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The new 37-page court filing came from Apple recently, as an answer to Epic’s request to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store. Following the ban of Fortnite from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, Epic has asked the court for permission to bring back the game on the platforms as the majority of its players are being affected by it. Apple, however, is sticking to its primary point that Epic was the one that violated the App Store policies....

“Facebook’s actions to entrench and maintain its monopoly deny consumers the benefits of competition. Our aim is to roll back Facebook’s anticompetitive conduct and restore competition so that innovation and free competition can thrive,” said Ian Conner, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. The FTC is seeking a permanent injunction that may require Facebook to sell its subsidiaries including Instagram and WhatsApp. It also wants the court to prohibit Facebook from imposing anticompetitive conditions on software developers....

Mozilla Firefox 100: What’s New? Although Mozilla did not make much noise with its 100th Firefox update, it has added some nifty features to Firefox on both desktop and mobile platforms. Firstly, there is now support for subtitles when a user opens a supported video in picture-in-picture (PiP) mode. This is a handy feature and is surely a welcome change for those who like to multi-task. The subtitle support in PiP mode will be initially available for platforms such as YouTube, Prime Video, Netflix, and other sites that use the WebVTT format for their content such as Coursera, Twitter, and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation....

Right now, the platform is available for fashion retailers with a focus on footwear and apparel. The service is going live today in three cities: Gurugram, Delhi, and Bengaluru. However, Flipkart is planning on expanding to Mumbai soon as well. Speaking of expansions, Flipkart is aiming to grow the B2B platform to 20 more cities by the end of 2020, and enter categories including Home & Kitchen, and Groceries. The Walmart-owned e-commerce giant is hoping to gather over 300 strategic partners, and cross 2 lakh listings in 2 months....

Gatorade Gx Sweat Patch Dubbed the “Gatorade Gx Sweat Patch”, it is essentially a stick-on body-patch that absorbs your sweat and tests it to deliver post-workout insights and tips. The patch comes in a pack of two and works in collaboration with a dedicated app, which is sadly available only on iOS at the moment. Now, you might be thinking what is even the use of testing your sweat? Well, it might be somewhat useless if you are not into any kind of physical exercise....

Chromecast with Google TV: Specs and Features The Chromecast with Google TV is a compact and portable dongle, which can be easily connected to a TV via the HDMI port. It comes with support for 4K video streaming at 60fps and HDR. It also supports Dolby Vision for better colors, contrast, and brightness. Google TV will provide access to movies, TV shows, and more content via various apps and subscription services in one place in an organized format....

Dubbed as Automatic Video Lighting Adjustment, the feature detects whether your video during a call is under-exposed or not. If it detects that you are in a dimly lit environment or there is a bright light in the background, Google Meet will automatically adjust the brightness of your video for improved visibility to other participants. The feature is currently exclusive to desktop and iOS devices. Google is following a gradual rollout schedule, which means the feature will be available to all eligible devices in the next couple of weeks....

According to a recent report from 9to5Google, the company has started a gradual rollout of the update for select Android users. A Twitter user named Jvolkman shared a few screenshots with the publication to showcase the new feature in the Messages app. You can check them out right here. As per the screenshots, the Messages app has started showing message reactions from iMessage users as relevant emojis. Moreover, tapping the emoji reactions shows a message with the phrase “Translated from iPhone“....

The change will not impact media files you’ve already uploaded to Google Photos. As a result, photos and videos you’ve uploaded in high quality before June 1 will remain available and will not affect the 15GB storage limit. “This change allows us to keep pace with the growing demand for storage…We know this is a big shift and may come as a surprise, so we wanted to let you know well in advance and give you resources to make this easier,” says Google in a blog post....

Here’s the Google Pixel Watch First Look As per leaked marketing images of the alleged Pixel Watch (courtesy of YouTuber Jon Prosser), it is expected to come with a circular dial with a bezel-less display. In the images, the smartwatch is seen with a single big button on its right side. This could possibly be for easy navigation and interaction. Additionally, we expect the watch to come with bright-colored bands, including orange, blue, and white....

Recently published in the Nature Communications journal, the study was conducted in collaboration with teams at the University of Exeter, India, Singapore, Switzerland, and the US. The researchers replaced a carbon-based coating inside current HDDs with graphene and saw a tenfold jump in storage space. Graphene-based HDDs: Study Now, to understand this, you have to know the basics of an HDD. So, a traditional HDD unit contains two major components....

Engineer Develops the World’s First USB-C AirPods If you are a tech enthusiast like us at Beebom, I’m sure you already know about the guy who developed the world’s first USB-C iPhone. For those unaware, Ken Pillonel is a Swiss engineer, currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Robotics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, who is known for his unusual tweaks to smartphones and other gadgets. Last year, Pillonel developed what Apple did not till now, despite regulatory pressure – an iPhone with a USB-C port....

Minimum System Requirements for Battlefield 2042 Let’s take a look at the minimum as well as the recommended system requirements to run Battlefield 2042 on a PC. However, it is worth mentioning that the game will be available on other platforms, including PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/ S, and Xbox One once it releases later this year. To run Battlefield 2042 on a PC, users will be required to at least have an AMD FX-8350 or an Intel Core i5 6600K CPU....

Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Design Revealed Realme recently took to its official Weibo handle to share the first glimpse of its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition. Although the company did not reveal any specs or features, it showed off the physical design of the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition. You can check out the post in the screenshot below. Now, the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition looks nothing like the standard GT 2 models....

Reputable tipster Evan Blass (via Voice) leaked official-looking renders for the Find X3 Pro. The smartphone, as shown in the images, will feature a weird camera bump. Oppo will be shaping the back panel from, what seems to be a single sheet of plastic or fiber, to create the protruding bump with the camera sensors. With the Find X3 Pro renders now leaked online, the Chinese giant thought this to be a perfect opportunity to give fans something to look forward to....

First Look at WhatsApp Message Reactions Interestingly, at this stage of development, it’s possible to react to a message using multiple emojis. As you can see in the image shared by WABetaInfo, one message in a chat with a business account has a total of 7 reactions. However, if I were to guess, it’s highly likely that WhatsApp will limit the number of reactions from a single person in a message to one — just like Facebook and Instagram message reactions....

Bone Conduction Headphones While we will begin by explaining what bone conduction headphones are, we will also cover the various concepts around them including answering any questions you may have. Have a look at the table below and jump to the section you feel is relevant to you. What Exactly Is Bone Conduction To understand what is bone conduction, we need to understand how sound travels to your ears, to begin with....

Add Free Live TV Channels on Fire TV Stick (2021) Before we begin, let me clarify a few points. Currently, there are only a few apps that take advantage of the Live TV feature and those apps are mainly from the US. I tried using some Indian live TV apps such as YuppTV, Voot, and nexGTV, but they didn’t show up in the live TV timeline. So if you are from the US, you can go ahead and try this feature without any issues....

How to Block Websites in Safari on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS (June 2021) So, how do we go about blocking websites in Safari on macOS and iOS? Well, Apple’s native parental control feature called “Screen Time” makes the task of restricting any website a painless affair. All you have to do is enter the URL of the website that you no longer want to be accessible via Safari in the restricted list....

Change Default Search Engine in Brave Browser (2021) We have added separate set of instructions for changing the default search engine in Brave browser on your desktop and mobile. You can navigate to the relevant section based on the platform you use Brave on to browse the web. Change Default Search Engine in Brave Browser (Windows, Mac, or Linux) If you don’t want to use Brave Search and switch back to either Google or privacy-centric options like DuckDuckGo, you can do that in just a few clicks....