Mobility

Apple Executive Departs After Crude TikTok Comment

A senior and key executive for Apple's supply chain operations has left the iPhone maker, after crude attempt at humour…

2 years ago

Meta Platforms To Pause Hiring, Warns Of Restructuring – Report

Facebook parent Meta is to freeze hiring and further restructure, as Mark Zuckerberg says budgets will be reduced, headcount adjusted

2 years ago

UN Defeats Russia With ITU Boss Vote

United Nations stops Russia installing their own candidate for secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

2 years ago

Google To Shutter Gaming Service Stadia

No surprise there. Google admits Stadia gaming service has not gained traction and will closed down on 18 January

2 years ago

YouTuber Notes Swelling Battery Issue In Samsung Phones

YouTuber notes batteries in some older and not so old Samsung phones are swelling up, but it is unclear if…

2 years ago

Amazon Unveils Sleep Tracking Device, Updates Echo, Kindle

Arrival of Halo Rise sleep tracker comes amid updates to Fire TV, Kindle, and new Echo devices that double as…

2 years ago

Apple Removes Russian Social Media Giant VK From App Store

Russian regulator demands explanation after Apple removes Vkontakte from its app store to comply with UK sanctions

2 years ago

Apple Shares Fall After iPhone 14 Manufacturing Report

Wavering demand? Drop in share price on Wednesday after report that Apple is ditching plans to boost production of the…

2 years ago

Hack Results In ‘Obscene’ Apple News Notifications

Fast Company shuts down its website after it was hacked, which saw “obscene and racist” notifications sent via Apple News…

2 years ago

Meta Takes Down Influence Operations By China, Russia

Covert influence campaigns run by China and Russia targeted users in US, UK, EU, covering issues such as US mid…

2 years ago

Apple Begins Making iPhone 14 Handsets In India

China manufacturing shift. Apple says it has begun assembling iPhone 14 models in India for the first time

2 years ago

ICO Warns TikTok Of Possible £27m Fine

British data protection watchdog says TikTok's failed to protect children's privacy and may have breach UK data protection laws

2 years ago

Optus Warns Cyberattack Compromised Data Of 10 Million Customers

Mobile operator Optus blames "offshore entity" for what could be Australia's largest ever data breach, impacting up to 10 million…

2 years ago

Florida Seeks Supreme Court Ruling On Social Media Law

US state of Florida seeks Supreme Court ruling on its controversial social media law that stops platforms from banning political…

2 years ago

Ericsson Still Provides Support Services To Russia

Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson says hardware is not exported to Russia, but it still provides software and technical support

2 years ago

Apple App Store Prices To Rise In Europe

Developers in 28 nations, including all eurozones countries, will see Apple App Store price rise, as Euro sinks against against…

2 years ago

Uber Begins Infosec Hiring Spree After Lapsus$ Hack

Ride hailing giant began a hiring spree for cybersecurity professionals, one day after a hack attributed to the Lapsus$ group

2 years ago

Viral Social Media App BeReal Considers Revenue Plans

Fast-growing social media app BeReal reportedly looking for ways of earning money while avoiding advertising

2 years ago

Apple Redesign ‘Makes iPhone 14 Far Easier To Repair’

Apple has redesigned the iPhone 14 base model from the inside out, making it far easier to repair, says teardown…

2 years ago

Google ‘Pressured In India’ Over Illegal Lending Apps

Google reportedly pressured in India to help block spread of illegal lending apps targeting vulnerable groups

2 years ago

No Concessions From Microsoft, Amid Activision Purchase Concern

Microsoft tells UK's CMA it will not offer any 'undertakings' to resolve regulator's competition concerns, prompting start of indepth probe

2 years ago

Uber Responding After ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

Ride hailing giant Uber confirms 'cybersecurity incident', amid report that 18 year old hacker accessed its network via social engineering

2 years ago

ARM Launches New Chip Design For Data Centre, Cloud

British chip designer ARM Holdings reveals its next generation data centre chip design, dubbed Neoverse V2

2 years ago

Whistleblower Tells Senate Twitter Prioritised Profit Over Security

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko tells Senate panel of ‘egregious’ security failings at Twitter, and warns of multiple breaches by intelligence agencies

2 years ago

Google Spins Out Secret Telecom Project Aalyria

Project Loon successor, Aalyria, seeks to “radically” improve satellite communications, Wi-Fi on planes and ships, and cellular connectivity

2 years ago

EU Court Upholds Antitrust Android Ruling Against Google

European Union’s General Court upholds punishing antitrust ruling against Google over its Android operating system

2 years ago

Twitter Shareholders Approve Musk’s $44bn Takeover

Bit of a moot point? Twitter shareholder vote overwhelmingly in favour of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover deal

2 years ago

US Lawmakers Warn Apple Over Chinese Memory Chips

US lawmakers warn Apple it faces potentially serious consequences if it uses NAND memory chips made by controversial Chinese firm…

2 years ago

Sea Ltd Lays Off E-Commerce, Gaming Staff After Heavy Loss

Singapore tech player Sea Ltd consolidates e-commerce operations in Latin America, lays off gaming developers after nearly $1bn quarterly loss

2 years ago

EU Says It Will Not Appeal Qualcomm Antitrust Decision

European Commission confirms it is not planning to appeal General Court decision on its 997m euro fine against Qualcomm, in…

2 years ago