Android Archives

98% of leading apps ‘do not comply with GDPR’

August 8, 2018

Only one in every fifty apps is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) according to a new study.

Apple becomes first trillion dollar US-listed company

August 7, 2018

Apple has become the first US-listed company to be valued at a trillion dollars after its third-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.

Goggle planning censored search engine in China?

August 2, 2018

Google is reportedly working on a censored version of its search engine in a bid to get round its ban in China.

There’s an app for that…but is it worth space on my screen?

August 2, 2018

Apps lose 77% of their users in the first three days, so retailers need to ensure that theirs deliver experiences worth the storage space. John Gillan, Managing Director UK and Northern Europe, Criteo looks at how they can prevent shoppers from hitting delete.

Google gets surprise profit boost despite $5bn monopoly fine

July 24, 2018

Google’s parent company Alphabet has beaten earnings expectations, getting $32.7bn in revenue in the three months to the end of June, after the firm reported stronger ad sales than expected.

EU fines Google record €4.3bn over Android app dominance

July 19, 2018

Google has been fined €4.34bn (£3.8bn) by the EU for abusing its control of the Android operating system by forcing vendors to pre-install its apps.

Instagram launches long-form video hub IGTV

June 21, 2018

Instagram has unveiled its long-form video hub under the name IGTV, offering a YouTube-like experience for vertical videos suited for mobile viewing.

10 big trends from Google I/O: AI phone calls and Android IoT platform

May 9, 2018

Google’s annual developer conference this year showed how the internet giant sees AI as the future, from Gmail that writes itself to an Assistant that makes appointment- based phone calls for you. We look at ten of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2018….

Snapchat user growth stalls after redesign backlash

May 2, 2018

Snap added just four million users to Snapchat during the first three months of 2018 amid a backlash to a significant app redesign, while revenue growth failed to meet expectations.

Chrome browser blocks auto-playing videos with sound

April 19, 2018

Google’s Chrome browser now blocks videos with sound that automatically play when the page loads.