Intelligent Display Tech showcased in new TCL 20 Pro 5G and TCL 20S

TCL Communications today announced that its TCL 20 Pro 5G and TCL 20S smartphones are coming to Canada. Mixing the pricing of midrange phones with flagship features, TCL'a phones have improved each year, notably in the display and camera departments where users will find features akin to many more expensive models from the likes of Samsung.

Both the TCL 20 Pro 5G and the TCL 20S offer innovative high-resolution displays, better-than-life video visuals, a full suite of camera features and outstanding battery and storage capabilities, all at affordable price points.

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Epic Games pays Sony for 'Fortnite' cross-play

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As Epic Games' challenge of Apple's 30% cut goes to court, we're learning more about the company and its popular game, Fortnite. One of the latest discoveries is that Epic reached an agreement with Sony to pay extra for cross-play support. And the developer continues to pay to this day. 

This information was revealed when Epic CEO Tim Sweeney was asked by the cross-examiner how cross-platform play works in Fortnite, especially when it comes to profits from purchases made via "cross-wallet" features (including features like skins you can buy on one platform and use on others).

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Samsung no longer supports Galaxy S8

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Samsung has finally ended support for most of the Galaxy S8 series. The exceptions are the Galaxy S8 Active and Galaxy S8 Lite, which came out months after the main S8 phones were released. It isn't surprising that Samsung halted support for these 2017 flagships. As Engadget pointed out, even Google doesn't support Pixel for that long. But Samsung has been generally good with maintaining that four-year support for its models.

The oldest Samsung models to get monthly updates now are the Galaxy S10 phones. The company has already transitioned the Galaxy S9 and S9+ to quarterly security updates, which means these will get one more year of updates before these handsets lose support.

Amazon Canada and The Walrus announce 45th Annual First Novel Award shortlist of nominees

If looking for a hidden star in the literary world is something you fancy then you may be interested in today's shortlist of nominees announcement for the 45th Annual First Novel Award from Amazon Canada and The Walrus. The award was created to honour the achievements of Canadian authors and their debut novels.

This year’s shortlist of authors will each receive $6,000 and the winner will receive the grand prize of $60,000 in cash. The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 27, 2021 via virtual ceremony hosted by Jennifer Hollett, the executive director of The Walrus and will include Lawrence Hill as the special guest speaker.

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