Germany’s network regulator set the ball rolling on Monday to auction fifth-generation mobile licenses, winning a nod from lawmakers after months of controversy over whether the plan would help to close a connectivity deficit with the coun…
Bitcoin extended its falls on Monday to $3,843, down more than five percent from the day’s highs on renewed selling in cryptocurrencies.
Other cryptocurrencies also fell sharply, with Ethereum’s ether down 1.6 percent and Ripple’s XRP d…
Starting Monday, businesses in Ohio will be able to pay their taxes in bitcoin — making the state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends the first in the nation to accept cryptocurrency officially.
Companies who want to take p…
Smartphones are unarguably one of the most useful devices of the 21st century but one critical area some smartphone manufacturers have struggled to fully satisfy heavy users of their devices is in the area of battery life.
What do consu…
Technology stocks have had a very bad week. For the FAANGs (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) which have led the charge in growth over the past decade, it was grim.
At their lowest point, all five were down more than 20 per c…
Anti-fat bias can surface in surprising ways – even changing the shape of objects that salespeople recommend, from watches to perfume bottles.
Overweight people face a barrage of prejudice in many areas of life – from bein…
HSBC UK (HSBA.L) said on Friday it was working to get its mobile app back online as soon as possible after customers complained of issues logging onto their mobile banking app.
"We're aware that some customers are experiencing intermitt…
After a record-breaking Thanksgiving with $3.7 billion in digital sales across desktop and mobile devices, it looks like Black Friday will also pull in a bumper year for e-commerce. Adobe — which tracks trillions of transactions across a…
Google is not complying with European demands that it make the search for products fairer, rivals say.
In an open letter to the EU's competition commissioner, 14 European shopping comparison services said the measures put in place by th…
Black Friday sales could be targeted as "prime pickings" for cyber-crime, the UK's cyber-security defence agency has warned shoppers.
The National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ intelligence service, is issuing advice to shoppe…
Google says it will stop ads for expensive unofficial Esta services appearing at the top of search results, eight years after the first complaints.
In 2010, the US started charging UK travellers to use the Electronic System for Travel A…
It’s the weekend of the conference that you had been dreading/dreaming of/losing sleep over/all of the above. It’s your first international speaking engagement, and you really, really don’t want to blow this. The spotlights immerse all but…
Amazon’s renowned secrecy encompasses its response to a new security issue, withholding info that could help victims protect themselves.
Amazon emailed users Tuesday, warning them that it exposed an unknown number of customer email add…
Apple probably didn’t intend to let competitors take advantage of Siri Shortcuts this way, but you can now launch Google Assistant on your iPhone by saying “Hey Siri, OK Google .”
But don’t expect a flawless experience — it takes mult…
One of George Soros's lieutenants has called on US politicians to probe Facebook, after the social network confirmed that it had hired a PR firm to make claims about the financier.
The head of Mr Soros's grant-making network claimed Faceb…
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, the U.S. firm said on Thursday, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hit from tariffs linked to a biting trade war between China and the Un…
The head of Nokia’s (NOKIA.HE) mobile networks arm, its largest business unit, is leaving the Finnish company as part of changes designed to position the company for the 5G telecoms era, Nokia said on Thursday.
Marc Rouanne, Nokia’s hea…
The social media singularity continues with the arrival of Snapchat Stories-style slideshows on LinkedIn as the app grasps for relevance with a younger audience. LinkedIn confirms to TechCrunch that it plans to build Stories for more sets…
In a short but amply-hyped interview with CNN, Facebook’s founder and chief executive again responded to criticism over the company’s most recent crisis.
The interview, excerpted from a longer Q&A for a CNN series called “Human Code,” …
Apple always has an interesting ad for the holiday season. This time, it’s a cute little animated short film. It feels like a hybrid between a Pixar movie and a Wes Anderson creation.
Named “Share Your Gifts,” the ad focuses on a d…
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More than half a million users have installed Android malware posing as driving games — from Google’s own app store.
Lukas Stefanko, a security researcher at ESET, tweeted details of 13 gaming apps — made by the same developer — which w…
Tumblr has been removed from Apple's app store because it let some users post images of child sexual abuse.
The social network's app was removed on 16 November but the reason for it being unavailable has only just come to light.
In a…
Video chat was always one of Echo Show and Spot’s biggest selling points. But until now, the products have been tethered to Amazon’s own software. This week, however, the company took another big step in its ongoing relationship with Micro…
Google will invest almost $700 million in a Danish data center powered by the abundant green energy that underpins power-
intensive companies’ interest in the Nordic region.
Google also said it would sign a power purchase agreement (…
There is opportunity, but it’s distinctly African say delegates from the 2018 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit
Cape Town welcomed over 300 active and aspiring investors representing Africa’s early stage investing ecosystem for last we…
Photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced a new initiative that will target fake likes and comments.
The company say they have developed tools that can identify accounts that use third-party services and apps to artificially boost …
MPEG LA announced today that the District Court in Düsseldorf, Germany (“Landgericht Düsseldorf”) has ruled that Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH (“Huawei”) and ZTE Deutschland GmbH (“ZTE”) infringed patents of two patent holders in M…
The value of Bitcoin has fallen below $5,000 (£3,889) for the first time since October 2017.
The fall brought the total value of all Bitcoin in existence to below $87bn.
On Thursday, 15 November, Bitcoin Cash - an offshoot of Bitcoin…
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announces the promotion of Rick Tewell to Chief Operating Officer. Tewell assumes leadership of the company’s vast manufacturing efforts at its Megafactory in San Jose, California. He joined the company in September 20…
Xiaomi is diversifying into a new range of phones as the Chinese smartphone maker announced impressive growth with its latest financials.
The company announced it will take over selfie app maker Meitu’s smartphone business to go afte…
Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] has resumed services in Abu Dhabi, the U.S. ride-hailing company said in a statement on Monday, after a more than two-year suspension.
Abu Dhabi suspended services of both Uber and Middle East rival Careem in…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc said on Monday it swung to a net profit in the third quarter, beating analyst estimates, driven by robust sales in India and Europe.
Profit for the three months through September reached 2.48 billion …
InfiNet Wireless delivers fast and reliable CCTV connectivity in Guaymas port, improving Mexico’s national security
The upgraded system has improved public safety and helped decrease theft of goods, and drugs and weapon trafficking
I…
Telefónica Deutschland, a leading integrated telecommunications provider in Germany awards SIAE MICROELETTRONICA, a long-term strategic partner for wireless transmission solutions, a turn-key contract for DCN (Data Communication Networks) …
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has cut production orders in recent weeks for all three iPhone models launched in September, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.
A lower-than-expected demand for the new iPhones and Apple's dec…
Many new electric vehicles were on display at the IDTechEx Show! on November 14-15 in Santa Clara, but that was the tip of the iceberg. The event had a hidden message; the future enabling technologies for electric vehicles (EVs) from buses…
Parents worry about how excessive mobile use is affecting their children but struggle to tame their tech habits, suggests a survey.
It found that 43% of 7,000 parents across Europe who were surveyed were concerned that using gadgets mea…
Facebook, often seen as one of the factors behind the decline of local newspapers, has unveiled a scheme to train reporters to work in local communities across the UK.
The social media giant is giving £4.5m ($5.7m) to local newspaper gr…
Facebook has published the details of 13 historical national security letters it’s received for user data.
The embattled social media giant said that the letters dated between 2014 and 2017 for several Facebook and Instagram accounts…
Ten years ago the iOS App Store launched — and the mobile revolution was off. Entrepreneurs everywhere rallied to take advantage, building category-defining consumer companies like Twitter, Uber, Lyft and Square, among many others.
T…
You’ve probably had the experience of posing awkwardly for a photo while everyone else looks great. Now China’s top photo-editing firm Meitu has a solution that helps you resist the urge to trash that photo.
Meitu’s namesake app, which…
HUAWEI CLOUD, the cloud-computing services of Huawei, announced it had unveiled a new region in South Africa at AfricaCom 2018 on November 14, making the company the world's first cloud service provider that operates a local data center to…
Kenya’s Twiga Foods has raised $10 million from investors led by the International Finance Corporation to add processed food and fast-moving consumer goods to its product line-up.
The startup has built a B2B platform to improve the supply…
fonYou has signed a major tier-one African mobile carrier with over 30 million subscribers to deliver its Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Voice Event Manager solution for prepaid subscribers with no credit to complete their calls. It wi…
Loon, the Alphabet company working to launch balloon-powered Internet on Telkom’s network in 2019, announces that it has secured all necessary regulatory approvals and has begun importing and installing ground infrastructure in Kenya. With…
Low latency access between Africa and the Americas set to benefit local carriers, content and cloud providers as well as enterprise
Teraco, Africa’s largest vendor neutral colocation data centre provider has said that clients currently …
The Duke of Cambridge has accused social media firms of not being proactive enough about dealing with fake news, privacy issues and cyber-bullying.
In a speech given at the BBC, Prince William said social networks had allowed "misinform…
Mark Zuckerberg is both chief executive and chairman of Facebook. In the wake of a damning New York Times report, he is facing renewed questions on whether he should relinquish at least one of those roles.
The Times’ report, which it sa…
COBIT 2019 adds focus areas, reintroduces a maturity model and features a design guide to simplify implementation
ISACA, the global association for information and technology (I&T) audit, risk, governance and security professionals, has…
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