Apple's legal battle with Epic Games starts for real today, could alter app store policies

US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will decide whether to force Apple to let battle royale video game Fortnite back into the App Store with Epic's in-house payment option. https://ift.tt/36gE7pV https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Ban on Chinese apps: Indus OS turns profitable, targets new smartphone users

Indus OS claims to have more than 100 million users. It monetises the app store by charging apps for premium placement on the page as well as promotional activities. https://ift.tt/3cIoBV1 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Banned Chinese apps re-enter in new avatars

India is too lucrative a market to lose for Chinese companies and they would make every effort to return, say experts https://ift.tt/33VbP1u https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

US maintains plan for TikTok download ban; court to rule

The Trump administration said Friday it would not back down from a plan to ban new US downloads of the popular video-sharing app TikTok, setting up a court showdown ahead of a Sunday deadline. https://ift.tt/3czzTux https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

TikTok asks US judge to block Trump's ban as deadline looms

Trump has pushed for a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations to an American company https://ift.tt/2RTwqgZ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

How a marked-up term sheet and messy rollout threw TikTok deal into disarray

What appeared as a coup clinched by Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs Group investment banker, did not hold. https://ift.tt/363IO6A https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Apple revises App Store guidelines, loosening some in-app payment rules

Apple has long barred catalogs of apps within apps but said Friday that it would allow streaming game companies to create such catalog apps https://ift.tt/33jmeDX https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

China would rather see TikTok US close than a forced sale: Sources

ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikTok's U.S. business to potential buyers including Microsoft and Oracle since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened last month to ban the service if it was not sold. https://ift.tt/2RiM1Xd https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Trump says there will be no extension of TikTok deadline

ByteDance has been looking to pick a buyer so it can finalize a deal by mid-September and comply with Trump's order to divest TikTok's assets. https://ift.tt/3hofLMJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Amid privacy concern, govt may curb collection of data by apps

The government has begun work on a policy that would stop mobile and internet apps to collect information that is “not necessary” for their functioning. https://ift.tt/2Fmucnv https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Apple plans special event for Sept 15, new products anticipated

While Apple uses its September events to showcase its most important products, new versions of iPhone handsets might still take time as the company in July had flagged a delay of a few weeks from the usual timeline. https://ift.tt/3m3H0Qt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Apple seeks damages from 'Fortnite' creator in App Store dispute

Apple and Epic have been in a legal battle since August, when the maker of the popular game launched its own in-app payment system to circumvent what it called Apple's monopolistic practices https://ift.tt/3jWvggI https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Samsung India expects online business to grow over 35% in 2020

The company, which had introduced its M series of smartphones in February last year for online channels, said it expects the cumulative sales from this range to cross $3.5 billion by the end of 2020. https://ift.tt/3bzHb1b https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Triller's TikTok bid will exclude India unit

Pegasus Tech Ventures and Lowercase Capital are the two major early investors in Triller, which is owned by Hollywood producer Ryan Kavanaugh and Sarnevesht’s Proxima Media. https://ift.tt/2EWkOXW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Robinhoods taking hold of Indian market too

Average turnover through mobile trading in cash market has risen to 24.3% of total in August on NSE https://ift.tt/2ZerYgP https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Govt panel clears $100-billion mobile export proposals from global manufacturers

iPhone contract makers, Samsung, Karbonn, Lava among firms that submitted applications https://ift.tt/2FdE9mU https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

After PUBG ban, nCore to launch a homegrown rival FAU:G

nCore's FAU:G aims to tap into Indian patriotism and 20% of its net revenues will be given to a state-backed trust that supports the families of soldiers who die on duty https://ift.tt/31XQPaG https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Instagram launches a separate Reels tab for users in India

Reels was launched in India in July and India was the fourth country where Reels was available, after Brazil, Germany and France. In August, Instagram launched Reels in over 50 countries, including the US. https://ift.tt/2DrDLRk https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Bytedance's Resso gains more than a million users in India

Music labels said it could be because of a lack of awareness about Resso's Chinese ownership and the likelihood that ByteDance has been quietly marketing the app through digital platforms. https://ift.tt/3jDNhAe https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Snack Video, Zili, Resso escape China apps ban

Many Chinese apps still among the top 100 free apps on Google Play Store https://ift.tt/34ZIJ3h https://ift.tt/eA8V8J