In 2021, Google publicly pressured Apple to support Rich Communication Services (RCS). The reason given by Google is to improve the messaging experience among its users. And the story continues. It all started with an article from the wall street journal. On January 8, the newspaper revealed how American teenagers turned Apple’s iMessage into a … Read more
Facebook also fined 60 million euros Second fine for Google for cookie violation PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet’s Google. (GOOGL.O) a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet users to opt out of online trackers called cookies. Facebook of … Read more
On January 16, 2022 at 3:17 p.m. By AFP Top executives from Google and Meta (Facebook’s parent company) were directly involved in an illegal 2018 deal to cement their dominance in the online advertising market, according to US state charges . A coalition of states led by Texas on Friday filed in a New York … Read more
Some of my old usernames and passwords are floating around the internet, and maybe yours are too. After repeated data breach notices on websites, some of which I haven’t visited in years, I decided to get serious and use a password manager to create unique passwords. and impossible to guess for each of my accounts. … Read more
On average, across the world, we spent almost five hours a day staring at our smartphone screen in 2021, according to statistics released recently by mobile data analytics specialist App Annie. This year again, the phone manufacturers promise to do everything possible to impose themselves at the center of our attention. After a year 2021 … Read more
2022 is set to be the biggest year yet for the “metaverse”, as parent Facebook Meta, Apple, Microsoft and Google prepare to launch new hardware products and software services in what was until now a niche market for early adopters. The “metaverse” describes software and hardware that allows users to play or work in virtual … Read more
Google is embarking on the design and production of consumer digital materials and is making it known. As always with the Californian firm, the innovations unveiled are very important and, in fact, are not without consequences on uses, and even beyond, on lifestyles. Google therefore revealed on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, during its “MadeByGoogle” conference, … Read more
Google Maps was the world’s most downloaded travel app in 2021 with 106 million downloads, edging out Uber, which held the accolade in 2020. In fact, transportation apps including Google Maps, Uber, Didi, Bolt, Lyft, Where Is My Train, and Grab held seven of the top 10 positions in 2021, according to Apptopia.com. Sure, you … Read more
Apple has an agreement with Google that it won’t develop its own internet search engine as long as Google pays it to remain the default option in Safari, according to a new class action lawsuit. Filed in California court earlier this week against Apple, Google and their respective CEOs, the lawsuit alleges the two companies … Read more
Google plans to make Android work better with all of your devices, regardless of what operating system they’re running on. google This story is part THOSE, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible technology to come. Like peanut butter and jelly or Converse and knee high socks, Android and other operating systems … Read more