MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian flag colours on a mobile phone Russia has ordered a state-backed messaging app to be installed on all devices across the ...

The RuStore app, a homegrown rival to Apple’s App Store, will also be pre-installed on iPhones. In addition, from January 1, the Lime HD TV program, which provides free access to Russian state TV ...

London (CNN) — The Russian government will require the state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country, in a ...