Expect announcements today

 
The Google Pixel 4, which is launching today, is meant to be Google's epitome of smartphone design and camera prowess but it will not be using the latest  Snapdragon  chipset.

Gigaset and HMD Global Oy allowed to help out

Google’s fight against a record EU antitrust fine has received the backing of Android phone maker Gigaset and HMD Global Oy to intervene in the lawsuit.

Lost manual download rights

Huawei's newly launched Mate 30 devices have lost their access to install Google’s Android apps manually.

And your starter for 10 is "how has Google hurt you?"

Storage outfit Oracle, which is not backward in coming forward to complain, has told the press that It is being quizzed by congressional and state investigators looking into allegations that Google violated antitrust law.

People talking to robots not people

Sales of devices that talk to you, switch off your lights, lock your door and regulate how hot and cold you get will show increased growth between now and 2023.

Lest we forget the Right to Forget

Google won its fight against tougher “right to be forgotten” rules after Europe’s top court said on Tuesday it does not have to remove links to sensitive personal data worldwide, rejecting a French demand.

But no one cared

When Google started gutting the effectiveness of ad blockers on its Chrome browser, there was an outcry; but for some reason, no one cared that Apple had done the same thing for a year and a half.

Investing three billion euros

Google will invest three billion euros over the next two years to expand its European data centres.

Worth $2 billion

Google just made the largest corporate renewable energy purchase in history, with 18 new energy deals around the world that will help build infrastructure worth more than $2 billion.

Standard finalised

The Wi-Fi Alliance has finalised its Wi-Fi Certified 6 programme, aka. 802.11ax.