Mobility

Coronavirus: Zoom Reaches 300 Million Users, Adds 256-bit EncryptionCoronavirus: Zoom Reaches 300 Million Users, Adds 256-bit Encryption

Coronavirus: Zoom Reaches 300 Million Users, Adds 256-bit Encryption

Growth of video conferencing app Zoom continues with 300 million users, and firm announces Zoom 5.0 with AES 256-bit encryption

5 years ago
Coronavirus: Twitter Clamps Down On Incitement To Attack 5G TowersCoronavirus: Twitter Clamps Down On Incitement To Attack 5G Towers

Coronavirus: Twitter Clamps Down On Incitement To Attack 5G Towers

Twitter says it is banning 'unverified claims' that could lead to attacks on critical infrastructure, such as the spate of…

5 years ago
Apple Email Flaw Exposed iPhones To HackingApple Email Flaw Exposed iPhones To Hacking

Apple Email Flaw Exposed iPhones To Hacking

A flaw in Apple's Mail app found on iPhones and iPad, has left devices susceptible to sophisticated attacks for years,…

5 years ago
Coronavirus: NHS Tests Covid-19 Contact Tracing App At RAF BaseCoronavirus: NHS Tests Covid-19 Contact Tracing App At RAF Base

Coronavirus: NHS Tests Covid-19 Contact Tracing App At RAF Base

The United Kingdom's Coronavirus tracing app that utilises Bluetooth is being tested at a Royal Air Force base in North…

5 years ago
Facebook Launches Gaming Streaming Service To Rival Twitch, YouTubeFacebook Launches Gaming Streaming Service To Rival Twitch, YouTube

Facebook Launches Gaming Streaming Service To Rival Twitch, YouTube

Facebook has rushed the launch of its gaming streaming app, in order to capitalise on the enforced lockdown of potential…

5 years ago
Coronavirus: France Asks For Easing Of Privacy For Covid-19 Tracing APICoronavirus: France Asks For Easing Of Privacy For Covid-19 Tracing API

Coronavirus: France Asks For Easing Of Privacy For Covid-19 Tracing API

France asks Google and Apple for their ‘private’ Coronavirus tracing API to be a little less private, with the easing…

5 years ago
UK Unlikely To Change Huawei 5G Decision – Foreign OfficeUK Unlikely To Change Huawei 5G Decision – Foreign Office

UK Unlikely To Change Huawei 5G Decision – Foreign Office

Government has made firm decision on Huawei's involvement in UK's 5G roll-out, and the decision is not likely to be…

5 years ago
Coronavirus: Ofcom Labels Eamonn Holmes 5G Comments ‘Ill-judged’Coronavirus: Ofcom Labels Eamonn Holmes 5G Comments ‘Ill-judged’

Coronavirus: Ofcom Labels Eamonn Holmes 5G Comments ‘Ill-judged’

Ofcom warns London Live after David Icke conspiracy theory interview, and issues guidance to ITV after Eamonn Holmes' 5G comments

5 years ago
Study: Half Of All Developers Now Use JavaScriptStudy: Half Of All Developers Now Use JavaScript

Study: Half Of All Developers Now Use JavaScript

But Google-backed Kotlin is fastest-growing language in percentage terms, while Python and Java continue to add developers at a steady…

5 years ago
Libra Scales Back Cryptocurrency Plans Amidst FuroreLibra Scales Back Cryptocurrency Plans Amidst Furore

Libra Scales Back Cryptocurrency Plans Amidst Furore

Facebook-backed cryptocurrency association to issue digital versions of single currencies, stepping back from controversial synthetic coin scheme

5 years ago
Regulator Gives Green Light To Amazon’s Deliveroo StakeRegulator Gives Green Light To Amazon’s Deliveroo Stake

Regulator Gives Green Light To Amazon’s Deliveroo Stake

Competition and Markets Authority gives provisional approval to £460m investment round after warning Deliveroo likely to collapse without new funds

5 years ago
Chinese-Backed Firm Commits To UK Headquarters For Imagination TechnologiesChinese-Backed Firm Commits To UK Headquarters For Imagination Technologies

Chinese-Backed Firm Commits To UK Headquarters For Imagination Technologies

Chinsese state-financed Canyon Bridge tells MPs it plans to keep iPhone tech maker headquartered in the UK, amidst row over…

5 years ago
European Coronavirus Tracing App Scheme Gets Governments’ BackingEuropean Coronavirus Tracing App Scheme Gets Governments’ Backing

European Coronavirus Tracing App Scheme Gets Governments’ Backing

Contact tracing apps are set to arrive in Europe and elsewhere in the coming weeks, with authorities hoping they could…

5 years ago
Coronavirus: EU Sets Out Guidance For Covid-19 Tracking AppCoronavirus: EU Sets Out Guidance For Covid-19 Tracking App

Coronavirus: EU Sets Out Guidance For Covid-19 Tracking App

European Commission publishes detailed guidance for EU member states developing their own Coronavirus tracking and warning apps

5 years ago
What COVID-19 Teaches Tech Businesses About Contingency PlanningWhat COVID-19 Teaches Tech Businesses About Contingency Planning

What COVID-19 Teaches Tech Businesses About Contingency Planning

In a post-COVID-19 world, what kind of contingency planning will all tech businesses have to create? Can a crisis such…

5 years ago

BT Delays Huawei Removal From Core Network By Two Years

Move to shift all core mobile traffic away from Huawei kit and onto Ericsson equipment will only take place by…

5 years ago

Apple Releases Budget Friendly iPhone SE2

Still no 5G. Budget friendly iPhone SE launched by Apple, amid stalling global economies due to worldwide Coronavirus pandemic

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Apple Begins Publishing Mobility Data

Not as detailed as Google's Covid-19 Community Mobility reports, but Apple has released a tool that shows changes in people's…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Attacks On Phone Masts Surge Over Easter

Thank you, foolish celebrities. Attacks on mobile phone towers surge over Easter, with one attack on a tower serving Birmingham's…

5 years ago

Backbencher Demands Halt Of Chinese Takeover Of Imagination Technologies

David Davies says government must employ every mechanism to prevent removal of tech base of Imagination Technologies to China

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Ofcom To Investigate Eamonn Holmes Over 5G Comments

He should know better. Ofcom investigating “as a priority” after Eamonn Holmes makes 5G Coronavirus comment on television

5 years ago

Coronavirus: UK Confirms Development Of Covid-19 Contact App

Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms government is developing an app to warn users if they came into close contact with…

5 years ago

Huawei Warns Of ‘Disservice’ To UK If Excluded From 5G

No u-turn please. Open letter from UK boss of Huawei defends 5G role, amid growing disquiet over Chinese government actions…

5 years ago

Singapore Suspends Classroom Zoom Use After ‘Serious Incidents’

Education Ministry suspends Zoom for home-based learning after hackers disrupt virtual classroom during first week of country's school lockdown

5 years ago

Apple, Google Work Together On ‘Private’ Coronavirus Tracing Tech

Tech giants propose anonymous Bluetooth tech to alert users when they have come into contact with someone who has tested…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Samsung, Facebook, Donate Devices To NHS

Samsung donates 2,000 robust smartphones and other equipment for NHS Nightingale hospitals, as Facebook donates 2,050 Portal devices

5 years ago

Coronavirus: US Senators Advised To Avoid Using Zoom – Report

US Senate reportedly becomes the latest organisation to advise members not to use Zoom, over privacy and security concerns

5 years ago

Google Told By French Regulator To Pay For Re-using News Or Content

Google has been instructed by the French competition authority to pay French publishers and news agencies for re-using content or…

5 years ago

Zoom Sued For Security Lapses, Hires Ex-Facebook Security Boss Stamos

Video conferencing app hit with lawsuit for overstating its privacy standards, as it hires former Facebook security executive

5 years ago

Coronavirus: EU Seeks Unified Approach For Covid-19 Tracking App

European Union warns against fragmented approach for digital technologies and mobile apps, used to help track the Coronavirus pandemic

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