Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority The EU is asking Google and Fitbit’s competitors about the deal’s impact. There’s a concern Google might misuse fitness data or market dominance. Officials will decide on the deal by July 20. Google’s $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit is getting a closer look from European Union regulators before they […]
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Google Chrome has always been known to be a battery hog, especially on MacBooks. While Google has improved the performance and power efficiency of its web browser on macOS over the years, it is nowhere are power efficient as Safari. Even Microsoft Edge seems to be performing better than Chrome. Now, a new version of […]
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Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Some of the first Google Pixel 5 renders we’ve seen just hit the web. The renders come from an unproven source and could very likely be incorrect. If they are correct, though, the Pixel 5 could simply be a souped-up Pixel 4a. We’re still waiting on the Google Pixel […]
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Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority “The smartphone market has saturated and consumers are holding on to their phones longer, so manufacturers are trying to get more out of each sale that they get,” said Avi Greengart, President, Lead Analyst, Techsponential. “While this is opportunistic, it also reflects consumer demand: a smartphone is an important […]
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Apple has been criticized by a group of European digital advertising associations for the changes it has made in iOS 14 which will make it harder for advertisers to show personalized ads to users and track them across websites and apps. The changes in iOS 14 require apps to show a pop-up and explicitly get […]
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When Apple announced iOS 14 at WWDC 2020 last month, it boasted about some notable improvements to Siri including being more aware of the on-screen content thereby making it smarter than before. Despite the improvements though, Siri is still nowhere near as good as Google Assistant. A video by In-Depth Tech Reviews has compared Siri […]
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Credit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Google has discontinued the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. The Pixel 4 series is the only smartphone range it sells now. You can still buy the Pixel 3a series from third-party sellers. Google’s mid-range smartphones from 2019 have completed their successful run and are now being put out […]
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In the recent times, regulatory authorities are increasingly scrutinizing big tech companies. Apple has been part of anti-competitive investigations in the past and paid billions of dollars in fines. Now U.K Competition and Markets Authority have put Apple’s deal with Google for the default search engine under the scanner. Google has an arrangement with Apple […]
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Credit: David Imel / Android Authority In a semi-surprising move, Google buys North, a young company that made AR wearables in the form of smart glasses. North’s Focals are now dead with the company winding down Focals 1.0 and canceling Focals 2.0. While it’s easy to assume Google is working on a new version of […]
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Volvo Car Group and Waymo have established a strategic partnership that will see the Google-owned self-driving tech company become the car manufacturer’s exclusive L4 (Level 4) partner. The deal includes Volvo Car Group’s strategic affiliates Polestar and Lynk & Co International, which will benefit from Waymo’s technology as well. Obviously, Volvo Car Group is not […]
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