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Thursday • December 12, 2024
Epic Games’ app store will be preinstalled on millions of Android phones
Epic Has Signed a Deal with Telefónica to Get its App on Devices in Europe and Latin America
Epic Games has struck a deal with Telefónica to have its mobile storefront pre-installed on millions of compatible Android devices. As such, those who buy a phone from a Telefónica network such as O2 or Movistar in Spain, the UK, Germany and Spanish-speaking Latin America will immediately have the app, which offers access to Fortnite, Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe. Epic will bring third-party games to the storefront as well, while the partners plan to offer mobile gamers on Telefónica’s networks extra perks over the next year or so.
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Thursday • September 19, 2024
Microsoft launches a Windows app for iPhones, Macs, and Android devices
Stream a Copy of Windows to Almost Any Device
Microsoft is launching a Windows app today for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, web browsers, Android devices, and even Windows PCs. The Windows app is essentially a hub for streaming a copy of Windows from a variety of sources, including Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Remote Desktop, and more.
This new unified app has been in testing for nearly a year and includes a customizable homescreen, multi-monitor support, and USB redirection so you can use local devices like webcams, storage devices, and printers as if they were plugged directly in to a cloud PC.
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Tuesday • July 16, 2024
Apple revamps App Store search layout, emphasizing ads and suggestions
Apple’s App Store Search Redesign Puts Ads Front and Center
Apple updated the App Store’s Search tab, removing the Discover section and placing suggested apps, including ads, more prominently below the search bar. Why it matters: Advertisers will now have their apps showing at the top of the Search tab potentially increasing their ad exposure as well as leading to higher click-through rates for app install ads.
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Thursday • May 9, 2024
Microsoft Plans Mobile-Game Store, Vying With Apple, Google
The Store Will Debut With Microsoft’s Own Games, Offering Discounts On In-Game Items
Microsoft Corp. will launch its own online store for mobile-game consumables in July, creating an alternative to Apple Inc. and Google’s app stores and their fees. The browser-based store will debut with Microsoft’s own games, offering discounts on in-game items associated with titles like Candy Crush Saga. Xbox President Sarah Bond announced the move Thursday at the Bloomberg Technology Summit. Later, Microsoft will open the store to other publishers.
Bond says the store is launching on the web, versus an app, so it’s “accessible across all devices, all countries, no matter what, independent of the policies of closed ecosystem stores.”
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Wednesday • January 10, 2024
OpenAI Unveils App Store for Custom Chatbots
Subscribers to ChatGPT Plus Will Be Able to Browse Tailored Chatbots That Perform Different Tasks
OpenAI said on Wednesday that it was opening an app store for people to share customized versions of its popular chatbot, ChatGPT, as the artificial intelligence company works to expand the reach of its flagship technology and turn it into a moneymaker.
The new store is called the GPT Store. People who spend $20 a month for a subscription to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus service can browse the store for custom chatbots that provide a wide array of services, including those that recommend books, teach mathematics and search through scientific papers.
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Tuesday • January 9, 2024
Amazon’s Alexa gets new generative AI-powered experiences
At CES Amazon Revealed Three Developers delivering New Generative AI-Powered Alexa Experiences
Among the slew of CES announcements this week, it should be no surprise to anyone that generative AI is a major theme from tech companies this year, including Volkswagen, Nvidia and — of course — Amazon.
In September 2023, Amazon announced to developers that it would be launching new tools to build LLM-powered experiences. Today, the company revealed three developers delivering new generative AI-powered Alexa experiences, including AI chatbot platform Character.AI, AI music company Splash and Voice AI game developer Volley. All three experiences are available in the Amazon Alexa Skill Store.
Character.AI’s new experience enables Alexa users to have real-time conversations with different personas, such as a fictional character called Librarian Linda, a personal trainer or even pretend-versions of historical figures like Socrates.
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