[ad_1] China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week, a stringent social intervention that it said was needed to pull the plug on a growing addiction to what it once described as “spiritual opium”. The new rules, published on Monday, are part of a major shift by Beijing…
[ad_1] It is Zhang Yuchen’s last summer break before high school, but events have taken an unwelcome turn – the 14-year-old’s game time has been decimated as China’s tech firms try to dispel accusations that they are selling “spiritual opium” to the country’s youth. An edict by gaming giant Tencent means players under 12 can…
[ad_1] App revenue from mobile phone users around the world climbed to new heights in the first half of this year, nearly reaching $65 billion (roughly Rs. 4,82,550 crores), market tracker Sensor Tower said Monday. Apple and Google saw their respective mobile app shops thrive as the Silicon Valley giants remained under fire for the…