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Google US antitrust trial: A timeline
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...
iPhone to Android: The ultimate switching guide
Ready to make the move from iOS to Android? Here's everything you need to successfully switch from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, or any other Android device.
Got a Google Pixel? Check out these awesome Android 14 gems
Android 14 may not look like much at first glance, but it's packing some spectacular new possibilities for Google Pixel owners.
Google’s deal with Apple looms large as antitrust trial winds down
With the last witness being called to the stand this week in the Google antitrust trial, the tech giant’s default search deal that delivers billions each year into the coffers of its rival Apple will be key to the presiding judge's...
Android's hidden clipboard-sharing superpower
Google's got a great way to let you copy text from your phone to a computer, and it's right under your nose — just waiting to be found.
6 fantastic forgotten features in Google’s Chrome Android browser
Save time and work smarter with these excellent out-of-sight options for Chrome on Android.
Box taps Google Cloud's generative AI capabilities to extract metadata
Using Google’s Vertex AI platform, Box is rolling out new generative AI capabilities to improve how its enterprise customers are able to work.
3 tough questions about Samsung's Android 14 accomplishment
Samsung's sending out Android 14 in record time this week — but hold the phone, 'cause there's more to this story than most headlines suggest.
Google antitrust trial: Pichai concedes that default search boosts market share
Google' star witness in its US antitrust trial, CEO Sundar Pichai, defended the company's business practices but drew attention to the importance of default search contracts as a driver of its market share.
Google Cloud fails to cash in on generative AI
As enterprises optimize their cloud spending, Google Cloud has registered its slowest growth in three years.
How to activate Chrome's fancy new Android reading enhancer
Who knew the web could look so good?!
Android’s new biometric spec for 'strong security' is anything but
When Google rolled out its latest biometrics specs for Android devices, its top-level 'strong security' option allowed “a spoof and imposter acceptance rate not higher than 7%.” Most biometrics specialists argue that's much too high;...
Google faces new antitrust probe in Japan
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has become the latest regulatory body to announce it is investigating Google for alleged antitrust violations relating to the company’s search and advertising services.
The one thing that might keep Google's Pixel 8 phones from selling
Hint: It has nothing to do with the devices' cameras or displays.
Google used Microsoft’s monopoly playbook to crush Bing — now Microsoft cries foul
With hypocrisy on full display, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella takes Google to task for using the same tactics his own company perfected decades ago.
Here’s where more than half of organizations are piloting generative AI
A new Gartner poll reveals that genAI technology is being deployed by organizations for three key business processes, while a Google Cloud poll shows enthusiasm for AI tools among developers.
How Google's Pixel 8 changes everything for Android
Think Google's new Pixel 8 is Just Another Android Phone? Think again, bucko.
Bing, Bard updates fuel AI search war
Microsoft brings DALL-E 3 into Bing AI lineup, while Google adds Bard AI to Assistant, bringing generative artificial intelligence to a wider audience than ever.
Microsoft’s Nadella: Google could lock up AI-enabled search
As a witness for the prosecution in the Google antitrust trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that Google’s monopoly profits could lock in publishers as AI-enabled search arrives.
