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LONDON: Britain's com Pet ition watchdog on Tuesday launched an in-depth investigation into the dominance of the mobile browser s of Apple and Google. Responses to a consultation it launched in June revealed "substantial support" for a fuller investigation into the matter and into whether iPhone-maker Apple restricts cloud gaming through its app store, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said. "Many UK Business es and web developers tell us they feel that they are being held back by restrictions set by Apple and Google," Sarah Cardell, interim chief executive of the CMA, said in a statement. "We plan to investigate whether the concerns we have heard are justified and, if so, identify steps to improve competition and innovation in these sectors." Google said its Android mobile operating system gave users a greater choice of apps and app stores than any other mobile platform. "It also enables developers to choo...

Telstra has acknowledged an “outage” preventing customers putting funds onto their prepaid mobile phone accounts. “We’ve recently been made aware of an outage in the system where prepaid recharges are failing,” the telco tweeted on Thursday morning. “We’re hoping to have this rectified soon so please try again later in the morning as it should be rectified by later today.” Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> A user posted a screenshot of Telstra’s error message when he tried to recharge, which encouraged him to try again “in a few hours”. “We’re temporarily unable to recharge your Pre-Paid service due to planned maintenance,” the message read. “We’re sorry for the inconvenience. Please try recharging in a few hours.” Telstra has encouraged customer s unable to recharge their prepaid services to try again in a few hours. Credit: AAP Loading Tweet The company responded to the tweet by the user, saying, “We’re sorry for the inconvenience with this. O...

A mobile phone ban will be enforced in every NSW public high school from term four. The ban - a Minns government election promise - would bring NSW high schools into line with public primary schools as well as schools in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The education department will begin consulting with schools from Monday on options available to enforce the ban. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> One option is having students deposit phones on trolleys at the start of each school day and picking them up after the final bell rings, as is the case at Condell Park High School in Sydney’s southwest. “This means teachers and students are focusing on teaching and learning with no interruptions,” principal Susie Mobayed said in a statement. “There’s also no room for cyberbullying, social media or taking photos and videos during the school day.” Other schools use lockable pouches, lockers, bags or simply make the students ...