In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod is joined by Jolla CEO Sami Pienimäki to talk about the implications for the world of smartphone operating systems of the US government’s decision to force Google to hang up on Huawei.
By imposing restrictions on Huawei, the US may force the Chinese company to do something that no one in tech has dared to do for a long time: challenge Google’s control of the Android universe.
Amazon.com is developing a voice-activated wearable device that can recognise human emotions.
A probe into how Google’s mammoth advertising business handles personal data has been launched by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.
AI virtual assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant reinforce gender stereotypes which portray women as “subservient” by relying on female voices, a UN report has said.
An unknown number of Google passwords belonging to the company’s enterprise customers have been stored in plain text for 14 years, the technology giant has admitted.
Huawei said it’s working on its own operating system for its mobile handsets, and will consider rivals to Google’s Android, after the US blacklisted the company.
Huawei Technologies made a pitch to app makers last year: build software for a new Huawei app store outside China, and we’ll help you inside the world’s most populous nation.
In its struggle with China over trade and national security, the US has many legitimate grievances, and a variety of weapons for seeking redress. That doesn’t mean it should use all of them.
Google has restricted Huawei’s access to parts of its Android operating system. Here is a closer look at how the decision could affect Huawei phone users.