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Nougat Passes 7% Of Android Installs

Fergus Halliday May 8, 2017 No Comments

Continuing its rapid growth since it launched late last year, Google’s Nougat OS now accounts for 7.1% of all active Android devices. While not quite the 100% month-on-month growth found…

Former Google Australia Boss Slams $1Bn Railway Plan

Computer Daily News May 8, 2017 No Comments

Former CEO of Google A/NZ, Maile Carnegie, pictured – now ANZ Bank’s head of digital matters – has been quick to criticise moves by Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce and Resources…

Apple Could Unveil ‘Siri Speaker’ To Take On Amazon Echo

Jon Bragg May 2, 2017 No Comments

Apple is reportedly working on a new Siri-powered smart speaker that will compete with the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI, who has a reliable track…

Hundreds Of Android Apps Open To Security Attacks: Report

Computer Daily News May 2, 2017 No Comments

Hundreds of Android applications available on the Google Play store have a security flaw that lets attackers take control of the devices on which they are installed, allowing them to…

Google, Facebook Learning How To Handle New Oz Tax Rules

Computer Daily News May 1, 2017 No Comments

Getting US technology-based companies including Google and Facebook to pay more in local tax for their Australian operations is proving difficult, it seems, despite the introduction of new rules under…

Alphabet’s Profit Continues To Surge

Jon Bragg April 28, 2017 No Comments

Google parent company Alphabet has reported a 29% surge in profit to US$5.4 billion in the first quarter of the year. Advertising continues to deliver the bulk of the company’s…

Google Retools To Tackle Spread Of Hoaxes, Fake news

Computer Daily News April 27, 2017 No Comments

Google is tweaking its search engine to prevent sites peddling fake news, hoaxes and conspiracy theories from appearing in its top results. Changes to the Internet giant searches requires “more…

Samsung Ink Deal With Google Music

Fergus Halliday April 26, 2017 No Comments

Samsung have signed a new deal with Google that could see their Google Music streaming service make major gains against rivals Spotify and Apple Music. Calling their new Google Play…

Transfer Pricing Loss Set To Hurt CE Industry Players

David Richards April 21, 2017 No Comments

A transfer pricing decision by the full bench of the Federal Court, could have major ramifications for several large consumer electronics companies including Microsoft Apple, Hewlett Packard, Google, Samsung, LG…

Chrome Browser May Block Google’s Main Revenue Source

Jon Bragg April 20, 2017 No Comments

Google is reportedly planning to adopt built-in ad-blocking in its Chrome web browser for desktops and smartphones, which could potentially see the company take a hit to its main source…