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Will iPhones cost more because of Trump’s tariffs on China?
Posted on | CommentThe world’s most popular gadgets – phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches – could be about to get a lot more expensive in the US. Many of them are made in China, which now faces a 125% tariff on its goods imported … Read more →
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Twitter’s deletion of its Facebook app caused old cross-posts to temporarily disappear
Posted on | CommentEssentially, Twitter deleted its app from Facebook after Facebook stopped allowing cross-posts earlier this month, since without that feature it was basically useless. This unexpectedly caused old posts to disappear. TechCrunch also heard from a source with understanding of the situation that … Read more →
Google buys offline shopping data
Posted on | CommentGoogle has reportedly bought Mastercard credit card data in the US to help it track users’ offline spending in stores. The two firms had not made the deal public but it was discovered by Bloomberg. Mastercard denied suggestions that its … Read more →
Alexa now works with 20,000 devices
Posted on | CommentThat large number comes courtesy of Amazon’s press event at IFA in Berlin this week. It’s an impressive jump, given that the company was only boasting around 4,000 the last time it reported a number at the beginning of the … Read more →
Apple expected to unveil new iPhone models on September 12
Posted on | CommentApple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Thursday it will host an event on Sept. 12 at the Steve Jobs Theater in the company’s Cupertino, California, campus, where it is widely expected to unveil new iPhone models. Analysts believe Apple plans to … Read more →
Trump bias claims ‘not true’ – Google
Posted on | CommentGoogle has disputed claims from President Donald Trump that it did not promote his State of the Union address. President Trump posted a video on Twitter he said provided evidence the search giant had not featured his 2017 speech. In … Read more →
Apple buys startup focused on lenses for AR glasses
Posted on | CommentApple Inc has acquired a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses, the company confirmed on Wednesday, a signal Apple has ambitions to make a wearable device that would superimpose digital information on the real world. Apple confirmed … Read more →
Emails while commuting ‘should count as work’
Posted on | CommentCommuters are so regularly using travel time for work emails that their journeys should be counted as part of the working day, researchers say. Wider access to wi-fi on trains and the spread of mobile phones has extended the working … Read more →
White House probes Google after Trump accuses it of bias
Posted on | CommentTrump’s attack against the Alphabet Inc unit follows a string of grievances against technology companies, including social media Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc, which he has accused of silencing conservative voices, and Amazon.com Inc, which he has said is hurting … Read more →
Instagram says users can now evaluate authenticity of accounts
Posted on | CommentInstagram said on Tuesday it will launch the “About This Account” feature that will allow users to see the advertisements an account is running, the country where the account is located, username changes in the past year as well as … Read more →
Altice files opposition to T-Mobile and Sprint merger
Posted on | CommentThe $26 billion deal between the two U.S. wireless providers, announced in April, faces a review from the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission. Altice said it was opposed to the merger and called for the FCC to put conditions … Read more →
MoneyGram expands digital service across the globe
Posted on | CommentMoneyGram is extending its global digital footprint with the launch of its award-winning online platform in five new countries. Customers in Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and Austria can now send money 24/7 directly to more than two billion bank accounts and mobile wallets or to any MoneyGram location in … Read more →
Musk drops plan to take Tesla private
Posted on | CommentTesla chief executive Elon Musk says he will no longer be taking the electric car maker private, just two weeks after saying he was considering a deal. The plan was cancelled after a board meeting on Thursday, he wrote in … Read more →
Smartphones that emit the most (and least) radiation
Posted on | CommentThe impact of cell phone radiation on the human body is highly debated and inconclusive, but it’s good to know what that little device glued to your side is emitting. Here are the phones that emit the highest—and lowest—amounts of … Read more →
Uber driver attacks passenger over fare
Posted on | 1 CommentAn Uber driver identified as Nana, last Tuesday allegedly assaulted a passenger at Dansoman. This followed the refusal of the passenger to pay a fare charged by the driver, which was reportedly higher than the fare generated by the ride-hailing app. The … Read more →
Facebook bans second data-scooping quiz app
Posted on | CommentFacebook has banned the University of Cambridge Psychometric Centre’s MyPersonality app for sharing data with only “limited protections in place”. And it will notify the four million people who have taken the test the data they shared “may have been … Read more →
Apple removed Facebook’s Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data
Posted on | CommentIf you were on the edge of your seat wondering what Facebook’s next major consumer privacy headache would be, the wait is over! The Wall Street Journalreports that Apple has deemed Facebook-owned app Onavo in violation of its App Store policies and will be giving … Read more →
Huawei & ZTE handed 5G network ban in Australia
Posted on | CommentChinese smartphone maker Huawei says the Australian government has banned it from providing 5G technology for the country’s wireless networks. It said fellow communications firm ZTE had also been banned, reportedly due to national security concerns. “This is a extremely … Read more →
Twitter & Facebook expose fake accounts
Posted on | CommentFacebook and Twitter say they have suspended or removed accounts linked to Iran and Russia over “inauthentic” or “manipulating” behaviour. More than 650 Facebook pages and groups were said to have been identified as “misleading”, according to founder and chief … Read more →
Facebook gives users trustworthiness score
Posted on | CommentFacebook has confirmed that it has started scoring some of its members on a trustworthiness scale. The Washington Post revealed that the social network had developed the system over the past year. The tech firm says it has been developed to … Read more →
Microsoft ‘halts Russian political hack’
Posted on | CommentRussian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says. The software company said Russian hackers had tried to steal data from political organisations, including the International Republican Institute and the Hudson Institute think tanks. But they had … Read more →
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