Wheels come off Mario Kart Tour launch | Apple pledges to fix FaceTime flaw

Plus: Facebook results unscathed by scandals

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Wheels come off Mario Kart Tour launch Nintendo delayed the launch of its next mobile game, Mario Kart Tour, by several months to ensure it meets the company’s quality standards. READ MORE Apple pledges to fix FaceTime flaw   Apple announced it will release an update to remedy a glitch in its FaceTime app which allowed users listen to the audio from the phone of the person they are calling even if the recipient hasn’t picked up. READ MORE Facebook results unscathed by scandals Facebook’s financials appeared unaffected by a series of privacy-related issues in 2018. READ MORE Q&A: How flaim wants to take on WhatsApp, Messenger The CEO of Equiis, which recently launched a new messaging app, tells Mobile World Live how the company plans to focus on privacy to take on behemoths WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.  READ MORE

Rovio revels in Angry Birds 2 revenue Angry Birds 2 experienced its best-ever year in 2018, making a significant contribution to developer Rovio’s mobile revenue, Sensor Tower reported. READ MORE Snap mulls permanent posts Snap is considering some changes to Snapchat, including making some posts permanent, as part of a strategy to work with news discovery platforms, Reuters reported.  READ MORE China axes thousands of apps  The Cyberspace Administration of China deleted nearly 8,000 apps it deemed malicious, not long after removing thousands of apps for containing inappropriate content. READ MORE Altice eyes digital boost with app acquisition SFR parent Altice Europe entered exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in French content platform Molotov for an undisclosed fee. READ MORE Tencent, NetEase get game licences  Authorities in China pushed through a fourth batch of video game approvals, which included titles from the country’s two largest mobile game companies Tencent and NetEase, South China Morning Post said. READ MORE Facebook to integrate messaging apps Facebook plans to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure behind Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, although all three will continue to run as standalone apps, The New York Times reported. READ MORE

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