Google app suite could cost as much as $40 per device under new EU deal

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/new-google-logo-september-2015.jpg" /> Google a couple of days ago announced that it would charge Android manufacturers to use its app suite in Europe. According to documents obtained by 'The Verge,' a confidential fee schedule shows the cost as high as $40 per device to install the “Google Mobile Services” suite of apps, which includes the Google Play Store. Furthermore, the new fees vary depending on country and device type, and it would apply to devices activated on or after February 1st, 2019. Alternatively, manufacturers can choose not to pay the fee as Google is also offering separate agreements to cover the licensing costs for companies that choose to install Chrome and Google search on their devices, according to sources. Google’s licensing terms are changing in Europe later this month on account of a European Commission fine over misusing its position and forcing its apps on Android manufacturers. The leaked document said: "FEES VARY BY PIXEL DENSITY, PUTTING HIGHER COSTS ON HIGHER-END PHONES." EU countries are divided into three tiers, with the highest fees coming in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands. In those countries, a device with a pixel density higher than 500 ppi would have to pay a $40 fee to license Google’s suite of apps. ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=P0DdRb115Ew:eq0nA9TRpYw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=P0DdRb115Ew:eq0nA9TRpYw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=P0DdRb115Ew:eq0nA9TRpYw:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=P0DdRb115Ew:eq0nA9TRpYw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=P0DdRb115Ew:eq0nA9TRpYw:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=P0DdRb115Ew:eq0nA9TRpYw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/P0DdRb115Ew" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/266631/google-app-suite-usd-40-new-eu-deal.html">Read Here»</a>

Google app suite could cost as much as $40 per device under new EU deal

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Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as head of global affairs

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nick-Clegg-e1540012287659.jpg" /> Facebook has hired Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister. Nick will lead Facebook's global affairs and communications team as the company faces safety issues over data protection and the threat of greater government regulation. Nick will move to Silicon Valley in January and would replace Elliot Schrage, who announced his resignation in June after working in Facebook for 10-years. In a post on Facebook, Nick said: "I believe that Facebook must continue to play a role in finding answers to those questions – not by acting alone in Silicon Valley, but by working with people, organizations, governments and regulators around the world to ensure that technology is a force for good." Nick who has been a deputy prime minister, led the Liberal Democrat party in coalition with David Cameron’s Conservatives between 2010 to 2015. Sir Nick is the most senior addition to Facebook’s leadership team from outside the company’s own top ranks since 2014. He would help Facebook stem the criticism and offer advice on handling European regulators and navigating the looming legal challenges of the General Data Protection Regulation. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer said: Our company is on a critical journey. The challenges we face are serious and clear and now more than ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=iGybWb_Cy3g:tud9RT_WJ2M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=iGybWb_Cy3g:tud9RT_WJ2M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=iGybWb_Cy3g:tud9RT_WJ2M:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=iGybWb_Cy3g:tud9RT_WJ2M:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=iGybWb_Cy3g:tud9RT_WJ2M:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=iGybWb_Cy3g:tud9RT_WJ2M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/iGybWb_Cy3g" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/266625/facebook-nick-clegg-head-of-global-affairs.html">Read Here»</a>

Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as head of global affairs

Facebook has hired Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister. Nick will lead Facebook's global affairs and communications team as...

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Google Chrome might soon get new way to share tabs between phone and desktop, changes to incognito mode media notifications

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Chrome-logo-with-e1518156217326.jpg" /> Google Chrome get a new "self-share" feature that provides a more obvious workflow that would allow users to share tabs between mobile and desktop. There is another feature that is coming to Chrome to censor the content in media notifications on Android in Incognito Mode. The Google Chrome "self-share" feature flag hasn't been merged in just yet, so it is unclear when the feature might end up in Chrome. However, the functionality is described in an informal message between developers attached to the change log: "I put together a quick feature flag to start working on a prototype for sharing URLs between mobile and desktop chrome." The flag description found by Chrome Story elsewhere in the Gerrit also confirms: "Allows users to post tabs from Android devices to allow other synced computer to reopen those same." The media notification changes spotted seems to be exclusive to Android and are logical. Currently, the media notifications for content playback from an Incognito tab display metadata like video/audio title, URL, artist/channel, a background image, etc. However, this will change soon and the media playback notifications coming from Incognito windows will be hidden, and would merely show "A site is playing media" with the playback controls. Since this change has already made its way ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gbfJZ4O8JMs:swPenYlyJ_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gbfJZ4O8JMs:swPenYlyJ_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=gbfJZ4O8JMs:swPenYlyJ_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gbfJZ4O8JMs:swPenYlyJ_Q:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=gbfJZ4O8JMs:swPenYlyJ_Q:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gbfJZ4O8JMs:swPenYlyJ_Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/gbfJZ4O8JMs" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/266616/google-chrome-new-way-to-share-tabs-between-phone-and-desktop.html">Read Here»</a>

Google Chrome might soon get new way to share tabs between phone and desktop, changes to incognito mode media notifications

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Samsung is working on in-display front camera, screen sound and gaming smartphone with haptic on display technology

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Samsung-e1540009973246.jpg" /> Smartphone space is growing at a rapid pace, we have two types of designs; one where smartphones embrace the notch and there is Samsung which is minimizing the bezels on all corners without a notch. Off late, we have been seeing water-drop notch replacing the regular notch and we have Samsung that is working on eliminating even that by including in-display cameras and sensors. 1.FoD, that is, the fingerprint technology under the screen. 2. UPS, under-screen sensor (including camera) technology. 3.HoD, the touch-sensitive touch-sensitive technology. 4.SoD, screen sound technology. UPS！UPS！ — Ice universe (@UniverseIce) October 19, 2018 At the 2018 Samsung OLED Forum, the company has announced that it is working on OLED-related technologies as well including the fingerprint under the display, under-screen sensor (including camera) technology, touch-sensitive technology, and screen sound technology. This particular idea isn't new for the words, but since Samsung is actively working on it, we hope it becomes a reality in the near future. This new technology will hide the front camera underneath the display and the company is said to be testing on a hand full of prototypes using this technology which might retail in 2020. With rumors surrounding around the Galaxy S10 including an in-display fingerprint sensor, and the technology being in the early ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=5qYYTs1mISI:wD8CfZPMh-c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=5qYYTs1mISI:wD8CfZPMh-c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=5qYYTs1mISI:wD8CfZPMh-c:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=5qYYTs1mISI:wD8CfZPMh-c:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=5qYYTs1mISI:wD8CfZPMh-c:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=5qYYTs1mISI:wD8CfZPMh-c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/5qYYTs1mISI" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/266608/samsung-in-display-front-camera-screen-sound-haptic-display-technology.html">Read Here»</a>

Samsung is working on in-display front camera, screen sound and gaming smartphone with haptic on display technology

Smartphone space is growing at a rapid pace, we have two types of designs; one where smartphones embrace the notch and there is Samsung whi...

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