Smartphones

Foxconn Sees Supply-Chain Woes Continuing Through Next Year

Foxconn, biggest assembler of Apple's iPhones, expects revenue decline for end-of-year quarter as component shortages continue

3 years ago

President Biden Tightens Restrictions On Huawei, ZTE

Tightening the screw. US President Joe Biden signs legislation to stop Chinese firms from receiving new equipment licences from US…

3 years ago

Tim Cook Says No Plans To Accept Crypto Payments

Cryptocurrency owner Tim Cook says there are no immediate plans to accept cryptocurrencies as payment, and discusses Apple Car, China…

3 years ago

Vodafone Expands CityFibre Partnership To Continue FTTP Push

Vodafone claims to be the UK largest full-fibre broadband provider, thanks to Openreach and expanded CityFibre partnership

3 years ago

Didi App Nears Relaunch In China – Report

Didi Global is reportedly preparing to relaunch its ride-hailing and other apps in China by the end of the year,…

3 years ago

NSO Incoming CEO Quits, Citing US Blacklist – Report

Local media reports that the CEO-designate of NSO Group has resigned before even taking the role, citing the recent US…

3 years ago

Apple Developing Patch For Face ID Issue Found By iFixit

Apple promises patch, after iFixit finds when a screen on iPhone 13 is replaced by a third-party repair shop, it…

3 years ago

High Court Blocks $4.3bn Lawsuit Over Google iPhone Tracking

Court order blocks mass lawsuit against Google, over a decade old case that involved tracking Safari users browser history

3 years ago

Public Payphone Protections Revealed By Ofcom

BT says it looks forward to working with Ofcom, after regulator reveals measures to stop closures of public payphones in…

3 years ago

Apple To Drop Mask Requirement For Many US Stores – Report

Customers visiting many Apple US stores on Friday will no longer be required to wear masks, although the requirement will…

3 years ago

Apple’s Craig Federighi Warns EU DMA Will Open ‘Pandora’s Box’

Sideloading apps from the web, as proposed by Europe's planned regulations, would open ‘Pandora’s box’ warns Federighi

3 years ago

Google To Allow Third Party App Payments In South Korea

Your move Apple? Third party payment systems will be allowed in Google's app ecosystem in South Korea, to comply with…

3 years ago

US Adds Israel’s NSO Group To Entity List

US hits Israeli surveillance specialist NSO Group with trade restrictions after adding it to its Entity List, citing the spyware…

3 years ago

Apple Reduces iPad Production To Bolster iPhone Manufacturing

Chip shortage triggers sharp reduction in production of Apple iPads, in order to free up chips and components for iPhone…

3 years ago

Apple Expands iPhone Sales In Spite Of Shortages

Apple retakes worldwide No. 2 smartphone spot as Samsung retains lead in spite of decline, shipping more than 3 million…

3 years ago

Facebook Says Instagram Makes People ‘Feel Better’

Facebook responds to criticism over well-being, saying it is spending $5bn on the issue this year and that Instagram makes…

3 years ago

Location Data Firm Addresses Privacy Breach Concerns

UK-based Huq acknowledges at least two of its partner apps collected users' location data even when users had explicitly opted…

3 years ago

Australia Wants Search Engine Choice Screen On Smartphones

Search engine move plotted down under. Australian watchdog plans to make Google offer smartphone users an alternative search engine

3 years ago

US Copyright Office Adds Support For Right To Repair

With the right to repair movement supported by the Biden administration, US Copyright Office expands legal shield to fix tech…

3 years ago

EU Regulators Open Investigation Of Nvidia’s ARM Acquisition

Setback for Nvidia, as the European Commission confirms full-scale investigation into purchase of British chip designer ARM Holdings

3 years ago

FCC Revokes China Telecom Licence In US

US communication regulator has officially revoked and terminates the license of China Telecom to provide services in the United States

3 years ago

Australia Funds Telstra Buy Of Digicel Pacific To Thwart China

Strategic blocking? Australian government joins forces with Telstra to acquire Digicel Pacific, after interest from state-owned China Mobile

3 years ago

Apple ‘Very Likely’ To Face DoJ Antitrust Lawsuit – Report

Two year investigation by Department of Justice of tech giants has seen acceleration of Apple probe, reportedly increasing likelihood of…

3 years ago

France Holds Secret Talks With Israel Over NSO Spyware

Top adviser to French President holds talks with Israeli counterpart to discuss NSO spyware allegedly targetting French government ministers

3 years ago

Samsung Barred From Importing Smartphones Into Russia

Russian court bans Samsung Electronics from importing and selling 61 models of smartphones in Russia over IP lawsuit concerning Samsung…

3 years ago

Vodafone To Hire 7,000 In Digital Services Push

British mobile giant Vodafone to hire thousands of software engineers to assist in its digital transformation and digital services push

3 years ago

FCC Urged To Address Spy Risk To US Telecom Networks

American senators have urged the US communications watchdog to address surveillance threats posed by foreign firms providing services to US…

3 years ago

Google Pixel 6 Launches At Compelling Price Point

Two new Android flagship phones from Google continues the aggressive pushback against more expensive smartphone alternatives

3 years ago

Hacker Group Linked To China Compromising Global Telecom Networks

Warning from security experts CrowdStrike that 'LightBasin' hackers are burrowing into telephone networks around the world to grab data

3 years ago

CMA Competition Probe Into Music Streaming Market

British competition watchdog announces investigation into music streaming market, and issues recommendations for anti-virus industry

3 years ago