Bangalore / New Delhi: The altercation between tech giant Google and major fintech Paytm has brought the global debate on app store monopolies to India. The startup founders and venture capitalists (VCs) of the country’s startup ecosystem are speaking out against the power that the Android maker wields over its …
Read More »Paytm says it did nothing illegal, accuses Google of ‘twisting its arm’
New Delhi, September 20 () The rules of the global internet giant Google’s Play store forced Paytm to reverse a UPI money-back campaign that is legal in India, digital payments company Paytm said on Sunday. The company in a blog claimed that it went ahead to remove its campaign, while …
Read More »Paytm strikes back at Google, calls its brief Play Store ban a ‘kink’
In laying out its side of the story, Paytm said Google didn’t give it a chance to explain its new refund tag feature. The ban by which Google hints that Paytm is a gambling app is defamatory in nature, the Noida-based firm said on the blog. “This (temporarily removing Indian …
Read More »Trump supports agreement to allow TikTok to continue operating in the US.
WASHINGTON: President of the United States. Donald trump said he supports an agreement that will allow Tik Tok to continue operating in the United States, after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app in August. He told reporters at the White House that he supports the deal with Oracle and Walmart …
Read More »Paytm reacts after Google Play Store’s Yanks app
A Google spokeswoman said Paytm had been removed for violating its policies on online gambling. Paytm, the dominant digital payments startup in India, accused Alphabet Inc.’s Google of violating competition rules after it removed the rival app from its Play Store on Friday for allegedly violating its gaming policies. “You …
Read More »No regulation needed for communication applications: Trai
NEW DELHI: In key recommendations regarding global communication app operations in India, telecoms regulator Trai has said that services like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Apple FaceTime, Google Chat, Skype, Telegram and even newer players like Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex and Focus It should not be subject to a regulatory regime from …
Read More »With a market capitalization of $ 200 billion, Reliance Industries is not like FAANG
Last week, Reliance Industries (RIL) achieved the coveted milestone of crossing $ 200 billion in market capitalization. There are less than 50 companies around the world that are valued at more than $ 200 billion. Morgan Stanley analyzed how the Mukesh Ambani-led firm compared to eight global firms when they …
Read More »Android 11: Google’s Biggest Android Update of 2020 Is Not Rolling Out In India Yet – Latest News
The latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android 11, is not rolling out to Pixel smartphones in India. According to a report on Android Central, the stable update of Android 11 is now available for all pixels, but the OTA update (over the air) is not available in India …
Read More »Android 11 (Go Edition) arrives, with a 20% faster application launch experience
Android 11 (Go edition) has been announced by Google just a couple of days after bringing the regular Android 11 release. The new update, which is essentially a watered-down version of the latest version of Android, is intended for devices with up to 2 GB of RAM. This is different …
Read More »Reliance to Offer $ 20 Billion Retail Stake to Amazon: Report
Reliance Industries Ltd., owned by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is offering to sell an approximately $ 20 billion stake in its retail business to Amazon.com Inc., according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Amazon has held investment talks in the conglomerate’s Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. unit and has …
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