PC makers have been stuffing the guts of computers inside cases with built-in keyboards for decades. The Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum were both released in 1982, and the trend has continued into recent years: the Raspberry Pi 400 PC-in-a-keyboard launched in 2020 and it looks like there may be a successor on the way. But the Lunar 2-in-1 foldable keyboard & mini PC takes things to a whole new level. First introduced for the Chinese market earlier this year, at first glance this little device looks just like a foldable portable keyboard. But it features an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor, support for up to 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, a built-in battery and it can be used with wired or wireless displays. Chinese PC maker Linglong has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the Lunar PC, with devices expected to start shipping to backers in January, 2025. Super Early Bird reward levels start at about $579 for a Lunar PC with 16GB of LPDDR5x-6400 RAM and a 512GB PC
Epic Games has successfully forced Google to change its Play Store business model following the conclusion of a 2020 antitrust lawsuit. A U.S. judge today decided that the Google Play Store has an illegal monopoly, and Google has been ordered make multiple changes as a result, reports Reuters. Google will need to allow Android users to download rival app stores like the Epic Games Store from within Google Play, plus it is required to allow third-party app stores to distribute Google Play apps, unless developers op t out of providing their apps through the alternative app stores. Further, Google can no longer require developers to use Google Pay Billing for apps that are sold through the Google Play Store, which means that app developers will be able to offer alternative payment methods that do not give Google a cut of app sales. Developers will also be able to link to alternative installation options in their apps, and will be able to let customers know about other ways to