- Google To Shutter Mobile Shopping App, Puts Focus On Web
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Google is discontinuing its mobile shopping app in favor of desktop -- an interesting spin, as it has been very vocal about being supportive of any service on mobile. ...
- Android Ad Identifier Violates EU Privacy Law, Activist Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
An Android device identifier used for ad targeting violates European privacy laws, Austrian activist Max Schrems alleges in a new complaint filed with the French data protection authority. ...
- Google Adds Animations To Gmail For Android Swipe Actions
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Google has introduced animations to its mail swipe features on Android. The additions are minor but delightful, 9to5 Google says. ...
- Google Play Apps Still Unlawfully Collect Children's Data, Advocates Tell FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Google continues to mislead parents by representing that apps on the Play Store intended for young children under the age of 13 comply with a federal law regarding children's privac ...
- Google Says Gmail-Android Crash Issue Has Been Resolved
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, March 26, 2021
Google claims it has solved a problem that caused Gmail and other Android apps to crash. Users should go to Google Play to update Android System WebView and Google Chrome. ...
- Gmail And Other Apps Crashing On Android: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Gmail, Google Pay and other apps have been crashing on Android phones. Google’s Workspace Status Dashboard says the company is aware of the problem. ...
- Samsung Smart TV Platform Dominates Global Market With 162 Million Devices
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Samsung maintains a dominating 12.7% share of the worldwide market. ...
- Google Battles Rumble Video Platform Over Antitrust Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 12, 2021
Google on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust claim brought against it by online video service Rumble, which alleged that the tech giant required smartphone manufacturers ...
- Arizona, North Dakota Mobile App Laws Could Have Major Implications For Developers, Apple, Google
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, February 15, 2021
Laws proposed in Arizona and North Dakota would force Apple and Google to give creators of software and apps options for ways they distribute iOS and Android apps. ...
- Benchmark Email Acquires Contacts+
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
The announcement follows by weeks the snaring of a $3 million credit facility by Benchmark. ...
- Google Must Face Android 'Spying' Suit, Judge Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 4, 2021
A federal judge rejected Google's motion to dismiss an Android user's claim that the company misrepresented its privacy pratices, but threw out claims that Google violated the CCPA and oth ...
- What Ford's Partnership With Google Means
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Future Ford and Lincoln vehicles will offer Android-powered infotainment systems with Google apps built into the navigation system user interface. Ford is the most searched-for auto brand in the U.S ...
- Google's Fitbit Purchase Hits Roadblock In Australia
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Google's proposed acquisition "further consolidates Google's leading position in relation to the collection of user data, which supports its significant market power in online advertising and is likely to ha ...
- Google, Mithril Capital Invest $145 Million In InMobi Subsidiary
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Growth in online service requires investments to build out India's infrastructure. Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently pledged to invest $10 billion in India through a mix of equity investments, partnership ...
- Twitter Fined In Europe For Delay In Disclosing Data Breach
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Regulators in Europe on Tuesday said they have fined Twitter around $546,000 for waiting too long to disclose a data breach that may have affected Android users. ...
- Apple's 25/65 Rule
Mobile Insider, Joe Mandese - Thursday, October 29, 2020
Apple has a 25% share of the mobile OS market, but controls 65% of app revenues -- interesting stats as federal regulators look at antitrust implications of Big Tech. ...
- Facebook Steps Into Cloud Gaming With Playable Ads
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 26, 2020
Facebook on Monday announced the beta launch of cloud-streamed games on Facebook Gaming, along with cloud playable ads and several gaming and advertising partners. ...
- Justice Department Sues Google For Search Anticompetitive Business Practices
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The DOJ is expected to file the "most aggressive U.S. legal challenge to a company's dominance in the tech sector in more than two decades." ...
- Gmail Go Now Available For Android
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, October 9, 2020
Gmail Go is now available for download on all Android devices via the Play Store. It allows emails to be swiped with customizable left and right actions. ...
- Google Assistant Opens, Searches, Completes Functions In Mobile Apps Using Voice
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 8, 2020
Google announced this week the ability to open and search in Android apps using "Hey Google" for all Assistant-enabled Android phones. The ability to do both could become a ga ...
- Publishers Concerned About Exclusivity In Search With Google News Showcase
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, October 2, 2020
Google News Showcase "gives an exclusivity to certain publishers over others," says Dominick Miserandino, CEO at news organization The Inquisitr. ...
- Microsoft Bing Wins Google Auction Search Slots On Android Phones In Key Countries
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The Google auction for search slots on Android devices demonstrates that Bing has a following. ...
- Google Forces Android App Developers To Use Its Billing System
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Google will give Android app developers until September 31, 2021 to adopt its in-app billing system for apps distributed on the Google Play Store. The same rules will apply to i ...
- If Antitrust Claimed Google Maps, The Company Might Simply Recreate It
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Greg Sterling - Friday, September 18, 2020
When it inevitably comes, the U.S. vs. Google will be the most high-profile antitrust action since the U.S. vs. Microsoft in the late 1990s. In that case, the software gia ...
- Google's Answer To TikTok
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The early version of YouTube Shorts initially launches in India -- no surprise, considering the billions of dollars and resources that Sundar Pichai said Google would contribute to the coun ...
- Google Kids Space On Android, A Lifetime Branding Experience
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, August 31, 2020
Can parents trust Google enough to commit to Kids Space -- meant to be a selling point for Android devices and create lifetime fans -- and buy into the servi ...
- Lawsuit Claims Google Monopolizes App Distribution Market
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 17, 2020
"Google intends to eliminate consumer choice, foreclosing competition in mobile app distribution," Illinois resident Mary Carr alleges in a 71-page class-action complaint filed Sunday in federal
court. ...
- Google Rolls Out New Gmail For G Suite Users
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, August 13, 2020
Integrated Gmail allows users to access Chat, Meet, Documents and other functions. ...
- TikTok Tracked User Data For 15 Months, WSJ Finds
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 11, 2020
TikTok "skirted a privacy safeguard" related to Google's Android operating system to collect unique data identifiers from millions of mobile devices -- information that allowed the app to track use ...
- Google's Search Preference Menus Could Drive Its Mobile Market Share Down
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Tests show people will scroll for options before making a search engine selection. DuckDuckGo analysis suggests Google could be placed on the last screen of any search preference menu. ...
