Asos teams up with Google to launch a shopping skill for Google Assistant October 11, 2018 Asos is expanding into voice-assistant technology in a partnership with Google, making it one of the first UK fashion retailers to debut on Google Assistant. Customers in the UK and US will be able to engage with Asos' fashion chatbot Enki, starting a conversation using the phrase "Hey Google, talk to Asos" on a smartphone or [...]
Google files appeal against EU’s €4.3bn Android antitrust fine October 10, 2018 Google's parent firm Alphabet has filed an appeal against the EU's record-breaking €4.3bn antitrust fine for its Android operating system. The tech giant was charged by regulators over "serious illegal behaviour" with its Android operating system in July. Brussels ruled that Google had forced smartphone makers to favour its own products such as Search and Chrome [...]
Google launches photo-fixing Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL models October 9, 2018 Google has launched its highly anticipated Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, revealing new photography features and an improved digital zoom. The two models come with cameras on the front of the handsets and one on the rear, while a second wide-angle lens has been added to the face of the phone to make it [...]
Google preparing to appeal EU’s €4.3bn Android fine October 9, 2018 Google is expected to challenge European competition authorities tomorrow, as the deadline to appeal the EU's record-breaking €4.3bn fine against its parent firm Alphabet comes to pass. The tech giant was charged by regulators over "serious illegal behaviour" with its Android operating system in July. Brussels ruled that Google had forced smartphone makers to favour its own [...]
Leaks galore: What to expect from today’s Google Pixel 3 event October 9, 2018 In an annual event that is now almost always saturated with leaks, today Google is set to unveil a slew of new hardware gadgets including updates to its Pixel smartphone, tablet and smart speaker ranges. Here are the things you're likely to see walk across the main stage this year: Pixel 3 The Pixel 3 [...]
Irish regulator to probe Alphabet’s Google+ data leak October 9, 2018 Ireland's Data Protection Office today said it will seek answers from Google over the data leak from its failed social media platform Google+, which could have exposed the profile information of at least 500,000 users. Google said last night it was shutting down Google+ for consumers, after it discovered and patched the bug back in [...]
Rest in plus: Google+ is shutting down for consumers after data breach October 9, 2018 Google's failed attempt at a social media network to rival Facebook is now shutting down for good, after a data breach of private user information prompted the search giant to tighten up its privacy policies. While conducting a review of the platform in March, Google discovered and solved a bug exposed to third-party developers that meant [...]
High Court blocks iPhone data breach suit against Google October 8, 2018 The UK's High Court has blocked a mass legal action court case against Google, which claimed the tech giant had collected sensitive information from over 4m iPhone users. The tech giant faced claims that it circumvented the privacy settings installed on Apple's iPhone Safari browser between August 2011 and February 2012, using a method known as the [...]
DEBATE: Can traditional small-state conservatives justify imposing a new digital tax? October 3, 2018 Debate: Can traditional small-state conservatives justify imposing a new digital tax? YES, says Waqar Riaz, head of data-driven marketing at Cheil Europe. Few can argue with the idea that big business should pay its fair share towards public services like the NHS or education. Yet, as business has become increasingly global in nature, legislation has failed to [...]
Bereft of new ideas, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is dead set on sticking its head in the sand October 3, 2018 One of the most dispiriting aspects of the Labour Party conference, which ended last week, is how deeply conservative the political left has become. Its remedies for Britain’s problems look to the past and not the future. Far from embracing new technology, the left is hostile to it. This was not always the case. Labour [...]