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Google has urged India's Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in October that Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers 97% of the 600 million smartphones in India, had exploited its dominant position. It ordered Google to remove restrictions imposed on device makers, including those related to…

Google has urged India's Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in October that Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers 97 percent of the 600 million smartphones in India, had exploited its dominant position.It ordered Google to remove restrictions imposed on device makers, including those related…

You might be shocked by the phrase ‘free Twitter Blue subscribers’ and question whether such exists. Well, technically they do, and Twitter will soon guide them on deactivating the subscription. These users have the Blue checkmark and enjoy the benefits but don’t pay the set subscription price.A few months ago, you didn’t need to pay to have a verified checkmark. This mark is given to users with a certain level of recognition within and outside the platform. The likes of celebrities, influencers, media platforms,…

In deference to the Competition Commission of India’s directives, Google said in a blog on Wednesday that it will make “some key changes" such as allowing handset makers to license individual…

Google has been jolted after the Indian antitrust authority sought changes to how it markets its Android system, which powers 97% of smartphones in the world's second biggest mobile market. As a January 19 deadline approaches, the USfirm has asked the Supreme Court to put on hold the directives of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), arguing that they risk stalling growth of its Android ecosystem in the country. Google licenses the system to smartphone makers, but critics say its restrictions are anti-competitive.…

Google has been jolted after the Indian antitrust authority sought changes to how it markets its Android system, which powers 97 percent of smartphones in the world's second biggest mobile market.As a January 19 deadline approaches, the US firm has asked the Supreme Court to put on hold the directives of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), arguing that they risk stalling growth of its Android ecosystem in the country.Google licenses the system to smartphone makers, but critics say its…

India’s new rules for virtual private network (VPN) providers may lead such companies to abandon Indian users on their platforms. In a statement to Mint today, one of the top VPN providers in the world, called NordVPN, said that it may cease operations in India in light of the cybersecurity rules furnished by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), on April 28, through the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). “At the moment, our team is…