FCC’s Carr says TikTok poses a national security risk, calls for ban
Almost three years after the US first expressed fears about Chinese owned social video platform TikTok, there are renewed calls to ban it from the country.
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Tinder operator Match sues Google over Play Store billing
Match Group runs a bunch of dating apps and it reckons Google is abusing its power by making its own billing system mandatory on the Play Store.
GDPR killed a third of the Android app market, claims study
A paper by a cohort of economic boffins claims the EU’s GDPR legislation has led to a reduction in the number of apps on Google Play, as well as increased costs and reduced revenues for developers.
Google bows to further anti-Russia pressure
US internet giant Google is blocking the download of paid apps from its Google Play store in Russia.
UK government ponders tougher rules for dodgy apps
The UK DCMS is waving a potential new ‘code of practice’ in front of tech firms to get their opinions on whether they should be held accountable to it.
Snapchat tops list of UK’s most deleted apps
For every 100,000 UK Snapchat users, 971 are searching how to delete the app, according to a new bit of research.
Tata Digital finally launches its ‘super-app’
Indian conglomerate Tata Group has launched a new app that aims to aggregate all its digital offerings in once place.
Location tracking consolidation as Life360 acquires Tile for $205 million
Life360, which calls itself a ‘family safety platform’, is buying device tracking company Tile to give it a fuller location tracking offering.
Apple and Google forced to delete Russian opposition app ahead of election
An app created by Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been removed from the Apple and Google apps stores after they were threatened by the government.
South Korea demands Apple and Google open app stores to 3rd-party payments
A bill voted through by Korea’s parliamentarians demands application store operators like Apple and Google to allow customers to choose alternative payment methods when buying apps and content.
US Senators out to tear down the app store walls
A bipartisan Senate bill is introduced to boost competition in the mobile apps market with rules to restrict what Apple and Google can impose on developers and users.
FBI scores a couple of major wins against digital baddies
US law enforcement agency the FBI twice managed to trick criminals into using digital services it had access to.
5G delivery not meeting consumer expectations – Ericsson
The latest ConsumerLab study by Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has found many 5G phone owners either don’t have a 5G subscription or expect more innovative services and apps.
UK consumers go crazy for cryptocurrency apps in third lockdown
Conferencing, cryptocurrency and greetings cards were among the biggest growing apps in the first quarter of this year in the UK as consumers grappled with another period of lockdown.
MessageBird adds two new brands to its stable
Up-and-coming cloud messaging platform company MessageBird has announced the acquisitions of two companies that will boost its portfolio of customer engagement services.
T-Mobile US sells its soul to Google
TMUS is expanding its reliance on Google to deliver digital products, including a premium TV service, to its customers.
EU reportedly finally gets around to investigating Apple
A brisk two years after Swedish music streaming giant Spotify filed a complaint, the European Commission seems to have sprung into action.
Uber loses final UK appeal over driver employment status
Cheap taxi alternative app Uber has lost its final appeal over the classification of its drivers as ‘workers’, but it’s still not clear what the wider implications will be.
US follows India’s lead in banning Chinese mobile payment apps
Departing US President Trump is maintaining his campaign against Chinese commercial interest for as long as he can.
Global app spend increased by 25% in 2020
Mobile app tacker App Annie has released its numbers for the year and the headline stat was that total global spend hit $112 Billion, a 25% increase on 2019.
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