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Australia's competition regulator said it would look into the use of and sharing of data by apps and the extent of competition between Apple Inc's and Google's app stores. It will also look at whether more pricing transparency is needed in Australia's mobile apps market. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is "interested in how data is used and shared in the app ecosystem, including the data available to Google and Apple as a result of their control of the major app stores," Delia Rickard, the commission's deputy chair, said in a statement. The business practices of U.S tech giants have come under scrutiny globally but Australian regulators have been among the most aggressive in trying to rein in their reach. Australia is set to become the first country to make Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google pay for news sourced from local providers under a royalty-style system. Google and Apple representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The … [Read more...] about Australian watchdog to examine competition between Apple and Google app stores

"Two to four weeks," he said. "We can't give you a definite time. It just depends. But we tell you what's going on. It goes express delivery, you get an email when it arrives, you get an email when it's been worked on, an email when it's fixed and an email when we expect it back." … [Read more...] about Apple says go to Best Buy for repairs. A Best Buy salesman gave me the bad news

Game streaming services Google Stadia and Microsoft’s Project xCloud will not be coming to the Apple App Store, as per a statement by an Apple spokesperson to Business Insider. Microsoft is bringing Xbox’s Project xCloud service to Android devices from September 15 but could not to iOS. Apple has stated that since Microsoft hasn’t submitted each game under the upcoming service for Apple’s review process, the app that allows these games is being blocked. So, game streaming services like Stadia and xCloud won’t be available on the iPhone and the iPad. As per the statement: "The App Store was created to be a safe and trusted place for customers to discover and download apps, and a great business opportunity for all developers. Before they go on our store, all apps are reviewed against the same set of guidelines that are intended to protect customers and provide a fair and level playing field to developers." Microsoft Project xCloud was intended to come to … [Read more...] about Google Stadia and Microsoft Project xCloud apps not coming to Apple App Store: Report

Apple has its new 27-inch iMac with faster Intel processors up to 10 cores, double the memory capacity, next-generation AMD graphics. The new 27-inch iMac also features a nano-texture glass option for Retina 5K display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, higher fidelity speakers, and studio-quality mics. The 27-inch iMac comes with the latest 6-core and 8-core 10th-generation Intel processors with Turbo Boost speeds reaching 5.0GHz for up to 65% faster CPU performance. The new iMac features double the memory capacity for up to 128GB. For GPU-based rendering, editing multiple streams of 4K video, or playing a graphics-intensive game, the 27-inch iMac offers next-generation AMD graphics. The new iMac claims to deliver up to 55% faster graphics performance from its Radeon Pro 5000 series graphics, featuring AMD’s latest RDNA architecture with faster, more power-efficient compute units. It features a graphics option with 16GB of memory for the first time — providing double the … [Read more...] about Apple launches new 27-inch iMac with faster Intel processors

Apple has finally announced the date of its next big launch of the year. The Cupertino-based tech giant has sent out invites for the biggest event of 2020 where speculation has it that it might launch the new Apple Watch Series and iPad. It is still not clear whether Apple will unveil the much-anticipated iPhones on the same day or not. Apple is hosting a virtual event on September 15 at 10 AM PDT which translates to 10:30PM IST, September 15 in India. The virtual event will be shot and streamed from the Apple Park and Steve Jobs Theater. Apple is expected to launch several new products on September 15 including , two new Apple Watch models, AirTags, new iPad and new AirPods as well. See you in 7 days! #AppleEvent https://t.co/zDXneII5di … [Read more...] about Apple announces date of its next big event of 2020