
Oracle complains to EU that Google now has unfair ad-targeting advantage
New complaints about Google’s ad-targeting capabilities may compound the company’s existing legal challenges in Europe. According to an...

Google starts releasing live Android Instant Apps
Google has announced the release of several apps that sport the new Android Instant Apps feature. This allows Android users to use an...

Cortana comes to Android’s lock-screen in a battle for visibility and usage
Because Microsoft’s mobile operating system has a tiny share of the smartphone market, the company has been forced to get creative about...

Top smartphone apps of 2016: Google and Facebook control 8 out of the top 10 slots
Many top year-end lists are now coming out, and Nielsen has released its ranking of the the top smartphone apps of 2016. In its ranking...

Report: iPhone sees sales gains though Android at 75 percent share globally
Android remains the dominant operating system globally, with a roughly 75 percent smartphone market share, according to Kantar Worldpanel...

Google to EU on Android: your way means less innovation and higher prices
The European Commission (EC) has three ongoing antitrust “complaints” against Google. One of the three involves Google’s Android...

Google introduces Android Auto ‘phone-screen experience’ to expand market
According to Google, Android Auto is now available from “more than 50 [automotive] brands” on in-dash screens. However, seeking to...

Google Home’s arrival ushers in the era of the virtual assistant
Google Home is a powerful new search and discovery device. I like it, though I didn’t find it in normal usage to be dramatically better...

Google parent Alphabet’s Q3 beats expectations with $22.5 billion in revenue
This afternoon, Google parent Alphabet delivered a strong quarter, beating Wall Street’s revenue and earnings expectations. Revenues grew...

ProPublica slams Google for opt-in targeting changes that happened in June
He said. She said. ProPublica is taking Google to task for privacy policy changes that combine web browsing data and user profiles for...

Will the end of Samsung’s Galaxy Note boost sales of Google’s Pixel?
In what appears to be an unprecedented move in the industry, Samsung has halted production of its troubled Galaxy Note 7. The device was...

Allo: chat with a big helping of Google search
During the Google I/O developer event earlier this summer, the company announced its “smart messaging app,” Allo. At the time it sounded...

Google Trips: Google’s first potentially breakthrough travel tool
Google bought travel software company ITA in 2010 promising to bring travel searchers next-generation travel tools and experiences. Then...

Google antitrust woes: new South Korean probe, Russian court rejects appeal
Google continues to face mounting antitrust challenges around the globe. Beyond the three active complaints in Europe, directed at...

Google launches FaceTime competitor, video-calling app Duo
AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com During its developer conference this year, Google announced two new apps designed to take on incumbents in...

Russia fines Google nearly $7MM for ‘anticompetitive’ app pre-install rules
Last year, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) found that Google violated its competition law by requiring...

Apple sells its billionth iPhone, but Samsung gains market share
Following its quarterly earnings earlier this week, Apple announced that it had sold its billionth iPhone. Introduced in January 2007,...

Not just for payments, mobile wallets an underused consumer channel — [survey]
Mobile wallets: they’re not just for payments anymore. That’s according a new Urban Airship survey of 2,000 adults in the US and UK. The...

Square wants its logo to be synonymous with mobile payments
Square wants you to pay with your phone. The company is in the process of making a big push to make Square and mobile payments...
























