- 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 t ...
- 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. ...
- Are Some Android Apps Taking Data Without Permission?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, July 9, 2019
"The Independent" has some worrisome news for Android users. It claims research has found more than one thousand apps are believed to be able to take data from users, ev ...
- Google Warns Trump Administration Of Security Risks From Huawei Ban
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, June 7, 2019
Google senior execs are now reportedly pushing for an exemption from the Huawei blacklist, although the company said it would cut ties with Huawei when the ban first went in ...
- Voice Search Study Ties Answers To Top Three Organic Results
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, June 7, 2019
Several factors influence the answers Google Assistant returns. Performance factors range from speed, device, and ranking in search engine queries to page score, trust score, high-quality backlinks, keywords and complexi ...
- What Next For Google Apps On Huawei Devices?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, May 20, 2019
"Sky News" has advice for Huawei customers in the UK on how the Google ban will impact their mobile and tablet use. For now, nothing much will change, but t ...
- Google Android Users In Europe Get New Setup Options
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, April 19, 2019
Marketing for Google may become a bit more strategic. Android users in Europe will see an option to download search apps and browsers, giving them choices on the types ...
- Taboola Expands Mobile News Capabilities With Celltick Acquisition
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, March 4, 2019
With the acquisition, Taboola will be able to distribute content and engage users across those devices, creating an alternative to Apple News for 2 billion Android devices sold annually. ...
- Facebook Adds Location Controls For Android Users
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, February 20, 2019
This includes a new background location control so Android users can choose whether they want Facebook to collect location information when they're not actually using the app. ...
- Hundreds Of Android Apps Found To Serve Invisible Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 20, 2019
A massive mobile ad-fraud operation, involving hundreds of malware-laden Android apps that were downloaded more than 10 million times, has been uncovered by Oracle. ...
- Google Pays Out Millions To Squash Bugs
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 8, 2019
Google is serious about security. On Friday the company announced it paid $3.4 million to 317 different security researchers in the past year. ...
- Publishers Clearing House Faulted For Privacy Violations
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 28, 2019
The direct marketing company's mobile app enabled outside ad networks to collect precise location data without informing consumers, according to an industry watchdog. ...
- Google Tests Dynamic Email In Android App: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, January 25, 2019
The Dynamic Email feature is an apparent extension of Accelerated Mobile Pages, a function Google began testing last year. ...
- Microsoft Quietly Ends Support For Windows 10 Mobile -- Now What?
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 21, 2019
Microsoft announced on one of its site pages that it will end support for Windows 10 mobile by the end of this year, and recommends that consumers move to ...
- Twitter Warns Android Users: Tweets May Be Exposed
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, January 18, 2019
Android users might have been impacted if they had protected Tweets turned on in their settings -- and made certain changes to their settings, such as changing the email addre ...
- Google Shareholders Sue Over Andy Rubin's $90M Exit Package
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 11, 2019
Shareholders sued the board of directors of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, suggesting that it played a direct role in approving a $90 million exit package for Andy Rubin, a seni ...
- Chinese Apps Flood India
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Chinese app developers are flooding the Indian marketplace, TechCrunch reports -- citing a new report in Factory Daily, which found that 44 of the top 100 Android apps in Ind ...
- Facebook Faces New Accusations Of Data, Privacy Breaches
Social Media Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, January 2, 2019
A privacy organization found some popular apps routinely send Facebook data the organization describes as "incredibly detailed" and "sometimes sensitive." ...
- Apple Attracts Android Users With iPhone XR
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, December 27, 2018
For the 30 days following the launch of the iPhone XR in October 2018, Apple has managed to attract more Android users to its phone in the U.S. ...
- Google In Limited Release Of Spam Protection Feature
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, December 28, 2018
The new spam protection feature prompts Android users when they open Messages. ...
- Xiaomi Releases Mint Browser For Android To Compete With Google Chrome
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Xiaomi's Android web-based Mint browser is available for free from the Google Play Store. Some reports suggest it's a direct spinoff from Google's Chrome browser. ...
- Qualcomm Chip Brings AI, 5G To Android Phones
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, December 26, 2018
The Snapdragon 855 will be the processor powering a majority of flagship Android smartphones next year. That's thanks to 5G support and built-in artificial intelligence. The Snapdragon 855, which ...
- FTC Should Probe Google Play Store Over Kids' Privacy Violations, Watchdogs Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Google dupes parents by offering apps that violate children's privacy in the Play Store's "Designed for Family" section, a coalition of watchdogs alleges in a new FTC complaint filed Wednes ...
- Facebook Logged Phone-Call Data, Despite 'High Risk' Of Bad Publicity
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 6, 2018
"This is a pretty high-risk thing to do from a PR perspective but it appears that the growth team will charge ahead and do it," a Facebook executive wrote ...
- Advocates Urge EU, FTC To Probe Google Location Tracking
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Google tricks people into allowing their whereabouts to be tracked, privacy groups are telling officials on both sides of the Atlantic. ...
- Cyber Monday: Consumer Spend Through Mobile Devices Rises
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Cyber Monday 2018 and the day after saw hikes in online traffic to websites via mobile devices. Traffic rose 17% to 50.23% on Monday and 43.06% on Tuesday compared wi ...
- Google Integrates Google Assistant Routines Into Android Clock App
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Among other new features, Google is integrating Google Assistant routines into the Android Clock app, Android Police reports. “The addition of dedicated in-app routines to the Clock app makes ...
