Google Slash Retail Fees Games Miss Out
Google is set to slash app store fees for all subscriptions, the discounts will not apply to the biggest games sold in... Read More
Google Paid Device Makers For Play Store Exclusivity
Google quietly launched a ‘Premier Device Program’ in 2019, which offered favourable revenue share to Android phone manufacturers who exclusively used the... Read More
ACCC Wants New Rules To Break App Store Duopoly
ACCC Chair Rod Sims has called for new rules and regulations to address Apple and Google’s dominant position in app marketplaces. Speaking... Read More
Google Kicks 11 Malware-Laced Apps From Play Store
Users have been warned to get rid of 11 Android apps infected with the persistent Joker malware after they were booted from... Read More
Google Accused Of Squashing Play Store Competition
Google is staring down yet another antitrust lawsuit in the US, with 36 states plus Washington DC suing the tech giant for... Read More
Google Boots Prolific Facebook-Hijacking Apps From Play Store
Google has thrown nine malicious Android apps off its Play Store after they were found to be stealing users’ Facebook credentials. The... Read More
ACCC Hammers Apple And Google Over App Store Practices
The ACCC has lashed Apple and Google over their respective app stores, which between them have a near-stranglehold on the mobile app... Read More
Fleeceware Apps Still Highlighted On Google Play
Google Play continues to be a home for “fleeceware” whereby Android users run the risk of being charged hundreds of dollars for... Read More
Google Rolls Out Dark Mode
Search giant Google has started rolling out a “dark mode” update for its Play Store, following the release of Android 10. With... Read More
Google To Charge Licensing Fee For Apps in Europe
In response to the European Commission’s decision to fine Google US $5 billion – the largest in EU history – for “anti-trust... Read More