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Google mulls licensing deals with news media: industry sources

Feb 14, 2020 (AFP)

Negotiations between the internet giant and news outlets were said to be in the early stages, with most of the publishers located in France and other parts of E...

Cancelling top mobile fair 'was only option': organisers

Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)

GSMA, the mobile trade association that organises the annual show, said late on Wednesday it was calling off the massive trade show that was to run in Barcelona...

Hybrid transistor improves next-generation displays

Feb 12, 2020 (SPX)

Thin-film transistors (TFTs) made from metal oxides have useful properties, including optical transparency and high charge-carrying capacity, and they are incre...

World Mobile Congress cancelled over coronavirus fears

Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)

The mobile fair is one of the biggest events worldwide to be cancelled so far owing to the virus that has killed more than 1,100 people to date. The announcemen...

Samsung joins the fold with Galaxy Z Flip smartphone

Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)

The smartphone flips open, like a case, opening into a 6.7-inch screen, and fits in a pocket when folded. Ultrathin glass used for the screen can be folded and ...

T-Mobile, Sprint near finish line for wireless megadeal

Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)

The decision by US District Judge Victor Marrero rejecting a challenge from New York, California and other states is expected to allow the third- and fourth-lar...

Big Tech acquisitions over past decade to face fresh US scrutiny

Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)

The bombshell announcement by the US Federal Trade Commission opens the door to fresh scrutiny of deals made by Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google pa...

Intel, Facebook drop out of key mobile fair over virus fears

Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)

The annual Barcelona-based congress normally draws more than 100,000 people, but this year, participation has been hit by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, wh...

Xerox hikes bid for HP to $36 billion

Feb 10, 2020 (AFP)

The new offer from the imaging and copying giant is around 10 percent higher than the bid launched last year and rejected by the HP board of directors. Xerox sa...

Tech firms skipping key mobile fair over virus fears

Feb 10, 2020 (AFP)

Amazon and Sony said Monday they will stay away from the world's biggest mobile tech fair in Barcelona, joining Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson and So...

US agency to hear patent complaint over Google speakers

Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)

Sonos, which filed patent lawsuits against Google last month, called on the quasi-judicial US International Trade Commission to block imports of purportedly off...

Twitter surges as global user growth revives

Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)

The social media group said it ended the year with 152 million "monetizable" daily active users -- its preferred measure of its base -- up 21 percent from a yea...

Child safety groups urge Facebook to halt encryption plans

Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)

The social network is working to extend end-to-end encryption across its messaging applications, including Facebook Messenger and Instagram. The groups said the...

Staff making iPhones in central China plant to be quarantined

Feb 06, 2020 (AFP)

Also known by its official name Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn is the world's biggest contract electronics maker and assembles Apple's iPhones as well as g...

Disappointing growth hits Google parent Alphabet shares

Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)

Detailing its cloud computing and YouTube revenues for the first time, Alphabet reported that profits rose 19 percent from a year ago in the quarter to nearly $...

Huawei promises 'Made in Europe' 5G for EU

Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)

"Huawei is more committed to Europe than ever before," said the company's top executive for Europe Abraham Liu during a Chinese New Year reception in Brussels. ...

Twitter moves to curb manipulated content including 'deepfakes'

Feb 04, 2020 (AFP)

The policy was announced after Twitter asked for comments last year on ways to reduce "synthetic and manipulated media" on the online platform that could deceiv...

TCL set to end deal making BlackBerry smartphones

Feb 03, 2020 (AFP)

At the end of August, TCL will no longer have rights to design, make or sell BlackBerry smartphones, the Canadian company said in a message shared on Twitter. "...

Huawei 5G troubles to test Nordic competitors' bandwidth

Feb 02, 2020 (AFP)

On Tuesday, Britain imposed a 35 percent cap on the role of "high-risk vendors" in building the country's next-generation communications network, over security ...

Facebook's settlement puts spotlight on 'biometric privacy'

Feb 02, 2020 (AFP)

The leading social network said Wednesday it agreed to the $550 million payout after failing to win dismissal of the case alleging it illegally collected biomet...