The European Commission announced a new code of conduct which is intended to combat hate speech online. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft have agreed to abide by the code. The agreement…
May 31, 2016 | 09:54 EDT
On Thursday, Oracle was delivered a blow in its years-long litigation against Google’s use of Java in Android. A jury has determined that Google’s use of Java Application Programing Interfaces (API)…
May 28, 2016 | 12:47 EDT
Back in march, the French data protection authority CNIL had fined Google over $100,000 due to the company's failure to comply with the EU directive concerning the right to be forgotten. Google…
May 19, 2016 | 09:20 EDT
Researchers at Skycure have reported that a previously discovered security hole in the Android operating system affects even more devices than previously thought. First discovered in march, the…
May 18, 2016 | 09:21 EDT
The Telegraph reports that Google may soon be hit with the largest antitrust fine every handed out by the EU. Since 2010, Google has been under investigation in the EU over claims that it is abusing…
May 18, 2016 | 08:00 EDT
Today, Google announced an update to its AdWords program. The company will no longer show advertisements for payday loans. The exact rules laid out by Google will remove ads for loans where repayment…
May 11, 2016 | 09:18 EDT
The Supreme Court has approved rule changes governing how federal courts handle criminal investigations. Judges were previously limited to authorizing searches within their own jurisdiction, usually…
April 28, 2016 | 10:24 EDT
Getty Images, a company which provides stock images for business purposes, has filed a complaint against Google with the European Union's antitrust commission. Getty claims that Google's image search…
April 28, 2016 | 04:58 EDT
The European Commission has published a press release accusing Google of anti-competitive practices. The Commission has already sent a statement of objections to Google, but the complaints are…
April 21, 2016 | 06:29 EDT
The home automation system known as the Revolv hub will no longer be supported, according to a post by Revolv's founders. Normally, "no longer supported" means there will be no new software updates,…
April 5, 2016 | 09:54 EDT
Today, Google announced that it will be rolling out a new home phone service called Fiber Phone. The post states that, although mobile phones are an important means of communication, home phones are…
March 29, 2016 | 10:39 EDT
For years, Google has been in a fight with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. Hood seemed to be on a crusade against Google over the company's alleged promotion of piracy because sites with…
March 28, 2016 | 05:23 EDT
The French data protection authority CNIL announced that it has fined Google €100 000 or about $111 720. The fine is due to the company's failure to comply with an EU directive concerning the right…
March 24, 2016 | 09:53 EDT
Under pressure from European regulators, Google is expanding its right to be forgotten policy. Under EU law, European citizens can request that search engines remove links from their search results…
February 12, 2016 | 09:46 EST
This week at CES, Lenovo announced that it will be releasing the first consumer phone to utilize Google's Project Tango technology this summer. Google and Lenovo teased the "special" announcement…
January 9, 2016 | 11:18 EST
For those concerned about DMCA takedown notifications being abused by media corporations, there is a bit of good news: Google plans to defend some targets of DMCA takedowns that they believe have a…
November 19, 2015 | 09:55 EST
Google has announced on its official blog that it will be discontinuing Chrome support in older operating systems in April 2016. Specifically, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard,…
November 12, 2015 | 01:56 EST
Google intends to combine its 2 OSs, Chrome and Android, into a single OS that will run on both PCs and mobile devices. With this move, the Chrome OS will be folded into the far more popular Android…
October 30, 2015 | 08:42 EDT
A recent ruling by an Australian court finds that Google is guilty of defamation if its search results return links to sites with defamatory content. The court has decided that providing a hyperlink…
October 28, 2015 | 10:37 EDT
The Obama administration has announced it will not be seeking a legal mandate for backdoors into encrypted services, FBI Director James Comey has announced. During a hearing in front of the Senate…
October 13, 2015 | 08:18 EDT
With an announcement by Amazon that it will no longer be selling Apple and Google Video Streaming devices, Amazon attempts to protect its own streaming service. Amazon sent out an email to…
October 2, 2015 | 12:29 EDT
In addition to new Nexus devices, Google has also unveiled an updated Chromecast and a new Android tablet. Curiously, the tablet does not replace the existing Nexus 9. It also doesn’t carry the Nexus…
September 30, 2015 | 02:11 EDT
Google has unveiled the 2015 Nexus lineup — a Nexus 5X made by LG and a Nexus 6P made by Huawei. Both devices will ship with Android 6.0 “Marshmallow”, and will be Google’s flagship devices to show…
September 29, 2015 | 10:15 EDT
Android Wear has officially launched on iOS devices as of today. Through the Android Wear app currently in the App Store, iOS users are no longer limited to the Apple Watch or Pebble for wearables.…
August 31, 2015 | 11:32 EDT
The news story I recently wrote about a corrupt attorney general conspiring with the MPAA to take down Google has certainly caught the interest of our readers. Although the emails that Google…
July 29, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Zimperium Mobile Security has uncovered a major vulnerability in the Android ecosphere that will effect 95% of all Android devices. Named "Stagefright," this vulnerability will allow a hacker total…
July 28, 2015 | 08:00 EDT
For years, Google has been in a bitter fight against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. The reason? Hood claims that Google is aiding in online piracy because sites which have pirated content…
July 26, 2015 | 03:54 EDT
A new version of Google Maps has just been released. Version 9.12.0 is rolling out with a new feature called Timeline. With timeline, it will show you where you've been, with approximate drive times…
July 23, 2015 | 12:02 EDT
This summer, Youtube will launch a new service called Youtube Gaming, a website and app focused on gaming content including live streaming and speed running. Alex Joyce, Product Manager at Youtube,…
June 12, 2015 | 05:22 EDT
The Department of Justice recently filed an amicus brief advising the Supreme Court not to hear an appeal by Google in a major copyright case. The case originated when Oracle sued Google over the…
May 31, 2015 | 08:11 EDT
A top-secret NSA document, which was recently shared by Edward Snowden with the CBC, shows a joint plan to by intelligence agencies in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to hijack Google's…
May 21, 2015 | 11:45 EDT
For years Google has been designing and testing software and hardware to make cars autonomous. Years ago, in 2012, Google began work on designing self driving cars by combining a vast array of…
May 17, 2015 | 04:15 EDT
Thanks to a ruling by an appeals court, Safari users in the UK can sue Google over its alleged privacy violations. The claim is that Google bypassed user settings to save a tracking cookie, which…
March 27, 2015 | 08:39 EDT
Google has announced a long-anticipated update to their flagship Chromebook Pixel, updating the internal specifications with newer hardware from Intel. The newest Broadwell based CPU’s are present,…
March 12, 2015 | 08:04 EDT
Rule #1 of journalism The media is abuzz with information about Google's new Fact-based algorithm, said to be harmful to sites like Gawker and Fox. Many journalism sites from Gizmodo to The Daily…
March 5, 2015 | 09:15 EST
In a big leap from the previous limit, Google Play will allow you to upload 50,000 songs to their cloud service for streaming or downloading on your phone. tablet, or computer, according to the…
February 27, 2015 | 09:15 EST
Google doesn't even want you to see this much Google's Blogger blogging service previously allowed X-rated content on their sites so long as they were marked appropriately. But starting on March…
February 25, 2015 | 09:25 EST
Bad news for Youtubers who participate in paid product placement. You know that sponsor ad spot you're getting paid to roll in your videos? Yeah, Google now wants a cut of that. You're reading it…
February 21, 2015 | 10:26 EST
Sometimes you simply forget something crucial or would like access to some key files when you're away from home. Have you forgotten that flash drive with something vital for a business presentation…
February 10, 2015 | 04:27 EST
Google and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office released a jointly signed agreement regarding upcoming changes to Google's privacy policy. This puts to rest a years long disagreement between…
January 30, 2015 | 06:38 EST
Google Fiber is coming to the south. According to Time magazine, Google Fiber will be expanding to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham. If you live in or around them, you will have…
January 28, 2015 | 07:23 EST
As previously reported on TechRaptor, both Apple and Steam have complied with sanctions against Crimea and will not allow the use of their online stores by Crimean based users. Paypal as well has…
January 26, 2015 | 02:37 EST
A recent law passed by the European Union gives citizens the so-called right to be forgotten online. A recent court ruling further clarifies the scope of what the law pertains to. People can request…
January 20, 2015 | 04:01 EST
The latest update to Google Translate for Android and iPhone adds some powerful new features to greatly streamline the translation process. Google Translate already has the capability to translate…
January 15, 2015 | 05:15 EST
Earlier this year tech giants Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe were hit with a class action lawsuit. Recently, they have agreed to a settlement, to the tune of $415 million, to be paid jointly by all…
January 14, 2015 | 03:49 EST
Android Operative Systems, use a core component called WebView to render web pages. Due of its nature, this component is predictably under constant scrutiny from security experts to locate possible…
January 12, 2015 | 02:19 EST
Since the FCC proposed classifying telecom and cable services as Title II under the Telecommunications act, Comcast, and various other companies have been in up-in-arms at the proposal. This is not…
January 4, 2015 | 04:35 EST
Several major tech companies and social media sites have decided to stand up to Russian authorities who recently handed down orders to block content regarding an upcoming protest. The protest was in…
December 27, 2014 | 09:05 EST