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What you need to know as Google’s antitrust showdown enters the remedies phase
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Divesting Chrome and Android is off the table, but Google may still have to share data and change how it runs ads—moves that could shake up advertisers and publishers worldwide. Here’s a clear look at the case so far.

US v. Google: Experts react to the landmark antitrust showdown
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"A sorely disappointing day in Google antitrust land," says Arielle Garcia, as experts debate whether behavioural remedies are enough to rein in the tech giant.

Google ad jabs Apple over green-bubble texts
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The comedic spot from David Miami pokes fun at Apple’s old texting tech.

Google calls out Apple on messaging standards
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A new New York-based campaign for Google’s Android operating system called Get The Message enlists celebrities to highlight the problems of messaging between iOS and Android platforms.

25% of adspend may have shifted from iOS to Android, reveals Appsflyer report
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Its Performance Index 14 shows the effects Apple's ATT has had on advertiser sentiment, even as Meta has overcome some challenges it faced with these shifts to reclaim top place in the ranking.

Google reveals significant step to restrict cross-app tracking on Android
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The company plans to introduce stricter privacy controls including the removal of cross-app identifiers such as its own Advertising ID. The announcement comes just weeks after the impact of Apple's similar move—on Meta in particular—was revealed.

Advertisers flock to Android as iOS privacy feature bites
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Advertisers will need to adjust their approach to avoid missing out on valuable iPhone users, industry figures say.

Asia provides best ROI for mobile advertising investments, says Liftoff study
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CPI for all ad formats are significantly lower, led by natives down a massive 22.6%.

Google expelled 700,000 apps in 2017
android brand safety google By Babar Khan Javed

The quantity of apps removed in 2017 represent a 70% increase over the amount in 2016.

Why NFC will thrive whether or not the next iPhone supports it
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If Apple's upcoming smartphone includes support for NFC (near-field communications), it'll be great. If it doesn't, it scarcely makes a difference.

Facebook Home for Android: Disruption or delight?
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Facebook wants to take over smartphone home and lock screens with its new app. Hari Shankar, director of client services and director of Perfomics APAC, thinks through the implications from the user's point of view.

7 mobile ad trends for 2013: What's hot and what's not
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As consumers rapidly adopt mobile, Vikas Gulati, Southeast Asia vice-president with Vserv.mobi, provides seven trends that will drive mobile advertising to centre stage in 2013.

Samsung nearly triples global tablet market share in 3Q2012:IDC
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GLOBAL - Although Apple retains its position as the world's top tablet vendor, Samsung increased tablet shipments by over 300 per cent, growing its market share from 6.4 per cent in 3Q2011 to 18.4 per cent in the same quarter this year.

Toyota game makes phone charging 'fun' to promote plug-in hybrid car
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TOKYO - Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing, working with Party, has launched a game that seeks to turn consumers' attitudes about charging their phones, and presumably their cars, from "Need to charge" to "Fun to charge".

Spikes Asia 2012: Get the official app
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SINGAPORE - The official Spikes Asia 2012 app, available for iPhone, IPad and Android, offers the complete festival programme, a useful guide to Singapore, and real-time coverage of the festival itself.

Mobile shipments expected to slow this year, Android to thrive: IDC
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GLOBAL - The global mobile phone market is forecast to slow to a 4 per cent annual growth rate in 2012, its lowest since 2009, according to IDC.

GADGET UPDATE powered by Stuff: Apple's iWallet plans, wireless charging, and more
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The week's round-up of the latest gadgets and reviews. Powered by Stuff Magazine.

Mobile tech brands most talked about online: Edelman
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ASIA-PACIFIC – Mobile technology brands generate the highest level of online buzz within the region’s technology sector, according to the latest Asia-Pacific Digital Brand Index from Edelman and Brandtology.

UPDATED: HTC silence on security breach report inadvisable
android branding crisis By Emily Tan

GLOBAL - On Sunday, technology website Android Police released a report announcing a severe security breach in selected HTC Android phones running Sense firmware to which HTC has yet to issue a response beyond an acknowledgment of the issue.

The Economist launches an app for Android-based phones
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GLOBAL - The Economist has launched an app for Android-based phones following the success of its apps for iPhone and iPad.