According to a legal filing X is willing to drop Twitch from its antitrust lawsuit accusing advertisers of an “illegal boycott,” but only if Twitch meets “certain conditions” by the end of the year — though it hasn’t said what those are. Amazon-owned Twitch wasn’t one of the initial companies X sued, but was added at a later date. It’s not the first to get out either — Unilever was dropped from the suit in October 2024.
For three years in a row Xiaomi has paired its Ultra phones with a Photography Kit, and now Vivo is following suit. The kit, which will be compatible with the upcoming X200 Ultra, was announced on Weibo by product manager Han Boxiao. Like Xiaomi’s it has a USB-C connection, built-in battery, and dedicated camera controls.
The X200 Ultra launches in China on April 21st, and will aim to outdo Xiaomi’s 15 Ultra on photography.
Apple’s “short-term” solution to Trump’s tariffs may be upping its iPhone exports from India, where the 26 percent tariff is about half of China’s. The company is on track to make 25 million phones there this year, with 10 million for the local market, but might redirect more to the US.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple sees the situation as “too uncertain” to alter its manufacturing plans just yet though.
Apple has won its first legal battle over the UK’s demand for a backdoor to encrypted data: the right to tell everyone it’s happening. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has ruled on whether Apple’s claim should be kept secret on national security grounds, and Apple won.
That doesn’t bring it any closer to restoring ADP encryption in the UK, nor does it mean hearings will be public, but this open secret is a little more open.
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Nothing is ready to reveal the second phone under its budget-friendly CMF brand, with the CMF Phone 2 Pro due for a reveal on April 28th, alongside three new pairs of earbuds.
CMF’s first phone was a $199 modular model, but the name suggests the 2 Pro might be a little more advanced. Teasers so far suggest a third camera lens and a newly textured finish to the phone’s rear.
The Marathon is about to start, with a gameplay reveal for the upcoming shooter from Halo and Destiny developer Bungie scheduled for April 13th. Until then, we’ll have to make do with this brief new look at the game’s fluorescent world. It’s certainly colorful, but we wouldn’t exactly call it cheery.
