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Android leads the mobile device market in game installs. Unity3D Well-played, Android.Google's mobile software accounted for 82 share of mobile games downloaded during the second quarter of 2016, development company Unity3D said in a new report on Wednesday. That's a wide gap over the 17 percent of game downloads notched by Apple's iOS.In certain countries, the lead is even more pronounced. During the second quarter, game downloads on Android devices in Indonesia racked up a share of 96 percent, while in South Korea and Brazil each eaed 92 percent.Games are a hot commodity with mobile users, responsible for an estimated 85 percent of mobile app market sales last year, according to Unity. And...

Haven't used Apple Pay yet? Try it at your local Apple Store, and you'll get $5 or £5 in credit. Apple Sign up for Apple Pay at an Apple Store, and you'll get a $5 or £5 gift card for your effort.The promotion, which started this week, works as follows, according to blog site MacRumors:Buy something at an Apple Store, and an employee will ask if you wish to use Apple Pay. If you haven't yet tried the mobile payment service, the employee will volunteer to take you through the process. If you agree to use Apple Pay to buy the item in hand, your reward will be a $5 or £5 iTunes gift card.The value on the gift card can be applied toward any item in the store, whether it's hardware, software or a...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryKia brings Apple CarPlay, Android Auto to more cars via downloadBig, bright icons on Apple CarPlay should help cut down on distraction while driving. Kia Back in May, Hyundai expanded its Apple CarPlay and Android Auto availability by way of a user-installed update. Given that Kia and Hyundai are sister companies, it was only a matter of time before the same was offered for Kia. That time has come, with multiple Kia vehicles becoming compatible with the phone systems.At the end of July, Kia will email owners with in...

Katy Perry Katy Perry is the latest artist to forgo Spotify in favor of Apple Music. The singer debuted her new song "Rise" on Apple's streaming service late Thursday night. While the song can also be found on the singer's Vevo YouTube page, it isn't available on either Spotify or Tidal. The song is exclusive to Apple Music subscribers for the time being and can only be purchased through the iTunes store. "This is a song that's been brewing inside me for years, that has finally come to the surface," Perry said about the song during an appearance on the Today Show. "I was inspired to finish it now, rather than save it for my next album, because now...

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Enlarge Image Andrew Hoyle/CNET Apple Pay is spreading further around the globe.The mobile payment system is launching in Switzerland on Thursday, the company aounced. Outside of the UK, it's...

Starting in iOS 10, Apple's Health app will allow US users to register themselves to donate organs, eyes and tissue. Apple is working with Donate Life America and says when you register, that data is sent directly to the National Donate Life Registry. America's largest wireless carrier is changing things. CNET's own Roger Cheng broke the news that new Verizon plans will increase data caps with an increase in pricing, too. The plans are opt-in -- existing subscribers will not be forced into a new plan right away. Subscribe: CNET Update delivers the biggest tech news of the day, breaking down trends, hot devices, new apps and what's ahead. Subscribe to the podcast via the links below.iTunes (H...

Enlarge Image Apple Apple's presence in China is on the rise, but so are its legal woes. The Cupertino, Califoia-based company is now being sued by an arm of China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) over a propaganda video from 1994,...

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Apple angling to buy a rapper-owned music service? That has a familiar tune. The gadget giant is said to be the latest company eyeing Tidal, the subscription streaming music service owned by hip-hop star Jay Z. On Thursday, the Wall Street Joual reported Apple was holding exploratory talks about a takeover to bolster its own Apple Music streaming service, discussions that Tidal denied and that others speculated are already over. Apple declined to comment. It isn't likely to be a remix of Apple's deal to buy Beats, 2014's eye-popping $3 billion acquisition of the headphone and music-service company owned by rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine. Then, Apple needed to clear a path to lau...

A report from Recode says that Spotify sent a letter to Apple's legal team claiming Apple is being anticompetitive. Spotify insists that Apple is favoring Apple Music over Spotify's new app. The report also says that Spotify takes issue with Apple's subscription policies. In more serious news, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a crash between a tractor trailer and a Tesla Model S on Autopilot mode. It is the first fatality in over 130 million miles driven in the Autopilot mode. Subscribe: CNET Update delivers the biggest tech news of the day, breaking down trends, hot devices, new apps and what's ahead. Subscribe to the podcast via the links below....

Is Apple trying to squash Spotify, or did Spotify merely break the rules? That's the question after Apple struck back at its streaming music rival today.Yesterday, Spotify got angry after Apple rejected a new update to the Spotify music app. Spotify accused Apple of using the App Store as a "weapon" to suppress competition to its own Apple Music service. But today, Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell accused Spotify of asking for "preferential treatment," according to a letter obtained by BuzzFeed."We find it troubling that you are asking for exemptions to the rules we apply to all developers and are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service," wrote Sewell.According to Se...

Google Google asked, you delivered. Nougat is the new name for the latest version of Android, as chosen by the public. This naturally prompts Andy to question whether that stuff inside Milky Ways and Mars bars is actually nougat. Katie meanwhile thinks that 2016 is ready for a healthier serving of Android Nectarine.Also up for discussion on the UK's greatest tech podcast is the Florida man who's hoping to sue Apple for $10 billion, and why music sensation Adele might appreciate Apple's latest patent.Finally, the ever-joyous pair chat about whether Google is really...

Enlarge Image"Visions of Harmony" is designed to highlight "the link between exploring space and making music." Apple Space exploration and music have a long history together, with astronauts on moon missions traditionally being woken up by mission control with a musical selection.So it makes sense, that with the Juno probe mere days from its destination of Jupiter's orbit, NASA would like some music to mark the occasion. So the US space agency teamed up with Apple to offer songs inspired by the mission.As part of the collaboration, Apple lau...

Thomas Ross, a businessman from Miramar, Florida, believes that Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod stole the "essence" of his Electronic Reading Device, which he conceived in 1992. He's suing the tech giant for $10 billion in damages, and feels confident about his chances.Ross's concept, which never went further than the design stage, would allow a user to read news articles and view images and videos on a flat touchscreen surface, the Guardian reports.Ross's lawyer ordered in 2015 that Apple CEO Tim Cook immediately stop selling the devices, a request that was, perhaps unsurprisingly, not heeded.Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

Enlarge ImageSen. Elizabeth Warren says we need more competition in the US. Win McNamee, Getty Images There have been several high-profile acquisitions in the tech industry over the past few years: Google bought the phone maker Motorola in 2012...

Enlarge ImageThis fully functioning Apple-1 was sold at auction by Christies in December 2014 for $356,000. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images On this day in 1975, Steve "Woz" Wozniak tested the prototype of what would be come the Apple-1 computer. Here are 10 fascinating facts about that history-making machine.1. Woz constru...

Apple's Craig Federighi tells WWDC attendees about all of the Photos app updates coming in iOS 10. Screenshot by CNET Facebook loves it when you share photos and videos: It's sort of like cat videos without the cats. You love to post them and your friends like seeing what you've posted. Now when you post more than five photos or video at a time, the social network will suggest creating a Slideshow, complete with music and transitions, TechCrunch reported Monday. You can select themes, too, including Nostalgic, Birthday, Bollywood and Amped. The feature, which has been part of Facebook's Moments photo-sharing app, is now available on Apple's iPhones and iPads. And that pits it against Apple's...

Apple distributed the straps among employees taking part in Pride. Reddit user Sakusuhon Apple joined with revellers across the world this weekend to celebrate LGBT rights, with the company's employees and Chief Executive Tim Cook participating in the San Francisco Pride parade.The company distributed rainbow-patteed wristbands for the Apple Watch to employees who joined the celebrations, according to Reddit user Sakusuhon. Posting a picture of the band, Sakusuhon said they were "distributed as gifts for registration" and that he didn't know whether they would be made available to the public."This limited-edition band is a symbol of our commitment to equality and we hope you'll wear it with ...