- Google's Experimental Sodar VR Tech Identifies Distance
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 1, 2020
An experimental technology from Google lets people know if they are standing too close to another individual. It’s called Sodar and uses augmented reality to overlay a digital guide that ...
- Google Sued Over Location Privacy By Arizona Attorney General
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Arizona's top law enforcement official has sued Google for allegedly duping Android users by misrepresenting its practices regarding the collection of location data. ...
- Android Users Battling Google Can't Seek Intervention By Appeals Court
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 16, 2020
A group of Android users have lost another round in a privacy battle with Google over alleged location tracking. ...
- Apple, Google Partner On COVID-19 Mobile Tracing Tech To Identify Those Infected With Virus
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, April 10, 2020
Apple and Google announced Friday they will team up to build software in smartphones to alert people who recently came into contact with someone with COVID-19. The technology will use ...
- Google App Vulnerable to Malware
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, February 28, 2020
Researchers have found that an Android malware strain can steal one-time passcodes generated through Google Authenticator, ZDNet reports. ...
- Gmail Flaw Prevents Blanket Deletion Of Spam In Android: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, February 27, 2020
Gmail is working on a purported design bug that has eliminated the Empty trash now and Empty spam options, according to Android Police. ...
- Yelp Debuts Search And Waitlist Features, Announces Record-Setting Valentine's Day
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
A Waitlist feature enables patrons to view a restaurant's live wait time and remotely join the waiting list before arriving at the location. ...
- Edison Mail Offers Email App Features For iOS And Android
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, February 6, 2020
The new functions facilitate a streamlined email workflow, the company says. ...
- TikTok's Growth Drives ROI, Joining Google, Facebook, Apple Search Ads, Report Finds
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 4, 2020
TikTok has emerged as one of the top platforms for advertising ROI, joining leaders such as Google and Facebook, per the Singular ROI Index. Apple Search Ads also hit most ...
- Android Users Want Appeals Court To Intervene In Privacy Battle With Google
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Android users want a federal appeals court to decide whether they can proceed with claims that Google violated California residents' privacy rights by allegedly tracking their locations. ...
- Android Apps Share Sensitive Data With Ad Tech Companies, Report Finds
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 14, 2020
People who use popular Android apps are "pervasively tracked and profiled online and have no way of knowing which entities process their data and how to stop them," according to ...
- DuckDuckGo, Info.com Top Bids In Google's European Auction For Alternative Search Engine
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 9, 2020
Google shared the results on Thursday of its European auction to add choices for an outside search engine for devices running Android in each country. ...
- American Airlines, Delta Rush To Implement Technology From Google, Others
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Google released a list of top search destinations Wednesday as American Airlines and Delta Air Lines at CES announced major upgrades to the technology they will use to help travel ...
- Judge Dismisses Location Privacy Lawsuit Against Google
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 23, 2019
Siding with Google, a federal judge has dismissed claims that the company violated the privacy rights of California Android users by allegedly tracking their locations after they have told the ...
- Google Halts Chrome Rollout On Android After Bug Deletes Data
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, December 16, 2019
A major bug that deletes user data and resets mobile apps forced Google to stop the rollout of Chrome 79 on Android. ...
- Email Management App Extended To Macs
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Edison Mail's app allows consumers to block unwanted emails from advertisers. It had been available for iOS and Android. ...
- Google Rolls Out Gmail AMP To Android And iOS
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, November 22, 2019
The move extends the interactivity of AMP to mobile devices, allowing users to take action within an email, the company says. ...
- Major Vulnerability Found In Google, Samsung Phones: Lets Hackers Take Pictures, Record Voices
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 20, 2019
The vulnerability, which lets hackers take pictures and listen in on conversations, has the potential to impact hundreds of millions of Android users. ...
- Amazon Opens Up Availability Of Free Music Streaming With Ads
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The ad-supported version of Amazon Music, previously available free only to Echo owners, is now accessible to Amazon Music app users on iOS and Android devices and Fire TV in ...
- EU Unhappy With Changes To Google's Shopping Service
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 8, 2019
Google's efforts to drive more traffic to European shopping rivals have failed, Margrethe Vestager, Europe's Competition Commissioner, told attendees at a conference. ...
- Microsoft's Mobile Future Built On Google Code Gives Brands More Screen Space
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 3, 2019
Microsoft announced this week that it will reenter the smartphone market with an Android-powered smartphone it calls Surface Duo. ...
- Phishing Attacks Are Aimed At Android Phones
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Advanced phishing attacks are targeting Android phones. They can trick victims into installing malicious settings on their devices. ...
- Facebook Can't Shake Privacy Suit Over Android Call-Scraping
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 3, 2019
A group of Facebook users can proceed with a lawsuit accusing the company of violating their privacy by scraping data about phone calls and texts from Android devices, a federal ...
- Gmail Users Can Now Swipe To Switch Accounts On Android
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, August 29, 2019
A feature now available on Android now allows Gmail users to swipe up or down on their profile picture to switch between accounts. The capability already existed on iOS. ...
- Yelp Personalizes Local Queries And Results To Gain Lead On Google, Others
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Yelp launched a feature in its app on Tuesday that allows users to personalize what they see in the app. ...
- Search Rivals Refuse To Pay For Android Downloads
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, August 19, 2019
Search rivals are crying foul over Google's attempts to force them to pay to be downloaded onto Android devices. "The Telegraph" reveals that the scheme is Google's answer to the ...
- Google Warns Of Malware-Infected Android Phones
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, August 12, 2019
A security executive reveals that 7.4 million phones came with malware installed that could take over the device. ...
- Google Rivals Opting Out Of Forced Search Engine Auction In Europe
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, August 12, 2019
Berlin-based search engine Ecosia said Monday it will opt out of participating in Google's recently announced default Android search engine auction. ...
- Google Gives Android Users In Europe Other Search Options
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 2, 2019
Search providers will need to apply to become part of the program that gives their users a choice in the search engine they use. ...
- Snap Ups Growth: Hits $388M In Revenue YOY, Adds 13M Users
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, July 24, 2019
"The growth in our community, engagement and revenue is the result of several transitions we completed over the past 18 months," said Evan Spiegel, Snap's cofounder-CEO. ...
