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Landline Usage Continues To Plummet
Use of landlines fallen by 50 percent in past five years as people increasingly use their smartphones
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
Android Weather App Collects Personal Data, Warns Upstream
Pre-installed weather app has been harvesting email addresses and mobile identity numbers
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
Apple Lowers Sales Forecast, Blames China Slowdown
Investor confidence shaken as Apple sees slower iPhone sales both in China and in other countries
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
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
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 further delays to the troubled project
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
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 his smartphone's battery life
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
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 poor services
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 sold off following a funding dispute
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 has a broad scope
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
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
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
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 the scope of an injunction revealed earlier this week
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 an increasingly bitter international trade conflict
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
Android Clickfraud Apps Pose As iPhones To Make Extra Cash
Sophos identifies 22 malware-riddled Android apps that pose as Apple devices to earn extra money
Qualcomm Chinese Victory Sees iPhone Import Ban
Bitter legal spat continues, as iPhones running older iOS can no longer be imported into China after court ruling
China Threats Consequences Over Huawei CFO Arrest
Huawei CFO applies for bail citing medical issues, as US seeks extradition over alleged Iran sanction violations
Japanese Government To Ban Huawei, ZTE Kit – Report
More bad news for Chinese firms as Japan government reportedly plans to halt equipment purchases
O2 Service Restored After Massive Data Outage
30 million customers affected by technical fault that included O2, Tesco Mobile and Sky Mobile customers
BT/EE Bans Huawei Kit For Core 5G Network
UK joins growing list of countries excluding 5G equipment from Chinese networking giant Huawei
Biggest NHS GP IT Supplier To Shift 40m Patient Records To Amazon Cloud
Emis Group, used by six in 10 GPs, plans to shift the back-end of its dominant web software to UK-based AWS servers
Amazon Adds Apple Music To Echo Devices In Time For Christmas Season
Apple's popular music service, said to be neck-in-neck with Spotify in the US, debuts on Amazon's smart speakers in mid-December
US ‘Intensifies Pressure’ On UK, Germany For Huawei 5G Ban
A US delegation reportedly visited European governments and telcos this month to urge them to lock out Chinese companies ahead of critical 5G auctions next year