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US Judge Asks Amazon For Echo Data In Murder Case
Did Amazon Echo device hear the murder of two US women? Police ask Amazon for the audio recordings
Apple Offers Free Repairs For Faulty iPhone X, Macbook Models
Tech giant offers free-of-charge repair for problems with the expensive iPhone X and Macbook
Samsung Shows Off Foldable Phone/Tablet
Are you watching Tim? Much-anticipated foldable phone unveiled this week with bendable 7.3 inch (18.5 cm) screen
Government Warns UK Telcos Over Huawei Involvement In 5G Networks
An ongoing security review launched in July could mean disruption to the UK's 5G supply chain, government tells telcos
Display Maker Debuts World’s First Folding Tablet-Phone
Royole Corp.'s FlexPai, introduced in Beijing this week, has apparently stolen a march on the likes of Samsung, Huawei and LG
Apple Withdraws WatchOS Update That Bricked Devices
Apple has said the affected Series 4 Apple Watches must be shipped back to the company for repairs while it works on a fix
Samsung Sees Record Quarter But Predicts End Of Memory Chip Boom
Semiconductor sales helped Samsung reach record profits for the third quarter in spite of weak smartphone performance
Apple Adds Facial Recognition To Revamped iPad Pro
Refresh for Macbook and iPad Pro sees higher prices, better processors and screens, and facial recognition
Qualcomm Says Apple Owes It $7bn In Royalties
Legal battle continues as Qualcomm now says Apple owes it $7bn in overdue royalty payments
California To Suspend State Net Neutrality Law Until Court Ruling
Showdown between US states and federal government averted until court rules on Trump's net neutrality “roll-back”
Intel Pleases With Profit, Revenue Growth
Positive third quarter results for chip giant thanks to data centre growth and PC demand
Facebook Simplifies Messenger App
Redesigned to make mobile app more streamlined with a simplified user interface
Oculus VR Co-founder Becomes Latest To Leave Facebook
Facebook management exodus continues with departure of Oculus VR co-founder Brendan Iribe
Super Micro To Test For Chinese Spy Chips
World's largest motherboard maker is to review its hardware to check reports on Chinese spy chips
Telefonica Deutschland Calls For Vodafone’s Liberty Purchase Block
Opposition grows to Vodafone's European purchases as Telefonica Deutschland demands acquisition block
Home Office Admits Emergency Network Overruns To ‘Delay’ Cost Savings
The Public Accounts Committee has estimated that unexpected charges may eliminate five years' worth of the new network's supposed price benefits
Apple Rolls Out Online Privacy Tool For US Users
The company has revamped its privacy site for users in the US and some other countries as it prepares to extend GDPR controls worldwide
Google To Charge Android Licence Fee For European Device Makers
Antitrust response. Android apps such as Chrome, Gmail etc will require device makers in Europe to pay licence fee
Tech Pays Tribute To Microsoft’s Paul Allen
Another tech titan passes away, after co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, dies aged just 65
Google ‘Thoughtfully Considering’ How To Offer China Services
Alphabet boss tells US senators that firm is considering China re-entry, but declines to address censorship concerns
Samsung Foldable Tablet/Phone Will Fit In Pocket – Report
Mobile boss touts foldable device that can be used as a tablet before being folded into portable phone
IT Life: André Stewart, Netskope
André Stewart, head of EMEA for Californian cloud security firm Netskope, talks about using artificial intelligence to fight cybercrime, the history of French cycling — and his passion for battery tech
Apple Coughs Up $600m To Acquire Parts Of Dialog’s Business
Apple pays hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire engineers, patents and offices from one of its British suppliers
WhatsApp Fixes Video Call Flaw That Allowed Account Hijack
Facebook service fixes video call flaw that could allow hackers to hijack user accounts
Google Pushes AI With Third-Generation Pixel Smartphones
Google shows off Pixel 3 smartphones with AI-guided cameras, along with the Google Slate tablet and Home Hub screen-enabled smart speaker
High Court Blocks Mass Lawsuit Over Google iPhone Tracking
Judge calls Google's actions 'wrongful', but finds the Google You Owe Us group failed to prove users suffered damage
Xilinx Aims Ultra-Programmable Accelerators At AI, 5G Workloads
Xilinx is looking to take large-scale, cutting-edge workloads to the next level with its upcoming family of programmable hardware accelerators
Government Sets £9m Competition For UK Digital Health Projects
New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data
Facebook: Attackers Did Not Breach Third-Party Sites
Sites such as Airbnb and Spotify that use Facebook logins are unaffected by last week's massive hack, the company now believes