Tag: android

Google faces Russian ultimatum for unbundling mobile apps

Julie Campbell
Russia Mobile apps e-Commerce

The country has now told the tech giant that it must split apart the bundling of its services, particularly search. It now appears that Google has run out of options in Russia, now that the government there has made a final decision with regards to the tech giant’s bundling of mobile apps and services, particularly when it comes to the use of the search engine on Android devices. Google has now been given a deadline of November 18 by which it must unbundle services in Russia. Failure to unbundle its…

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Mobile security quirk found with passwords in Android devices

Julie Campbell
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When a password is changed before a factory reset, many people are finding themselves locked out. There is an Android mobile security feature that has been making technology news headlines over the last few days, because it has taken some users by surprise – and not in the way that people like to be surprised. As it turns out, if a password is changed in an Android based device, it is best not to do a factory reset right away. The reason is that this mobile security feature may trigger…

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BlackBerry Android phones looking increasingly likely

Julie Campbell
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Reports and the company’s own actions are starting to suggest that this is far more than a rumor. While there have yet to be any official confirmations that a BlackBerry Android smartphone is in the works, by the time of the writing of this article, the actions of the company, itself, are starting to point specifically in that direction. BlackBerry has, for instance, purchased two domains that are directly related to the Android operating system. At the end of last week, it was reported that two BlackBerry Android related domain…

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Alibaba makes an investment in mobile technology

Sam Lambert
China Mobile payments technology commerce

Alibaba invests in Chinese mobile technology developer Meizu Alibaba, one of China’s largest e-commerce entities, will be investing $590 million into a Chinese smartphone developer, called Meizu. Through this investment, Alibaba aims to generate more support for its new mobile operating system, known as YunOS. The new operating system is meant to compete with Google’s Android. Alibaba is expected to leverage its considerable influence in the mobile and e-commerce space to make the new operating system popular, but its partnership with smartphone developers may determine the ultimate fate of YunOS.…

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Facebook Lite mobile app launched

Julie Campbell
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The most popular social network has now lightened up its central application for better functionality. The most popular social network in the world has now slimmed down its main mobile app and has launched Facebook Lite, in order to provide a lighter and more agile version of its experience, for improved function and less data consumption. This is being seen as a component of the social network’s effort to remain accessible throughout emerging markets. In those markets, the majority of users who have smartphones are using entry-level devices. The new…

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