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Unfair Apple, Google app store rules 'choking' innovation: ADIF
The Apple order, which came on Friday, follows another CCI probe into Google Play Store policies that may hamper third-party app developers and the entire ecosystem. "Apple, alongside Google, has been maintaining a stranglehold on the app economy by imposing unfair rules on their respective application stores and choking innovation," said Sijo Kuruvilla George, the Executive Director of ADIF.
Preisednt Biden-Harris administration to continue ISS cooperation through 2030
Astronauts have lived and worked onboard the ISS orbiting roughly 250 miles above the Earth's surface for more than 20 years. However, the escalating tensions between the US and Russia have threatened the cooperation required to work together on the ISS. In November, Russia blew up a satellite, creating a dangerous debris cloud in Earth's orbit.
CES 2022 to end one day early as an additional Covid safety protocol
Over the last couple weeks, a number of large companies -- including BMW, Intel, AMD, GM, Google, T-Mobile, Amazon, Microsoft and OnePlus have dropped their physical presences at the conference. "As the world's most influential technology event, CES is steadfast in its pledge to be the gathering place to showcase products and discuss ideas that will ultimately make our lives better," Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA said in a statement.
I-T raids at cellphone manufacturing companies across India
"Certain foreign-controlled mobile communication and mobile hand-set manufacturing companies and their associated persons were raided by our team. The raids were conducted in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Delhi-NCR," said an IT-D official.
Indian watchdog CCI orders anti-trust probe into Apple App Store
The order came at a time when the Indian watchdog is fighting the same battle with Google over its Play Store policies that may hamper third-party app developers and the entire ecosystem.
Google pauses Pixel 6 software update to address dropped calls
According to ZDNet, updates will resume in late January with a fix for the connectivity problem as well as all the fixes and improvements planned for the December update.
Galaxy Fold, Note 10 series starts receiving stable One UI 4
Samsung's first foldable will get the F900FXXU6GUL9 update build which is reported by users in France and also comes with the December 2021 security patch, reports GSMArena.
OnePlus 10 Pro may come with 12GB RAM
The phone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and will run on the Android 12 operating system, reports GizmoChina.
Telegram adds message reactions, in-app translation in latest update
Users can now double tap on a message bubble and a small thumbs-up emoji will appear at the bottom of that message. A user can change the emoji for this quick reaction in the app under Settings > Stickers and Emoji > Quick Reaction. For more reactions, tap and hold on a message bubble. Telegram is also rolling out support for "Spoiler Alert" messages that blur out selected portions of text until a user clicks on the option.
World's 10 richest men add $402 bn to their net worth in 2021
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk added $121 billion to his net worth in 2021, becoming the world's richest man who briefly saw his net worth cross $300 billion.
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