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India will ban Chinese apps for loan lending and betting

02/08/202302/07/2023 John Montgallo

The country’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has launched the banning process. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that it has started the process of banning Chinese apps and applications linked with China in the category of betting and loan lending. Applications with links to China are being banned and blocked by the MeitY in India. This will include 138 Chinese apps for betting and 92 in the loan lending category associated with China. The MeitY proceeded with the launch of the banning procedures…

US Department of Commerce calls Google and Apple mobile app “gatekeepers”

02/07/202302/06/2023 Sam Lambert

A report from the Biden administration recommends legislation to encourage greater competition. Officials from the Biden administration released a new report in which they described Apple and Google as “gatekeepers” of the mobile app market used by consumers and businesses. The report stated users “should have more control over their devices” and more competition is needed. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce’s report stated that device users “should have more control over their devices” and presented the argument that additional legislation is likely the…

Apple’s Emergency SOS saves two Canadian women

02/01/202301/31/2023 Sam Lambert

The satellite feature isn’t new, but stories like this one are underscoring its importance. Though the Apple Emergency SOS feature connecting users to satellite in urgent situations has been around for a while, a recent case in Canada has shown how important the service can be. A recent survival study involved the rescue of two women who went missing in Canada but used the service. Back in November 2022, QR Code Press reported on Apple’s rollout of the Emergency SOS satellite service in Canada and the United States. Since then,…

Merriam-Webster has purchased the Quordle game

01/25/202301/24/2023 John Montgallo

The company will add the challenging Wordle clone to its considerable array of word puzzles. The Quordle game is far from the only Wordle clone out there, but this one just got snatched up by Merriam-Webster, which is adding it to its substantial word quiz and puzzle offerings. Fittingly, this particular version is more complex and challenging than the original Wordle. The Quordle game requires you to simultaneously complete four different Wordle-like challenges. These are all worked into a single large grid. Each guess made is applied to all four…

Mobile games spending drops by 5 percent worldwide

01/24/202301/23/2023 Sam Lambert

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Consumer spending on applications dropped by 2 percent in 2022 when compared to 2021. Consumer spending on mobile games dropped in 2022 when compared to 2021 as people reined in their shopping decisions in the face of increasing inflation, according to app analytic firm Data.ai’s recent report. The company formerly known as App Annie recently released its most recent State of Mobile report. Spending on applications as a whole fell by 2 percent last year when compared to 2021. More specifically, spending on mobile games dropped by 5 percent, reaching…