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Apple To Manufacture Most US iPhones In India – ReportApple To Manufacture Most US iPhones In India – Report

Apple To Manufacture Most US iPhones In India – Report

Apple to pivot manufacturing of iPhones for US away from China and to India, after weeks of Trump's tariff and…

3 days ago
Justice Dept Argues Google Must Face Harsh RemediesJustice Dept Argues Google Must Face Harsh Remedies

Justice Dept Argues Google Must Face Harsh Remedies

US Justice Department lawyers argue Google must face wide-ranging remedies including selling off Chrome, with AI also taken into account

7 days ago
Apple iPhone Shipments In China Slide, As Cook Talks With Trump OfficialApple iPhone Shipments In China Slide, As Cook Talks With Trump Official

Apple iPhone Shipments In China Slide, As Cook Talks With Trump Official

CEO Tim Cook talks to Trump official, as IDC notes China's smartphone market growth, and Apple shipments fall

1 week ago
Apple Leads Smartphone Market In First QuarterApple Leads Smartphone Market In First Quarter

Apple Leads Smartphone Market In First Quarter

Apple tops smartphone sales worldwide in first quarter after iPhone 16e launch, in spite of sagging demand in US, Europe,…

2 weeks ago
Google Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – ReportGoogle Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – Report

Google Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – Report

Hundreds of staff within the Android, Chrome and Pixel teams at Alphabet's Google are reportedly being laid off

2 weeks ago
Apple Airlifts 600 Tons Of iPhones From India, Amid Trump Tariff ChaosApple Airlifts 600 Tons Of iPhones From India, Amid Trump Tariff Chaos

Apple Airlifts 600 Tons Of iPhones From India, Amid Trump Tariff Chaos

As Trump eases his global tariffs, but ramps up China's input duty, Apple reportedly airlifts in over a million iPhones…

3 weeks ago
Trump’s Tariffs: Implications For Tech SectorTrump’s Tariffs: Implications For Tech Sector

Trump’s Tariffs: Implications For Tech Sector

Semiconductor imports are free of Trump's tariff war, but concerns remain over imports of smartphones from China, and items sold…

4 weeks ago
CK Hutchison Says No Decision On Telco Spin-off, London ListingCK Hutchison Says No Decision On Telco Spin-off, London Listing

CK Hutchison Says No Decision On Telco Spin-off, London Listing

No decision yet, after media reports CK Hutchison was to spin off its global telecom assets and list business on…

4 weeks ago
Huawei Consumer Revenues Surge Amidst Smartphone ComebackHuawei Consumer Revenues Surge Amidst Smartphone Comeback

Huawei Consumer Revenues Surge Amidst Smartphone Comeback

Huawei sees 38 percent jump in consumer revenues as its smartphone comeback continues to gather pace, as it adapts to…

4 weeks ago
UK Proposes To Allow Satellites To Resolve UK Mobile Not-SpotsUK Proposes To Allow Satellites To Resolve UK Mobile Not-Spots

UK Proposes To Allow Satellites To Resolve UK Mobile Not-Spots

Solving not-spots? Ofcom proposal to make UK the first European country to allow ordinary smartphones to make satellite calls

1 month ago
Apple Reshuffles Executives As AI Plans StruggleApple Reshuffles Executives As AI Plans Struggle

Apple Reshuffles Executives As AI Plans Struggle

Apple reportedly reassigns Siri development to executive behind Vision Pro after acknowledging delays to much-hyped AI features

1 month ago
EU Hands Apple First Interoperability RequirementsEU Hands Apple First Interoperability Requirements

EU Hands Apple First Interoperability Requirements

EU gives Apple demands for third-party developer access to iOS features and greater responsiveness in communications

1 month ago
Apple Loses Bid To Evade German Antitrust RulesApple Loses Bid To Evade German Antitrust Rules

Apple Loses Bid To Evade German Antitrust Rules

Apple loses bid in Germany's top civil court to remove designation under special antitrust rules for biggest tech companies

1 month ago
Foxconn Misses Profit Expectations After iPhone Sales DropFoxconn Misses Profit Expectations After iPhone Sales Drop

Foxconn Misses Profit Expectations After iPhone Sales Drop

Taiwan's Foxconn misses profit expectations for fourth quarter after iPhone sales decline, but predicts rosy first quarter

1 month ago
Mobile Browser Market Not Working Well – CMAMobile Browser Market Not Working Well – CMA

Mobile Browser Market Not Working Well – CMA

Report from CMA's independent inquiry group concludes mobile browser markets not working well, but cloud gaming gets a pass

2 months ago

Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ Is Free For All Prime Members

Major overhaul of Amazon's Alexa will be free for all Prime users, but others will have to pay $19.99 per…

2 months ago

Apple Shareholders Vote To Retain Diversity Programmes

Investors and shareholders back Apple's board of directors, and vote against proposal to end diversity programmes

2 months ago

Apple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government Order

Apple removes advanced data protection tool from the UK, after British government order to provide backdoor encryption access

2 months ago

Apple Touts ‘Most Affordable’ iPhone 16e

Replacement for the 2022 iPhone SE, the budget iPhone 16e costs from £599 and signals end of home button after…

2 months ago

Improved Indoor Connectivity Could Add Billions To UK Economy – Survey

New research from Freshwave finds a better mobile signal indoors could grow the UK economy by £70bn a year

2 months ago

Apple To Integrate Alibaba’s AI Into iPhones In China

Apple Intelligence in China is reportedly not going to utilise OpenAI's ChatGPT, after Alibaba confirmed AI partnership with Apple

2 months ago

South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling

After Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee's not guilty verdict this week, Korean prosecutors say they will appeal to Supreme Court

3 months ago

UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

Potential privacy clash, after Apple is reportedly ordered by UK court to provide 'blanket access' to encrypted user data

3 months ago

Apple iPhone Sales Dip Over Christmas Period, Despite AI

Despite heavily touting its AI credentials, iPhone sales slipped over Christmas period, as Apple continues to lose ground in China

3 months ago

Three UK Investigates After Outage Impacted Some 999 Calls

Thursday outage of Three UK network impacts thousands of people, with operator confirming some 999 calls did not connect

3 months ago

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers

3 months ago

Samsung Touts AI Features With Galaxy S25 Smartphones

Launch of Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 sees the handsets described as being “a true AI…

3 months ago

Worldwide IT Spending Set To Rise 9.8 Percent In 2025 – Gartner

Spending on IT is forecasted to increase in 2025 according to Gartner, but price increases will absorb the increased CIO…

3 months ago

Apple Suspends AI-Generated News Notifications After Errors

After complaint from BBC, Apple opts to suspending artificial intelligence feature after inaccurate summaries of news headlines

3 months ago