UK belatedly realises phone OS duopoly harms consumers
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has been looking into the mobile ecosystem space and has worked out that a duopoly isn’t great for competition.
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Facebook launches gaming app to take on Twitch
Facebook has launched its own gaming app to tap into the fortunes currently being claimed by the likes of Amazon’s Twitch, Microsoft’s Mixer and Google’s YouTube.
UK doubles down on White House irritation with digital sales tax
With the UK already testing the strain on its special relationship with the US following the Huawei decision, the introduction of a 2% digital sales tax is hardly going to help matters.
NBC’s opportunity to cut through the streaming noise with Olympics
With NBCUniversal set to launch its own streaming service in 2020 the risk of content fragmentation is becoming more apparent, but this only underlines the importance of a niche.
Apple expected to launch half-baked streaming platform
Rumours are swirling around the Apple content business once again, this time pinning an April launch date on a streaming product which would offer third-party bundles in-app.
Apple turns to gaming to crack subscription conundrum – sources
Apple has been searching far and wide for alternative revenue streams to reduce its reliance on the plateauing devices market, and the latest venture might take it into the world of gaming.
IBM partners with ARM to unify IoT platforms
IBM has launched the first in a series of cloud-based, industry-specific services for the Internet of Things (IoT), with an offering for the electronics industry, reports BCN.
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