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The European Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for breaching EU antitrust regulations, claiming that Google abused the dominant position of Android to promote their search product. Google announces it will appeal the ruling.
2018-07-18

Researchers discover a vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol, leaving devices running Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Linux and OpenBSD operating systems vulnerable to attack over wireless connections.
2017-10-16

Cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports "HummingBad" malware has infected at least 10 million Android devices, mostly in China and India. Check Point says a team of developers based in Beijing is behind "HummingBad" which gives hackers administrative-level access to infected devices. Apple devices have been hit by similar malware.
2016-07-5

The European Union accuses Google of abusing the dominance of its Android by preloading its own apps.
2016-04-20

Plaintiffs withdraw a lawsuit against Google that had asserted that it was illegally tying its licensing of the Android operating system to the favorable treatment of Google apps.
2015-04-3

Nokia unveils Nokia X, an Android-based smartphone, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
2014-02-24

Google removes a privacy feature from its Android mobile software, despite objections from groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
2013-12-13

A U.S. appeals court has overturned a district court order that had banned the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus in the US, delivering a winning round for Google's Android against Apple Inc..
2012-10-11

New research reveals Apple and Google are running their iPhone and Android software to build gigantic databases from owners' movements as governments move to investigate.
2011-04-22

Foreign journalists in China say their emails have been hacked, as Google pulls out of launching its Android mobile phones.
2010-01-19