Google has revealed an in-progress design for the Play Store’s upcoming safety section, which will provide information about an app’s data collection, privacy, and security practices. Announced in May, developers will be able to start declaring their safety info in October until a deadline of April next year. The safety section is currently due to start appearing in app descriptions in the first quarter of 2022. Although Google says the design is subject to change, screenshots… Source link
Read More »Google, industry experts push back on Play Store lawsuit led by Utah AG
In a political landscape that continues to roil with partisan bickering and hostility in Utah and across the country, finding even a small plot of common real estate is an increasingly remote prospect. But a new Pew Research survey found the reddest Republicans and bluest Democrats share a boogeyman they would all like to see reined in. U.S. Big Tech companies. And that’s a meme that hasn’t been missed by elected officials on both sides of the aisle who are engaged, at the highest… Source link
Read More »Google is making it easier to find Wear OS apps on the Play Store
As we approach the release of Google and Samsung’s joint smartwatch operating system later this year, Google today outlined some new Play Store improvements that will make it easier for customers to find and download apps to their Wear OS devices. The company is making it faster to search for smartwatch apps on your Android phone and instantly install them. There are new filters that are activated when you include “watch” or “watch face” in your Play Store search query. Based… Source link
Read More »Covid-19 Opportunity Still at Play for Novavax, Says Top Analyst
Delays for the regulatory filings of its Covid-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373 (NUVAXOVID) have meant Novavax (NVAX) has been unable to get its offering out to the public yet. You would think that with other leading players firmly planted in the public and health policy makers’ consciousness, maybe the opportunity has already passed for last year’s outstanding performer. However, in late-stage studies, the vaccine’s data has shown to be just as good as those of the leading approved vaccines…. Source link
Read More »Bitcoin’s Range Play Likely to End With Bullish Breakout: Analyst
An analyst who predicted the bitcoin mid-May price slide says the cryptocurrency’s current range play is likely to be resolved on the higher side. “The consolidation phase itself is neutral, but we think a breakout is more likely than a breakdown,” Katie Stockton, founder and managing partner of Fairlead Strategies, said in a research note published on Monday. “Intermediate-term momentum has been improving based on the MACD histogram.” Bitcoin has been trading between $30,000 and… Source link
Read More »Google Play unveils ‘play as you download’ for Android games
Join AI & data leaders at Transform 2021 for the AI/ML Automation Technology Summit. Watch now! Google announced “play as you download” on Android 12 devices so players can hop into mobile games and begin playing during a download. And it also said Google Play now reaches more than 2.5 billion gamers. It’s all about reducing the friction for players when it comes to playing mobile games — a topic that I recently wrote about in a DeanBeat column. Google’s Google Play… Source link
Read More »Dozens of attorneys general are suing Google over its Play Store’s alleged anticompetitive practices
Attorneys general from 36 states and one district are suing Google for alleged anti-competitive practices — this time, over its Google Play app store. The suit turns up the heat on Big Tech companies, which are also facing a growing pile of antitrust suits, fending off bipartisan antitrust legislation from the House of Representatives, and preparing for more intense scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission now that it’s headed by antitrust expert and Big Tech critic Lina Khan. The… Source link
Read More »Google Play Store Faces Lawsuit From More Than 30 States : NPR
A coalition of more than 30 states on Wednesday sued Google for allegedly abusing its power it has over developers through its Google Play store on Google devices, like Androids. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption … Source link
Read More »Google sued by states alleging Play Store fees violate antitrust law
Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Google’s (GOOG, GOOGL) app store, Google Play, became the latest target of Big Tech antitrust regulators Wednesday in a federal lawsuit filed by dozens of attorneys general led by the state of Utah. The case, brought in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is one of dozens of lawsuits that Google’s parent company Alphabet is facing in a wave of actions around the globe challenging tiers of its dominant markets. In… Source link
Read More »Google faces new antitrust lawsuit over Google Play Store fees
On Wednesday, a coalition of state attorneys general launched a new antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of abusing its control of the Android app store, as reported by Bloomberg. The lawsuit, filed by 36 states and Washington, DC, in California federal court, challenges Google’s policy forcing Google Play app developers to pay a 30 percent commission fee on sales made through the app. Google recently expanded the fees to cover more digital goods purchased on the… Source link
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