K-pop group BTS becomes first to rack up 100 million YouTube views in 24 hours

K-pop stars seem to be the leaders in breaking YouTube viewing records. This time around, BTS garnered 101.1 million views for its new music video, "Dynamite," in 24 hours. They break Blackpink's record of 86.3 million and become the first act to cross the 100 million view mark in a short timeframe. It's a significant leap fro the group's last video, too, which got 74.6 million in the same period. The video also broke the record for most-watched YouTube premiere with over three million simultaneous viewers.

As Engadget points out, this number should represent real, organic views, as YouTube has stopped counting paid ad views for 24-hour tallies back in September 2019 to prevent labels from artificially inflating figures.

ZTE brings Grand X View 4 to Freedom Mobile

ZTE's new tablet, the Grand X View 4, is now available through Freedom Mobile for $192 outright or through a monthly plan that costs $15 per month. The plan comes with 4GB worth of data. 

What does the tablet offer? It runs on Qualcomm's QM215 quad-core chipset, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of expandable storage (up to 2TB). The Grand X View 4 has an 8-inch HD+ 1,200 x 800 resolution screen surrounded by thick bezels. Its looks remind us a bit of the old Nexus tablets. It has front-facing speakers and 5-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front camera combo. ZTE promises up to nine hours of video playback with its 4,630mAh battery. Connectivity support includes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, LTE, and Bluetooth 4.2.

The tablet will also be coming to other carriers in the coming months. 

Epic's new motion claims Apple's holding Unreal Engine hostage

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Epic's new filing issued on Sunday alleges Apple is holding an entire ecosystem of game developers hostage with its response of threatening to revoke Epic's developer access. The game developer has asked the court to restrain Apple from revoking said access while the lawsuit is ongoing. Apple's response to the request claims it's enforcing previously stated policies without denying that iOS support was at risk.

Epic says getting its access revoked is unnecessarily punitive as it affects developers who built on Epic's Unreal Engine, even if they weren't directly involved in the case. "The breadth of Apple's retaliation is itself an unlawful effort to maintain its monopoly and chill any action by others who might dare oppose Apple," the motion reads.

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'Justice League' Snyder Cut to come to HBO Max in 2021

The four-hour-long Zack Synder version of the Justice League is finally coming. The director made the announcement during the DC FanDome virtual convention on Saturday. It'll be released on HBO Max in 2021 in four, one-hour segments and an option to watch the entire film in full. For those without access to the streaming service, Snyder said a "distribution plan" to release the movie outside of HBO Max is in the works.

You can see the full three-minute trailer above, which the film fans have been clamouring for since the theatrical version came out in November 2017. Fans felt the movie compromised the director's original vision for it. He had to step away from the project in May 2017 due to a family tragedy. Joss Whedon took over directing duties from him. It already sets a darker, more sombre tone than the theatrical version and a look at apex villain Darkseid who didn't make the theatrical cut.

Source: Variety