Microsoft won’t ship support for Android apps on Windows 11 in time for the operating system’s launch on October 5th. While Android apps running on Windows 11 is one of the big new features of the OS, Microsoft will only start previewing this feature i…
GM Temporarily Stops Making the Chevy Bolt After Latest Recall
General Motors is halting production of the Chevy Bolt EV after a number of battery fires prompted a massive recall that has already cost the company nearly $2 billion. From a report: The automaker won’t resume making the 2022 Bolt and Bolt EUV until a…
Telegram Tops 1 Billion Downloads
Popular instant messaging app Telegram has joined the elite club of apps that have been downloaded over 1 billion times globally, according to Sensor Tower. From a report: The Dubai-headquartered app, which was launched in late 2013, surpassed the mile…
Apple iPhone 13 Rumors Go Sky-High With Satellite Connection
With Apple’s latest iPhone just around the corner, reports suggest that it will include support for satellite communications, which consumers could use when terrestrial-based 4G and 5G are not available. The one getting most of the glory: Globalstar, t…
ARM China Seizes IP, Relaunches As an ‘Independent’ Company
New submitter TomGreenhaw writes: This should be very concerning for tech companies that operate in the Chinese market. ‘It is not clear how much pressure was put on SoftBank to form the merger, but this looks like one of the most blatant examples of I…
China To Cleanse Online Content That ‘Bad-Mouths’ Its Economy
China kicked off a two-month campaign to crack down on commercial platforms and social media accounts that post finance-related information that’s deemed harmful to its economy. From a report: The initiative will focus on rectifying violations includin…
Five Decades Later, Medicare Might Cover Dental Care
Tens of millions of older Americans who cannot afford dental care — with severe consequences for their overall health, what they eat and even when they smile — may soon get help as Democrats maneuver to add dental benefits to Medicare for the first t…
Google Play App Store Revenue Hit $11.2 Billion in 2019, Lawsuit Says
Alphabet’s Google generated $11.2 billion in revenue from its mobile app store in 2019, according to a court filing unsealed on Saturday, offering a clear view into the service’s financial results for the first time. From a report: Attorneys general fo…
Microsoft is Threatening To Withhold Windows 11 Updates If Your CPU is Old
Last week, media reported how Microsoft’s Windows 11 won’t technically leave millions of PCs behind — the company told the press that it won’t actually block you from installing Windows 11 on a PC with an older CPU, so long as you download and manuall…
Apple Critics Say App Store Changes Not Sufficient
Although Apple is making some changes to its App Store policies and setting up a $100 million fund for small developers, critics say that the terms of a class-action settlement don’t meaningfully loosen the company’s grip on its digital marketplace. Fr…