Report: Google and Apple relationship warming up
The relationship between Google and Apple has thawed over the past year, with the companies conducting “lots and lots” of meetings, Reuters reported, citing comments from Eric Schmidt.The Google...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Google YouTube app dispute reignites
Microsoft (again) took aim at Google’s YouTube app policies, arguing in a blog post that “we think it’s clear that Google just doesn’t want Windows Phone users to have the same experience as Android...
View ArticleYouTube for Windows Phone goes back to browser
YouTube for Windows Phone has reverted to a web-based service after Microsoft and Google failed to resolve a dispute surrounding the native app for the video service.With the 3.2 version of YouTube for...
View ArticleYouTube launches family-friendly app
YouTube launched an app for children that only features videos safe for kids, and will feature larger images and bold icons to accommodate “little thumbs”.It is currently only available in the US via...
View ArticleAdvocacy groups want FTC to investigate “hyper-commercialised” YouTube Kids app
A coalition of consumer and youth advocacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US, arguing that Google has used “unfair and deceptive practices” in connection with...
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YouTube, Facebook apps dominate global data usage while games rule in Asia –...
When it comes to data usage within apps, YouTube leads the way with Facebook coming in just behind, according to App Annie’s first report looking at how people act inside mobile applications on...
View ArticleGoogle to launch YouTube Gaming app
Google will be launching its YouTube Gaming app and website this summer, starting in the US and UK, which will give more than 25,000 games their own home page, “a single place for all the best videos...
View ArticleFacebook plans revenue sharing model to monetise videos
Facebook will share ad revenue with video creators in the hope of attracting better content and more advertising, a move aimed at smartphones on which 75 per cent of its videos are watched.In total,...
View ArticleGoogle cites mobile growth in strong Q2
Google announced solid results for the second quarter of 2015, which it said reflected growth across a range of products, “most notably core search, where mobile stood out, as well as YouTube and...
View ArticleGoogle acquires Fly Labs
Fly Labs, maker of video editing apps, has been acquired by Google and will be joining the Google Photos team.The move indicates that Google wants to improve video features on its Google Photos app,...
View ArticleYouTube intros music app
YouTube launched an iOS and Android music app in the US with the aim of doing “even more to support artists and all the fans who turn to YouTube to discover music.” It will rival services like Spotify...
View ArticleYouTube Kids under fire over junk food ads
Two child advocacy groups filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against advertising by 17 food and beverage manufacturers in the YouTube Kids app.“Far from being a safe place for...
View ArticleYouTube not happy with T-Mobile US over Binge On – report
YouTube has hit out at T-Mobile US’ recently launched video streaming program, Binge On, claiming the service is throttling or degrading its own traffic.YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc (Google), was a...
View ArticleYouTube argues the case for digital video domination
LIVE FROM CES 2016: Online video phenomenon You Tube heralded four factors that will ensure digital video displaces traditional television by the end of the decade, as the company’s chief business...
View ArticleCES Day 3 Video Highlights
‘Human drones,’ Pepper the Robot and scepticism over the potential of self-driving cars are the highlights from Thursday at CES. Plus there’s keynote action from Samsung and YouTube.The post CES Day 3...
View ArticleGoogle backtracks on T-Mobile US’ Binge On
Google eased its hard line stance over T-Mobile US’ controversial Binge On streaming service, as YouTube and Play Movies joined the US operator’s growing partner list.Alphabet (Google)-owned YouTube...
View ArticleMicrosoft critical of YouTube app block
Microsoft issued a statement which said that Google “still refuses to allow Windows Phone users to have the same access to YouTube that Android and Apple customers enjoy”, by refusing to allow the...
View ArticleFacebook pips Google Maps to become top US app
Facebook overtook Google Maps to become the “number one US mobile app” at the end of 2012, according to research firm comScore. Although Google lost out on top spot, more positively it does occupy the...
View ArticleGoogle & WhatsApp: Opposites attract
Almost a year to the day since Facebook announced its big-ticket acquisition of Instagram [1], rumours abounded about another megadeal: an acquisition of WhatsApp by Google [2]. Although subsequently...
View ArticleGoogle takes action against Microsoft in YouTube app spat
Google has taken action to stop Microsoft from distributing its YouTube app for Windows Phone 8, arguing that some of its functionality goes against the terms and conditions of the service. According...
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