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Google appeals record EU fine over Android
In its July decision, Brussels accuses Google of using the Android system's huge popularity on smartphones and tablets to promote the use of its own Google search engine and shut out rivals
Google hit with record 4.3-billion euro fine in EU over Android
(UPDATED) The new sanction nearly doubles the previous record EU anti-trust fine of 2.4 billion euros, which also targeted Google, in that case for the Silicon Valley titan's shopping comparison service in 2017. Google says it will appeal the fine
Google rejects EU anti-trust charges over Android
Google responds to a long rapsheet of charges involving Android that the EU filed in April They include the claim that Google used practices such as making manufacturers pre install its search engine as the default in phones
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Android gets record 87.5% of smartphone market – survey
Android s leadership of the global smartphone market looks unassailable at the moment says Strategy Analytics Woody Oh
Microsoft: 74 companies to pre-install its apps on Android
This means that Microsoft’s apps – such as Office Skype and OneDrive – will be hitting a wider number of Android devices in the future
ISIS has an Android app for encrypted chat
The AlRawi app cannot be downloaded from Google Play and must be instead installed manually
Android Lollipop on 1.6% of devices in just 3 months
While Android Kitkat and Jelly Bean still lead the pack the adoption rate of Android Lollipop has finally become significant enough for Google to add it to its charts
