BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA IS A FREE-TO-PLAY GAME

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• PUBG Mobile is back in India as Battlegrounds Mobile India.
• Battlegrounds Mobile India is now a free-to-play game.
• Krafton has developed this game.
• Gameplay of Battlegrounds Mobile India will be similar to that of PUBG...

APPLE INC. CRITICIZED BY U.S.SENATORS FOR NOT TESTIFYING ON ANTI-TRUST ISSUES

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• Tech giant Apple Inc is refusing to testify at an hearing on competition issues regarding the mobile app stores

• As per a statement given by senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Mike Lee, a Republican, they had written to Tim Cook, Chief Executive of...

S. KOREA’S APP MARKET ONE STORE GAINS POPULARITY

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• S. Korea’s app market ONE store gains popularity.
• The app store is said to be an alternative to Google’s Play store.
• The app market is a subsidiary of wireless carrier SK Telecom Co.
• Google’s ...

GOOGLE TAKES DOWN ‘PARLER’ FROM PLAY STORE

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• The alphabet owned company further said all developers agree to these terms and we have reminded Parler of this clear policy in last few months

• Google said that they are aware of continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence...

GOOGLE TO CARRY ON WITH VEXED IN-APP PAYMENT GUIDANCE FOR APP DEVELOPERS

• Google is making drastic revisions to its billing policies that need app developers who are delivering software services through Google Play Store to use its own in-app payment system.
• All developers who are already leveraging their software will have to use Google Play Store&r...

GOOGLE PLAY STORE REMOVES PAYTM AND PAYTM FIRST GAMES APPS

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• Google has removed the Paytm and Paytm First Games apps from Google Play store.
• Apps already installed in some phones of your users are not being supported by Android operating system.

In a surprise move, Google Play Store...

US RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A TOOL THAT FINDS CRYPTO BUGS IN ANDROID APPS

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• According to the reports, this new tool has been named ‘CRYLOGGER’ and was used to test 1,780 Android apps across 33 different categories on Google Play Stores

• Report states only 18 of 306 app developers have replied to the research team an...

PANDEMIC CLOSETING PLAYERS WITH MOBILE GAMES RAKING UP BOOMING SALES

• Sales of mobile games in South Korea soared to an all-time record in the first half of the year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
• That has restricted more people to their homes, industry data showed Monday.

The overall sales of three app markets...

GOOGLE BANS ANOTHER 25 ANDROID APPS FROM ITS PLAY STORE LIST

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• Google bans another 25 android apps from its play store list.
• The application software could fill devices with annoying adware.
• French cyber-security firm Evina discovered the malware.
• Malicious code was found ...

‘REMOVE CHINA APPS' BANNED FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE

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• ‘Remove China Apps' was developed by “One Touch AppLabs” based out of Jaipur, Rajasthan

• This app gained popularity after the video featuring Sonam Wangchuk went viral amid ongoing Indo-China border conflict

• &lsquo...

Google Stadia – On top of the Play Store list now

Google is all set to launch its cloud-based game streaming service on November 19. Before the official launch, the app is now available on Play Store. Gaming enthusiasts are now able to download the app on supported phones and this is definitely going to take gaming to another level. The app will...