SKorea to fine Google $177M for forcing software on devices
South Korea’s competition watchdog says it plans to fine Google at least 207.4 billion won ($177 million) for allegedly blocking smartphone makers like Samsung from using other operating systems By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press September 14, 2021, 9:17…
South Korea Fines Google for Abusing Smartphone Dominance
(Bloomberg) — South Korea fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google $177 million for hampering the development of rivals to its Android operating system, sustaining a campaign targeting the U.S. search giant’s dominance in smartphone software. Regulators accuse…
Jio, Google put off smartphone launch till November
A crippling global shortage of semiconductor chips has forced Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and Google to defer the launch of an affordable smartphone by two months. JioPhone Next, the 4G smartphone that was to go on sale on Friday, will now start selling…
Google and Jio delay India smartphone launch due to chip shortage
The launch of the Jio Next smartphone in India has been postponed. Google The launch of Google and Reliance Jio’s “ultra-affordable” Android phone has been delayed due to the global chip shortage, according to a statement by the Indian…
Chip Shortage Pushes Reliance, Google to Delay India Smartphone Launch | Investing News
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries delayed the launch of a low-cost smartphone it is developing with Google to November, citing an industry-wide semiconductor shortage. The “ultra-affordable” smartphone,…
Google is Facing a New EU Probe for Forcing Android OEMs to Use Google Assistant
Credits: Unsplash/ BENCE BOROS Google is facing a renewed antitrust investigation from EU regulations over “possibly forcing” smartphone manufacturers into using Google Assistant as the default voice assistant on their devices. This news is…
Google Cloud courts startups, partners with VC firms
Google Cloud is courting startups even as it grows via large enterprise accounts and an industry strategy that revolves around analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. With its first-ever Google Cloud Startup Summit, the company is…
Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube will soon be blocked on MILLIONS of phones
GOOGLE has confirmed that it will soon block access to some of its most popular services on older smartphones. The US tech titan is removing support for Google Maps, YouTube, Gmail and other apps from a handful of Android devices later this month. 2 Some…
How does Google Chrome know where you want to go on the internet?
Fire up Google Chrome (or any other Chromium-based browser such as Microsoft Edge or Brave) and start typing into the address bar (actually called the omnibar). The browser starts showing you stuff. And not just random stuff. It’s almost like it…
New ‘Google Maps for GRAVES’ helps you find your long-lost ancestors’ burials
EVERY grave and memorial in England’s 19,000 graveyards is being mapped as part of a new project dubbed “Google Maps for graves”. The database is being created by the Church of England so people can easily look up the location of their…