Google Play Books on Android finally gets Material Theme redesign

It’s taken longer than it should’ve but it’s finally here, sort of. Google Play Books on Android finally gets the Material Theme design treatment. It now matches with the white colour theme Google carries across its other apps. You get a redesigned tab bar, new typography, smaller thumbnails with rounded corners, and an overall cleaner, sleek look. The only gripe we really have with it is how long it takes Google to update its properties with this redesign. As GSMArena points out, the iOS version came out way earlier (last September) than this Android one. And it seems to be rolling out slowly, too, so if your app hasn’t updated yet, don’t be too surprised. But for now, know the update is heading your way.

New Samsung Galaxy S10 leak shares more info about display, colour options

More leaked details of the Galaxy S10 series are coming in. The phones, which are going to be launched on February 20 in San Francisco, have been revealed to us bit by bit by different sources. This time, CompareRaja shares more details about the line we haven’t heard yet. The Galaxy S10+ is the only one getting a dual selfie camera setup. Colour options for the S10 and S10+ include Black, White, Blue, and Green, while the S10 Lite will be getting a Yellow option as previously rumoured. The last one is said to be targeting a younger crowd. This leak corroborates rumours about the battery capacity of the phones. It also claims that only the S10 and S10+ get the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint readers, but instead of a different in-display fingerprint sensor, the S10 Lite is reportedly getting a side-mounted reader.

Source: GSMArena

Netflix gets sued by Choose Your Own Adventure publisher over ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’

Choose Your Own Adventure genre is back in the spotlight with the recently released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch movie. And the series’ original publisher isn’t happy with this. Chooseco is suing Netflix for infringement of its “Choose Your Own Adventure” trademark. According to the official complaint, Netflix has been negotiating with Chooseco over a license of the series since 2016, but the streaming service never got permission to use it. Chooseco is asking for US$25 million in damages as the movie is said to benefit from its association with the Choose Your Own Adventure series without the company getting trademark. According to the complaint, Chooseco has previously sent a cease-and-desist request to the streaming company over the same trademark. Now, whether this will result in an actual lawsuit or be settled out of court is something we don’t know yet.

Netflix settled a lawsuit with the Satanic Temple in 2018 after a copy of the church’s proprietary statue appeared in an episode of the service’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina TV show.

Source: Polygon

Ubisoft will be releasing ‘The Division 2’ exclusively on Epic Games Store

If you want to get your hands on The Division 2, you won’t find the game on Steam when it launches on March 15. Instead, Ubisoft struck a deal with Epic to release the game exclusively on its Games Store. In the meantime, all the other Ubisoft titles are still available on Valve’s Steam. But it looks like the developer wants to test the response on this new distribution platform. Epic has a more generous revenue sharing model versus Steam, with hopes of drawing more developers to launch on its platform. Valve’s current deal gives developers 70% of each sale and goes up from there, while Epic offers developers 88% from the start.

In a statement to Polygon, Ubisoft’s Chris Early said, “Epic continues to disrupt the videogame industry, and their third party digital distribution model is the latest example, and something Ubisoft wants to support.” Early said they planned to release more games on the latter’s store, but didn’t specify if these will be exclusive. That probably depends on how well the games do on the service. What Steam has going for it is its wider reach, but if developers keep flocking to Epic’s store, then that might eventually tip the dynamic.

Source: Slash Gear