'Sign in with Apple' better than using passwords, says Google authentication chief

The head of Google's account sign-in teams is seemingly positive about Apple's introduction to the authentication space with "Sign in with Apple," revealing in an interview it would be preferable to use Apple's button than to manually enter usernames and passwords.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 18

DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim looking to the past to combat tech giant monopolies

The head of the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust efforts, Makan Delrahim, drew comparisons on Tuesday between past monopolies like AT&T and the state of the modern tech industry, including companies like Apple and Google.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 23

Elizabeth Warren calls on DOJ antitrust head to recuse himself from Apple & Google probes

Democratic Senator and U.S. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is urging the chief of the Justice Department's antitrust division to recuse himself from investigations into Apple and Google, noting that he has lobbied for both corporations in the past.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0

Google Stadia game streaming launching in November with $129 'Founder's Edition' hardware

Google on Thursday revealed key details of its upcoming Stadia service, which will let people stream A-list games to the Mac without having to own a high-end console or PC.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 24

Apple drops the hammer on third-party ads & trackers in kids apps

As anticipated, Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to completely block developers from including third-party ads or analytics in kids titles.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0

FTC, Department of Justice amping up antitrust monitoring of tech firms

Amazon and Google could soon be facing increased antitrust scrutiny under a new agreement between Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice — and more tech company monitoring actions are expected.

Amber Neely 7 years ago 0

Mass Google outage impacted Gmail, YouTube & other services [u]

Google experienced a massive outage on Sunday with Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, and several other services that rely on Google's cloud architecture unavailable or otherwise impacted.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 13

Apple & Samsung expected to benefit most from US Huawei ban, says Ming-Chi Kuo

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects both Apple and Samsung to pick up Huawei customers outside China now that the manufacturer is no longer able to use Google's Android operating system without a branch.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 9

DOJ preparing antitrust probe into Google search and business practices, report says

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly preparing an antitrust investigation into Google's search and related business practices, with the probe coming years after the Federal Trade Commission closed its own probe into the internet giant with no tangible results.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 32

Editorial: China's retaliatory 'unreliable supplier' list will hit Windows, Android the hardest

China's Ministry of Commerce has floated a retaliation plan intended to punish companies complying with the Trump Administration's Entity List ban on doing business with Huawei. That could have a profound impact on two of the largest software platforms licensed in China: Android and Windows, as well as broadly-licensed silicon intellectual property from ARM and Qualcomm.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 64

Apple condemns British spy agency group's proposal to evade message encryption

Apple, Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp have co-signed an open letter urging the UK government to abandon what's being called a "ghost protocol" to allow intelligence services to read encrypted messages.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 46

Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 update is faster with better camera & USB-C

Google is continuing to push its Google Glass smart glasses as a way for businesses to improve how employees work, by updating the Enterprise Edition of the eyewear with better performance, an improved camera, and this time making the headset run on Android.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 22

Comparing the Microsoft Edge browser for Mac vs. Apple's Safari, Google's Chrome, and Mozilla's Firefox

There are solid features in Microsoft's new Mac browser - and significant ones still to come - but for Edge to be a compelling browser for Apple users, it's got to offer you more than you're getting with Apple's own Safari.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 20

New global smartspeaker data shows Apple's HomePod remains a bit player

Apple and the HomePod remain a marginal factor in the global smartspeaker market, not even in the top five brands, according to new research estimates.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 49

Huawei touts its 'substantial contributions' to Android and says it will continue supporting current phones

In response to Google's revoking its license to use Android, Huawei has announced that it will continue to provide support and updates to current phones and tablets.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 11

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