The adoption rate for iOS 12 is considerably faster than that of iOS 11…
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Apple’s iOS 12 utterly shames Google’s Android 9 Pie
Google’s Android 9 Pie was first released to the public nearly four months ago…
U.S. iOS users targeted by massive malvertising campaign
A cyber-criminal group known as ScamClub has hijacked over 300 million browser sessions over 48 hours…
Like being tracked? Summon Google Assistant on your iPhone with Siri Shortcuts
Google has taken advantage of Siri Shortcuts in iOS to make its own Google Assistant…
iPhone owners happier, richer, have more friends than those who settle for Android knockoffs
Apple iPhone users tend to have more money, more friends, and are generally happier…
Apps installed on millions of Android phones tracked user behavior to execute a multimillion-dollar ad fraud scheme
In total, the apps identified by BuzzFeed News have been installed on Android phones more than 115 million times…
Samsung brand ambassador sued for $1.6 million for using Apple’s iPhone X in public
Ksenia Sobchak was hired by Samsung to market its smartphones in the country, but she was spotted using an iPhone X during a television interview…
Facebook really is spying on you – just not through your phone’s mic
Facebook is now so good at watching what we do online — and even offline, wandering around the physical world — it doesn’t need to hear us…
Apple launches new website devoted to privacy, showing off features of iPhones and Macs
The feature comes as Apple contrast itself vs. companies like Facebook and Google, which rely on collecting data about their users and making it available to advertisers…
Google to charge Android phone peddlers for its Android apps in Europe
After receiving a record-breaking €4.34 billion fine in the EU for violating anti-trust laws…
Facebook says Russian firms ‘scraped’ data, including users’ photos to build facial recognition profiles for Russian government
Facebook removed 66 accounts, pages and apps linked to Russian firms that build facial recognition software for the Russian government…
Google exposed user data, did not disclose to public fearing repercussions
Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network…
Google stock down after disappointing Pixel phone release
Google unveiled the latest edition of its smartphone during a live-broadcast worldwide media event…
After trying and failing to hide the issue, Alphabet pulls plug on Google+ after bug exposes data from up to 500,000 users
Google will shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ after announcing…
Roger McNamee: Apple has done extraordinary things to protect user privacy
Apple is better at data privacy and protection than other tech giants, Elevation Partners’ co-founder Roger McNamee told CNBC…
Google to allow Chrome users to disable controversial login requirement, but leaves it on by default
Despite the control, it appears the automatic Chrome sign in will still be the default behavior…
Why I’m done with Google’s Chrome browser
Today I wanted to write specifically about Google Chrome…
Democrat cyber defenders are purging Android phones in favor of Apple iPhones
The Democrats are keen to avoid another digital disaster…
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 bursts into flames inside New York woman’s purse
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 cellphone spontaneously combusted inside a Long Island woman’s purse…
Apple’s best product: Privacy
The best product Apple offers is intangible, yet far more valuable than a flagship smartphone…
Want Google to track you less? Dump Android and get a real Apple iPhone
A new study has found that a stationary iPhone sends data 50 times less frequently…
Android sucks 10x more personal data than Apple’s iPhone
In ‘Google Data Collection,’ Professor Douglas C. Schmidt, Professor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University…
Researchers find Google harvests more data from Android – and Apple iOS – users than most people think
A new study from Vanderbilt University gives a look at the just how much data Google is harvesting from its users…
Google hit with lawsuit accusing them of tracking phone users regardless of privacy settings
Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users…
Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs
Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…
Google tracks users movements even when explicitly told not to – Associated Press
Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to…
IDC: Worldwide tablet market declined 13.5% during the Q218
The worldwide tablet market declined 13.5% during the second quarter of 2018…
People will pay $1000+ for a real Apple iPhone, but not for an Android iPhone knockoff
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. entered the second decade of the smartphone era…
China’s Huawei overtakes Apple as world No. 2 in smartphone unit sales
China’s Huawei Technologies overtook Apple Inc to become the world’s second-biggest…
South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung’s mobile profits fall as consumers pass on $1,000 iPhone knockoffs
Fewer buyers than expected have shelled out top dollar for Samsung’s Galaxy S9…
Anti-iPhone X ads show why South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung keeps losing to Apple
Samsung has debuted three new ads designed not to promote its own products…
Mark Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took an almost $16 billion hit on Thursday…
Apple takes U.S. market share from Android, dominates with 8 iPhones out of 10 best-selling smartphones
The latest smartphone OS data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals a mixed performance…
Facebook stock plunges as users vanish
Facebook Inc’s stock fell as much as 24 percent after hours on Wednesday over concerns…
If you use one of these products, you’re probably wealthy
Some tastes are acquired…
President Trump promises action against the EU over record Google antitrust fine
President Trump has sharply criticised the European Union over the record €4.3 billion ($5.1bn) anti-trust fine…
Like Google, Apple also deserves an EU fine for anticompetitive practices or something
The European Commission had solid antitrust reasons for fining Google 4.3 billion euros…
EU hits Google with record €4.34 billion fine for abusing market dominance
Google has been hit with a record €4.34bn (£3.8bn) fine by the European Union for abusing…
Moment of truth for Google as record EU antitrust fine looms
Google is set to face a record-busting EU antitrust fine this week over its Android mobile operating system…
Owning an iPhone is the most common sign of wealth
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research aims to infer demographics based on…
Under Tim Cook, Steve Jobs’ ‘thermonuclear war’ against iPhone copiers ends not with a bang, but with a whimper
The smartphone patent wars are finally over…
Apple, Samsung settle U.S. patent dispute
Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday settled a years-long patent dispute…
