In addition to its technological wizardry, Google also pays billions of dollars each year to ensure its search engine is the default choice for answering queries entered in the world’s most popular smartphones and web browsers.

An investigation by a UK regulator finds that Google and Apple are "holding back innovation" in the mobile browsers segment.

An initial inquiry has recommended that the UK’s competition regulator investigate the two firms further.

Mobile browser markets are not working well for businessess

A British watchdog says Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers.