U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly.

U.S. stocks climbed after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected.

A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition.

Phones hold so much of our digital lives that if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause major disruption beyond just the loss of a device.

A federal judge has ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition.

Video game maker Epic Games has sued Google and Samsung.

Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables.

Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used.

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.

Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company’s payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.

A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system.

Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people’s dependence on one of its main products to stifle competition at consumers’ expense.

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There has been a surge in 911 calls across the United States and even parts of Europe, and News 6 has learned it’s happening in 911 call centers right here in Central Florida.

Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost.

Google is challenging a record European Union antitrust fine that took aim at the Android operating system’s role in restricting mobile competition and consumer choice.

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One of the European Union’s highest courts has largely upheld a huge fine issued to Google by the bloc’s antitrust enforcers in 2018 over its Android mobile operating system.

In these outlooks, the NHC will highlight tropical disturbances as having a low, medium or high chance for development over the next two and five days.

The coronavirus pandemic has given phone scammers yet another opportunity to use robocalls to prey on consumers. But some new laws have been enacted to help put a stop to all those annoying calls. Plus, Consumer Reports says there are some simple things you can do, too.

Google is heading to a top European Union court to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for stifling competition by abusing the dominance of its Android operating system.

U.K. competition regulators are looking into Apple and Google smartphone operating systems, app stores and browsers, over concern that the two tech giants’ control of “mobile ecosystems” is harming consumers.

An Australian judge has found that Google broke the law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices.

The Supreme Court is siding with Google in a copyright dispute with Oracle.

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EU regulators cleared Google's plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit after the company promised to silo off user data and not use it for advertising. The EU was initially worried the deal would expand Google’s “data advantage” and raise barriers for rivals in the online ad industry. The Silicon Valley tech giant's commitments included a promise to silo off Fitbit user data from other Google data and not use it for advertising purposes. Google also vowed to continue giving outside health and fitness apps access to Fitbit data. “There is a serious risk that Google will exploit Fitbit users’ data, including sensitive health data, in several markets," said Director General Monique Goyens.

But on Wednesday the Supreme Court looked to more low tech examples, from the typewriter keyboard to restaurant menus, try to resolve an $8 billion-plus copyright dispute between tech giants Google and Oracle. In developing Android, Google used some of Oracle's computer code. Google won the first round when a trial court rejected Oracle’s copyright claim, but that ruling was overturned on appeal. Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted that the justices had been told “the sky will fall” if the court rules against Google. Microsoft, IBM and major internet and tech industry lobbying groups have weighed in, in favor of Google.

The state worked with the U.S. Geological Survey and Google, the maker of Android, to build the quake alerts into all phones that run the commonplace operating system. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)SACRAMENTO, Calif. Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled Tuesday in California, Google announced. Google, which helped develop Android, worked with California and the U.S. Geological Survey to build the quake alerts into all phones that run the commonplace mobile operating system. By contrast, many millions of people own Android phones. Also Tuesday, Google announced that Android phones will begin detecting earthquakes from around the world through their motion-sensing accelerometers.

[WEB EXTRA: Geotagging guide]Special Agent Steve Brenton says the GPS setting for smart phone cameras including iPhone and Android models provide a "geo-location" that allows anybody to track "exactly where that photograph was taken." The information is precise including the exact longitude and latitude of the location where the shot was taken. "Bad guys know the social networking sites and social media sites that kids are going to," Brenton says. "They spend more time on the computer than the kids do, just to find the kids on these social networking sites." Each smart phone has a different setting to disconnect the GPS mode.

CLERMONT, Fla. – If you have an Android or an iPhone, you may be a target for thieves. The good news: there are several apps for both iPhones and Androids that you can download for free to track your phone through GPS. Local 6 also found several recent cases where people have been able to track down their stolen phone by using a tracking app. The woman behind Eade also goes through the check-out line, but 30 seconds later she returns and swipes Eade's iPhone. Chief Broadway advocates using tracking apps, passcodes even wiping your device once it's gone to prevent identity theft.