Google makes changes to Android, Play after CCI order
Indian users will now have the option to choose their default search engine that will soon start to appear when a user sets up a new Android smartphone.
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'Will Google follow same steps in India as it did in Europe?' SC on CCI order
The top court was hearing a plea filed by Google, seeking a stay on the ₹1,337 cr penalty imposed by India's antitrust regulator.
Google pauses Play Store billing for app developers in India after CCI order
This comes days after CCI imposed two separate penalties worth ₹1,337.76 crore and ₹936.44 crore on the tech giant.
CCI slaps ₹1,337 cr penalty on Google
The Competition Commission of India has issued a cease and desist order against Google from indulging in anti-competitive practices.
Google launches Play Points in India
The programme is present in at least 28 countries with more than 100 million users.
Google comes up with 'entirely new' way to use search option
These features will be right under the search bar option and will allow the user to shop screenshots, and translate text with camera, amongst others.
Google launches Street View in India with data sourced from local partners
This is the first time in the world that Street View data is being collected by local partners, says Google.
Bharti Airtel allots 7.1 cr shares to Google for 1.2% stake
Google plans to scale its offerings in Bharti Airtel and build a strong digital ecosystem for consumers. The deal is a part of Google for India Digitisation Fund
Tata, RIL, tech giants, banks to vie for NUE licence
More applications are likely as the RBI extends the deadline by a month to seek the licence for setting up a pan-India New Umbrella Entity (NUE), which will compete with the NPCI.
Paytm’s big play
Paytm is rallying Indian developers for its mini app store in a bid to challenge Google’s dominance in the market. It also fits squarely into its plans of being a super app. Will it succeed?
