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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 unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants' mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

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.

UPI News on MSN · 4h

British CMA opens investigations into Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority announced investigations into Apple and Google on Thursday to examine if their mobile ecosystems are breaking the country's competition rules.

Google Adds AI Shortcuts, Lock-Screen Updates, More

Android Authority · 1d

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 update.

PCMag on MSN · 21h

Google Adds AI Shortcuts, Lock-Screen Updates, More to Galaxy S25 Series

Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.

Yahoo · 23h

Google expands AI Overviews in Circle to Search for the Galaxy S25 series and more

As consumers stare down the launch of the Galaxy S25 series, Google is announcing a new update its search software on Android. There are two major updates that will arrive on the

Google buys part of HTC's XR business

Engadget on MSN · 4h

Google buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million

Google is paying HTC $250 million in cash for a deal that will give the bigger company's plans for Android XR a boost. Under the terms of their agreement, some members of the HTC Vive engineering team will be joining Google,

9to5google · 13h

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

Reuters on MSN · 13h

Taiwan's HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for $250 million

Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S. company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year,

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Google just dropped the final Android 15 beta update for Pixels

The first public beta build of Android 16 is scheduled to drop any day now, with Google's development timeline showing a Beta ...

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 ...

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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Samsung and Google's Dolby Atmos rival is coming to Android – but I need it in earbuds before I get excited

Eclipsa Audio coming to Android is all well and good, but until support for earbuds and headphones lands, I'm on the fence.

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Google will make accidentally calling 911 on your Pixel Watch harder

Google is working on a solution that will make it harder to accidentally call emergency services on your Pixel Watch.

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Google Responds to Developer Concerns About Long-term Commitment to Android XR

Google’s announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of ...

Google Gemini's new compact assistant UI is widely rolling out

As of this morning, we're seeing a new compact UI for Gemini's assistant overlay on Android. The updated version allows you to see much more of the screen underneath while retaining almost all the old ...

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Google doesn't care about Android widgets anymore, but Samsung does

Google helped pioneer widgets with Android but has neglected them since. Even Google's iOS widgets are better than their ...

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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 ...

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