Google has lost its antitrust case to Epic Games, with a US jury concluding that the Google Play Store constitutes a monopoly. Several years after Epic Games started suing Apple and Google for perceived monopolistic practices, and two years after it largely failed to land anything substantial on Apple, the company has scored a major … [Read more…]
As we move further into December, this Winners and Losers update will be one of the final ones before we enter 2024. Scroll down to learn which tech company won our winner title this week, along with who we named our loser. Winner: Apple Apple’s iOS 17.2 update is on the horizon and we were … [Read more…]
OnePlus has chosen to end the year with a bang by launching its newest flagship phone, the OnePlus 12, in China. The announcement comes just months after Google launched its own Google Pixel 8 Pro, though you’ll need to wait a bit longer to get your hands on the OnePlus phone in the UK and … [Read more…]
After taking a week’s break from this column to focus on Black Friday, we’re back with another edition of Winners and Losers. You won’t be surprised to hear that much of our attention over the past week was won over by all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. However, there were still a handful … [Read more…]
Google has announced a string of updates to Google Messages to celebrate a landmark of 1 billion users now on RCS messaging. One of the key updates is the ability to customise the colour of the message bubbles within a chat, with users able to pick a different colour (including the background) for every chat. … [Read more…]
The time is nigh. That inactive Google account you probably set up for a spare email to get another free trial of a streaming service, could be among those culled this week. Back in May, Google announced it was deleting personal accounts that had been inactive for at least two years, starting with those that … [Read more…]
Amazon has sliced the price of the Pixel 7a for Black Friday and improved on Google’s already impressive price for the excellent Android phone. Both Google itself and Amazon have slashed £70 off the £449 RRP of the Pixel 7a, but buy through Amazon and you’ll also bag yourself a charger. That’s something you’ll have … [Read more…]
Google ditched the classic SMS/MMS messaging protocol with RCS, which makes texting other Android users feel a lot more streamlined – and after literally years of campaigning from Google, Apple is finally going to adopt it too. Text messages are still a popular way of communication, although it seems like they are being slowly overtaken … [Read more…]
Are you one of those folks afflicted by your partner’s desire to take 100 of versions the same photo until they find one they’re happy enough to share on social media? The Instagram husband/wife phenomenon is real and it doesn’t half clog up the photo library on your smartphone. Luckily, Google Photos has a new … [Read more…]
Amid the constant incursion of AI into Google Search, the company is bringing back the human element with a new feature called Notes. The addition seeks to pair a Google Search user with an oddly specific request, with a user person who knows the answer but hasn’t yet shared it with the world. Save a … [Read more…]