Android Dominance

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system in India, engaging "in abusive conduct and practices". The antitrust body has been investigating Apple since 2021 for forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system, possibly abusing i...

iPhone 15 Pro Max was Apple's best-selling smartphone so far in 2024, according to Counterpoint Research's Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker. Both Apple and Samsung had five smartphones in Counterpoint's top-10 best-selling smartphones list for Q1 2024. In a first, all smartphones in the top-10 list support 5G connectivity, according to th...

Indus Appstore will be available for consumers later this month. The app store confirmed to list apps in 12 Indian languages besides English and it has already onboarded a variety of apps including Flipkart, ixigo, Domino's Pizza, Snapdeal, JioMart, and Bajaj Finserv. PhonePe's foray into the app store business with Indus Appstore is expected to di...

Threads, Meta's challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now available on the web as it seeks to revive its underwhelming launch. Until now, Threads was accessible only as a mobile app on iPhones and Android phones.

Samsung is reportedly looking to unveil foldable phones with affordable price tags starting next year. A tipster has suggested Samsung's plans to unveil a cheaper Galaxy Z foldable phone called the Galaxy Z FE (Fan Edition). The South Korean tech company is rumoured to release Fan Edition versions of the foldable phone after the release of the Gala...

Google has accused the Competition Commission of India (CCI) of ordering changes to its business model "only to protect" rival Amazon. Amazon earlier complained about its struggles to develop a modified version of the Android system due to Google's restrictions. Google has approached the Supreme Court of India to quash the CCI's October order aski...

Google has urged India's Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in October that Google had exploited its dominant position.

India's government plans to take action against Alphabet's Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India's antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million (nearly Rs. 2,280 crore) in two cases, which involved abusi...

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt local app market One Store's revenue and value as a platform, by requiring video game makers to exclusively release their titles on Google Play in exchange for providing in-app exposure between June 2016 and April 2018.

While stressing that it is a landmark judgement by the NCLAT on digital market practices and abuse of dominance in a very focused way, Mr Venkataraman said the ruling will have a "bearing on the future cases".

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday said there is no charge for the bank account to bank account-based UPI payments or normal UPI payments. However, interchange charges are only applicable for the prepaid payment instruments (PPI) merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, NPCI clarified in a statement.

An Indian tribunal on Wednesday gave partial relief to Alphabet's Google by setting aside four of 10 antitrust directives in a case related to the dominant market position of its Android operating system.

Google on Wedensday announced sweeping changes to how the company's Android ecosystem would operate in India, a week after the Supreme Court upheld a CCI order directing it to change how it markets its Android system in a key growth market.

Oppo's first clamshell foldable smartphone, the Find N2 Flip, is now rumoured to get a global launch. The phone features a large outer display and foldable inner display, giving it a bit of an upper hand in the global foldables market, which is currently dominated by Samsung. Details about the phone’s global variant have also been revealed in the...

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ruled in October that Google exploited its dominant position in Android and told it to remove restrictions on device makers. On Thursday, Google lost a challenge in the Supreme Court to block the directives, getting seven days to comply.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system in India, engaging "in abusive conduct and practices". The antitrust body has been investigating Apple since 2021 for forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system, possibly abusing i...

iPhone 15 Pro Max was Apple's best-selling smartphone so far in 2024, according to Counterpoint Research's Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker. Both Apple and Samsung had five smartphones in Counterpoint's top-10 best-selling smartphones list for Q1 2024. In a first, all smartphones in the top-10 list support 5G connectivity, according to th...

Indus Appstore will be available for consumers later this month. The app store confirmed to list apps in 12 Indian languages besides English and it has already onboarded a variety of apps including Flipkart, ixigo, Domino's Pizza, Snapdeal, JioMart, and Bajaj Finserv. PhonePe's foray into the app store business with Indus Appstore is expected to di...

Threads, Meta's challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now available on the web as it seeks to revive its underwhelming launch. Until now, Threads was accessible only as a mobile app on iPhones and Android phones.

Samsung is reportedly looking to unveil foldable phones with affordable price tags starting next year. A tipster has suggested Samsung's plans to unveil a cheaper Galaxy Z foldable phone called the Galaxy Z FE (Fan Edition). The South Korean tech company is rumoured to release Fan Edition versions of the foldable phone after the release of the Gala...

Google has accused the Competition Commission of India (CCI) of ordering changes to its business model "only to protect" rival Amazon. Amazon earlier complained about its struggles to develop a modified version of the Android system due to Google's restrictions. Google has approached the Supreme Court of India to quash the CCI's October order aski...

Google has urged India's Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in October that Google had exploited its dominant position.

India's government plans to take action against Alphabet's Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India's antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million (nearly Rs. 2,280 crore) in two cases, which involved abusi...

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt local app market One Store's revenue and value as a platform, by requiring video game makers to exclusively release their titles on Google Play in exchange for providing in-app exposure between June 2016 and April 2018.

While stressing that it is a landmark judgement by the NCLAT on digital market practices and abuse of dominance in a very focused way, Mr Venkataraman said the ruling will have a "bearing on the future cases".

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday said there is no charge for the bank account to bank account-based UPI payments or normal UPI payments. However, interchange charges are only applicable for the prepaid payment instruments (PPI) merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, NPCI clarified in a statement.

An Indian tribunal on Wednesday gave partial relief to Alphabet's Google by setting aside four of 10 antitrust directives in a case related to the dominant market position of its Android operating system.

Google on Wedensday announced sweeping changes to how the company's Android ecosystem would operate in India, a week after the Supreme Court upheld a CCI order directing it to change how it markets its Android system in a key growth market.

Oppo's first clamshell foldable smartphone, the Find N2 Flip, is now rumoured to get a global launch. The phone features a large outer display and foldable inner display, giving it a bit of an upper hand in the global foldables market, which is currently dominated by Samsung. Details about the phone’s global variant have also been revealed in the...

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ruled in October that Google exploited its dominant position in Android and told it to remove restrictions on device makers. On Thursday, Google lost a challenge in the Supreme Court to block the directives, getting seven days to comply.