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 2 years ago 5

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 2 years ago 5

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 2 years ago 8

Apple, Google fail in legal challenge against patent review rule

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 2 years ago 1

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 2 years ago 21

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 2 years ago 0

Passkey: Which popular apps and services offer the new feature?

Apple announced support for passkeys across its platforms in 2022, and many major apps and services have adopted the feature. Here's who uses the security feature.

Evan Selleck 2 years ago 16

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 2 years ago 9

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Google's Bard has been replaced by Gemini, and the new, improved AI assistant is now available within the iOS Google app.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 2 years ago 1

How to set a browser for private searching in iOS 17

Apple has quietly added yet another privacy option to Safari, by letting you set a different search engine just for when you're using private browsing. Here's how to do it.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 0

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 2 years ago 3

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 2 years ago 8

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 2 years ago 7

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 2 years ago 0

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 2 years ago 48

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