Global digital tax plans delayed to 2024

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has revealed that it now expects its plans to negotiate a global digital tax on firms such as Apple and Google, won't happen in 2023 as hoped.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 2

Silicon Valley is likely to emerge from the economic downturn even stronger

Apple and other tech giants have lost more than $2 trillion in value in 2022, but the big players are well-positioned to emerge from the economic downturn stronger than ever.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 6

New legislation aimed at online advertising exchanges will hit most of big tech - including Apple

US senators are proposing legislation that would break up the advertising side of big tech firms such as Google, and will also affect Apple's growing ad business.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 3

Popular interest in technology is declining, but tech giants aren't going anywhere

Overall interest in Apple products and the technology industry at large have been on a downturn for years. While there is no obvious short-term impact, big tech has already begun shifting away some of its financial power and focus away from hardware and onto greener pastures.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 22

What Google announced at I/O for Android - and how it compares to iOS

Google announced a host of new Android features at its I/O keynote on Wednesday. While many of the capabilities are something Apple users already have on iOS, others would be nice to get.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 21

Google's Pixel 6a drops headphone jack, despite mocking Apple over it

Google has followed up its mockery over Apple removing the headphone jack from the iPhone, by removing the headphone jack from the new Pixel 6a.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 4

Google I/O sees debut of Pixel 6a, Pixel Watch, Pixel Buds Pro

Google has announced a number of new products and software at its annual I/O conference, including the long-rumored Pixel 6a, the Pixel Watch, a pair of Pixel Buds Pro with Active Noise Cancellation, and new versions of Android and Wear OS.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 15

Apple and Google protest against Australia's proposed antitrust reforms

Apple has formally told Australian authorities that it has "serious concerns" with proposed App Store antitrust conclusions, while Google says they could cause "unintended harm."

William Gallagher 4 years ago 12

Apple, Google, Microsoft announce commitment to 'passwordless' future

Security body FIDO has received new backing from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, with the tech companies all announcing that they are expanding support for the alliance's passwordless sign-in standard.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 26

Google follows Apple by introducing Android app privacy 'nutrition labels'

Google is finally implementing its own take on Apple's privacy notices, with the "Data Safety" section of Google Play warning of data types that may be collected and shared by apps.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 4

Apple protests against proposed Japanese App Store laws

Japan's government says that it is considering new regulations to ensure fair App Store competition, while Apple denies its practices limit competitors.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 5

Apple spends record high to lobby against antitrust issues

Apple spent $2.5 million on political lobbying in the first quarter of 2022, a record high as the company faces increased App Store antitrust pressure from Congress.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 1

Google takes six years to copy Apple in releasing 'Switch to Android' app for iOS

Google has released a new app for iOS called "Switch to Android," a counterpart to Apple's "Move to iOS" app for moving important user data from an iPhone to an Android smartphone.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 12

Google Chrome for macOS gets another emergency zero-day fix

Google has issued its third urgent update for Chrome, one that patches another zero-day vulnerability in the highly-used desktop web browser.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 7

Google's self-repair program for Pixel launches, Apple's program is nowhere to be seen

Google is teaming up with iFixit to provide customers with repair parts for Pixel phones. And, five months after announcement, there have been no updates on own Apple's repair program.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 27

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