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Google has been hit with a record $5 billion fine by the European Union – for anti-competitive practices. The company was found to have forced mobile phone and tablet makers whose products run the Android operating system to use Google as their default search engine – or be denied access to Google’s Play Store. Google was also found to have paid device manufacturers and mobile phone networks to offer its search engine as the only pre-installed option. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones tell us that despite the ruling, most Android users probably won't notice any difference. (Photo: Google was found to have paid phone manufacturers to offer its search engine as the only pre-installed option, Credit: Murat Kaynak/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)