Class-action lawsuit claiming Google tracked UK iPhone users revived

An attempted billion-pound class-action lawsuit against Google, alleging the search giant has been tracking iPhone users, has been revived by the United Kingdom Court of Appeal, which has allowed the case to proceed through the UK courts.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 6

Second macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update plugs malware hole

Apple has released a second "Supplemental Update" for macOS Mojave 10.14.6, along with security updates for High Sierra and Sierra, one which fixes a flaw found by Google that could be abused by malware as part of an attack.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 8

Google Chrome update corrupting some macOS installs — but there's a fix

Google has confirmed the existence of an issue in a Chrome update that has reportedly affected movie studios that use the Avid video editing suite on the cylindrical Mac Pro, with the company offering a solution to the issue it claims will recover affected machines.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 56

Google confirms antitrust investigation by DOJ

Google parent company Alphabet on Friday said it is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice over potential antitrust violations, confirming suspicions that it would be a target in the government's wide-roving review of tech companies.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 23

Google fined $170M for violating children's privacy

Google and subsidiary YouTube has been hit with a record $170 million fine by the Federal Trade Commission, to settle allegations the search company violated a law protecting children's privacy.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 10

Half the states in the US reportedly ready to launch Google antitrust investigation

Google is reportedly the target for an antitrust investigation that will be announced next week, a report claims, with more than half of the state attorneys general in the United States onboard.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 16

Editorial: Why iPhone drives the future of mobile silicon and Google's Pixel doesn't

When you upgrade to a new iPhone — as millions will next month at the unveiling of the "A13" powered iPhone 11 — you're voting with your dollars for a future driven by advanced new silicon with incredible sophistication. There is no way Apple or any other company could design and manufacture this future without you. The recent history of Google's Pixel Visual Core explains why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 49

Ex-Uber engineer indicted over Google self-driving car trade secret theft

Antony Levandowski, the former head of Uber's self-driving vehicle efforts, has been indicted by a California federal grand jury for stealing trade secrets from Google, taken from the search giant's own self-driving efforts before changing employer.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 11

Apple, TSMC, Google & more sued by GlobalFoundries over chip connectivity patents

GlobalFoundries has filed multiple suits in US and German courts, alleging that Apple and chip supplier TSMC are infringing 16 patents — and iPhone imports into the US could be impacted in the future as a result.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 4

Editorial: After taking the premium tier, HomePod will expand in markets Amazon and Google can't

For years, this new Apple product was derided as too expensive to compete against cheaper alternatives. Yet by targeting the premium high end first, it was able to establish itself and then attract an even broader audience of users at broader price points in the future. No this isn't about iPod, or iPhone, or iPad or Apple Watch. It's a look at HomePod, Apple's home audio device featuring HomeKit and Siri functionality, often confused with merely being a Wi-Fi microphone.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 98

Brief Thoughts: Questionable RF lawsuit, Apple TV+ vs. Disney+, Siri listening & more

Every week has dozens of things going on at any given time, too many to talk about in real-time. Here's what we think about this week's radio frequency revelations and lawsuits, Disney rolling heavy at the D23 expo in regards to Disney+, the workers responsible for listening to Siri recordings, an inadvertent iOS 12 jailbreak restoration, and Google's Android rebranding.

Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 12

Google's final release of Android 10 is coming soon, with new branding

Google has shifted its branding for Android, and is ditching dessert and confectionary names going forward.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 31

Hands on: Microsoft Edge browser beta for Mac gains Collections research tool

It's very early days for the promised Collections tool for gathering and managing research, but what's working is promising. The whole browser is feeling faster, too, which may help make it a strong Safari rival.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 6

States pushing forward on antitrust investigation of Apple, Google, Facebook, others

Following a July planning meeting with U.S. Attorney General William Barr, individual states appear poised to launch their own antitrust investigations of big tech sooner rather than later.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 10

Amazon, Google follow Apple's lead on voice assistant review policies

Following Apple's decision to temporarily halt Siri grading as it evaluates the program's privacy safeguards, Amazon and Google this week followed suit and updated their respective policies on human reviews of recorded voice assistant audio.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 24

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