Apple and Google remove Fortnite, developer files lawsuit
Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google after the removal of Fortnite from their app stores. This is because Epic introduced a new feature to offer in-app purchases, which means Apple and Google are missing out on revenue.
Epic Games announced the new billing system on Thursday. Deve... Read more
Apple at odds with Microsoft, Google and Facebook on cloud gaming
Apple is at odds with Microsoft, Facebook and Google when it comes to cloud gaming. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can now use the beta of xCloud to play a selection of games on their smartphones, except for iOS as a result of Apple policy.
Microsoft launched a beta last Tuesday that ... Read more
Dropbox launches password manager, Vault and new backup feature
New Dropbox features including a password manager, new backup feature, and Vault are now widely available. Until now, these services were only accessible via a beta.
Dropbox Passwords was announced last June. This tool will store the user's passwords, and the user can set up the tool in such a w... Read more
Google introduces new features for Classroom en Meet
Google introduces new features for Google Classroom and Google Meet to help schools with online classes. The features were unveiled during Google's School Anywhere online event.
Students using Google Classroom now have a new widget on the Classes page that shows them which classes are scheduled,... Read more
‘Microsoft faces immense challenge if it partially acquires TikTok’
The potential acquisition of elements of TikTok by Microsoft will be difficult. The social network shares a lot of resources with other applications of TikTok's parent company ByteDance.
Microsoft plans on purchasing only part of the social network: the United States, Canada, Australia and New Z... Read more
CIA finds no evidence of Chinese TikTok espionage
According to the U.S. intelligence agency CIA, there is no evidence that the Chinese government gained access to TikTok data. At the same time, the CIA claims that Chinese authorities could intercept the data if they wanted to.
The CIA was recently asked to investigate the threats TikTok poses t... Read more
Samsung presents two Galaxy Note 20 models and a foldable smartphone
Samsung presents the new Galaxy Note 20 and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. In addition, the company also presented the latest foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The Galaxy Note 20 models will be available on the 21st of August.
The Galaxy Note series will be expanded with two models, the Galax... Read more
Trump bans American transactions with TikTok and WeChat
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order prohibiting transactions with ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, within 45 days. A similar order also applies to the Chinese chat service WeChat.
The possibility that Chinese authorities can access data from American citizens via ... Read more
New Chrome extension promises transparency about ads
Google introduces a new Chrome extension that gives users more information about ads. The extension shows how many ads are loaded on a web page, which advertisers are active and what user data is used to display personalised ads.
With the new extension, Ads Transparency Spotlight, Google hopes t... Read more
Google Cloud introduces Private Service Connect
Google introduces new cloud infrastructure updates, including a new way to access Google Cloud with Private Service Connect.
Many customers don't want data traffic to travel over the open internet because of network security or company policies. Private Service Connect ensures that data traffic ... Read more