Tech News of the week: US sues Apple, Microsoft AI laptops, COD Warzone Mobile, and more | Technology News

The Justice Department along with 16 other state and district attorneys general, USA, have dragged Apple to the courts with an antitrust lawsuit, where, Apple is being accused of “monopolization or attempted monopolisation of smartphone markets” and is said to be in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The lawsuit comes just a few weeks after Apple opened up the iPhone ecosystem in Europe, allowing users to sideload, use third-party payment gateways, and enable the ability to set a third-party web browser as the default browser. If proven guilty, Apple might have to open up its ecosystem by making its devices cross-platform/service-compatible.

Activision’s most anticipated smartphone videogame, Call of Duty: Warzone is now available for eligible Android and iOS devices for free of cost. This is currently one of the most graphics-intensive battle royale-style video games. Within a day of launch, the company has issued updates to improve the overall gaming experience. With this title, Activision is offering console-quality graphics along with new maps such as Verdansk and Rebirth Island.

Google has released the 2nd developer preview of Android 15 and has also unveiled the official Android 15 logo. Available for select Pixel smartphones, the early version of Android 15 hints at some significant improvements, including better support for cover screens on folding smartphones, satellite connectivity integration, improved NFC functionality, and more. Google will officially showcase Android 15 at the upcoming I/O 2024 developer conference, and the company is likely to release the stable version of the same in the second half of 2024.