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Apple, Amazon and Alphabet among firms hit with 'Google tax' for avoidance in UK Budget
Philip Hammond announced in the budget that the UK will crack down on tax avoidance. Companies will now pay royalties when legally avoiding tax.
James Hetherington Nov 23, 2017
Switching from iPhone to Android: Can it really be done?
We switched a die-hard iPhone fan of 10 years to an Android smartphone to see how hard the move would be. Here are his top tips for moving from Apple's iOS to Google's Android.
James Hetherington Nov 22, 2017
Irish PM Leo Varadkar demands Apple pays back €13bn in taxes
In the coming weeks, Apple will be expected to start paying back €13 billion in taxes. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he wants the funds "without delays".
James Hetherington Nov 22, 2017
Google caught tracking Android users' locations even with setting turned off and Sim card removed
Details were still collected even if a device has been reset to factory default settings, no mobile apps have been installed and there is no SIM card installed in the phone.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 22, 2017
Android malware with up to 17.4m downloads found lurking in 144 apps on Google Play
Up to 17.4 million Android users downloaded a form of Trojan malware found in 144 separate mobile applications, security researchers from McAfee warned this week.
Jason Murdock Nov 15, 2017
Rogue RSPCA websites scam concerned animal-lovers with fake cruelty helplines
Rogue websites are advertising fake premium rate numbers claiming to be cruelty phone lines used by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
Jason Murdock Nov 09, 2017
Google Pixel software update: How to prevent screen burn and the Wi-Fi KRACK hack
Google has rolled out a software update for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL to address concerns about screen burn in and colour clarity.
James Hetherington Nov 07, 2017
Texas church shooting: Google's 'Popular on Twitter' pulls up misinformation after deadly attack
Google searches for the attacker's name brought up falsified and propaganda posts in the 'Popular on Twitter' section.
Shubham Sharma Nov 06, 2017
Hackers 'poison' Google search results to spread stealth banking malware
Hackers are reportedly taking advantage of Google's algorithms to infect people with banking malware, gaming the system by using search engine optimisation (SEO) tactics.
Jason Murdock Nov 03, 2017
Google says it can protect you from sophisticated state-sponsored hackers with a physical key
Google's Advanced Protection Program locks down users' Gmail accounts like never before and is meant for its high-risk users.
India Ashok Nov 03, 2017
Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Fake news' on social media is a bigger threat than Russian-bought ads
"I don't believe that the big issue are ads from foreign governments," Cook said.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 02, 2017
Here are 13 divisive Russia-bought Facebook ads that aimed to influence the 2016 US election
The wide ranging sample of Facebook ads appeared to cover a range of topics from immigration and Islamaphobia to race relations and police brutality.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 02, 2017
Did Facebook, Twitter and Google do enough to stop Russian election interference?
The internet giants faced a Senate committee hearing that led so several heated exchanges between lawmakers and the executives.
James Tennent Oct 31, 2017
The Pirate Bay is 'hidden' from UK residents
Google has seemingly tucked the The Pirate Bay more than five pages deep in UK results pages. However, the search company claims it's just how it's algorithm works.
James Hetherington Oct 31, 2017
Google's cheeseburger emoji is on the grill... all because of the incorrect placement of cheese!
Google's Sundar Pichai joked that he "will drop everything" to fix the problem after users compared it with the Apple emoji.
Lara Rebello Oct 30, 2017
Cybercriminals launch 'black market for Android users' as dark web goes mobile
Some criminals lurking on the underground internet are building dedicated marketplaces for Android users, typically masked by the anonymity provided by Tor's "Orbot" app.
Jason Murdock Oct 26, 2017
Pixel 3 leak reveals three Google flagship smartphones for 2018
Internal codenames for Google's 2018 smartphone family leak as search giant targets "premium" and "high end" markets.
Oliver Cragg Oct 25, 2017
Rogue password-stealing Android apps on Google Play could hijack your bitcoins
Experts from ESET, a Slovakian antivirus company, said this week (23 October) that both Google and the real Poloniex crypto exchange have been notified.
Jason Murdock Oct 23, 2017
Google Play bug bounty: Hackers offered $1,000 to find vulnerabilities in popular Android apps
The programme encourages researchers to scour for bugs in select popular apps created by Google as well as third-party developers,
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 20, 2017
Smart suburb or data-hungry dystopia? Google's Alphabet to design city of the future
The city will incorporate new technological advancements – from WiFi to self-driving cars – and aims to become a hub for start-ups, business and academic centres.
Jason Murdock Oct 19, 2017
8 'Minecraft' apps infected with Sockbot malware on Google Play found adding devices to botnet
Symantec researchers said these infected apps were downloaded between 600,000 and 2.6 million times.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 19, 2017
How the EU is shaking Silicon Valley with GDPR
EU has a new weapon against Google and Facebook - General Data Protection Regulation.
Dan Storbaek Oct 18, 2017
This simple smartphone photo trick is something every dog or cat lover needs to know
Google Photos' pet albums get purr-sonal - Android and iPhone users can now tag their pusses and pooches by name.
Oliver Cragg Oct 17, 2017
Google's AI clones itself and is smarter and more powerful than the man-made one
AutoML is more powerful, smart, and accurate than even the best human-made AI system, says Google.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 17, 2017
Google's Waymo is teaching police in the US what to do when driverless cars crash
Google's driverless car division Waymo is bringing out manuals and defining protocols to assist police officers in the event of a driverless car crashing.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 16, 2017
Opportunity for digital disruption in the B2B world is growing exponentially
Every sector is digitising and every company becoming a digital business giving them newer avenues to grow.
John-David Lovelock Oct 12, 2017
Google parent Alphabet to deploy Project Loon balloons over Puerto Rico to restore connectivity
The FCC has given it approval to Project Loon and Alphabet has said that it will partner with telecommunications services that are already present on the island.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 08, 2017
Did Uber knowingly hide stolen trade secrets from Waymo? Diligence report says it did
"No Google material has been found at Uber," claims the company, but investigations say that it knew that the engineer they hired had stolen files in his possession.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 05, 2017
Google Pixel and Home Mini launch: How to watch and what to expect
Watch live as Google gives the first official look at the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Home Mini and more.
Oliver Cragg Oct 04, 2017
Google Translate doesn't support Faroese so the Faroe Islands are making their own site
The new site connects those looking to get a Faroese translation with real-life Faroese speakers who will record a short video saying the word or phrase.
James Tennent Oct 04, 2017
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