Google might be launching a subscription-based service for paid apps and games

It seems like everyone has some sort of subscription service and it looks like Google might be working on its own version, too. XDA recognized developer Quinny899 discovered a new option available to toggle in Xposed Framework that detailed “Enable Play Pass.” When this was enabled, it didn’t seem to do anything just yet. But when decompiling the code, he found that it linked to a form of subscription with the words “PLAYPASS_SUBSCRIPTION” in the feature’s code.

Plus, it doesn’t hurt that Google Opinion Rewards have been asking users what they think of an “app store [that] has a subscription that offers hundreds of dollars’ worth of paid apps and games for a monthly fee.” We won’t be surprised if this feature surfaces in the future, and if priced well, we’d welcome the addition.

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Here’s your first look at Henry Cavill as Geralt from Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’

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While people are speculating whether Henry Cavill will be returning to the DC movie universe as Superman, the actor has lined up his next project: starring in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher. The streaming service gave us a first look of Cavill as a brooding monster hunter named Geralt. The series is going to be based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels and is being adapted by writer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. Filming will start this month in Hungary. Cavill will be joined by Freya Allan as Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe, and many more.

The series, which is expected to come out on the service next year, is described as “an epic tale of fate and family.” It follows Geralt of Rivia, who’s being described as a “solitary monster hunter.” He’s said to be struggling to find his place among people but “when destiny hurtles him towards a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.”

Source: Polygon

Pixelmator Team announce pro-level photo editor specifically for iPads

After yesterday's iPad Pro announcement we now know were all the R&D of Apple is going and that the iPad Pro is closer than ever to replacing Macs and PCs in terms of sheer power as well as versatility and not to mention class-leading displays.

The hardware is certainly future facing and now the apps are too. We know there will be Photoshop for iPad coming in 2019 which will definitely change the game for photographers and editors. We are also getting a new app from Pixelmator which is built from the ground up for iPads.

The AI-powered Pixelmator Photo. Pixelmator Photo gives users all the tools they need to edit photos on iPad - a collection of nondestructive, desktop-class color adjustments, a set of stunning, machine learning-enhanced film emulation presets, a magical Repair tool to remove unwanted objects from photos, support for editing RAW images, and more.

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Review: Apple iPhone XR

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple’s third iPhone release for 2018, the colourful and perky iPhone XR, may have been relegated to second-class citizen status behind the pricier iPhone XS and XS Max and the new iPad Pro, Mac mini and MacBook Air unveiled today.

On any other year, a device like the iPhone XR would shine and stand alone as a worthy and worthwhile iPhone release. There’s a lot to the iPhone XR that will endear it to many users whose iPhone 6, iPhone SE or iPhone 7 handsets may be on their last legs.

Yes, it is more affordable than the premium iPhone XS family and if you can get over some of the manufacturing compromises (i.e. aluminum over stainless steel, LCD technology over OLED, 3 GB of RAM instead of 4 GB, single 12-megapixel rear camera instead of two) then the iPhone XR still has plenty to offer.

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