Google has been trying to push Apple to adopt the GSMA RCS messaging protocol, from not-so-subtle blows to I / O 2022 to long-running Twitter threads from the head of Android. The latest tool from Android makers? Drake lyrics.
Android’s official Twitter account shared a “video explaining the unofficial lyrics” for “Texts Go Green,” the third song on Drake’s latest album. Both the title and the heart are referring to what happens when an iPhone user prevents someone from contacting them via iMessage, which causes the messages to be the default SMS and loses features such as read receipts.
Quickly tearing down any cultural label referring to the lyrics of a recent Drake song, the Twitter account calls him “a real lunatic.” And I close my Twitter app.
“Mat Smith.”
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Meta launches digital fashion avatar store.
Meta opens an avatar store where you can buy costumes for your avatar on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. New features include designers from Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne, and the company expects to add more designers over time. Zuckerberg and Eva Chen, Meta’s vice president of fashion associations, announced the new store on Instagram Live, calling it the “first live avatar fashion show.” The “fashion show” consisted of Chen holding paper drawings of Zuckerberg’s avatar in increasingly questionable costumes, albeit ready for the metavers.
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Europe would not be alone in trying to reduce e-waste.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders have sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo asking her department to develop a “comprehensive strategy” leading to a common collection standard. Senators said the EU acted in the “public interest” by settling in a port, and the US should do the same to reduce the environmental impact of shippers while improving user comfort. A standard charger would theoretically reduce electronic waste by letting people reuse existing cables and adapters for new devices.
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Free-to-play, license to print cash.
Two weeks after its release, Blizzard’s Diablo Immortal has grossed approximately $ 24 million, according to Appmagic. The analysis firm said the free game had already been downloaded nearly 8.5 million times. Will this inform the rest of Diablo’s gaming universe? Possibly not. Diablo franchise general manager Rod Fergusson recently said that Diablo IV would include a monetization system other than Immortal.
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Who says greatness has to be expensive?
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The road center of smartphones has amazing options that balance price and features. These days, you still have amazing cameras, bright screens, and decent battery life. But there are so many, so where do you start? How about this guide?
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