YouTube TV comes to 14 more US cities like Boston, Seattle & Pittsburgh

Google's nascent YouTube TV on Thursday expanded into 14 more U.S. cities, a few notable places being Baltimore, Boston, Las Vegas, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Tampa.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 15

Apple, Facebook, Google & others sign brief concerned about warrantless location tracking

Several high-profile technology companies, including Apple, have submitted a amicus brief in a key case at the U.S. Supreme Court, expressing concerns about warrantless police access to cellphone location data.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 3

Google could pay Apple up to $3B to hold default search status on iPhones

Google could end up paying Apple as much as $3 billion this year to remain the default search engine on iPhones and iPads, an analyst estimated on Monday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 38

Google extended $30B takeover offer to Snap in 2016, may still be open to deal - report

At one point in 2016 Google floated the idea of buying Snap — the parent company of popular messaging app Snapchat — for at least $30 billion, and a similar offer may remain open, according to a report.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 25

Google Earth for iPhone & iPad gets needed 64-bit update to run on iOS 11

Google on Wednesday released a major update of Google Earth for iOS, most notably delivering an expected switch to 64-bit code — something essential for the app to keep running on this fall's iOS 11.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 4

Former Google exec Vic Gundotra praises Apple iPhone 7 Plus camera, says Android photography years behind

Former chief of Android Vic Gundotra praised Apple for its camera on the iPhone 7 Plus, and panned the Android ecosystem for a slow march in photography technology because of how innovations need to propagate across the entire codebase.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 46

iRobot CEO insists company won't sell Roomba home data [u]

Despite a report suggesting the contrary, iRobot is not planning to sell data from 900 Series Roombas to companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon, CEO Colin Angle said in a statement published on Friday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 13

Google to merge Play Music & YouTube Red into new service

Google has confirmed plans to unify Play Music and YouTube Red, creating a stronger service in the face of competition like the increasingly video-saturated Apple Music.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 7

Internet-connected television use including Apple TV growing to over 168 million in 2017

Apple has grown its body of streaming hardware users, but still lags behind offerings from Amazon, Google, and Roku, according to a new research study.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 17

Google Chrome browser update delivers support for MacBook Pro Touch Bar

Google on Tuesday released a new version of its Chrome web browser for Mac with support for Apple's latest MacBook Pro with Touch Bar hardware, bringing a few crucial control options to the laptop's OLED strip.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 4

Roomba developer iRobot looking to sell owner's room data to Apple to bolster HomeKit

Home automation company iRobot is looking at mapping user's houses with permission using newer version of the Roomba, and selling that data to Apple, Amazon, and Google.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 44

Google's on-demand Play Music comes to Apple's CarPlay

Subscribers to Google Play Music can now access the on-demand service via Apple's CarPlay, which bridges iPhone apps with in-dash interfaces in compatible vehicles.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

EU hammers Google with record $2.7 billion antitrust fine for illegal search manipulation

The European Commission has wrapped up its antitrust investigation against Google, and has decreed that it must pay $2.72 billion to settle charges related to it favoring its own products over rivals in search results.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 150

Google pledges to stop scanning emails in Gmail for personalized ads

Advertising giant Google announced on Friday that later this year it will no longer scan user emails for personalized ads in its free Gmail service, stamping out a policy that has long rankled privacy advocates.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 86

YouTube TV comes to 10 more US markets like Atlanta, Houston & Miami

YouTube TV — Google's recently-launched live streaming service — will soon expand to 10 more U.S. urban markets, the company announced this week.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 13

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