Google Replaces Android Auto With Something Way Better
DETROIT – Google’s Android Auto service first launched in 2015 and has radically evolved since then in subsequent updates. Offered in most modern cars as standard tech, Android Auto mirrors your smartphone interface onto a compatible car infotainment…
Google fined nearly RM800 million for blocking smartphone makers from making Android forks in South Korea
Google has landed itself in hot water again, and this time it’s getting a hefty USD176.64 million fine (about RM734 million) for preventing smartphone manufacturers to create fork editions of its Android operating system. The Korea Fair Trade Commission…
Google can track you walking NEAR a crime and ‘alert police that you may be a suspect’
PRIVACY experts are concerned about Google location data being used by law enforcement to try and find crime suspects. Police in the US have been known to take out something called a ‘geofence warrant’ that can result in Google handing over…
Apple, Google remove opposition app as Russian voting begins
A woman prepares to cast her ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Russia has begun three days of voting for a new parliament that is unlikely to change the country’s political…
Terrifying ‘Ghost of Google Maps’ is haunting users with strange mystery voice that talks to you
CONFUSED Google Maps users have taken to social media to complain about a mysterious voice being dubbed “the ghost of Google Maps”. A Reddit thread and several Twitter posts have complained about a man with what’s said to be an Indian…
Google unveils mysterious ‘Pixel 6’ smartphone inside glass case in NYC days after iPhone 13 launch
GOOGLE has put its Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones on display in New York. The highly anticipated devices have been revealed at a Google Store just days after the rival iPhone 13 launch. 3 The shop display shows the back of the phones 3 The Google…
Google Maps reveals how biggest US and UK cities have changed over decades
MOST people use Google Maps to plan a future journey but did you know the website can also take you back in time? On the desktop version of Google Street View you can use a timer tool in the top left corner to see what a place looked like years earlier.…
South Korea’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Google $177 Million for Abusing Mobile Market Dominance
South Korea’s competition regulator on Tuesday announced it will fine Google 207.4 billion Korean won ($176.9 million) for allegedly using its dominant market position in the mobile operating system space to stifle competition. From a report:…
South Korea’s antitrust regulator fines Google $177 million
David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s competition regulator on Tuesday announced it will fine Google 207.4 billion Korean won ($176.9 million) for allegedly using its dominant market position in the mobile operating system space to…
You should DELETE Google Photos from your phone right now, cyber-expert warns
APPLE users have been told to delete Google Photos from their devices by a concerned security expert. Cyber and surveillance expert Zak Doffman has given three reasons why iPhone users should consider getting rid of the app. 1 Google Photos can link a…