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Google loses appeal over app store overhaul in Epic Games case
Google lost its appeal of a judge’s court order requiring the tech giant to revamp its app store in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite maker Epic Games, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Google’s argument that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly favored Epic Games.
Epic Games first filed its lawsuit in 2020 and was able to convince a jury in 2023 that Google illegally stifled competition. The trial judge ordered Google last October to open its app store to rivals and give Android users more choice when it comes to downloading apps. The order was on hold pending the outcome of Google’s appeal.
Google argued to the appeals court that its Play Store competes with Apple’s App Store, and claimed that the trial judge unfairly prevented it from presenting that argument in defense against Epic’s antitrust claims.
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Pebble’s smartwatch is back: Pebble Time 2 specs revealed
Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of the Pebble smartwatch, on Wednesday showed off the new designs for the upcoming watch, now known as the Pebble Time 2.
Although the company originally branded its new watches as the Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 when it first announced its plans to return to the market in March, Migicovsky says the company has since been able to regain the Pebble trademark.
That means the new watches will instead be called the Pebble 2 Duo and the Pebble Time 2.
Migicovsky’s company, Core Devices, had also shown off early ideas for the watches back in March, but today it’s revealing the final design for the Pebble Time 2.
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The industrial design of the watch has changed, and a handful of new features have been added, notes Migicovsky in a blog post.
The Time 2 will debut in four colors, still yet to be determined; Pebble buyers will have input later on, the company says. Plus, the company is adding a multicolor RGB LED backlight, a second microphone (to aid with a potential environmental noise cancellation feature), a compass sensor, and a screw-mounted back cover.
The watch will be stainless steel on the front and back, and feature stainless steel buttons like the older Pebble Time Steel.
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Other previously announced specs will remain the same, including Pebble’s plans for a 1.5-inch 64 color e-paper display, a touch screen, a quick-release 22mm watch strap, a flat hardened glass lens, 30-day estimated battery life, heart rate monitor, step and sleep tracking, speaker, linear actuator motor (for vibration), and a waterproof rating of some sort, which is yet to be determined.
The Pebble Time 2 is available for pre-order for $225 and will pair with a smartphone via Bluetooth, allowing it to display notifications, control the music on your phone, and connect with the internet.
The company also noted that people who pre-order the Core 2 Duo can upgrade to the Pebble Time 2 while reserving their place in line. To do so, customers shouldn’t cancel the original order, but instead wait for an email survey link that will be emailed in the next month or so, offering the option for them to catch their order.