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Attorney General: Package text delivers trouble to consumers Attorney General Leslie Rutledge says if you get a text message saying an unexpected delivery is on its way, do not click on the link. (Source: WWNY) By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 21, 2021 at 10:45 AM CDT - Updated April 21 at 10:45 AM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - It’s always nice to know when a package you’ve ordered is on its way. But, what if you didn’t order something online? Attorney General Leslie Rutledge says if you ge...

Leftist Digital Rights Organization Condemns Apple App Store Censorship 21 Apr 2021 Apple’s control over access to the iPhone application marketplace is so total that even leftist organizations are saying the tech giant has too much power to censor. It is difficult to install an application on any smartphone without the approval of either Google or Apple, who control 99 percent of the global smartphone operating system market. On both Apple iPhones and Google Android devices, most application...

Wed, Apr 14th 2021 10:48am — Eric Goldman Last week, we had a post about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas very weird statement in a concurrence on mooting an unrelated case, in which he seemed to attack free speech and Section 230. Law professor Eric Goldman has written up an incredibly thorough response to Thomas statement that we thought the Techdirt community might appreciate, and so were reposting in here. Last week, the Supreme Court vacated the Second Circuit’s Knight v. Trump ru...

Google launches Pixel 2, 2 XL smartphones, audio speakers, Pixelbook laptop at event in San Francisco Google launches Pixel 2, 2 XL smartphones, audio speakers, Pixelbook laptop at event in San Francisco Google Launched The Pixel 2 Smartphone, Audio Speakers, Pixelbook Laptop At An Event In San Francisco On Wednesday After Samsung Launched Its Galaxy Note 8 And Rival Apple Unveiled The New IPhone X And IPhone 8 And 8 Plus Earlier In September. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Prakhar Sharma ...

The latest Google Android app to drop the hamburger button is now the Google Play Store. Thank goodness Google is finally learning about better smartphone user interface design. Google Photos removed the design element last year and Google Maps removed it in 2019. The YouTube app removed it as well. Hopefully, the Gmail app, Google Drive app, and Google Calendar apps are next.  If only we could get that awesome experimental Google Chrome user interface back too! Why is the hamburger button su...

5 April 2021, 7:58 pm EDT By Google has won the favors and ruling of the Supreme Court after a long-enduring battle against Oracle, as it filed a copyright lawsuit against the company, claiming that it copied Android on the Java platform. While Google admitted to copying the lengthy codes of the operating system, the judges have mentioned that it was fair use.  Google vs. Oracle: Copyright Issues (Photo : Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash) T-Mobile, Google to partner For Android Servic...

Bullitt The first comparison youll naturally make between the new Cat S62 phone and its predecessor S61 is the price: its now $649, compared with the $899 the S61 cost when it was introduced in 2018. (Note: phone manufacturer Bullitt Group is a Cat licensee.)  The S62, which is expected to start shipping on April 14th,  is keeping one of the most compelling features of Cat phones: its high-definition FLIR thermal imaging camera. The camera helps users locate and diagnose damp areas, leaks, ho...

However, Google argued that they had simply copied a "method of operation", similar to a Qwerty keyboard or a gear stick in a car,  in order to let Android interface with Java, representing about 0.4pc of the code in the specific system at issue. Programming luminaries and open source software advocates hailed the decision as a victory for the ability of smaller competitors to build on widely-used code instead of starting from nothing. A judgement in Oracles favour  could also have disrupted...

Google Bests Oracle In Java Lawsuit, A ‘Great Victory’ For Channel The Supreme Court Monday ruled 6-2 in favor of Google in a long running Java software code lawsuit with Oracle. By Steven Burke April 05, 2021, 12:09 PM EDT The Supreme Court Monday ruled 6-2 in favor of Google in a long running Java software code lawsuit with Oracle. The nation’s highest court overturned an earlier decision in the case in which Oracle was seeking a $9 billion pay-day in a...

Fortnite maker Epic kicks off UK lawsuit against Google Epic serves internet giant with lawsuit after being denied permission to sue Apple Fortnite was removed from the Google Play Store last year Credit: Shuttershock The company behind Fortnite is suing Google in the UK for allegedly violating competition laws by monopolising how Android smartphone users can download and pay for apps. Epic Games said it had recently served the internet giant with legal papers, the latest in its worldwide effor...