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Epic Games has been in a long-running battle with Apple and Google over the terms and conditions applied to their app stores

Epic Games launches app store to bypass Apple & Google

Fortnite-creator Epic Games has launched its own app store that allows users to bypass the stores run by Apple and Google.

Business • 16 Aug 24

The EU today agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras

Apple has to change iPhone charger in Europe by 2024

Apple will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU politicians today agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras.

Business • 07 Jun 22

The proposal for a single mobile charging port was first broached by the European Commission more than ten years ago

EU set for deal on single mobile charging port in June

EU countries and EU politicians will meet on June 7 to thrash out the details for a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones and are likely to clinch a deal, people familiar with the matter said.

Business • 03 Jun 22

DogTV has been developed following research into animals' physiological and psychological needs, moods and responses to audio and visual stimuli.

Looking a bit ruff: DogTV coming soon

A new television network created specifically for dogs and their owners is set to launch in the UK.

News Lens • 04 Nov 21

The European Commission hit Alphabet's Google with a €4.34 billion fine in 2018

Google lawyer rejects EU market abuse ruling

Billions of people use Google because it is the best, not because of deals the company made to stay competitive, Google's lawyer said today, wrapping up a week of testimony as the US tech giant fights a record €4.34 billion competition fine.

Business • 01 Oct 21

Alphabet's Google is urging Europe's second-highest court to scrap or reduce what it said was not an appropriate penalty

Google says 'staggering' €4.34 billion EU fine flawed

A €4.34 billion European Union competition fine was based on flawed calculations, Alphabet's Google has said, urging Europe's second-highest court to scrap or reduce what it said was not an appropriate penalty.

Business • 01 Oct 21

Google was in Europe's General Court today - the third day of a week-long hearing

Google defends payments to phone makers

Payments to phone makers to pre-install only Google Search on their devices were not aimed at preventing competition but were necessary for Android to seize market share from Apple, Alphabet's Google told Europe's second-top court today.

Business • 29 Sep 21

Google is trying to get Europe to annul a €4.3 billion fine and a European Commission order to make it loosen its search engine grip on Android devices

Google defends Android phone maker deals

Alphabet's Google today said that deals with Android phone makers that landed it a record €4.3 billion competition fine boosted competition as it rejected EU charges they were a carrot-and-stick tactic that stifled rivals.

Business • 28 Sep 21

Google has launched a bid to get Europe's second-highest court to annul a record €4.34 billion fine related to its Android operating system

Google slams regulators for ignoring Apple

Alphabet unit Google has today criticised EU competition regulators for ignoring rival Apple as it launched a bid to get Europe's second-highest court to annul a record €4.34 billion fine related to its Android operating system.

Business • 27 Sep 21

The Korea Fair Trade Commission has fined Google $176.64m for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system

South Korea fines Google $177m for market abuse

South Korea's competition regulator has fined Alphabet's Google 207 billion won ($176.64m) for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system (OS).

Business • 14 Sep 21

The allegations about Google's Play Store stem from an investigation involving nearly every US state that began in September 2019

Google 'unlawfully' preserves Play Store monopoly claim

37 US state and district attorneys general have sued Alphabet's Google, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones.

Business • 08 Jul 21

Google looks likely to face a competition case in the US over its dominance in the digital advertising market

Google working with rivals in face of competition suit

Small rivals of Alphabet's Google say signs are emerging of more benevolent behavior from the online advertising leader amid accusations by the US government and states that the company uses its dominance to thwart competition.

Business • 02 Oct 20

Google Stadia promises the power of a games console - but streamed over the internet

Review: Google Stadia; a Netflix for Games?

Google Stadia is a cloud-gaming service recently launched by Google. In this review, Neil Leyden takes it for a test drive.

Technology • 21 Feb 20

The new Android 10 software features a dark mode as well as additional controls for privacy and location

Android 10 roll-out begins with Pixel smartphone

Google has started rolling out its newest version of the Android operating system, starting with its own line of Pixel smartphones.

Business • 04 Sep 19

AMS said it saw the hoped-for start of Android smartphone launches that include its 3D technology in the first quarter

Apple supplier AMS upbeat as Android camp grows

Chipmaker AMS today gave an upbeat outlook for the second quarter as it benefited from a rising number of Android smartphones using its 3D optical sensors.

Business • 30 Apr 19

Twitter notified the DPC of breaches under the new GDPR legislation

DPC launch statutory inquiry into Twitter GDPR breach

The Data Protection Commissioner has confirmed it has opened a statutory inquiry into Twitter.

Science and Technology • 25 Jan 19

EU Competition Commissioner said Google had shut out rivals by forcing major phone makers to pre-install its search engine and Google Chrome browser

Google appeals €4.34bn EU fine over Android system

Google has appealed the biggest ever anti-trust fine by the EU - a €4.34bn penalty for illegally abusing the dominance of its operating system for mobile devices.

Business • 09 Oct 18

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager ordered Google to halt anti-competitive practices in contractual deals with smartphone makers and telecoms providers within 90 days

EU fines Google €4.34 billion over Android system

The European Commission has fined Google €4.34bn for breaching EU competition rules in relation to its Android mobile devices.

Google • 18 Jul 18

The Australia investigations will raise more questions about the way big technology companies collect and use people's data online

Australia probes claim Google harvests data

Google is under investigation in Australia after claims that it collects data from millions of Android smartphones users, who unwittingly pay their telecom service providers for gigabytes consumed during the harvesting.

Business • 15 May 18

Windows Mobile has struggled to get a foothold in the competitive mobile operating system market

Microsoft to stop developing Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft has no plans to build new versions of its Windows 10 Mobile operating system and Windows Phone, a company executive has suggested.

Technology • 10 Oct 17

Apple is expected to receive a sales boost from the iPhone 8 which will be launched next month

Smartphone sales expected to continue to rise

Sales of smartphones will continue to grow over the next four years, according to a new study by technology analysis firm IDC.

Technology • 30 Aug 17

The apps are available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.

New suite of apps offers access to Irish film archive

The Irish Film Institute's Film Archive has launched a suite of apps to enable people to access its digital archive of film from anywhere in the world for free.

Ireland • 23 Aug 17

In Ireland Android has risen to a market share of 28%, from 22.5%

Android overtakes Windows as world's most popular OS

Google's Android has overtaken Microsoft Windows for the first time as the world's most popular operating system in terms of total internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile combined.

Business • 03 Apr 17

System works in a similar manner to contactless cards, with the user tapping their phone

Shop outlets start taking payment by smartphone

Tens of thousands of smartphone users can from today pay for goods and services in certain retail outlets and within apps by using their devices.

News • 07 Dec 16

Google claims that Android has not hurt competition, but has expanded it

Google rejects EU Android competition charges

US internet giant Google has rejected EU allegations that it abused its market dominance of its hugely successful Android mobile phone operating system.

Business • 10 Nov 16