Ukraine Crisis: Tech Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Invasion

Ukraine Crisis: Tech Companies Cutting Ties With Russia Over Invasion

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, global technology companies have joined governments and the international business community in cutting ties with the world’s largest country over its ongoing military actions. Companies including Apple, Google, and Meta are restricting the availability of their products and services to Russian users. Similarly, AMD, Dell, TSMC, and Intel are … Read more

Here Are the Most Downloaded Apps Worldwide in 2021

TikTok is the most downloaded app worldwide with 656 million downloads in 2021, as per a new report. It is followed by other social media apps like Instagram, and Facebook (now Meta) as well as instant messaging platforms WhatsApp and Telegram. Meanwhile, when it comes to category wise distribution, Netflix is the most downloaded entertainment … Read more

Apple App Store Concessions Fail to Address Top Concerns of Regulators

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In the space of a week, Apple made two sets of changes to its App Store rules, which are the subject of lawsuits, regulatory probes and legislation around the world, but the tweaks do not address the biggest concerns raised. Lawmakers and regulators are considering dismantling the App Store business model, an outcome that could … Read more

Microsoft Integrating Spotify in Windows 11 as Part of Focus Sessions

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Microsoft will soon integrate Spotify in Windows 11 as part of Focus Sessions feature to help users complete tasks while listing to their favourite music. The development was shared by the Chief Product Officer Panos Panay on Twitter with a short video clip showing how the feature works. Additionally, Microsoft is also merging its OneNote … Read more

Android app makers have use Play Billings for in-app purchases: Google

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Google on Tuesday said apps that choose to sell digital content through its Play Store have to use Google Play billing system and pay a percentage of the in-app purchase as fee. The tech giant – which was recently embroiled in a controversy after blocking Paytm app for a few hours – said while the … Read more