Apple says it had its biggest holiday app sales ever, worth $1.42 billion. Top sellers for iPhones and iPads were ‘Mario Kart Tour,’ and ‘Minecraft.’
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Searching for information on Iran’s missile strike? Google, YouTube lean on trusted sources; Facebook doesn’t
While Google and YouTube mostly turned to networks we know, Facebook pointed users to unknown sources after Iran missile attack in Iraq.
Sonos to Google: Stop selling speakers, phones and laptops now
What timing. Speaker company Sonos sued Google during the annual CES show, saying the company stole its patented technology.
CES 2020: Hey Google, be more upfront about what opt-in really means
Google Assistant records you every time you click on the virtual microphone. Google says you gave approval for this. Remember doing it?
Amazon is planning to bring movies and video to cars with Fire TV
Amazon makes lots of announcements at trade show in Las Vegas, including numbers. Some 40 million people now use Fire TV, e-tailer says.
CES 2020: If LG’s rollable OLED TV sounds familiar, there’s a reason
CES is a place where many, many products are introduced, but many never come out. We look back at the 2019 crop.
Why Amazon, Google and Apple want to record you
Amazon automatically records you whether you like it or not, with Apple it’s opt-in. Google records audio and keystrokes
Google really is listening and recording on apps
Google records your queries when you use the “Hey Google,” wake word with its speakers. But for voice search, it records way more, like everything
Your smart TV is spying on you. Here are step-by-step instructions to stop it
Smart TV sets have settings for adjusting your preferences. You can take control and tell the TV manufacturers not to sell your data.
Don’t fall for this phish attempt from fraudsters
Read the fine print carefully before you click anything in an e-mail. Take a good look here, please