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Apple escapes China tariff hit for now, but threats loom

Sep 18, 2018 (AFP)

US officials on Monday slapped the tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, but skipped consumer electronics like smartwatches and Bluetooth devices, in a re...

ISRO to launch three more satellites for bandwidth connectivity

Sep 18, 2018 (IANS)

Speaking to reporters after the successful launch of two UK satellites by Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) here on Sunday, ISRO Chairman K. S...

Amazon probing staff data leaks

Sep 16, 2018 (AFP)

According to a Wall Street Journal report, which did not give figures, employees of the e-retailer sell internal data and other confidential information -- usua...

Samsung sets new Galaxy device launch for October

Sep 14, 2018 (AFP)

The invitation offered few details but the mention of "4x fun" led to speculation the about a new smartphone with four cameras or possibly a foldable handset. T...

Updated Apple system takes on smartphone addiction

Sep 12, 2018 (AFP)

An iOS 12 mobile operating system that will power new iPhones unveiled on Wednesday, and be pushed out as an update to prior models, has new features to reduce ...

Apple unveils premium iPhone XS, health features for watch

Sep 12, 2018 (AFP)

The California tech giant said it would begin selling its 5.8-inch iPhone XS and 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max later this month, keeping the starting price of the comp...

Alibaba founder Jack Ma to step down in 2019, pledges 'smooth transition'

Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)

Analysts said the early withdrawal of the 54-year-old Ma, who became the charismatic face of a company that has revolutionised how and what China's people consu...

Alibaba's Zhang prepares to step from Jack Ma's shadow

Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)

Ma announced Monday that in exactly one year he will hand the executive chairmanship of Alibaba's board to Zhang, CEO since 2015. Outwardly at least, their diff...

New iPhones aim for momentum in sputtering smartphone market

Sep 09, 2018 (AFP)

In its usual secretive style, Apple has remained mum about revelations planned for Wednesday's event at its spaceship campus in Silicon Valley, but the timing f...

Trump calls on Apple to move production from China to US

Sep 08, 2018 (AFP)

Trump has repeatedly called for companies to move production to the United States, or to keep it there, while pushing aggressive trade actions aimed at narrowin...

Lesotho emerges as unlikely testbed for 5G revolution

Sep 07, 2018 (AFP)

Two companies in the country's tiny capital Maseru are now using one of the world's first commercial 5G networks on the long-awaited 3.5 GHz spectrum. The netwo...

France urges 'wake-up call' on tax for US web giants

Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)

"I urge my European counterparts to hear the wake-up call; that they listen to what European citizens want," Le Maire told France 2 television. The tax, which P...

Tencent to check IDs to enforce game limits for minors

Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)

The measure comes on the heels of new efforts by the government to regulate China's highly popular video game industry, including restrictions on the number of ...

After scandals, many Americans step away from Facebook: survey

Sep 05, 2018 (AFP)

The Pew Research Center report found 42 percent of US Facebook users said they had "taken a break" from the platform in the past 12 months, and 26 percent said ...

China's online service giant Meituan aims to raise $4.4 bn

Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)

The target will see Meituan offering 480.27 million new shares at a range of HK$60 ($7.64) to HK$72 apiece, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. Although it has hun...

Amazon hits trillion-dollar milestone with focus on the long game

Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)

Early gains lifted Amazon's value to $1 trillion only briefly, with the final close at $2,039.51 giving it a value of $995 billion. Amazon's journey from an onl...

Otago-led research set to make smartphones even smarter

Sep 03, 2018 (SPX)

Have you ever noticed that the GPS location on your smartphone isn't all that smart? For example, your smartphone claims you are in the duck pond when in fact y...

Back to school for French kids... without their phones

Sep 03, 2018 (AFP)

The ban, a campaign pledge of President Emmanuel Macron's, was brought in under a law passed in July which also banishes tablets and smart watches from French p...

Phone ban rings in new French school year

Sep 03, 2018 (AFP)

The new rule, a campaign pledge of President Emmanuel Macron, was brought in under a law passed in July which for primary and junior schools also banishes table...

Environmentally friendly photoluminescent nanoparticles for more vivid display colors

Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)

Such nanoparticles can also be used in medical research to light up and keep track of drugs when developing and testing new medicines in the body. However, the ...