Microsoft Teams will bring walkie-talkie functionality to iPhones

Microsoft’s Teams will bring walkie-talkie functionality to Apple iPhones in May, according to its development roadmap. This will tap into Apple’s Push-to-Talk framework to enable walkie-talkie usage in Teams. This will offer instant and secure voice communication with efficient background operation. You’ll be able to walkie while you talkie from the lock screen even. So…

Meta teases major UI overhaul for Quest

Meta is planning a major overhaul of the user interface for its Quest mixed reality headsets, according to the company’s CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth. In a recent Instagram AMA, Bosworth teased several new UI features aimed at improving personalisation and multitasking on the Quest platform. One of the key upgrades Bosworth highlighted is the ability…

India orders antitrust probe into Google’s app store billing practices

India’s antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into Alphabet’s Google amid a dispute with some Indian developers over its in-app billing system, saying the U.S. tech giant implemented its policies in an “unfair” and “discriminatory manner.” The Competition Commission of India said in an order on Friday that Google appears to have violated several provisions of…

UK Government urges more telecoms infrastructure sharing

The UK government is urging telecoms companies to prioritise sharing existing infrastructure like telegraph poles before installing new ones for broadband deployment.  In a letter to the telecoms industry, Julia Lopez, the Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure, cited increasing public concerns around the “duplication of overhead fibre networks” across the country. Lopez…