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Google Giving Gmail Users More Privacy & Control Over What Data They Mine

April Glover November 17, 2020 No Comments

In what may be a response to growing criticism over Big Tech’s data-mining practices, Google is now allowing Gmail users to disable background data processing for improved privacy. The search…

Google Kills Off Free Unlimited Photo Storage

Jake Nelson November 12, 2020 No Comments

Google is ending its free unlimited photo storage among a raft of changes coming to its cloud storage services. As of June 1, 2021, all new photos will count towards…

Govt. Mulls Weaker Tech Giant Rules For Aussie Publishing

Computer Daily News November 3, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: Fierce lobbying by Google and Facebook has led the Commonwealth Government to consider weakening new rules designed to force the tech giants to pay news publishers. Google and Facebook…

REVIEW: New Chromecast Adds Smart TV At A Smart Price

Jake Nelson November 2, 2020 No Comments

After seven years, Google has finally added a remote and smart-TV functionality to its Chromecast streaming stick – but are the improvements worth the higher price? Coming in three colours…

Amazon-Owned Retailer Selling Old Pixelbooks Without Branding – But Does Google Know?

April Glover November 2, 2020 No Comments

Amazon-owned online retailer Woot is selling refurbished Pixelbook Go laptops without Google branding, a move the search engine confirmed they had no involvement in. The US website is selling a…

Google’s Alphabet Inc Delivers 15% Revenue Growth To $38bn

April Glover October 30, 2020 No Comments

Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc recorded 15% growth in the third quarter to $38 billion after a slight decline in the previous period, bolstered by digital ad spend. While the…

JB Hi-Fi Rolls Out Smart Home Bonanza Sale

Jake Nelson October 29, 2020 No Comments

JB Hi-Fi is holding what it bills as a “smart home bonanza” sale, with discounts and bundle offers across a range of smart home products. Products powered by Google Assistant…

Apple Quietly Building Search Engine To Rival Google

Roma Christian October 29, 2020 No Comments

Cupertino tech giant Apple is reportedly discretely building a search engine platform to rival Google, concurrent with rising tensions from global lawmakers to break Google’s dominance in online search queries.…

Judge Sets Date For $1 Trillion Google Antitrust Lawsuit Hearing

April Glover October 28, 2020 No Comments

A US District Judge has set a status hearing for the Justice Department’s $1 trillion antitrust lawsuit against Google for Friday, October 30. The Department of Justice (DoJ) sued the…

All “Made By Google” Products Now Use Recycled Material

Jake Nelson October 27, 2020 No Comments

Google is now using recycled material in all Made by Google products – hitting a sustainability goal two years early – and will use 50 per cent recycled plastic across…