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UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers

Google's Android and Apple's iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain's competition watchdog, which announced investigations Thursday targeting the two tech giants' mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses.

Bloomberg on MSN · 2h

Apple and Google Hit by UK Probe Into Mobile Dominance

Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. were hit with UK antitrust investigations over concerns their dominance in mobile services is distorting the market and putting up barriers to entry for competitors.

U.S. News & World Report · 3h

UK to Investigate Apple and Google's Mobile Ecosystems

The country's antitrust regulator said it would investigate whether Apple and Google have strategic market status in their mobile ecosystems, including operating systems, app stores and mobile browsers.

Google buys part of HTC's XR business

Android Authority · 6h

After buying out its mobile business, Google acquires parts of another HTC unit

Google has bought parts of another HTC division, coming years after the company acquired most of HTC's mobile unit.

TechCrunch on MSN · 9h

Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million

Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC's extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.

9to5google · 9h

Google acquiring part of HTC Vive engineering team to boost Android XR

To “accelerate” Android XR development, Google announced that it “signed an agreement to welcome some of the HTC VIVE engineering

22mon MSN

Samsung's Vision Pro rival to get a big boost from a clever Google acquisition

Google has strengthened its mixed reality (XR) credentials once again with another key acquisition, and it’s a positive move ...

New Google Chrome Security Warning For 3 Billion Users—Act Now

Google has issued a high-severity security warning for billions of Chrome browser users across Windows, Mac, Linux and ...

Android 16 is adding a new shortcut to launch Google Wallet, and we have screenshots

Google is preparing to roll out a new shortcut for launching Google Wallet, and it could arrive in this year's Android 16 ...

3 exciting AI features coming to Google Pixel and other Android phones

Google today has announced that several features introduced at Samsung Unpacked will also be heading to other Android phones ...

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Google to invest another billion into Anthropic

Google might have just invested another billion dollars into Anthropic, who is one of the main rivals of OpenAI.

2don MSN

Google Chrome and Android getting a ground-breaking free audio upgrade

Eclipsa Audio was already coming to YouTube and Samsung's 2025 TV line up, but now the Google Chrome browser and Android ...

Digital information world3h

Google’s Circle to Search Update Brings Instant Image Searches and AI Overviews to Android

Google enhances Circle to Search feature for Android, adding AI, instant image searches, and one-click options.

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Google brings improved hearing aid features to Android

Google announced a pair of accessibility improvements for Android during Samsung’s Unpacked 2025, including improvements to the screen reader and improved hearing aid functionality. Wednesday’s ...

Hosted on MSN18h

Google Developing Compact Notification Shelf for Android 16

Google is reportedly working on a new feature called the Compact Notification Shelf for Android 16,, which will declutter the ...

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