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Apple Accused By Union Of Staff Law Violations At NY Store
Staff at Apple's World Trade Centre store in New York are allegedly being questioned and spied on, over trade union concerns
Canada To Join Five Eyes 5G Ban On Huawei/ZTE
Making it official. Canada is to turn its unofficial ban on 5G kit from Huawei and ZTE into an official national security stance
September 13 Slated For iPhone 14 Launch – Report
No surprise there. Apple is slated to launch the iPhone 14 on 13 September according to leaker, and other devices could also be revealed
Apple Loses Senior Executive Over Remote Working Policy – Report
Insistence by Tim Cook and co that staff work in the offices has resulted in departure of Apple's director of machine learning
Apple Delays Staff Mandate For Three Days A Week In Office – Report
Tech giant blames rising Covid cases as it again pushes back return to office deadline, and reinstates mask requirements for 100 US stores
China’s SMIC Warns Of Plummeting Smartphone, PC Demand
Chip maker SMIC blames Russia's war in Ukraine and Covid lockdowns in China, as demand for smartphones, PCs drops “like a rock”
Vodafone In Merger Talks With Three UK – Report
Vodafone is reportedly in talks to merge its UK operations with Three UK, which is owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings
Apple No Longer The Most Valuable Company In World
Oil giant Aramco has overtaken Apple as the most valuable company in the world, amid a decline in the iPhone maker's share price
Google Unveils Smartphone, Watch, Tablet, Glasses At I/O Conference
Bunch of hardware reveals from Google at its I/O developer conference, including new Pixel smartphones, smartwatch, tablet, earbuds, and AR glasses
Apple To Discontinue The iPod
Thanks for memories. Apple confirms that after 21 years, it will discontinue its original music player device – the Apple iPod
EFF Warns Over Health App Data After Roe v Wade Report
Electronic Frontier Foundation warns women may face new data security risks if 1973 Roe v Wade decision repealed, including from healthcare apps
German Government Touts $14.7bn State Aid For Chip Factories
Minister in German government says the country wants to attract chip makers with 14 billion euros ($14.71 billion) in support
EU Antitrust Head Calls For Global Approach To Tackle Big Tech
Europe's antitrust boss Margrethe Vestager says there needs to be a global approach to tackle the power of big name tech players
Dutch Watchdog To Investigate Google Play Store Practices
The Netherlands' competition watchdog remains locked in a dispute with Apple, but now has opted to also investigate the practices of Google's Play Store
NCSC Warns Of Threats Posed By Malicious Apps
Millions of people install apps to manage smart devices, but UK's NCSC warns of risk posed by fraudulent apps containing malware
Apple Store Union Vote To Take Place Next Month
First Apple store in the US is set to hold a vote on 2 June, over whether to join a trade union for the Atlanta retail outlet
European Commission Hits Apple Pay With Antitrust Charge
European Commission informs Apple of preliminary finding that it unfairly restricted contactless NFC tech in iPhones to benefit of Apple Pay payment system
Apple Profits Surge, As Firm Warns Of Trouble Ahead
No interruption for the Apple gravy train, as it shrugged off supply chain troubles. However it forecasted bigger problems ahead
BT Signals Intent To Adopt EE Brand For UK Consumers
Rebranding exercise will see telecoms giant BT utilise its EE name as its primary consumer brand for the British market in the years ahead
Apple Opens ‘Self Service Repair’ Online Store
Right to repair victory? Apple finally begins to allow users to purchase genuine parts so they can repair an iPhone themselves, but only in US at the moment
Apple To Scan Children Messages In UK For Nudity
Nudity blurring Messages feature to protect children will roll out to additional countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia and NZ
Pixel Watch Render Suggests Fitbit Integration
After years of rumours about potential Google’s Pixel Watch, render from respected leaker is revealed, touting name from the Lord of the Rings
EU Committee Agrees Common Charger For Mobile Devices
Apple not happy. Protracted effort by European Union to create universal charger for mobile devices nudges one step closer
Downing Street, FCO May Have Been Infected By Pegasus Spyware
Citizen Lab says UK's number 10 and Foreign Office network was suspected to have been infected with Pegasus spyware, with allegation of UAE link
Apple Staff In Flagship NY Store Begin Steps To Unionise
Trouble for Tim? Staff at Apple's flagship New York store at the Grand Central Terminal begin process of unionising, say organisers
Apple Testing New M2 Processors In Macs – Report
Several new Mac models are reportedly being tested internally at Apple, featuring the next generation M2 chip from the tech giant
Most Common Ways Brits Damage Their Phones Revealed
Ewww. Research from phone insurance specialist, insurance2go, reveals at least 739 people per year drop their phone down toilet
Nokia To Withdraw Completely From Russian Market
Ukraine consequence. Finnish telecoms giant Nokia announces total withdrawal from Russian market, affecting 2,000 local jobs
Two iPhone Factories In China Suspend Production
Surging Covid-19 infections and strict government response, forces Taiwan's Pegatron to halt iPhone production at two Chinese factories