Category: Google
Google means business with aggressively priced Pixel 6 range
Google has unveiled its latest Pixel 6 smartphone range, containing the tech giant's first self-designed computer chip and designed to compete with more expensive rivals from brands such as Apple and Samsung. The Pixel 6 contains Google's "Tensor" processor, which it says runs AI-systems for everything from the camera to translation, voice and image recognition…
Google Play Protect detects only third of spyware, claims study
According to findings presented by Atlas VPN research team, Android's internal Google Play Protect service detects only 31% of spyware, or stalkerware, attacks. Spyware is a collection of tools (apps or software programs) that enable someone else (such as an abuser) to track and record your phone activity. This implies that the fraudster can collect…
Chromebook shipments soar, boosted by education sector
Chromebook shipments soared by 276% YoY to 12M Units in Q1 2021 with HP and Lenovo accounting for 60% of total sales. Over the last year and a half, Chromebooks have become a mainstream computing product, with millions of users worldwide. Although the education sector still accounts for the biggest share of global Chromebook shipments,…
Number of gaming apps in Google Play store jumps 40% in a year
According to data presented by 123scommesse.it, the number of gaming apps in the Google Play Store jumped by 40% in a year and hit almost 480,000 in the first quarter of 2021. The mobile gaming industry continues its meteoric growth, with more people than ever choosing gaming apps as their favourite entertainment on the go. As…
UK behind in rankings for data and technology skills, claims report
The UK lags behind in global and European rankings for data and technology skills, according to Coursera’s latest Global Skills Report (GSR). The UK placed #34 globally in data skills and #47 in technology skills, lagging behind much of Western Europe and placing lower overall compared to last year’s report. GSR draws on performance data…
Tech Digest daily round up: Google still selling ‘unofficial’ ads for Government services
Google has failed to stop "shyster" websites advertising on its search engine, despite promising to fix the problem, the BBC has found. Adverts for unofficial services selling government documents such as travel permits and driving licences are against Google's own rules. But the BBC found adverts for expensive third-party sellers every time it searched during…
Google and Facebook not removing online scam adverts, claims Which?
Google and Facebook are failing to take action to remove online scam adverts even after fraud victims report them, Which? research has revealed. The consumer watchdog's survey found that a third (34%) of victims who reported an advert that led to a scam on Google said the advert was not taken down by the search…
‘Click to dial’ ads on Google are costing consumers, Which? claims
Consumers are being misled into using claims firms or dialling premium-rate numbers when trying to make an insurance claim, because ‘click to dial’ ads are appearing above insurers' websites on Google, a Which? investigation has found. Which? analysed search results for the terms people most commonly use when searching for their car insurer’s phone number on…
New UK regulator to take on tech giants
A new regulator to help make sure tech giants such as Facebook and Google cannot exploit their market dominance to crowd out competition and stifle innovation online has launched in the UK. Called the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) and based in the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the regulator aims to give consumers more choice…
Fake Google reviews used to boost UK businesses, claims Which?
Businesses across the UK are artificially boosting their online ratings by paying firms for fake Google reviews, as a booming industry in misleading information avoids detection by the tech giant, a Which? investigation has revealed. The consumer watchdog's latest research involved setting up and buying fake reviews for its own fake business listing on Google.…