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PUBG Corporation is cutting its ties with Tencent Games in India to reverse the ban on PUBG Mobile. What you need to know PUBG Corporation will no longer authorize its PUBG Mobile franchise to Tencent Games in India. The move will allow the company to provide its own PUBG experience to fans in India. PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite were banned in India last week, along with 116 other apps of Chinese origin. PUBG Corporation today announced that it has decided to no longer authorize the PUBG Mobile franchise to Tencent Games in India. The move comes just a week after PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite were banned in India by the country's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, along with 116 other apps of Chinese origin. In a statement released on its website, PUBG Corporation said: In light of recent developments, PUBG Corporation has made the decision to no longer authorize the PUBG MOBILE franchise to Tencent Games in India. Moving forward, PUBG Corpor...

The Indian government announced a ban on the app earlier this week. What you need to know PUBG Mobile has been removed from app stores in India. Both Apple and Google have removed the app. It comes after India's government added the title to a list of Chinese apps banned in the country. Apple and Google have complied with a recent Indian government ban on PUBG mobile, removing the app from their respective app stores. The ban was announced earlier this week, from that report: The Indian government's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned 118 apps — primarily of Chinese origin — as tensions between India and China escalate. Both countries have engaged in a border skirmish for several months, and the Indian government banned TikTok, WeChat and other services earlier this year. The latest ban includes 118 apps, with PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite standing out in the list. PUBG Mobile is the biggest mobile game in India with more than 50 mi...

Tencent Games' battle royale title is the latest to be banned in India. What you need to know The Indian government has banned 118 apps, including PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite. The government stated that the apps transmitted user data to elements "hostile" to India's national security. Indian and China are in a terse standoff at the border, with the Indian government previously banning TikTok, WeChat and other services earlier this year. The Indian government's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned 118 apps — primarily of Chinese origin — as tensions between India and China escalate. Both countries have engaged in a border skirmish for several months, and the Indian government banned TikTok, WeChat and other services earlier this year. The latest ban includes 118 apps, with PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite standing out in the list. PUBG Mobile is the biggest mobile game in India by some margin, and it has well over 50 mi...

A long, long time ago, I was selling sugary treats on my sixth grade Apple II. Techno-stalgia iMore My First Mac Remembering arcades Love for LAN Android Central The first phones I loved Android 10 vs. Android 4.4 Windows Central Remembering Xbox 360 Best video games of the '80s Why Zune was great 35 years of Windows For many, the first Macintosh model is the one that connected them forever to the Apple brand. For others, including this writer, that connection happened earlier thanks to the Apple II and Apple IIe. These computers were the stars of many grade school computer classes in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Decades later, I have no memory of the instruction we received in my sixth-grade computer class. However, I do remember how we were allowed to spend the last few minutes each day. Lemonade Stand was the first computer game many of us experienced, and it's why I continue to love Apple and technology so many years later. Is that enough sugar...

Services march ever onward. Apple has just announced its financial results for Q2 2020, covering the period between January 1 and March 28, 2020. The company posted quarterly revenue of $58.3 billion. Read the full transcript of Apple's Q2 earnings call Press release: Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results Total Revenue Grows, Services Revenue Reaches New All-Time High of $13.3 Billion April 30, 2020 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended March 28, 2020. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $58.3 billion, an increase of 1 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.55, up 4 percent. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter's revenue. "Despite COVID-19's unprecedented global impact, we're proud to report that Apple grew for the quarter, driven by an all-time record in Services and ...

They were spotted in an iPad User Manual, then quickly removed. What you need to know Four new iPad models have been spotted on Apple's website. They briefly appeared in an iPad User Manual, but were quickly removed. Two new 11-inch models and two 12.9-inch models were seen. Four new iPads have been spotted on Apple's website, before being quickly removed. As reported by iPhone in Canada : Earlier today it was discovered within the Eurasian Economic Commission database Apple was set to release a new iPad, as a model "A2229" showed up. Now, it appears Apple's own website in China has leaked what these iPads entail, in the form of new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pros in both Wi-Fi and Cellular versions. Apple's iPad user manual in China lists the following iPad Pro configurations with model numbers "A2229" seen today, along with others: A2228; A2231; A2233. These represent 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models followed by their China Min...

The proposals are set to be revealed in the Federal budget on Feb. 1 What you need to know India is reportedly planning to offer Apple and Samsung suppliers subsidized loans. It is hoped the initiative will tempt new suppliers to open factories in the nation. The country also plans to set up industrial zones with taxation and customs clearances and infrastructure. A report suggests that India is planning to offer Apple and Samsung suppliers subsidized loans in the hope that they will open factories in the nation. According to Bloomberg , a government official revealed the plans, which are set to be announced on February 1 as part of the new federal budget. According to the report: The proposals by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology includes offering interest subsidy on local borrowing by manufacturers, may form part of the federal budget to be unveiled on Feb. 1, the official said, asking not to be identified citing rules on speaking to the media. It ...

Apple Apple across the decade Rene Ritchie's product of the decade The iPad iPhone 4s Qi charging iPhone 5c iOS 8 Apple Watch Pokémon Go Nintendo Switch iPad Pro iPhone 11 Pro Google Google Home & Google Assistant Moto X Roku Chromecast & Google Cast HDR+ Samsung Galaxy S7 Alexa & Amazon Echo HTC One M7 Robot Vacuums Google Cardboard Google Wifi Microsoft Surface Pro Windows as a service The Xbox revolution AMD vs. Intel OneDrive On October 3, 2011, at the "Let's Talk iPhone" event, Apple announced the successor to the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S, which was eventually retroactively stylized with a lowercase "s," was revealed just hours before Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died at the age of 56. For me, the iPhone 4s will always be the one "4 Steve," and therefore Apple's product of the year for 2011. In June 2010, my professional life was at a crossroads. After spending nearly a decade as an info...

The rules will enable the government to have an even stronger grasp over users' online footprint. What you need to know The legislation was passed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It requires cellphone companies to take facial scans of users registering for a new number or SIM card. The move is aimed at strengthening the Chinese government's attempts to link users' virtual identities to their real ones. The Chinese government is already well known for its prolific censorship of speech, especially in online forums, as well as its general control over what its citizens consume thanks to the likes of The Great Firewall. This week, the Communist Party took yet another step in strengthening its ability to track and scrutinize its citizens' activities by mandating new SIM card buyers to register their faces with the government (via Channel News Asia ). The new rules, which China says are aimed at "safeguarding the legitimate rights and ...

What you need to know Apple intends to increase its presence in India over the next five years. As many as 10,000 new jobs will be created. iPhones, chargers, and more will be produced in the country. Apple already makes some iPhones in India. The Indian government has confirmed that Apple intends to increase the products that it manufacturers in the country. According to a Reuters report (via Apple Insider India's information technology minister says manufactuering operations will expand over the next five years. Apple currently makes some iPhones in India, but Ravi Shankar Prasad says that expansion beyond iPhone production will create 10,000 jobs. Salcamp already works with Apple, but over the next five years it will also take on the production of chargers and "other components" at its Chennai plant. Prasad also confirmed that Apple will export iPhones made in India, something that could be worth as much as $1.6 billion to country each year. Apple's...