Google sued by rival app store Aptoide over alleged monopolyBased in Lisbon, Aptoide brands itself "the alternative Android app store," with about 436,000 apps in its catalogue and more than 200 mill...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Apple's 50-year journey from garage to tech titanThe company turns 50 on Wednesday. Its rise has shaped both the technology industry and popular culture by making first desktop computers a...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Google to label verified investment apps in India amid regulatory crackdown on fraudGoogle will now label verified investment apps on its Indian app store. This move aims to help users identify genuine trading platforms and...
25 Mar, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Google hit with two charges under landmark EU rules, risks finesThe move by the European Commission came amid tensions with US President Donald Trump who has threatened to levy tariffs against countries ...
19 Mar, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
DeepSeek app holds top global spot in downloads, led by IndiaThe reasoning artificial intelligence chatbot rose to the No. 1 spot on Apple's App Store on January 26 and has held that position globally...
01 Feb, 2025, 07.47 PM IST
Google's Play Store policies crimp app developers: CCI tells NCLATThe Competition Commission of India argued at the NCLAT that Google's 10-30% service fee on app payments via its Play Store hinders app dev...
09 Jan, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
CCI order in play store billing case not backed by findings: GoogleAlphabet Inc., Google's parent company, is challenging an antitrust ruling by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) before the National...
07 Nov, 2024, 11.47 PM IST
Google contends its app store doesn't abuse dominanceGoogle defended its Google Play Store at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, asserting it didn't engage in anti-competitive behavi...
08 May, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
Google could enforce action against 10 developers in India for not paying service feeGoogle said that it has over 200,000 Indian developers using Google Play who adhere to their policies and that 10 companies have chosen not...
01 Mar, 2024, 01.15 PM IST
Google play trial thrusts Android into spotlightAndroid is less integral to Google than its search and advertising business which is the subject of a different federal antitrust lawsuit b...
11 Dec, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
In Play Store trial, Sundar Pichai acknowledges some 'sensitive' materials not retainedPichai was in court in San Francisco to defend Alphabet's Google from a lawsuit by Epic Games that alleges its app store policies amount to...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai set to testify in Google Play trialPichai and Epic’s CEO Tim Sweeney have been listed as witnesses in a trial scheduled to start Nov. 6 in San Francisco federal court over wh...
07 Oct, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
Lawsuit against Google over app store competition gets class-action designationUS District Judge James Donato said in a 27-page order that the plaintiffs had established the legal elements of "commonality" and other fa...
29 Nov, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
Google sued in UK for overcharging millions of usersGoogle Play Store's 30% surcharge for digital purchases is “excessive and unfair,” the claimants said in a press release Thursday.
30 Jul, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
Social media app Parler crawls back online on 'independent technology'Parler went dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content related to the de...
16 Feb, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Google to enforce Play store tax on the 3% of apps not payingApp stores are a fast-growing business as sales of Google's search ads and Apple's iPhone flatten out. Google said under 3% of developers w...
29 Sep, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
Spotty internet? YouTube unveils app that allows you to watch videos offlineYouTube is seeing massive growth in India and has 180 mn viewers on mobile phones alone. In the last year, YouTube consumption from mobile ...
06 Apr, 2017, 01.10 PM IST