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EU to investigate Apple Pay for complaintsEU regulators looked into Apple’s mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant but they could review it again if they receive formal...Canadian court weighs bail for jailed Huawei CFOA Canadian provincial court weighing whether to grant bail to a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, who is facing possible extradition to...China court bans older iPhone salesA Chinese court has ordered a ban on the sale of several older Apple Inc iPhone models in China for violating two patents of chipmaker...How to plan your smart home - and weigh privacy risksYou might have heard of lights that turn off with an app or voice command. Or window shades that magically rise every morning.Technology companies are...Why our phones are being targeted by spyware“IT’S not paranoia if they really are out to get you.” For Ahmed Mansour, a human rights activist hailing from the UAE, those are words...Ontario government fires 3 directors after Google dealOntario’s provincial government has fired three board members from a government organization working with a Google-affiliated company to create a smart-city development in Toronto. The...BlackBerry announces its product offerings for the end of 2018BlackBerry has been on a roll in India and has launched smartphones targeting a wide range of consumers. These handsets fall in the upper mid-range...Huawei CFO seeks bail on health concerns; Canada wants her in jailThe CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing her longstanding...Australian watchdog wants a regulator for Google, FacebookAustralia’s competition watchdog on Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s...Uber makes confidential filing for long-awaited IPOUber Technologies Inc has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, taking a step closer to...China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequencesChina warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, calling...Chat-service firm Slack taps Goldman Sachs to lead IPOSlack Technologies Inc, a provider of chat and direct messaging services for businesses, has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc to lead its initial...Huawei arrest stokes fears of China reprisals among America Inc executivesAt a closed-door security meeting of US companies in Singapore on Thursday, one topic was high on the agenda: the arrest of a top executive...US court issued Huawei CFO arrest warrant in AugustA New York court issued an arrest warrant for Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on Aug. 22, asking she be detained to stand...Huawei denies it poses security threat after EU warningChinese tech giant Huawei denied on Friday that it posed a security risk, saying that it had never been told by any government to obtain...German 5G auction at risk if government demands roamingA German regulator has said the government’s auction of fifth-generation (5G) mobile licenses could be delayed if operators had to offer roaming in rural areas,...How Facebook fuelled France's 'yellow vest' protestsWith names like "Angry Drivers of Normandy", Facebook groups are the nerve centre of the "yellow vest" protest movement raging across France — and increasingly,...US to reveal charges against Chinese hackers: sourcesFederal prosecutors are expected to unveil criminal charges as soon as next week against hackers linked to Chinese intelligence for allegedly stealing data from US...China's Huawei pledges $2 billion to allay British security fearsChina’s Huawei will spend $2 billion as part of efforts to address security issues raised in a British government report earlier this year, sources with...Australian bid to force tech firms to hand over encrypted data passes first hurdleThe Australian parliament’s lower house passed a bill to force tech firms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook and Apple to give police access to...Google Pixel Stand review: The perfect Pixel 3 companionIf you own a Google Pixel 3, then the Pixel stand would be something that would impress you. While it is an accessory that may...World’s first 5G Snapdragon 855 phone will be from OnePlusOnePlus CEO Pete Lau announced its next flagship will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit 2018. OnePlus...Nokia 8.1 launched: Specifications, price, and moreHMD Global, the new home for Nokia phones, announced the Nokia 8.1, its newest addition to its value flagship range. As with other Nokia smartphones...Documents show Facebook used user data as competitive weaponInternal Facebook documents released by a UK parliamentary committee offer the clearest evidence yet that the social network has used its enormous trove of user...Nasa deep space probe reaches asteroid deemed to be potential Earth threatNasa’s deep space explorer Osiris-Rex flew on Monday to within a dozen miles of its destination, a skyscraper-sized asteroid believed to hold organic compounds fundamental...Google's app turns your phone into a museumGoogle is adding a new experience to its augmented reality app that will bring a legendary artist's work right at the convenience of your device.The...Apple 'no home' for haters, says CEO Tim CookApple takes people spreading hate speech and violence through its platform very seriously and the company CEO Tim Cook reiterated the stand during an award...Smaller cities help India embrace mobile gamesThanks to cheaper 4G data and proliferation of capable entry-level smartphones, the gaming sector has finally arrived in India, a market long touted to be...Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 855 to power 5G smartphonesChip supplier Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday unveiled a new generation of mobile phone processor chips that will power 5G smartphones in the United States as...France, Germany aim to keep digital tax alive with new proposalFrance and Germany sought on Monday to salvage a proposed EU tax on big digital firms by narrowing the focus to cover only companies’ online...Sharp Corp lays off 3,000 foreign staff, moves production to ChinaSharp Corp has laid off more than 3,000 foreign workers in Japan as the Apple supplier shifts production of iPhone sensors to a Chinese plant...Soyuz spacecraft successfully docks with ISSThe first manned Soyuz flight since a failed launch in October successfully docked at the International Space Station on Monday, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said.“The...Verizon, Samsung to release 5G smartphones in US in 2019Verizon Communications Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Monday confirmed long-held industry expectations they would seek to steal a march on Apple Inc by...Quora says 100 million users hit by security breachAbout 100 million users of Quora were affected by unauthorised access to one of its systems by a “malicious third party,” the knowledge-sharing website said...Facebook, MIT join hands to assign addresses to peopleThere are about four billion people in the world who are living without a physical address. Facebook and the MIT Media Lab are teaming up...15 till I die: Smartphones under Rs 15,000Realme U1: Say hello to the new HelioRealme is a brand that follows the 'design first' philosophy. The think tank of the company believes that...Studio19 London: A 'sound' propositionThere seems to be a rough correlation between the price of an audio speaker and the extent of its bass boost. Enhancing the lower frequencies,...Espionage, ID theft? Myriad risks from stolen Marriott dataThe data stolen from the Marriott hotel empire in a massive breach is so rich and specific it could be used for espionage, identity theft,...Bitcoin falls over 7 per cent, heads towards one-year lowBitcoin fell as much as 7 per cent on Friday, heading towards a recent one-year low in a broad-based selloff in cryptocurrencies.The world’s biggest and...Germany detects new cyber attack by Russian hacker groupGerman security officials have detected a fresh cyber attack on the email accounts of German lawmakers, the military and several German embassies by the Russian...Intel-based AI Imaging Solution to accelerate critical patient diagnosesIntel and GE Healthcare are teaming up to deliver artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across multiple medical imaging formats to help prioritize and streamline patient care....Tesco, Volkswagen to develop UK electric vehicle charging networkBritain’s biggest retailer Tesco and German car maker Volkswagen have teamed up to develop an electric vehicle charging network in the UK, they said on...Marriott says up to 500m guests may have fallen victim to hackingAs many as 500 million guests at Marriott International hotels might have been victims of a hack that in most cases pilfered passport numbers or...Amazon to allow Apple Music on its Echo speakersAmazon.com Inc said on Friday Apple Music will become available on its Echo smart speakers starting Dec. 17, signaling increasing collaboration between the tech heavyweights....Microsoft's market value overtakes Apple's to close out weekMicrosoft Corp’s stock market value closed above Apple Inc’sfor the first time in eight years on Friday as the Windows maker benefited from growth in...Starwood Hotel database hacked, 500 million may be affectedMarriott International said on Friday hackers stole about 500 million records from its Starwood Hotels reservation system in an attack that began four years ago,...Does Google harm local search rivals? EU antitrust regulators askEU antitrust regulators have asked Google’s rivals if the internet search giant unfairly demotes local search competitors, according to a questionnaire seen by Reuters, a...US House panel sets Google CEO hearing for Dec. 5The US House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing with Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on the Alphabet Inc unit’s social media practices on Dec....Facebook to expand its section for local news 'Today In'Facebook Inc on Wednesday said it is expanding its ‘Today In’ feature, a dedicated section for local news and starting a test for local alerts...Bitcoin up 10 per cent, on course for its biggest daily rise since AprilBitcoin rallied 10 per cent on Wednesday to more than USD 4,100, putting it on course for its biggest daily rise since mid-April as it...