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Spotify and Apple continue to battle over “fair play”

Rizwan Anwar
March 19, 2019

Last week, Spotify launched a campaign called “Time to Play Fair” alongside an anti-competition complaint to the European Commission accusing Apple of putting them at a disadvantage when using the…

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Apple responds to Spotify’s claims that they don’t “play fair”

Rizwan Anwar
March 16, 2019

A few days ago, Spotify launched a campaign called “Time to Play Fair” to make the public aware of the many barriers Spotify believes its app faces on the Apple…

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Spotify issues DMCA takedown to APKMirror

Rizwan Anwar
March 15, 2019

APKMirror’s official Twitter account posted some sad news earlier today. Spotify issued a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown to the site. This was meant to target the variety of…

Mockups of two Google Pixel 3 XL showing Google Lookout running

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Google ‘Lookout’ app uses AI to help the visually impaired

Rizwan Anwar
March 13, 2019

Google has introduced its latest initiative for helping the differently-abled community. Google Lookout is a U.S. exclusive app that seeks to help visually impaired individuals see the world around them.…

A featured image for Google rewarded program with Google Play Store icon

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Google “rewarded products” aims give in-game rewards to smartphone gamers

Rizwan Anwar
March 9, 2019

Google has announced a new initiative to encourage developers to monetize their games. Google introduced a new “rewarded products” program on March 6 on the Android Developers Blog. Developers can…

A featured image for WhatsApp Beta bug story showing a phone with a bug

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Latest WhatsApp beta update on Android is deleting media content

Rizwan Anwar
March 8, 2019

There is currently a serious bug on the Android version of WhatsApp. If you are a beta tester in the Play Store, we highly recommend avoiding updating your WhatsApp. I…

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Child abuse images being traded on encrypted apps

Noor Imtiaz
February 20, 2019

Security experts told BBC Radio 4’s “File on 4” program that pedophiles are using encrypted apps, such as Telegram and Discord, to trade child abuse photos on the dark web. Investigators have…

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Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor to push its podcast service

Fazeel Ashraf
February 7, 2019

Spotify is looking to change the face of the podcast industry. In a massive push towards catering to podcast listeners, the music streaming service confirmed yesterday that it has bought two…

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Google bans 29 malicious beauty camera apps from Google Play Store

Fazeel Ashraf
February 4, 2019

Google has removed 29 photo editing and beauty apps from its Google Play Store. People’s desire to beautify themselves for social media photos has hastened the spread of apps that…

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Google also has a data-collecting app, just like Facebook

Noor Imtiaz
February 1, 2019

After the shocking revelation on Tuesday about a Facebook app that collected web browsing and other sensitive data from its users, TechCrunch is back with a similar bombshell about Google.…