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Google Paid Device Makers For Play Store Exclusivity

Nathan Jolly August 20, 2021 No Comments

Google quietly launched a ‘Premier Device Program’ in 2019, which offered favourable revenue share to Android phone manufacturers who exclusively used the Play Store on its devices, and blocked any…

Kogan.com Shares Jump Ahead Of FY21 Results

Nathan Jolly August 20, 2021 No Comments

Shares for Kogan.com have risen 4.8 per cent on the ASX, hitting a peak of $13.23 today, ahead of the release of the company’s FY21 results on Tuesday. Trading opened…

Google Planning “World’s Largest Gaming Platform”

Nathan Jolly August 20, 2021 No Comments

A heavily redacted 70-page document presented as part of the Apple vs Epic trial shows Google’s five-year plan to create “the world’s largest games platform.” The document, dubbed ‘Games Future’,…

Specs Leak For Fossil’s “Way Faster” Wear OS 3 Watch

Nathan Jolly August 20, 2021 No Comments

A day before Samsung’s Unpacked event, which saw the company launch their latest Galaxy Watch 4 series, Fossil released a teaser for its Wear OS 3 Watch, which is promised…

Adobe To Acquire Video Software Company Frame.io For $1.78 Billion

Nathan Jolly August 20, 2021 No Comments

Adobe has announced plans to acquire Frame.io for $AUD1.78 billion, pending approval. Frame.io is cloud-based video production software that enables multiple creatives to work on the same video. Adobe will…

Facebook Has Held “Durable Monopoly” For Ten Years: FTC

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The Federal Trade Commission yesterday filed an amended antitrust suit against Facebook, claiming they have had a social media monopoly since 2011. The FTC’s original suit was dismissed in June…

COVID Slows Apple, Google Move Out Of China

Nathan Jolly August 20, 2021 No Comments

The continuing COVID-19 crisis, and the recent outbreaks in Vietnam have disrupted plans by Apple, Amazon, Google and their suppliers to shift production away from China. Border closures in Vietnam,…

Former Netflix Staffers Made $4.2m From Insider Trading

Nathan Jolly August 20, 2021 No Comments

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three former Netflix employees over an insider trading ring that netted them $AUD$4.195 million. Three former Netflix software engineers and two…

Australian Unemployment Rate Falls To 12-Year Low

Nathan Jolly August 19, 2021 No Comments

The unemployment rate has fallen to 12-year low of 4.6 per cent in July, although it appears to be a mere technicality. Vast numbers of the NSW population have stopped…

Apple Pulls SharePlay Feature From iOS 15

Nathan Jolly August 19, 2021 No Comments

Apple has delayed the release of its SharePlay tech, which was originally expected to launch alongside iOS 15 this year. The feature allows people to stream the same audio and…