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

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 weeks ago
Apple Shareholders Vote To Retain Diversity ProgrammesApple Shareholders Vote To Retain Diversity Programmes

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 weeks ago
Apple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government OrderApple Withdraws Advanced Data Protection For UK, After Government Order

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

3 weeks ago
Apple Touts ‘Most Affordable’ iPhone 16eApple Touts ‘Most Affordable’ iPhone 16e

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…

3 weeks ago
Improved Indoor Connectivity Could Add Billions To UK Economy – SurveyImproved Indoor Connectivity Could Add Billions To UK Economy – Survey

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

4 weeks ago
Apple To Integrate Alibaba’s AI Into iPhones In ChinaApple To Integrate Alibaba’s AI Into iPhones In China

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

4 weeks ago
South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ RulingSouth Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling

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

1 month ago
UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – ReportUK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

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

1 month ago
Apple iPhone Sales Dip Over Christmas Period, Despite AIApple iPhone Sales Dip Over Christmas Period, Despite AI

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

1 month ago
Three UK Investigates After Outage Impacted Some 999 CallsThree UK Investigates After Outage Impacted Some 999 Calls

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

2 months ago
UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile EcosystemsUK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

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

2 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…

2 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…

2 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

2 months ago

Huawei Next-Gen OS Gets Boost With Tencent’s WeChat

Tencent's super-app WeChat launches on Huawei's HarmonyOS Next platform in major boost to company's Android and iOS competitor

2 months ago

Apple Says It Never Sold Recordings Made By Siri

Clarification from Apple. Settlement of Siri privacy lawsuit did not mean it actually sold data collected by voice assistant

2 months ago

Apple Still Prevented From Selling iPhone 16s In Indonesia

Indonesian government minister confirms that despite Apple planning production facility, it still cannot sell its iPhone 16 locally

2 months ago

Apple Pays $95 Million To Settle Siri Lawsuit

Settlement reached after Apple was alleged to have routinely recorded private conversations after unintentional activation of Siri

2 months ago

Apple Offers iPhone Discounts In China – Report

Amid intensifying competition, Apple is offering rare discounts of its latest iPhone range in mainland China

2 months ago

SpaceX Agrees ‘Direct-To-Cell’ Starlink Service For Ukraine

Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar signs agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX for 'direct-to-cell' satellite connectivity

2 months ago

Foldable Shipments Slow In China Amidst Global Growth Pains

Shipments of foldable smartphones show dramatic slowdown in world's biggest smartphone market amidst broader growth pains for segment

3 months ago

EU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

European Commission publishes preliminary instructions to Apple on how to open up iOS to rivals, prompting privacy complaint

3 months ago

Apple Touts Ongoing UK Investment, As Tim Cook Meets Prime Minister

Apple highlights its UK investment has grown to £18 billion, as CEO Tim Cook meets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

3 months ago

US Awards Micron $6.1 Billion From US Chips Act

Biden administration awards $6.1 billion subsidy from US Chips Act for Micron's Idaho and and New York plants

3 months ago

Apple To Begin Using In-House 5G Modems Next Year

Apple reportedly planning to use first-generation in-house 5G modem in iPhone SE next year, hopes to reach parity with Qualcomm…

3 months ago

Huawei Gains On Apple In China Premium Smartphones

Huawei sees sales of premium smartphones in China grow by 34 percent as Apple declines, while company bets on Android-free…

3 months ago

CMA Clears Vodafone, Three Merger After Price Promise

UK regulator approves Vodafone, Three merger, after receiving commitments over price, network, and virtual mobile operators

3 months ago

Huawei Releases Mate 70 Range To Challenge Apple

Huawei launches Mate 70 smartphones with AI-powered air gestures for cross-device file transfers to nearby foldables and tablets

4 months ago

Apple’s Cook Visits China Amidst iPhone Sales Slowdown

Apple chief Tim Cook makes third public appearance in China this year amidst stiff domestic iPhone competition, AI uncertainty

4 months ago