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Prepare yourselves, the talking fridge is finally here

Apparently Google is trying to break the record for the most number of frivolous IoT gadgets. Yesterday we had a connected denim jacket, and today we have 87 LG kitchen appliances.

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• 5 hours ago

Facebook signs multi-year NFL content deal

The content gold rush continues as Facebook announces a worldwide programming partnership with the US National Football League.

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• 6 hours ago

Google + denim = no more pocket problems

Google has made a jacket. It controls your music, can help you navigate around the city and read you text messages to you. And it’s denim.

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• 1 day ago

Google cherry-picks the best bits of HTC for $1.1 billion

HTC has accepted $1.1 billion to hand over much of its smartphone engineering talent to Google.

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• 5 days ago

Google makes major mobile wallet move in India

Google has made a play for the booming Indian mobile commerce market with the launch of Tez, its new mobile wallet app designed specifically for the country.

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• 8 days ago

Google licks lips at thought of DCI pie

Google might be raising some eyebrows with its traditional business, but the Cloud team has started down an interesting route in the world of data centre interconnect.

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• 07 Sep 2017

Amazon spends 193x more on R&D than Deutsche Telekom

Everyone is innovative if you believe what they say, but few companies could even dream of playing the same R&D game as the worlds’ tech big boys.

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• 04 Sep 2017

Google gives in to Gaggle over shopping shenanigans

Google has put forward details on how it will submit to the will of the European Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) after it was hit with a €2.4 billion fine relating to Google Shopping search results.

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• 30 Aug 2017

Alexa gets into bed with Cortana

Amazon and Microsoft have announced their previously competing voice-driven AI assistants are now an item.

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• 30 Aug 2017

Google chases down Apple with ARCore launch

Google has responded strongly to Apple’s front-running approach to augmented reality with the launch of a new AR platform.

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• 30 Aug 2017

It’s official – Android Oreo is here

We’ve had Nougat, Marshmallow and Lollipop, and now Oreo rolls along as the latest version of Google’s Android operating system.

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• 22 Aug 2017

Apple and Google’s squalid symbiosis revealed

An Apple analyst reckons Google will pay Apple $3 billion to keep its position as the default search engine on its devices this year.

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• 15 Aug 2017

EPIC questions Google’s security credentials

The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking the body to investigate Google’s tracking algorithms.

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• 01 Aug 2017

Google makes loads of money, but cloud is the real story

Googlers are still swimming in cash as the latest quarter brought in $26.01 billion, and not even a $2.74 billion fine from the European Commission could dampen the mood at this party.

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• 25 Jul 2017

Google Fiber loses yet another CEO – connectivity ambitions questionable

The CEO of Access, the part of Alphabet that contains Google Fiber, has reportedly stepped down after just five months at the helm.

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• 18 Jul 2017

Google extends long arm of influence further into AI

Google has launched a new initiative, Gradient Ventures, its own VC arm to seek out AI talent and invest in start-ups.

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• 12 Jul 2017

Europe shakes down Google to the tune of €2.42 billion for search bias

Internet giant Google has received its anticipated spanking from the European Commission, but the fine is significantly larger than expected.

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• 27 Jun 2017

Google might have been a very naughty boy

Whispers around Brussels tell the industry Google could be on its way to a whopping €1 billion fine from the European Commission after claims it abused its search market dominance.

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• 16 Jun 2017

Softbank continues spending spree, grabbing smart robotics firm from Google

Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank continued its drive to take centre stage in the evolution of the tech industry with the acquisition of Boston Dynamics from Google/Alphabet.

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• 09 Jun 2017

Europe has another go at getting more access to private data

An inevitable consequence of the recent spate of terrorist incidents has been calls for greater access to private data and now the European Commission has joined in.

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• 08 Jun 2017