Epic decision sees jury find Google's Play store is illegal monopoly Fortnite dev hails 'a win for all app developers and consumers around the world' Legal12 Dec 2023 | 17
Google settles another Play Store antitrust case Perhaps the Chocolate Factory didn't feel like staring down 36 state AGs with two other competition cases pending Applications06 Sep 2023 | 3
Japan unleashes regulation Kaiju on Apple's and Google's app store monopolies Digital Competition Conf wants rift in markets to allow new app-slingers to spawn Legal19 Jun 2023 | 14
This legit Android app turned into mic-snooping malware – and Google missed it File-stealing nasty in my Play store? Preposterous!!1 Cyber-crime24 May 2023 | 19
Parent discovers the cost of ignoring Roblox: £2,500 and heart palpitations 10-year-old hacks family iPad and goes on in-game bling shopping spree Offbeat22 May 2023 | 71
Apple finally pro giving Pro iPads these Pro apps Final Cut, Logic to land on fondleslabs – in subscription form Personal Tech10 May 2023 | 9
South Korea fines Google $32M for using market power to stymie rival app store Forced developers to sign exclusivity agreements in return for promises of going global Legal11 Apr 2023 | 5
Google suspends top Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo Alleges it’s infected with malware – but not the version in its own digital tat bazaar Security21 Mar 2023 | 4
Japan joins ranks of nations plotting smackdown for Apple, Google Regulator wants to bust the oligopoly in mobile OS and app markets Software10 Feb 2023 |
US government calls foul on Apple and Google over walled gardens for apps As for actually doing anything about it - that'll have to wait Software03 Feb 2023 | 11
Android users in 12 US states cleared to sue Google Play Millions of people who bought apps since 2016 eligible for payout Personal Tech29 Nov 2022 | 10
Google’s resistance to third party Play store payments eases further with US tests Tune in to hear how it works on Spotify, or hook up with choice on Bumble Personal Tech14 Nov 2022 | 2
India fines Google another $114 million, demands Play open to third party payments Ad and search giant protests even though it's already made the same changes in other countries Legal27 Oct 2022 | 1
Apple finds way to squeeze social network apps until pips squeak And get over here, NFT slingers, Cupertino wants a word, too Applications25 Oct 2022 | 8
Apple to raise App Store prices in 28 countries No reason given, but inflation and app tracking changes may both factor Applications20 Sep 2022 | 8
Google tests alternative payment methods in Play store Pilot scheme running in Europe, APAC, sees ad giant still take its cut Software05 Sep 2022 | 4
South Korean regulator worried Apple, Google, may be working around app store payment choice law Feels some actions may amount to coercion to stick with giants' own payment schemes Legal10 Aug 2022 | 10
Microsoft to offer app-store-like experience to distribute and update bespoke apps Behold the mutant offspring of the Microsoft Store, Endpoint Manager, and Package Manager Software29 Jul 2022 | 3
Court OKs billion-dollar Play Store gouging suit against Google Just as web giant accepts third-party payment platforms, reduces fees in the EU Personal Tech20 Jul 2022 | 7
Google blocks paid apps from Play Store in Russia Cites 'payment system disruption' as credit card companies pull out of region Applications10 May 2022 | 4
Google snubs South Korea's app store payments law US giant's ban on in-app links to non-Play-Store payment options not in the spirit of SK law Applications06 Apr 2022 | 16