Mobility

Spotify Service Suffers Worldwide OutageSpotify Service Suffers Worldwide Outage

Spotify Service Suffers Worldwide Outage

Music streaming service Spotify suffers rare worldwide outage, amid reports that an outdated TLS certificate was to blame

5 years ago
President Trump Backs Oracle For TikTok TakeoverPresident Trump Backs Oracle For TikTok Takeover

President Trump Backs Oracle For TikTok Takeover

Larry Ellison is a supporter of President Donald Trump, as the latter publicly backs Oracle's bid for US operations of…

5 years ago
Zoom Opens Singapore Data CentreZoom Opens Singapore Data Centre

Zoom Opens Singapore Data Centre

Singapore gets yet another data centre, as video conferencing giant Zoom becomes latest to open facility in the city state

5 years ago
Canada Defends Disclosure Of Huawei Emails With USCanada Defends Disclosure Of Huawei Emails With US

Canada Defends Disclosure Of Huawei Emails With US

Canadian government tells court that it has released as much information over the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou as…

5 years ago
Oracle Explores Purchase Of TikTok US Operations – ReportOracle Explores Purchase Of TikTok US Operations – Report

Oracle Explores Purchase Of TikTok US Operations – Report

Oracle holds preliminary talks with Chinese owner of TikTok, about possible acquisition of US and other worldwide operations

5 years ago
United States Tightens Export Screw On HuaweiUnited States Tightens Export Screw On Huawei

United States Tightens Export Screw On Huawei

Trump administration expands its restrictions on Huawei, and bans suppliers from selling it chips that utilise US technology

5 years ago
Epic To Be Removed From Apple’s Developer Program After LawsuitEpic To Be Removed From Apple’s Developer Program After Lawsuit

Epic To Be Removed From Apple’s Developer Program After Lawsuit

The Empire strikes back. Epic Games files an injunction to stop it being removed from Apple's Developer Program later this…

5 years ago
M2M: The Future of CybersecurityM2M: The Future of Cybersecurity

M2M: The Future of Cybersecurity

The focus across much of the cybersecurity landscape has been to mitigate human attacks on networks. However, what about machines…

5 years ago
Tech Antitrust Probe Going ‘Full-Tilt’ – DoJ OfficialTech Antitrust Probe Going ‘Full-Tilt’ – DoJ Official

Tech Antitrust Probe Going ‘Full-Tilt’ – DoJ Official

Official antitrust investigation of technology giants is a major priority, deputy head of US Justice Department has confirmed

5 years ago
App Store Revolt As Epic Games Files Lawsuit Against Apple, GoogleApp Store Revolt As Epic Games Files Lawsuit Against Apple, Google

App Store Revolt As Epic Games Files Lawsuit Against Apple, Google

Epic Games hits both Apple and Google with a lawsuit, after both firms removed Fortnite from their respective App Stores…

5 years ago
ZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 Surpasses Kickstarter GoalZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 Surpasses Kickstarter Goal

ZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 Surpasses Kickstarter Goal

Hankering after a bit of retro tech? Next model of the successor to the original ZX Spectrum of the 1980s,…

5 years ago
Microsoft Surface Duo To Cost $1,400Microsoft Surface Duo To Cost $1,400

Microsoft Surface Duo To Cost $1,400

How much? Microsoft makes its dual screen Duo smartphone available for pre-order in the US only, starting at an eye-watering…

5 years ago
Uber Will Close Down In California After Court Ruling, CEO WarnsUber Will Close Down In California After Court Ruling, CEO Warns

Uber Will Close Down In California After Court Ruling, CEO Warns

Court ruling to classify Uber and Lyft drivers as employees means Uber and Lyft will probably shut down temporarily in…

5 years ago
NHS Covid-19 Tracing App Set For Public Trials TodayNHS Covid-19 Tracing App Set For Public Trials Today

NHS Covid-19 Tracing App Set For Public Trials Today

Three months later than planned, NHS Coronavirus contact tracing app for England and Wales is to begin public trials today

5 years ago
Softbank Confirms It Is Exploring Sell-Off Of ARM HoldingsSoftbank Confirms It Is Exploring Sell-Off Of ARM Holdings

Softbank Confirms It Is Exploring Sell-Off Of ARM Holdings

Japanese giant Softbank has confirmed it is exploring selling off British chip designer ARM Holdings, including selling off parts of…

5 years ago

Twitter Talks With TikTok Over US Operations – Report

As Donald Trump threatens a ban next month, TikTok reportedly held 'preliminary talks with Twitter over its US operations

5 years ago

Eurostar Blames Coronavirus For Limiting Onboard Wi-Fi

Wait...what? Train operator Eurostar says withdrawal of Wi-Fi connectivity from standard class carriages was down to Covid-19

5 years ago

Tim Cook Now A Billionaire After Apple Share Surge

Welcome to the club. CEO Tim Cook now said to be a billionaire after almost a decade in charge of…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Announces 5G Spectrum Auction

5G growth. The White House has announced a spectrum auction to strengthen “the United States’ leadership in 5G communications”

5 years ago

Toshiba Confirms Exit From Laptop Sector

Japanese conglomerate sells its final stake in PC maker Dynabook, marking the end of 35 years for Toshiba in the…

5 years ago

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Sports 360-Degree Hinge, Touchscreen

VivoBook Flip 14 features 14-inch touchscreen in 13-inch chassis, powered by AMD's Ryzen 4000 series mobile chips with tablet-laptop hybrid…

5 years ago

Uber Delivery Business Doubles As Ride-Hailing Slump Continues

Uber Eats revenues up 103 percent year-on-year, while Uber ride-hailing trips remain down 75 percent with gradual recovery driven by…

5 years ago

TikTok Owner Promises Legal Action Over US Ban

TikTok owner ByteDance challenges US executive order against it, as Trump administration targets WeChat in major trade war escalation

5 years ago

NHS Covid-19 Tracing App For England, Wales, Nears Launch

Date for limited rollout of delayed NHS track and trace app for England and Wales expected to be announced within…

5 years ago

The Tech Of Policing: Part 1: The Digital Police

In this first part of a three-part series, Silicon UK considers how UK police forces are using technology today? With…

5 years ago

Apple Hit With $1.4bn Lawsuit From Chinese AI Firm

Long running dispute. Xiao-i alleges in a Chinese court that Apple's voice-recognition tech in Siri infringes on its artificial intelligence…

5 years ago

UK Government Should Stop ARM Sale To US – Hermann Hauser

Amid reports that Softbank is looking to offload ARM Holdings to Nvidia, the man involved in ARM's creation calls for…

5 years ago

China Lashes Out At Proposed TikTok US Sale To Microsoft

Tech cold war between United States and China continues, as Chinese state media says it will not accept 'theft' of…

5 years ago

Apple Stock Surge Makes It World’s Most Valuable Company

Apple shares rise 10 percent on blockbuster earnings, propelling it past Saudi Aramco to become world's most valuable listed company…

5 years ago