Several Google Drive customers have experienced the nightmare: they opened their cloud drive and found that all content saved after May of this year is gone. [more]
Those leaving Apple have been spotted joining Google more than other companies, according to the analysis of several LinkedIn profiles. [more]
According to Bloomberg, Google pays Apple 36 percent of all advertising revenue generated via Apple's Safari browser. [more]
Android apps have improved a lot over the years, and Google deserves most of the credit for it. The company has maintained the Play Store for well over a decade and constantly brought new rules and regulations to improve the quality and safety of apps. Now, Google wants to improve the... [more]
Why have the URL field at the bottom of mobile browsers? [more]
We're almost done with our Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2 review. [more]
The "Federal Trade Commission" has given Apple and the other majors permission to use 6GHz bandwidth for near-field communication. Microsoft, Google, Apple and Meta asked for permission to use the web in this way already in 2019. [more]
Create your own emoji combinations. [more]
Google's Pixel mobiles are doing better in the market than before, but are still very small compared to Apple and Samsung who sell hundreds of millions of mobiles a year. [more]
The family of a US man who drowned after driving off a collapsed bridge are claiming that he died because Google failed to update its maps. [more]
Google is challenging Microsoft and ChatGPT for the top spot in generative AI technology with an assistant designed to handle any number of business and consumer tasks. [more]
The biggest antitrust trial of the century has kicked off, targeting Google's search business, and a second trial against the tech giant, focusing on advertising, is scheduled for next year. Here's an updated, play-by-play account of major milestones in the cases. [more]
Google continues its campaign against the iPhone. [more]
Google's Pixel press conference isn't until October 4, but the company can't wait. [more]
For almost every year, Google has removed pirate links from searches when they have received requests from rights holders to do so under the DMCA legislation. [more]
There are several smart improvements on the way to Android 14. We just wish Google would talk more loudly about them. [more]
Google announced this week that starting with Chrome 116, there will be security updates every single week. [more]
The feature is available for both Android and iOS devices and will help users communicate more easily across language barriers. [more]
Ever wanted to pay to be closer to work? [more]
Morphing a functional settings strip into nested drop-downs isn’t a bright idea [more]
Finally, Android 6.0 and newer have notification support if an unknown tracking chip is following the user. We announced the functionality in March 2022. [more]
Five months after Google announced it was launching its own generative AI chatbot, the company has addressed the data privacy issues that had previously made it inaccessible to EU residents. [more]
Google was hit with a wide-ranging lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the tech giant scraped data from millions of users without their consent and violated copyright laws in order to train and develop its artificial intelligence products. [more]
Google Messages is a fun place to chat with friends, and the coming animated emojis will make it more fun. [more]
A Google Pixel 8 Pro test unit ended up in the hands of a leaker long before its launch this fall. [more]
Manufacturers such as Realme, OnePlus, and Oppo should be on the way with Android mobiles with 24GB of RAM. [more]
The unexpected acquisition of $180 million will make Squarespace one of the biggest domain name registrars in the world. [more]
A search startup that revolved around providing an ad-free, privacy-centric alternative to Google is calling it quits — and it's well worth our while to contemplate why. [more]
ARM has revealed its new chip designs for Android. [more]
Google says that for security reasons they will delete Google accounts that have been inactive for two years. [more]
You must soon know what this is [more]
Apple and Google are not always competitors. Sometimes they want to make everyday life better for everyone. [more]
Now, whenever you upgrade to a new phone, your one-time codes will be readily available once you’ve signed in to your Google account. IT employees must be crying tears of joy. [more]
"The big improvement everyone with passwords has been waiting for," Now we are not so sure anymore whether it pays to activate cloud storage in "Google Authenticator." [more]
Google has greatly updated "Authenticator" for iPhone and Android. [more]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirms to The Wall Street Journal that the company will bake its Bard chat AI into the search engine. Bard is not available as a beta test in Norway yet. [more]
You might not have to worry about leaving sensitive info at risk. [more]
Early in January during CES 2022, Google talked up "Nearby Share". Now the feature is in beta. [more]
Google and Microsoft coded their screenshot apps wrong. [more]
YouTube TV started in 2017 as a cable-cutter alternative at a low price. [more]
It was early last December that we talked about improved Chrome with RAM and battery-saving mode. [more]
The AI will act as an "experimental conversational AI service" for its users. [more]
New monthly reporting, new mobiles? [more]
According to Windows Central sources, Microsoft has given up on the Surface Duo series. [more]
Android Authority got a bit of a Christmas present from a leaker this year. [more]
Finally, Chrome supports passkeys. [more]
Google has introduced two new modes in Chrome, “Memory Saver” and “Energy Saver.” [more]
Google is actually introducing something new in its search engine, but only in the US and on the English language desktop. [more]
When asked what Elon Musk will do if Apple and Google throw Twitter out of their app stores, the answer is interesting to say the least. [more]
Apple and Google are being investigated again in the UK. [more]
Update R8xxXXU1GVI3 for Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic must be avoided at all costs. [more]
The Pixel 7 series are the first Android mobiles to only support 64-bit apps. [more]
It's a good thing that Twitter notifies which device is used to send tweets. [more]
After nine years, Google has finally chosen to launch its Pixel mobiles in Norway. [more]
In Google's "Insight report", the company has removed six billion pirate links over the past ten years. [more]
From January 2023, the Google expansion platform launches the Manifest V3 to Chrome 112. [more]
A Reddit user has revealed something scary: YouTube may charge for 4K videos. [more]
It is now known that Google has canceled its new Pixelbook. [more]
In January this year, Google lost a court case against Sonos. [more]
The Consumer Council believes that "Google is manipulating users to choose the least privacy-friendly options through cunning design and misleading information." [more]
Google has updated its "Switch to Android" app to all Android 12 mobiles. [more]
Again, Google is said to have had to discontinue its "Pixel Fold" tablet. It reports Korean The Elec without reservation. [more]
Google's IO trade show starts today, and the first day is always most important. [more]
Nothing launches its first mobile during the summer, which we reported in March. [more]
As with the iPhone 4, an employee again forgot an unreleased product. [more]
Opaque ad rules turn out costly. [more]
Old apps will no longer be available for new Android devices. [more]
Statcounter can reveal that Microsoft Edge is larger than Apple Safari, and therefore the second-most used in the world. When omitting mobiles. [more]
Apple has built-in functionality that tells you if you are carrying an AirTag that is not yours. [more]
Russia has developed an app store that will run on Android phones. [more]
In the coming months (within the second quarter) it will be much easier to find the phone you have messed up if you have one with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Snapdragon 888, but that is not all the new technology will help you with. [more]
Google says they will now stop the possibility of apps on Android, and where they can on the web, to cross-share personal information, which is part of the reason, besides TikTok, that Facebook is having such a hard time at the moment. [more]
Windows 11 can be run as a virtual machine in Android 13, Google's recently announced upgrade of the mobile OS that was launched in the form of the first developer test. [more]
Deliberately removed [more]
The Swedish website Teknivecka reports that Apple has been testing the HomePod mini in Sweden. [more]
Today, a new version of Google's browser is launched in the so-called Stable channel. Chrome 97 brings several new features, and among them is a new feature to the keyboard API with controversial publicity that several browser competitors have made a conscious choice not to implement. [more]
Over alleged tracking of internet use while browsing "incognito". [more]
Google, Meta undersea data cable recommended for approval [more]
Only for the Chinese market [more]
OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro customers who have installed the company's Android 12 update, OxygenOS 12, are furious with the company because they think the software is so full of bugs that they regret the upgrades. [more]
Microsoft is doing everything they can to prevent people from downloading Chrome with Edge. [more]
Alphabet-owned YouTube now removes the ability for viewers to see how many people have pressed their thumbs down on videos. [more]
We have long hoped that Google would be serious about hardware, but they continue to hold back a real global launch. The same goes for the new Pixel 6 series which gets good reviews. [more]
There is a tick in Microsoft's promise from June this year to allow Android apps in Windows 11. [more]
Apple and Google are now going after Epic Games at the same time. It became known a few days ago that Apple is appealing the verdict against Epic after they first stated that the decision was a victory. The reason is that Apple has to accept alternative payment platforms such as Paddle.... [more]
It used to be that Android couldn't get a second look in the enterprise. Now Apple's iOS has real competition. [more]
Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger are also experiencing problems, according to Downdetector. [more]
YouTube will block all content that goes against vaccines. The company will no longer only ban "false" information about covid vaccines, but also content with "incorrect information" about other approved vaccines. [more]
Yup, you read that right. And it's as true as can be, even if Apple does everything in its power to make you forget. [more]
The global internet traffic is expected to grow by 24 percent annually. Fiber optics can remedy growth, but the roll-out of fiber networks is time-consuming and expensive. Google's parent company Alphabet has developed a wireless 20 Gbps + broadband link that can save us too much... [more]
A new "massive" undersea transatlantic communications cable has been brought ashore on a beach in Cornwall. [more]
Apple gets almost five percent of its revenue from search engine fees from Google. [more]
If you are a YouTube Premium member, you can test new features before others, such as PiP (Picture in Picture). [more]
A note has been discovered in the pile of Apple emails. [more]
Google has finally launched Material You in Android 12 beta 3, while Apple today launched beta 3 for its OS. [more]
US authorities sued Google last year for violating antitrust laws and discriminating against rivals. The company was given a "trial period" until September 12, 2023. The lawsuit has since been expanded and coordinated with 38 states. [more]
"Find my gadgets" networks such as Apple's "Find my", Tile and Samsung's Smart Tags are a growing trend. [more]
Google has put forward a proposal on how targeted ad tracking can be set up without exposing users to risk. Eric Rescorla, technical director of Mozilla Firefox, believes the proposal has a number of aspects that could pose a "significant privacy risk". [more]
The major browser providers yesterday announced a WebExtensions Community Group in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). There, they will "collaborate to develop a common extension platform for browsers". [more]
Documents related to a lawsuit in Arizona reveal that Google continued to collect location data even from users who turned off the feature; Google made it difficult to find the privacy settings, they even forced phone manufacturers to hide certain settings from users. [more]
The problem with Android has in all these years been too great opportunities to do its own thing where it does not make sense. [more]
After six years, Google Photos makes major changes on June 1: Free, unlimited Google Photo storage space expires. [more]
Android 12's visual advancements are understandably stealing the show, but there's another area of the software you shouldn't be overlooking. [more]
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will make it easier to transfer chat history between Android and iOS devices. It will be useful for those migrating from iOS to Android and vice versa. [more]
Incorrectly configured cloud services are blamed when it turns out that over 100 million Android users have had their data spread for all to see. [more]
Google's latest Android version is an ambitious new beginning — at least, for one small slice of the Android platform pie. [more]
After two years of somewhat confused Pixel launches, this year it seems that Google is hitting the big time. Previously, we were only told that the Pixel 6 series will be run by the Whitechapel chipset. This time we have Google's possible design underway. [more]
Matter is the name of the new smart home standard that Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Google, SmartThings and the Connectivity Standards Alliance have now agreed on. The working name was “Project CHIP” (“Project Connected Home over IP”). [more]
Roku and YouTube failed to agree on a renewal of the distribution agreement between them. As a result, Roku took down YouTube TV from its Roku Channel store. Then Google took action and put YouTube TV directly into the YouTube app. This is how they made sure that users on Roku devices... [more]
Google's own developer conference Google I / O is approaching and we have taken a look at what kind of exciting things the company will reveal to developers this time now that they have revealed the program. Editor Trond Bie recently wrote a comment in relation to Google's consumer... [more]
Norwegian websites with cookies must, as an EU country, have the GDPR box in place. It is mandatory, and if the rules are not followed, the fines will come. [more]
The third preview, Developer Preview Three (DP3), by the Android 12 developer has been launched with new application animations, improved touch feedback, new camera tools, and more. Android 12 builds on Android 11 from 2020, which is still not in place in everyone's smartphones. Beta is... [more]
With Android 11, Google introduced a feature that would automatically revoke the permissions of unused apps. With the next major upgrade, Android 12, Google may expand that feature and automatically put these apps to sleep. Not only that, but "temporary files", which probably indicate... [more]
XDA Developers reports that Android 12 notifies you if an app sneaks up on text you've copied. [more]
Google's quietly working on two shape-shifting Chrome OS features that could completely change the nature of Chromebooks — for the better. [more]
If you are experiencing and annoyed that some Android apps are crashing, you are not alone. The issues are due to a bug with Android System WebView, a system component that allows Android apps to view web content. Google confirmed this to The Verge yesterday: - We are aware of a... [more]
In the latest version of Chrome, you can choose to have your browser automatically translate audio and video during playback. The function is fast and precise and impressive in many ways. For now, Instant Text only works in English, but you can choose to turn the feature on even if you... [more]
The best thing is in most cases to use the OS's standard browser for the best battery life and performance, that means Edge in Windows, Safari in macOS and Chrome in… Chrome OS? [more]