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iMessage as Apple’s Favorite Lock-In The revelations came in legal briefs that Apple and Epic Games recently filed as part of the ongoing Epic vs. Apple lawsuit centered around the App Store fees and terms of business. Epic’s full filing is available as a PDF document on CourtListener. Confirming lock-in is the reason why iMessage for Android does not exist to this date, Apple made the decision not to port the feature to Google’s operating system as early as 2013, reveals a deposition with Apple’s software engineering chief Craig Federighi....

Alipore Judicial Magistrate Md Zafar Parwej, in-charge of the chief judicial magistrate court on this day, said that failure to appear personally may invite a warrant of arrest against Shami. His wife Hasin Jahan filed the case under NI Act after the cricketer had allegedly stopped payment of a cheque which he had given to her for monthly expenses after a marital dispute arose between the two, following which they were residing separately....

The state’s highest court ruled that the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction of involuntary manslaughter under gross negligence and failure to perform legal duty theories of involuntary manslaughter, according to the opinion written by Judge Shirley Watts. Beckwitt, 30, is a millionaire stock trader who was initially convicted of second-degree depraved heart murder and involuntary manslaughter in April 2019 for the death of Askia Khafra, 21, according to the opinion....

Langvad took an early lead and Courtney spent much of the day decreasing a 20-second gap. The 22-year-old from California caught Langvad, the 2016 world champion, with a few laps left. She eventually opened a 48-second advantage. That turned out to be the winning margin, with Emily Batty of Canada finishing third. The U.S. once dominated mountain biking, but the growth of the discipline in the late 1990s largely left the Americans behind....

The attacking midfielder received 32.13 per cent of the vote in a combined poll of journalists, current and ex-professionals and supporters. Coutinho netted 13 times for Liverpool in a successful calendar year, while also impressing for Brazil’s national team. The 24-year-old’s victory prevented Neymar from making it three in a row, the Barcelona striker having claimed the award in both 2014 and 2015. Neymar had to settle for second place this year with 27....

Thiago Alcantara, a Spain international born to Brazilian parents, had been the club’s lone ongoing link to the country until Philippe Coutinho formally arrived from Barcelona on Monday. The Vasco de Gama product has a lot to live up to Allianz Arena, where many of his compatriots have shone in the past. An option for Bayern to buy the attacking midfielder on a permanent basis hints at a bright future in Bavaria, but can he emulate the likes of these former favourites?...

According to research from Johnson & Johnson, the vaccine enabled 98 percent of those who took it to create antibodies that fight off the coronavirus infection. Those neutralizing antibodies were present 29 days after receiving the vaccination. Positive responses to the vaccine, called Ad26.COV2.S, helped Johnson & Johnson to move the vaccine into Phase 3 trials by the end of 2020 or early in 2021. More than 60,000 individuals would be required to take the vaccine for that trial....

“A small number of stores may temporarily close on one or both days of the weekend to help address acute staffing issues amidst the Omicron variant surge and a nationwide workforce shortage”, a CVS spokesperson said. A Walgreens spokeswoman said a vast majority of the chain’s 9,000 U.S. stores are open their regular hours. “The ongoing labor shortage, combined with the surge of Covid-19 cases, has resulted in isolated instances in which we’ve had to adjust operating hours or temporarily close a limited number of stores,” she said....

Islands off the coast of Maine swell with tourists in the summer, but the number of full-time residents can range from as little as a few dozen people to about 300. Traveling to the mainland to see a doctor can be a days-long trek, so the nonprofit Maine Seacoast Mission is setting up mobile vaccination clinics to bridge the health care gap. “The weather on the ocean right now is at its roughest, so from that perspective it’s a little bit of a challenge,” John Zavodny, president of the nonprofit, told Newsweek....

Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis last week, prompting demonstrations and riots across the United States and beyond. MORE: ‘Change starts with us,’ Eagles owner says Prescott commented on the situation with an Instagram post Wednesday that started: “As a black multiracial American, I am disgusted and unsettled!” Prescott backed those protesting but does not believe looting or violence is the answer. “I have viewed these protests and riots in our streets as a form of strength and an attempt to show we as black people have rights that aren’t being perceived equally as our counterparts,” he said....

Coach Jason Garrett said Romo had surgery Friday after consultation with doctors during the week following his injury during a victory over the Washington Redskins. Kyle Orton will start for the Cowboys on Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. "The procedure happened this morning," Garrett said. "We felt the surgery went well. Tony should be able to come home later today and start his rehabilitation. "He'll start his road to recovery, sooner rather than later....

A number of international players also added to the Carribean flavour with the likes of Shane Watson, Brendon McCullum and Kumar Sangakkara joining in after their recent retirement from international cricket. Established players overshadowed the upcoming talent but there were still quite a few who made their cases for a bright future. With the tournament done and dusted for the year, let’s take a look at the 2016 CPL Team of the Tournament....

It’s fairly simple to do and there are options for how to arrange your Raspberry Pi OS desktops on the two monitors. Let’s get it set up… What You Will Need For a Raspberry Pi dual monitor setup, you will need the following items: A Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi 400 with suitable USB-C power supply 2x monitors (4K or otherwise) with HDMI inputs 2x micro-HDMI to HDMI cables A microSD card with the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS installed...

Creating a bootable version of OS X Lion isn’t that difficult. When you downloaded the OS, the Lion installer was placed in your Applications folder. When you run the downloaded Lion installer, it simply restarts your Mac using the embedded Lion disk image that is buried in the download file. With a little fiddling, you can use the disk image to create your own bootable copy. Burning a Bootable Version of OS X Lion Open a Finder window and navigate to /Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion....

MGM’s Creed films, which are spin-off/sequel films to the Rocky franchise, have been worthy continuations, with Michael B. Jordan in the lead role as Adonis Creed, the son of Carl Weathers’ Apollo Creed. Other than reprising his titular role, Jordan will also be making his directorial debut on the upcoming Creed 3. RELATED: Michael B. Jordan’s Creed 3 Hires Georgia Film Academy Interns With Creed 3 filming kicking off in Atlanta back in January, new set photos have surfaced online courtesy of TooFab, giving fans their first look at Majors’ character in full training mode....

He quickly peered inside. Like the rest of the NASCAR community, he had no idea what to expect. MORE: Photos of Austin Dillon’s crash | Injured spectator thought she was going to die “When I got to the car, I immediately looked in,” Mayo told NASCAR.com. “Right away, I saw (Dillon’s) eyes, I saw he was wide awake. It looked like he was dazed a little bit, but he was aware of what was going on....

In a promotional video posted on Twitter yesterday by Cricket Australia, Erica James, a transgender cricketer, announced the revolutionary development. James said, Australian cricketer Megan Schutt, who is one of the biggest representatives of the LGBTQ community and recently married partner Jess Holyoake, welcomed the move. Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts stressed the importance of providing a fair and meaningful competition to gender-diversified athletes, which in his opinion could only be achieved by setting a benchmark for testosterone levels....

In the men’s game, the Proteas have their own talisman back in the form of Faf du Plessis and they look like a different side, putting England under pressure. Away teams are having it great as Zimbabwe might surprise and embarrass Sri Lanka further, with a sizeable lead in the third innings of the only Test between the two teams at the time of writing this piece. With so much competition, it was tough to pick just five cricketers, but we simply couldn’t leave out two brilliant women from India who gave New Zealand a might hiding....

Cricut Heat app connectivity via Bluetooth connection Can reach temperatures up to to 400℉ (205°C) Auto shut-off safety feature Brand: Cricut Dimensions: 12 in x 10 in / 9 in x 9 in Connectivity: Bluetooth Materials: HTV, Infusible Ink, and more Colors: Blue Even heat distribution Easy-to-use handle Cricut Heat app manages projects for you Portable Bluetooth connectivity Cricut Heat app doesn’t account for designs that take multiple presses Occasional app glitches...