A São Paulo court has issued an emergency injunction requiring Apple to block minors from downloading Casino Roulette: Roulettist and to add age verification before users can buy virtual chips with real money. The order followed a July lawsuit from four child rights groups alleging minors could easily access the 18+ rated app and spend real money in it. Apple has five days to comply, must extend similar controls to other casino-style apps, and faces a daily fine of about $19,500 if it fails to act.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-22
Adobe has released its Premiere video-editing app for Android devices, roughly a year after it debuted on iOS. The free app includes a multitrack timeline, templates, transitions, and generative AI tools powered by Adobe's Firefly models, with some AI features requiring a subscription once free credits run out.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-22
Entrepreneur's September 2026 issue profiles nine small businesses from its America's Favorite Mom & Pop list, focusing on how they designed their storefront signs to reflect their identity. Owners of shops like Latinx with Plants, Staci's Sandwich Joint, and Dead People's Stuff explain the reasoning behind their sign choices, from cultural symbolism to clean, glowing storefronts meant to draw in passersby.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-22
Adobe released its Premiere mobile video editing app on the Google Play Store, extending a tool that debuted on iOS last year. The free app supports a range of Android phones, including foldables like the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8, allowing editing in both open and closed configurations.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-22
Ron Johnson, who led Apple's retail division from 2000 to 2011, has published a new book titled 'Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius,' co-written with Zander Nethercutt. The book details his collaboration with Steve Jobs to design the Apple Store concept and grow it into one of the most profitable retail operations globally. Johnson also recently appeared on 9to5Mac's Overtime podcast to discuss the book and the store's early history.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-22
Apptopia data shows Meta's new AI app Muse recorded 1.8 million iOS downloads in the U.S. and Canada during its first 12 days, versus 1.3 million for ChatGPT in the same window after its 2022 debut. Muse also topped ChatGPT in daily active users at a comparable stage, with 642,000 U.S. daily users versus ChatGPT's 231,000, and has climbed to the No. 1 spot on the U.S. App Store.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-21
Google has officially unveiled Googlebook, a new laptop platform built on Android and Chrome OS foundations, previously known internally as Aluminium OS. Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo have all announced flagship Googlebook laptops starting at $899, with US sales beginning October 4 and pre-orders already open at the Google Store, Best Buy, and select retailers.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-21
Google introduced Googlebooks, a new laptop platform built on Android rather than ChromeOS, though it looks and functions similarly with the same app dock, Chrome browser and Play Store access. The system retains Chromebook staples like the Titan security chip and built-in malware protection, but adds deeper phone-to-laptop integration, including instant login syncing and app handoff features like 'continue on,' demonstrated with the music app BandLab.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-21
Google has released its first Googlebooks, premium laptops running Googlebook OS, a new platform merging Android, Gemini AI, and ChromeOS's desktop and security features. Five models are available for pre-order now, arriving in stores October 4-5 across the US, Canada, UK, and other markets, with prices starting at $899.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-21
A developer's Open Headunit app, priced under $4 on Google Play or free via GitHub, lets an aging Android tablet impersonate an Android Auto head unit, giving cars without built-in support a large touchscreen for navigation, calls and media. Testing found the setup imperfect but functional as a way to repurpose tablets that can no longer run modern apps well.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-21
A Play Store app called Gadesk lets Galaxy Z Fold 8 owners run Samsung DeX's desktop interface directly on the phone's 7.6-inch inner screen, without needing an external monitor. The setup requires no rooting or sideloading, just installing the app and adjusting a few settings before DeX becomes usable standalone.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-19
AttritoM7 Productions has released Blackwood: Act One on Steam, a hybrid action-life sim set in 2012 where players run a DVD rental store by day and carry out stylized gunfights by night. The roughly six-hour first act is priced at $25 (10% off until September 23) and includes access to two additional acts slated for 2027. Early impressions note clunky combat, shaky audio, and poor car handling despite promising ideas like weapon customization and Max Payne-inspired bullet time.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-19
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