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Google agrees to US$36m fine over Android search deals
Google agrees to US$36m fine over Android search deals
Economy
by  AFP

Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading Australian telecoms firms. The court would now decide whether the agreed penalty and other orders were "appropriate", the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in a statement released on Monday.

'Call of Duty' to fire starting gun at Gamescom trade show
'Call of Duty' to fire starting gun at Gamescom trade show
Economy
by  AFP

Mega-selling first-person shooter franchise "Call of Duty" will blow open the Gamescom video games trade fair Tuesday, headlining a wave of new releases as the industry weathers a rough patch. Exhibitors may be less ecstatic than fans at this year's Gamescom as the industry endures an extended rough patch.