Google has been dealt two huge blows in Europe in recent years, where antitrust investigations have ruled the company abused is position in search as well as in the mobile market. The company …
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Looks like Facebook overreacted with that Boston data firm it suspended last month
Facebook acted fast last month to suspend a Boston-based data analytics firm, Crimson Hexagon, from accessing Facebook and Instagram once reports surfaced suggesting the social network might have another Cambridge Analytica flap on …
Google just confirmed it still monitors your location data even with that setting turned off
The Internet lit up earlier this week with headlines all stemming from an Associated Press investigation that came to this creepy conclusion about Google: the search giant still tracks your location data even …
Gmail’s new self-destructing emails are now rolling out to mobile devices
We first learned about Google’s new “confidential mode” for Gmail back in April: a feature to help users better protect sensitive information they send to their contacts. After rolling out on desktop earlier …
How to get six months of free Apple Music from Verizon
Last week, Verizon announced that it would be giving away six free months of Apple Music to customers on its Unlimited plan, and today’s the magic day that it goes into effect. Starting …
8 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on August 16th
Another day, another great roundup of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. Yesterday’s list had a bunch of solid apps and several of them are still free, so …
WhatsApp gets free backups on Google Drive in November
WhatsApp is one of the most popular mobile chat apps in the world with over 1.5 billion daily active users and more than 60 billion messages sent per day, according to data released …
Apple is under investigation in Japan over allegations that it stifles competition
Apple is under investigation in Japan for alleged anti-competitive behavior related to the App Store, which is the default, and only source of applications on iOS devices, including iPhone, iPod, and iPod touch. …
Google reportedly working on health and fitness assistant called Google Coach
Back in 2014, Google and Apple launched health and fitness platforms for their respective mobile operating systems. While Apple’s HealthKit API and Health app took off, eventually becoming key to the success of …
Android Pie makes it impossible to record calls with third-party apps
Having only launched a week ago, Android users are still figuring out all the changes and quirks introduced in the 9.0 Pie update. For example, just yesterday PiunikaWeb reported that third-party call recording apps …
Microsoft’s Your Phone app lets you mirror your Android device to a Windows 10 PC
Just a few short months after announcing the Your Phone app for Windows 10 at the Build developer conference in May, Microsoft has launched the app on Microsoft Store for everyone to download. …
7 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on August 15th
Several of the paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free we covered in yesterday’s post are actually still on sale, so you can still go back and download them if you …
Alexa and Cortana can now be summoned on rival devices, in case that excites you
If you’re the proud owner of an Amazon Alexa-powered device who’d prefer to summon the digital dulcet tones of Microsoft’s assistant Cortana instead of Alexa herself, you’re in luck. Today, an integration between …
