Japan just became the second major market, after the European Union, where iPhone users can download Fortnite through a competing app store. But five months ago, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney publicly declared that return impossible. The story behind how it happened anyway, and why it is still far from a clean win, is […]
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The music streaming world just reached a strange but important milestone. For the first time in history, being a human artist is something you now have to officially prove. As of April 30, 2026, Spotify began rolling out its new “Verified by Spotify” badge, a light-green checkmark appearing on artist profiles and in search
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OnePlus built its entire identity on being the underdog that punched above its weight. The “Never Settle” brand that sold flagship killers with a cult-like following is now, quietly and without fanfare, being folded into the same organizational roof as Realme, a company that targets the complete opposite end of the market. Digital Chat
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Apple just quietly changed how developers can charge you for apps, and most people have no idea what it actually means for their wallet. The company has announced a new billing model for App Store subscriptions: monthly payments tied to a 12-month commitment. At first glance, it sounds like a consumer-friendly move. And in
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There are moments in tech when a single supply chain report changes everything you thought you knew. That happened on April 27, 2026, when veteran analyst Ming-Chi Kuo published findings revealing that an OpenAI phone is actively in development — a dramatic reversal from what the company had publicly signaled for over a year.
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X’s standalone messaging app is officially live, and the real story behind its launch is more layered than most headlines have captured. XChat launched publicly on iOS on April 24, 2026, giving iPhone and iPad users a dedicated space to chat privately with their X contacts outside the main X app. On the surface,
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Meta has spent the last decade turning Instagram into a polished, ad-heavy platform that often feels more like a magazine than a social network. Now, the company is doing something that feels almost radical in comparison: launching an app where you cannot edit your photos at all. That app is called Instagram Instants,
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The most underreported fact about GPT-5.5 is not a benchmark number. It is that this is the first fully retrained base model built since GPT-4.5, and that distinction matters more than most headlines are giving it credit for. Released on April 23, 2026, GPT-5.5 is not just another incremental update or a fine-tuned variant
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Microsoft has quietly reversed one of its most controversial gaming decisions. On April 21, 2026, the company slashed the price of Game Pass Ultimate by 23%, bringing it down from $29.99 to $22.99 per month, effective immediately. PC Game Pass followed, dropping from $16.49 to $13.99. The announcement came directly from Asha Sharma, the
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There is a number that the EV industry has been chasing for years — the gas station number. Refueling a car typically takes between five and eight minutes from the moment you pull in to the moment you drive away. For the longest time, electric vehicles simply could not match that, and it gave
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