In preparation for Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, Google Search has crafted a lamp-lighting easter egg. Diwali, a festival of lights traditionally celebrated by some Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists, uses lamps and fireworks to symbolize “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.” Celebrants will often redecorate their homes with things like diyas (oil…

In late August, South Korea passed a law requiring alternate in-app payment systems in Google Play and the iOS App Store. Google today detailed what steps it will be taking to comply.  Android phone and tablet applications distributed via the Play Store can soon surface alternate in-app (IAP) billing systems. That said, Google still wants all developers to show the first-party IAP option…