The co-creator of the computer mouse, William English, has died aged 91.
The engineer and inventor was born in 1929 in Kentucky and studied electrical engineering at university before joining the US Navy.
He built the first mouse in …
A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) for TikTok’s U.S. operations provoked an outcry on Monday on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner ByteDance.
The U.S. tech gia…
Google’s next budget phone, the Pixel 4A, is likely just days away from going on sale. The company has posted a teaser on its online store, saying that “the Google just what you’ve been waiting for phone” will be revealed on August 3rd. 9t…
Oppo has announced the Reno 4 Pro for international release. It’s a mid-range phone that isn’t a million miles away from sister company OnePlus’ new Nord in specs, design, and pricing.
The Reno 4 Pro has a matte back panel with a gradie…
Google today announced a new autofill experience for Chrome on mobile that will use biometric authentication for credit card transactions, as well as an updated built-in password manager that will make signing in to a site a bit more strai…
Lyft continues to expand beyond its core ride-hailing business into bikes, scooters, transit and now rental cars. The company said Thursday that it’s taking Lyft Rentals, a pilot program that launched in December, and expanding it through …
Comcast’s new Peacock streaming service has added 10 million customers since its limited launch in April and national launch in mid-July. The announcement was a bright spot in the cable giant’s otherwise mostly grim second quarter earnings…
Users gearing up to buy the latest iPhones are going to have to wait longer than they did last year.
In a call following the release of Apple’s Q3 earnings, the company’s CFO Luca Maestri shared that compared to the September 2019 relea…
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number of employees through a phone “spear-phishing” attack.
The U.S. microblogging site said the hackers tar…
he Australian government has unveiled its plan to force tech giants such as Google and Facebook to pay news outlets for their content.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the "world-leading" draft code of conduct aimed to give publishers "a …
Hackers have broken into real news websites and posted fake stories stirring up anti-Nato sentiment, a cyber-security firm has warned.
The disinformation campaign, nicknamed "ghostwriter", has been ongoing since 2017, according to FireE…
Kylie and Kendall Jenner are amongst dozens of influencers BBC Click has discovered to be promoting the sale of imitation Apple AirPods on Instagram.
The two celebrities have a combined following of 322 million followers.
Apple says …
The COVID-19 pandemic’s continued impact on Spotify’s business was apparent in the results of the company’s Q2 2020 earnings today. On some fronts, Spotify had good news. As more users turned to streaming services to keep themselves entert…
Smart glasses company North has told customers that their $600 (£460) purchases will stop working in a few days' time.
The Canadian company, recently purchased by Google, says its Focals glasses will cease functioning on Friday.
From…
The heads of some of the world's biggest tech companies have appeared before Washington lawmakers to defend their firms against claims they abuse their power to quash competitors.
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the world "needs large" firm…
TikTok is launching a $70 million (£54m) fund to pay some European creators for their content.
It's the first time the app's made money available to EU users. It wants to hold onto existing talent and attract new ones.
The video app …
Huawei has become the biggest vendor of smartphones in the world for the first time, according to analysts' estimates.
It took the top spot by shipping 55.8 million devices in the last quarter, overtaking Samsung's 53.7 million.
The …
Huawei hosted the "Premium Networks, Better Digital World" session at Better World Summit 2020. During this online session, global carriers, IDC analyst, and Huawei discussed how carriers can differentiate their services and improve networ…
At the Better World Summit 2020, Huawei announced that it will continuously work with global carriers to build new ICT infrastructure that runs on innovative 5G, cloud, and AI technologies to enable intelligent transformation across numero…
Microsoft’s new screen time and parental controls app, Microsoft Family Safety, is today launching publicly on iOS and Android, following a preview of the experience which had arrived earlier this spring. The app is designed to help parent…
A group of Japanese lawmakers is seeking to restrict the use of TikTok and other apps developed by Chinese firms, following in the footstep of India, which has already blocked dozens of Chinese apps, and the U.S., which is floating the ide…
Tesla has been counting on China to maintain its sales momentum, and it seems to be on track with the plan.
In the three months ended June 30, the automaker’s revenue in China climbed 102.9% year-over-year to $1.4 billion, according to …
Elon Musk says Tesla is open to licensing Autopilot, supplying powertrains and batteries to other automakers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted on Twitter on Tuesday night that the automaker would be “open to licensing software and supplying pow…
Twitter has banned the US president's eldest son from tweeting for 12 hours.
The action followed a post by Donald Trump Jr containing a video clip discussing the benefits of hydroxychloroquine.
Some, including President Trump, have s…
Accreditation enables organization to provide domain registration and management services to local and global companies doing business in China
CSC, a world leader in business, legal, tax, and domain security, today announced it’s the f…
The world’s hardware haven is taking a digital leap for pets. In May, China’s southern city Shenzhen announced that all dogs must be implanted with a chip, joining the ranks of the U.K., Japan, Australia and a growing number of countries t…
Facebook has pushed back against a European Union investigation into its practices, taking it to court over privacy concerns.
Two investigations are being carried out into Facebook to find out if it breaches competition laws.
To gath…
Google has announced plans to build a new undersea network cable connecting the US, UK and Spain.
The tech giant says it is incorporating new technology into the cable, which it claims is a significant upgrade to older existing lines.
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This upgrade will provide additional capacity to support Tizeti’s services as well as future upgrades
In line with its focus on accelerating access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa’s underserved populations, and more recen…
As the world travels again, an airline industry-owned tech company develops a solution for contact tracers to quickly find, notify potentially exposed air travelers_
Basis Technology announced that SITA — a software provider that is ow…
Shifting solar training to be facilitated digitally was always on the cards. The current pandemic has however made this a reality, resulting in The Solar Training Centre (STC) partnering with the SA Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVI…
Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co has cut its India revenue target for 2020 by up to 50% and is laying off more than half of its staff in the country, the Economic Times reported on Monday, amid calls to boycott Chinese goods.…
Instacart blames reused passwords for account hacks, but customers are still without basic two-factor security
Online shopping service Instacart says reused passwords are to blame for a recent spate of account breaches, which saw person…
Photoshop is getting a couple of important new features on the iPad today: the refine edge brush and the rotate canvas tool.
The refine edge brush is a big one for photographers, since it’s pretty much the only way to select the edges o…
BMW (BMWG.DE) will offer a fully electric 5-series as part of sweeping product overhaul unveiled on Monday as the German carmaker seeks to lower vehicle emissions during production and on the road.
“In ten years, the goal is to have a t…
Datacentrix joins forces with Qatar Ministry of Transport and Communications to drive government digitalisation
Datacentrix, a high performing and secure ICT solutions provider, has announced that it has partnered with the Qatar Ministr…
As part of its ongoing commitment in connecting people to accurate sources and combating misinformation, specifically around COVID-19, Facebook will begin rolling out a new on-platform campaign across a number of countries in Sub-Saharan A…
We’ve seen plenty of pictures of Samsung’s new bean-shaped earbuds, but an early update to Samsung’s Galaxy Buds companion app has confirmed nearly all the details about the upcoming headphones, including the official Galaxy Buds Live name…
Pandora is launching interactive voice ads into wider public testing, the company announced this morning. The music streaming service first introduced the new advertising format, where users verbally respond to advertiser prompts, back in …
Zoom has run away with the prize in the last few months for becoming the video calling platform of choice for people confined to their homes, whether they are making work calls or friend calls. No one really talks about “Teamsing up” (“Sky…
TikTok today announced a $200 million fund, aimed at helping top creators in the U.S. supplement their earnings, and potentially coax the next Charli D’Amelio out of the woodwork.
Called the TikTok Creator Fund, the money is aimed at he…
HBO Max, the AT&T-owned streaming service that combines HBO with WarnerMedia content, now has 4.1 million subscribers who have activated their Max accounts, since its launch on May 27. Combined, HBO and HBO Max reached a total of 36.3 mill…
Apple’s contract manufacturing partner Foxconn has started to assemble the current generation of iPhone units — the iPhone 11 lineup — in its plant near Chennai, India, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.
A small batch of…
At least 10 universities in the UK, US and Canada have had data stolen about students and/or alumni after hackers attacked a cloud computing provider.
Human Rights Watch and the children's mental health charity, Young Minds, have also c…
Intel says the production of its next-generation chips will be set back until 2022, following years of delays getting its current-generation chips on sale.
The company said it was exploring "contingency plans" such as having third-party…
A showdown between the US government and the four big tech giants - Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google - is set to be postponed.
The hearing was due to question the companies' dominance in their fields of e-retail, smartphone software, …
EU countries must take urgent action to diversify their 5G suppliers, the European Commission said on Friday, a move set to shrink Huawei’s [HWT.UL] presence in Europe as the United States pressured the bloc to follow Britain and ban the C…
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking to raise new capital at a valuation of about $44 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The company is in talks with investors for raising about $1…
Extracts from letter by European Parliament President David Sassoli on the need for universal internet access
Extracts from the letter by European Parliament President David Sassoli responding to Romano Prodi on the importance of intern…
Likee, the Biggest Rival of TikTok, Partners with Believe Digital Bringing a Library of Millions of Songs to Users
Users of Likee – the wildly popular short video app – have even more to sing and dance with thanks to its announcement …