Hasta La Gadget!

The problem with trying to sell a product or service in multiple countries is having to dance around the various regulations and laws of each market or country that the product is available in. This seems to be something that Apple is dealing with now over in India where there is a chance the iPhone could be banned in the Indian market.

Basically India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) is asking Apple to allow an app called DND 2.0 onto the iOS App Store. This is an anti-spam app that blocks nuisance calls in India, such as prevent unwanted telemarketing texts or calls. However Apple seems to be reluctant to allow the app onto the App Store which Apple claims “violates the privacy policy”.

However like we said, wording in the regulation has suggested that devices that do not comply may be banned from the network. Spotted by India Today, it reads, “Every access provider shall ensure, within six months’ time, that all smart phone devices registered on its network support the permissions required for the functioning of such apps. Provided that where such devices do not permit functioning of such apps, Access Providers shall, on the order or direction of the Authority, derecognize such devices from their telecom networks.”

To be fair Apple has been working with government engineers to discuss ways to allow the app onto the App Store without violating the user’s privacy, but whether or not they’ll be able to come up with a solution before getting banned remains to be seen.

iPhones Could Be Banned In India Over Anti-Spam App , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

When you think of infotainment systems such as Apple’s CarPlay or Google’s Android Auto, immediately one of the things that comes to mind would be navigational apps such as Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze. To be fair, Waze has been available on Android Auto since last year, but the downside was the it required users to own an Android Auto head unit.

This is something that understandably not everyone might want to invest in, and the good news is that if you do use Waze but don’t have an Android Auto head unit, that has changed as Waze will now work on Android Auto on your smartphone. For those unfamiliar, Android Auto is available on Google’s Android smartphones which uses your smartphone as a display instead of requiring a dedicated head unit which will cost extra.

With Waze now being available on Android Auto on smartphones, all it requires is users downloading the Waze app on their phone and they’ll be good to go. In terms of features, admittedly there isn’t much difference compared to the regular version of Waze for smartphones and will be different from the version on an Android Auto head unit. However if you absolutely have to use Waze then we guess the functionality is finally here.

Waze Now Works With Android Auto On Your Smartphone , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

The comment comes after Iran’s Hassan Rouhani said any conflict with his country would be “the mother of all wars.”

Ah, small town life. What with its watering holes, simple ambitions, young love… Not to mention the serial killers, dark conspiracies, and, uh… what looks very, very much like human sacrifice. At least, if you’re in Riverdale.

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Witness reported hearing as many as 15 to 20 gunshots in the city’s Danforth area.