine and Mi Sale’ in India. The sale is already live on Mi.com and will go on till February 15. A slew of Redmi and Mi smartphones will be available at discounted prices during the sale. Redmi 9i Sport, Redmi 9A Sport, Redmi Note 11T 5G, Redmi Note 10T 5G,
New State Mobile (formerly PUBG: New State) is getting an update to version 0.9.24 today, bringing in a new game mode and some new content with bug fixes and improvements for the battle royale title from Krafton. New State Mobile is getting a Round Deathmatch mode which is a 4v4 mode and it can be