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EU regulators on Monday opened a new investigation into Apple's support for alternative iOS marketplaces in Europe under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), adding that the App Store's "steering" policies violate the DMA meant to encourage competition.

Initial public offerings of Walmart's Flipkart marketplace and PhonePe digital payments platform could take a couple of years, a Walmart executive said. Walmart may put an initial public offering of PhonePe ahead of Flipkart, even though Flipkart is a more mature business.

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 is live for all shoppers in India and will last till May 7. The discount sale kickstarted yesterday after giving 12 hours of early access to Prime members. Millions of products by sellers across different categories such as tablets, smartphones, laptops, wearables, audio devices, consumer electronics and more are liste...

Google Play Store prevented 2.28 million apps from being published in 2023 due to major policy violations. In a new report published by the tech giant, it highlighted the steps it took in the last year to ensure the security and privacy of Play Store users. The company further highlighted that it also banned 333K developer accounts from the platfor...

EyeEm, the stock photo marketplace, has updated its terms and conditions to specify that the company which is presently owned by Spain-based Freepik, can use the uploaded content on the platform to train artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models. The platform has also told its users that in case they do not consent to this, they...

Google Play Store has silently rolled out a new feature that will make the lives of users a little easier. The Android’s default app marketplace is now allowing users to download multiple apps simultaneously, eliminating the need to wait to download apps one by one, which can be quite time-consuming especially if the size of the apps is large.

A 40-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling controlled substances on dark web marketplaces and ordered to forfeit approximately USD 150 million.

Here is an excerpt from Mitali Mukherjee's book 'Crypto Crimes: Inside India's Best-Kept Secret', which delves into the murky underbelly of the crypto world and its spread across India.

Adidas has entered into a partnership with Stepn, which is a Solana-based move-to-earn application. The collection is named Stepn x Adidas Genesis Sneakers and it offers 1,000 NFTs inspired by the brand’s designs.

iOS 17.5 Beta 2 brings support for installing applications via websites for users in the EU, according to a report. Apple will allow developers to distribute their applications in the EU via a website instead of an alternative app marketplace or the App Store, and beta testers can now try out the upcoming functionality in the EU, on the latest iOS ...

Amazon Grand Festive Sale is currently underway. The ecommerce giant’s sale is focused on smart TVs from a wide range of brands. Consumers can find smart TVs from brands such as Samsung, Sony, LG, Redmi, Mi, Hisense, TCL, Acer, Vu, and more. As per the online marketplace, people can get up to 65 percent discounts on their purchases.

AltStore App Marketplace will soon be available in the EU, allowing users in the region to install application outside the App Store as part of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) tha recently went into force in the region. In order to allow developers to pay Apple's Core Technology Fee, the AltStore will allow publishers to provide Patreon-backed applic...

Android 15 could block some of the apps that are currently on the Google Play Store or available in third-party marketplaces, as per a report. Google is rumoured to bring the next generation of its operating system for Android devices in the latter half of 2024. With the release of the Android 15 Developer Preview 2 on March 21, several new feature...

Rohit Kapoor, CEO at Swiggy Food MarketPlace, Swiggy, took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to make the announcement. Read on for details.

Google Pixel smartphone users in Europe have reported seeing an option to change the default search engine. The option has been said to appear within the settings of Pixel Launch, the default launcher for all Pixel smartphones. It is said that the option to change the search engine was offered by the tech giant to comply with the European Union’s...

EU regulators on Monday opened a new investigation into Apple's support for alternative iOS marketplaces in Europe under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), adding that the App Store's "steering" policies violate the DMA meant to encourage competition.

Initial public offerings of Walmart's Flipkart marketplace and PhonePe digital payments platform could take a couple of years, a Walmart executive said. Walmart may put an initial public offering of PhonePe ahead of Flipkart, even though Flipkart is a more mature business.

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 is live for all shoppers in India and will last till May 7. The discount sale kickstarted yesterday after giving 12 hours of early access to Prime members. Millions of products by sellers across different categories such as tablets, smartphones, laptops, wearables, audio devices, consumer electronics and more are liste...

Google Play Store prevented 2.28 million apps from being published in 2023 due to major policy violations. In a new report published by the tech giant, it highlighted the steps it took in the last year to ensure the security and privacy of Play Store users. The company further highlighted that it also banned 333K developer accounts from the platfor...

EyeEm, the stock photo marketplace, has updated its terms and conditions to specify that the company which is presently owned by Spain-based Freepik, can use the uploaded content on the platform to train artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models. The platform has also told its users that in case they do not consent to this, they...

Google Play Store has silently rolled out a new feature that will make the lives of users a little easier. The Android’s default app marketplace is now allowing users to download multiple apps simultaneously, eliminating the need to wait to download apps one by one, which can be quite time-consuming especially if the size of the apps is large.

A 40-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling controlled substances on dark web marketplaces and ordered to forfeit approximately USD 150 million.

Here is an excerpt from Mitali Mukherjee's book 'Crypto Crimes: Inside India's Best-Kept Secret', which delves into the murky underbelly of the crypto world and its spread across India.

Adidas has entered into a partnership with Stepn, which is a Solana-based move-to-earn application. The collection is named Stepn x Adidas Genesis Sneakers and it offers 1,000 NFTs inspired by the brand’s designs.

iOS 17.5 Beta 2 brings support for installing applications via websites for users in the EU, according to a report. Apple will allow developers to distribute their applications in the EU via a website instead of an alternative app marketplace or the App Store, and beta testers can now try out the upcoming functionality in the EU, on the latest iOS ...

Amazon Grand Festive Sale is currently underway. The ecommerce giant’s sale is focused on smart TVs from a wide range of brands. Consumers can find smart TVs from brands such as Samsung, Sony, LG, Redmi, Mi, Hisense, TCL, Acer, Vu, and more. As per the online marketplace, people can get up to 65 percent discounts on their purchases.

AltStore App Marketplace will soon be available in the EU, allowing users in the region to install application outside the App Store as part of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) tha recently went into force in the region. In order to allow developers to pay Apple's Core Technology Fee, the AltStore will allow publishers to provide Patreon-backed applic...

Android 15 could block some of the apps that are currently on the Google Play Store or available in third-party marketplaces, as per a report. Google is rumoured to bring the next generation of its operating system for Android devices in the latter half of 2024. With the release of the Android 15 Developer Preview 2 on March 21, several new feature...

Rohit Kapoor, CEO at Swiggy Food MarketPlace, Swiggy, took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to make the announcement. Read on for details.

Google Pixel smartphone users in Europe have reported seeing an option to change the default search engine. The option has been said to appear within the settings of Pixel Launch, the default launcher for all Pixel smartphones. It is said that the option to change the search engine was offered by the tech giant to comply with the European Union’s...