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Google wants to cut its reliance on Apple for search revenue

Facing a potential court ruling that would force Google to stop paying to be the iPhone's default engine, the company is increasingly trying to lessen its dependence on Apple.

William Gallagher | 5 months ago

Apple fined in South Korea for collecting users' data without their consent

Apple and Google's business interests in Korea have been fined for violating a law on collecting location data, but it's not clear why Apple got dinged.

Amber Neely | 6 months ago

Apple and Google's cross-platform anti-stalking tracker standard arrives in iOS 17.5

Apple and Google have finally implemented their industry specification for detecting AirTags and other trackers hidden on a person, to help minimize the instances of stalking.

Malcolm Owen | 7 months ago

Google paid Apple $20 Billion to be default search engine in 2022

The ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet by the Justice Department has revealed that Google paid Apple a staggering $20 billion in 2022 for default search engine status.

Andrew Orr | 7 months ago

Apple has poached dozens of Google AI experts for its Zurich lab

Apple's Zurich Vision Lab has moved on from the Apple Car and has been poaching Google staff to work on the future of Apple's AI products.

William Gallagher | 7 months ago

Underused VPN by Google One service is headed for the graveyard

Google is shutting down its subscription-based VPN by Google One service later in 2024, with the feature heading to the Google graveyard due to being underused by its customers.

Malcolm Owen | 8 months ago

Google Photos AI image-editing tools expands to iPhone on May 15

Google is going to provide all users of Google Photos access to its AI-powered editing tools on the iPhone, and without requiring a subscription for most users.

Malcolm Owen | 8 months ago

Google could charge Apple users for AI tools in iOS 18

Rumors suggest Google is looking to offer premium generative AI features just as Apple is allegedly planning an AI App Store for iOS 18.

Wesley Hilliard | 8 months ago

Apple and Google's tracker misuse feature spotted in beta code

The new beta release of iOS 17.5 contains code referring to the now long-promised expansion of anti-stalking measures for AirTags and other tracking devices.

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William Gallagher | 8 months ago

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Apple, Google, and a number of other tech companies have failed to convince a court that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's rule denying some inter partes reviews of patents is illegal.

Malcolm Owen | 8 months ago

Google obviously says that Apple RCS support will come in the fall

While Apple has publicly only said that it will add RCS messaging support to iOS later in 2024, a Google announcement appears to pin it down further.

William Gallagher | 8 months ago

Epic Games vs Apple set to restart in Australia with Google in tow

The paused courtroom fight between Apple and Epic Games in Australia is set to resume, but with a similar lawsuit against Google being incorporated into the same trial.

Malcolm Owen | 9 months ago

Apple could have started the search wars with Google in 2018

Apple could have owned Bing in 2018, with a court filing revealing that Microsoft offered to sell the search engine to the iPhone maker.

Malcolm Owen | 9 months ago

Google's new AI assistant tech is now available for iPhone

Google's Bard has been replaced by Gemini, and the new, improved AI assistant is now available within the iOS Google app.

William Gallagher | 10 months ago

Judge dismisses class-action antitrust case accusing Apple & Google of collusion

A class-action lawsuit against Apple and Google suggested the company CEOs met in secret to collude on the suppression of the search market, but it has been dismissed by a Judge in California.

Wesley Hilliard | 10 months ago

There is an Apple Vision Pro YouTube viewer app, but it isn't from Google

Even as YouTube itself declines to make a native app for Apple's new Apple Vision Pro, a developer has done it for them with Juno.

William Gallagher | 10 months ago

Chrome's new AI update brings a smart twist to browsing & text composition

Google Chrome's recent update introduces generative AI capabilities to enhance browser themes, assist in text composition, and incorporate a feature familiar to Safari users.

Andrew Orr | 10 months ago

Google follows Apple in pulling crypto apps in India

Google has followed after Apple in removing a number of major crypto exchange apps from the Google Play Store in India, after regulators deemed them as operating illegally in the country.

Malcolm Owen | 11 months ago

Japan plans to fine Apple over app stores and force sideloading

Japan is preparing regulations that will force Apple and Google to allow alternative App Stores, and impose fines on both for antitrust issues regarding OS market share and preferential search results.

William Gallagher | 11 months ago

Why Google lost its mobile app store fight with Epic, and Apple won

For three years, we've been hearing about Epic Games' fight with both Apple and Google over how App Stores operate, with the decisions going in wildly different directions in each case. Let's look at why.