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A lawsuit against Apple filed by the creator of jailbreak tool Cydia will be allowed to proceed with a new amended complaint, a judge has ruled. In an order handed down Friday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (who also oversaw the Epic Games trial) denied Apple's motion to have the case against it dismissed on the ground's the claims were time-barred. The ruling states that a new amended complaint filed must be addressed by Apple within 21 days. SaurikIT, the developer behind jailbreak tool Cydia, is suing Apple for…

Stranger Things season 4 is in the limelight for an unexpected reason as leaked images of cards from a tie-in Monopoly board game have spoiled key plot elements ahead of its May 27 debut on Netflix, as per a report. The Monopoly Stranger Things game can be "purchased fair and square" at a "national retailer", according to a Reddit thread dedicated to the leak. While this is not confirmed, the fact remains that several retailers are advertising merchandise based on previous Stranger Things seasons to capitalise on the…

One of the most beloved board games of all time, Monopoly has been a staple of family gaming sessions since the 1930s. It kind of goes without saying, but a game with as much history as Monopoly has undergone countless changes over the years, including the removal of some of its more iconic tokens. In news that's sure to delight long-time fans of this classic board game, Hasbro is giving the general public the ability to bring back a retired token from yesteryear.Fans who visit the Monopoly website can vote to bring back…

Google on Tuesday rejected an app store monopoly suit filed by Tinder parent Match Group, saying it is a "self-interested" campaign putting money ahead of user safety.Google's response came a day after Match filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco accusing the tech titan of abusing control of the Play Store that sells digital content for Android-powered phones."This is just a continuation of Match Group's self-interested campaign to avoid paying for the significant value they receive from the mobile platforms…

Match Group, the company behind popular dating apps such as Tinder, Match, and OkCupid, is suing Google over its restrictive billing policies on the Play Store. In its complaint, Match Group claims Google “illegally monopolized the market for distributing apps” on Android by forcing apps to use Google’s own billing system and then taking a cut of the payments. Match Group’s complaint plays off an earlier lawsuit Epic Games filed against Apple in 2020, alleging that Apple engaged in “anti-competitive” behavior by…