Mobility

US Police Cannot Force Suspects To Unlock Devices

Suspects cannot be forced to biometric unlock their devices as it breaks self-incrimination laws, US judge rules

6 years ago

Apple To Scale Back Hiring After iPhone Slowdown – Report

Hiring spree at Apple to slow for certain divisions, warns Tim Cook, but there will be no hiring freeze

6 years ago

Multi-Purpose Malware Surge Strikes Enterprises

Attacks that use multiple methods to distribute numerous threats are on the rise, finds Check Point

6 years ago

Reclusive Huawei Founder Says Firm Does Not Spy For China

Ren Zhengfei's comments follow the arrest of a Huawei staff in Poland on spying charges, the latest incident to put…

6 years ago

IT Life: Jamie Hutton, Quantexa

Quantexa chief technology officer Jamie Hutton talks about artificial intelligence, international money laundering, and his favourite DJ app

6 years ago

iPhone Prices Slashed In China Following Sales Meltdown

Chinese retailers have steeply cut iPhone XR prices, while Apple considers shifting to an all-OLED lineup after its first profit…

6 years ago

CES 2019: Google Advances Assistant Against Amazon’s Alexa

Google has tripled its presence at CES as it builds its Assistant into more devices, while other tech on display…

6 years ago

Apple Cuts iPhone Production – Report

Ten percent cut in production run for current iPhone handsets over next three months, due to weak demand

6 years ago

CES 2019: AI, Home Tech, Cars and Robots To Feature

Tech show gets underway in Las Vegas with number of announcements centred around AI, the home, and robots

6 years ago

Samsung Issues Shock Profit Warning, Amid Slowing Chip Demand

Another sign of tech slowdown? Samsung warns weak chip demand will keep profits subdued

6 years ago

Landline Usage Continues To Plummet

Use of landlines fallen by 50 percent in past five years as people increasingly use their smartphones

6 years ago

Qualcomm Raises Bond To Halt iPhone Sales In Germany

Apple ordered to remove iPhone 7 and 8 models from sale in Germany after Qualcomm court ruling

6 years ago

Android Weather App Collects Personal Data, Warns Upstream

Pre-installed weather app has been harvesting email addresses and mobile identity numbers

6 years ago

No Evidence Screen Time Is Bad For Kids

No good evidence screen time is "toxic" to kids health, expert say, but it should be limited before bedtime

6 years ago

Apple Lowers Sales Forecast, Blames China Slowdown

Investor confidence shaken as Apple sees slower iPhone sales both in China and in other countries

6 years ago

Islamic State Lawsuit Against Facebook, Twitter Dismissed

Legal attempt by victims of 2015 San Bernardino shooting to hold tech firms liable, thrown out of court

6 years ago

SpaceX Starts Construction Of Mars Rocket Prototype

The company also launched its first navigation satellite for the US military, in a win against Boeing and Lockheed-Martin

6 years ago

BT To Remove Huawei Gear From Next-Gen Emergency Network

BT said it would swap out the Chinese vendor's equipment at its own cost and that the process wouldn't mean…

6 years ago

Government ‘Can Now Deploy Drone Detection Systems Throughout The UK’

Ministers say unidentified systems have been readied to prevent further chaos of the kind that struck Gatwick last week

6 years ago

IT Life: Giorgio Regni, Scality

Scality chief technology officer Giorgio Regni talks about cloud apps, collaborative development and the surprising way he found to improve…

6 years ago

Former NASA Engineer Tricks Parcel Thieves With High-Tech Glitter Bomb

The engineer's practical joke comes as Amazon invests heavily into improving the security of parcel deliveries

6 years ago

Ofcom Finds Rural Areas ‘Poorly Served’ By Broadband, Mobile

'Decent' broadband now more widely available, but hundreds of thousands of premises in rural areas still only have access to…

6 years ago

UK Tech Sector ‘Unicorn’ Goes Into Administration

Blippar, which pioneered AR software for linking information and adverts to real-life objects and even people's faces, is to be…

6 years ago

Critical ‘Magellan’ Bug Hits Google Chrome, SQLite

SQLite is broadly used in most mobile and desktop operating systems, browsers and other software, meaning the code execution flaw…

6 years ago

Czech Cyber-Security Agency Warns Of Huawei, ZTE ‘Security Risk’

But Huawei's momentum on 5G in developing economies has remained largely unaffected by US pressure

6 years ago

Delivery Robot Bursts Into Flames In California

The KiwiBot food delivery robot was dramatically consumed by fire after a defective battery was erroneously installed in it

6 years ago

Uber Welcomes Government Reforms That Preserve ‘Gig Economy’

The government's plans stop short of tightening controls on the zero-hour employment practices used by Uber and Deliveroo

6 years ago

Qualcomm Sues To Broaden iPhone Sales Block In China

The smartphone chip giant is reportedly moving to include Apple's latest iPhone models, the XS, XS Max and XR, in…

6 years ago

China Arrests Two Canadians Following Detention Of Huawei CFO

An entrepreneur and a former diplomat have been taken into custody in China on suspicion of 'endangering national security', amidst…

6 years ago

President Trump Ready To Intervene In Huawei CFO Arrest

Canada frees Huawei CFO in exchange for $7.5m bail, strict curfew, as well as ankle monitor

6 years ago