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A UK watchdog has said it intends to take action to open up Apple and Google’s mobile platforms to more competition to benefit consumers, businesses and app developers. The Competition and Markets Authority has proposed to designate the tech companies as having “strategic market status” – as they hold an…

miss.cabul/Shutterstock ChatGPT has been the most popular AI chatbot since it went viral in late 2022. Many rivals have appeared since then, with Google's Gemini being one of the most prominent contenders, but it's still OpenAI's chatbot that turns the most heads. New ChatGPT usage figures have leaked that show…

Image: Rob Schultz/TechHive Nope, you don’t have to settle for the streaming apps on your smart TV. If you’re looking for a better video-streaming experience, you can scoop up a streaming player from the likes of Apple, Amazon, Roku, Google, and others. Just plug the player into TV’s HDMI port,…

Google has an event next month to officially launch the Pixel 10 series, but the leaks have been coming fast and furious beforehand. There won't be much left to learn on August 20, particularly now that Google has revealed the phone. Over on the Google Store, there's a video revealing…

Will Google Become the Next Big Online Travel Agency? - Image Credit Pexels    Excerpt from Travel Weekly As artificial intelligence and immersive technologies evolve, Google’s growing influence in the travel industry presents new opportunities — and raises concerns. Adido’s Andy Headington questions whether agents should be worried about how the…

Samsung’s new Galaxy Z foldables will be on pre-order for another week, so let’s look at Apple and Google offerings instead – both the iPhone 16 and Pixel 9 series have some solid price cuts at the moment. Starting with the big guns, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and…

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. Update 7/21: Google tells us today that it is “actively working to fix an issue that is affecting media playback controls on Google Maps.” The…

India's financial crime fighting agency has summoned executives of tech giants Google and Meta to its headquarters on Monday as it investigates accusations of money laundering on online betting apps, two government sources said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating whether the platforms eased the way for promotion and wider…

Like on Android, the Phone by Google app is getting a M3 Expressive redesign on Wear OS. People are seeing an update to the in-call screen. The end call button hugs the bottom edge of the display. It’s larger than the existing circle for a bigger touch target that’s helpful on…

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