Month: January 2022

Dozens of states side with Epic in Apple App Store appeal

“Apple’s conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app developers.”

Dozens of states side with Epic in Apple App Store appeal

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States are siding with Epic Games as the developer appeals a lower court ruling in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple over app store fees and payment processing.

The attorneys general for 34 states and the District of Columbia have filed an amicus brief on behalf of Epic. Utah led the brief, claiming that “Apple’s conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app developers and millions of citizens.”

Epic sued Apple in 2020, alleging anticompetitive behavior. Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store after Epic covertly updated the game to include an “Epic Direct Payment” option, a move that ran afoul of the App Store’s developer agreement. 

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Daily Deals (1-28-2022)

The Lunar New Year is Tuesday, February 1 this year and in China there’s a week-long holiday scheduled from January 31 to February 6. Meanwhile, it looks like most major PC game stores are getting on this year’s celebration with Lunar New Year sales with deep discounts on many titles from Steam, GOG, the Epic […]

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The Lunar New Year is Tuesday, February 1 this year and in China there’s a week-long holiday scheduled from January 31 to February 6.

Meanwhile, it looks like most major PC game stores are getting on this year’s celebration with Lunar New Year sales with deep discounts on many titles from Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, and the Humble Store.

Left: Epic Games Store / Right: Steam

Here are some of the day’s best deals.

PC Games

eReaders

PCs

Memory & storage

Other

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Xiaomi TV Stick 4K with Android 11 now available

The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K is a media streamer that plugs into the HDMI port of a TV allowing you to stream content from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and other sources using Google’s Android TV software. Officially announced in December, the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K is now available globally for $58 when you order from AliExpress. […]

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The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K is a media streamer that plugs into the HDMI port of a TV allowing you to stream content from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and other sources using Google’s Android TV software.

Officially announced in December, the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K is now available globally for $58 when you order from AliExpress.

Note that this model ships with a European charger, but you should be able to plug the included micro USB to USB-A cable into most USB power adapters.

The Xiaomi Mi TV Stick 4K ships with an Android 11-based operating system and features support for Android TV features including Google Assistant, voice controls, and Chromecast capabilities (allowing you to find music or videos on your phone and then send them to your TV via the stick).

With 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and support for 4K video at 60 Hz and Bluetooth 5.0, the new model is a step up over the older 1080p version which sells for $40 and runs Android 9, has 1GB of RAM, and supports Bluetooth 4.2.

That said, there’s no shortage of inexpensive 4K-ready media streamers these days, and the new Xiaomi TV Stick 4K will have to compete with the Chromecast with Google TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K and 4K Max, Roku Express 4K+, and Onn UHD Streaming Device, all of which have list prices of $55 or less.

Here’s a run-down of key specs for Xiaomi’s new 4K media streamer:

Xiaomi TV Stick 4K specs
Processor Amlogic S950Y4
4 x ARM Cortex-A35
Graphics Mali-G1 MP2
RAM 2GB
Storage 8GB
Wireless WiFi (dual-band)
Bluetooth 5.0
Ports HDMI connector
micro USB 2.0
Video decoding AV1, VP9, H.265, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1
Audio decoding DTS HD, Dolby Atmos
Remote control Bluetooth
Google Assistant button
Netflix & Amazon Prime Video buttons
Dimensions 106.8 x 29.4 x 15.4mm
4.2″ x 1.2″ x 0.6″
Weight 42.8 grams
1.5 ounces
Price $58

via AndroidPC.es

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Japan: Sega steigt aus Spielhallen-Geschäft aus

Nach über 55 Jahren wird Sega sich aus dem Arcade-Geschäft zurückziehen. Wegen der Coronapandemie hatte das Geschäft stark gelitten. (Sega, Games)

Nach über 55 Jahren wird Sega sich aus dem Arcade-Geschäft zurückziehen. Wegen der Coronapandemie hatte das Geschäft stark gelitten. (Sega, Games)

Als Jörg M. schockiert feststellte, dass er von Rechtsextremen umgeben war

Jahrelang war Jörg M. Funktionär einer bürgerlichen Partei, von der er dachte, sie sei nur gegen den Euro und ein bisschen islamkritisch. Dann merkte er, dass irgendetwas nicht stimmte

Jahrelang war Jörg M. Funktionär einer bürgerlichen Partei, von der er dachte, sie sei nur gegen den Euro und ein bisschen islamkritisch. Dann merkte er, dass irgendetwas nicht stimmte

Another launch tower built for the SLS rocket has “encountered some challenges”

NASA has issued a “second letter of concern” to Bechtel.

Crews working on an Ares launch tower in February 2010 at the Kennedy Space Center, even after Constellation had been informally cancelled. This would eventually become Mobile Launcher-1.

Crews working on an Ares launch tower in February 2010 at the Kennedy Space Center, even after Constellation had been informally cancelled. This would eventually become Mobile Launcher-1. (credit: Lee Hutchinson)

The Space Launch System rocket that NASA has been building for more than a decade now—and which may finally launch for the first time this spring or summer—is rather big. And big rockets need large, complicated ground systems to fuel them and support their launch.

As one might imagine, for a rocket as expensive as the SLS booster—development so far has run in excess of $20 billion and counting—its associated ground systems are quite costly as well.

Much has already been said and written about the first "mobile launch tower" built for the SLS rocket. The massive, rolling Mobile Launcher-1 supports the 108-meter-tall SLS rocket, provides access to the Orion spacecraft, and supplies power, communications, coolant, and fuel to the rocket. Over a decade, NASA spent about $1 billion to build, redesign, and then complete the structure under a cost-plus contract.

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