Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more.
Apple cuts the Apple tax for Amazon, 10th-gen Intel CPUs, and more tech news
July 07, 2025
Apple Tax: Apple bends its own rules
Here’s a big big surprise:Apple has allowed video streaming apps, like Amazon Prime Video, to avoid Apple’s 30% cut for in-app purchases by offering their own payment methods (Bloomberg).
Progress arrives in strange forms:
Ps.You can trial Amazon Prime Video here.
2.Zoom announces 90-day feature freeze to fix privacy and security woes(Android Authority). This comes just afterex-NSA hacker found new Zoom flaws to takeover Macs again, including webcam, mic, and root access from local hack (9to5Mac).
3.Intel has shown off its new 10th-gen Comet Lake H-series CPUswhich bring 5.0GHz clock speeds to gaming laptops (The Verge). Intel’s new star for mobile computing is the Core i9-10980K line, but these are not huge leaps forward, but more refined processors. These are still 14nm process chips, not the new 10nm Ice Lake or the 10nm+ Tiger Lake processes that Intel announced at CES. Can Intel dethrone AMD’s new Ryzen 9 4900HS 7nm chips we’ve talked about this week with these?
On that note,new laptops with 10th-gen Intel CPUs from the likes of Razer, ASUS, Lenovo and so on should be out in a few weeks, and then we can see how performance, price, battery life, and laptop size shift with Intel’s new chips and in comparison to AMD (Android Authority).
4.Asus’ ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 is a gaming laptop with a built-in second screen(Engadget).
5.At least the OnePlus 8 series won’t cost more than $1,000: $999? (Android Authority).
6.The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is complete: What does it mean for customers?(Android Authority).
More:T-Mobile swallows Sprint, leaving three US giants(Wired), and bybringing in Sprint, T-Mobile will finally get to build the 5G networkof its dreams (CNET).
7.YouTube ‘Shorts’ is Google’s answer to TikTok, says report(The Next Web).
8.Sony WH-CH710N headphones are out: Sony’s more affordable noise cancelling headphones get an update, $200 covers all the basics. We should see the new premium WH-1000XM4 soon (Engadget). On that note,here’sSoundGuys’ review of the older Sony WH-CH700N– looking forward to them getting their hands on the new model (SoundGuys).
- A year ago, the US domestic Box Office brought in $204,193,406.The same week this year? $5,179. (Daily Caller).
DGiT Daily: Your tech resource
TheDGiT Dailydelivers a daily email that keeps you ahead of the curve for all tech news, opinions, and links to what’s going down in the planet’s most important field. You get all the context and insight you need, and all with a touch of fun. Plus! Rotating daily fun for each day of the week, like Wednesday Weirdness. Join in!
Thank you for being part of our community. Read ourComment Policybefore posting.
