Abhay Ram

5 days ago | ilounge.com | Abhay Ram

The music streaming industry is big and filled with multiple players. Long established Spotify and resource rich Apple Music continue to be stark rivals but each with their own standout qualities. According to a report by Duetti, a data driven technology platform, released a report revealing that Apple Music pays artists twice as much as Spotify. The music artists payout report by Duetti details the major revenue  metric i.e., how much a streaming service pays per 1,000 streams to an artist.

3 weeks ago | ilounge.com | Abhay Ram

The British competition watchdog Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blamed tech behemoths Apple and Google for creating an unfavorable mobile browser market for consumers and businesses. The study was conducted by an independent group for the watchdog which stated that Safari and WebKit on iOS, make it difficult for third-party web browsers to compete. Further, Google has also been found complicit in restricting competition on its Android platform.

1 month ago | ilounge.com | Abhay Ram

Apple is expected to bring major visual changes to its upcoming operating systems, according to Bloomberg. The new design elements will be based on inspiration from VisionOS, the company’s software that powers its virtual reality headset. The changes will be seen across iOS 19, macOS 16, and iPadOS 19. The fresh coat of paint to Apple’s software will reportedly be seen as a refreshed design of icons, menus, windows, system buttons, and apps.

1 month ago | ilounge.com | Abhay Ram

Apple has started exporting enclosures for the production of its products from India to countries such as China and Vietnam, according to Digi Times Asia. It is a significant move for the iPhone maker and a massive boost for the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in diversification of supply chains to avoid cases of single points of failure.

Jan 24, 2025 | ilounge.com | Abhay Ram

The growth story of Bharat is set to be decade and century-defining with the country making big strides in the long untouched sectors. The mammoth has to be the technology manufacturing units being built at a rapid pace, followed by redevelopment of cities, and unicorn startups pushing the country to space and beyond. The steady economic growth has resulted in an appreciable increase in risk appetite of the country’s government and its citizens.