Semiconductor company MediaTek has announced its plan to bring holistic, fully integrated system solutions to the automotive industry starting with the first quarter of 2017. MediaTek will focus on core areas of in-vehicle Infotainment, Te…
Apple iPhone owners are reporting a rise in unwanted event invitations appearing in their calendars.
The invitations often offer discounts on designer labels, but they are from spammers, not the brands they claim to represent.
Whethe…
Cyber attacks on Chinese companies have soared in the past two years, according to a survey, with new technologies that connect household items to the internet and allow them to receive and send data seen as particularly vulnerable.
The…
Toyota believes it's found a way to create more efficient EV batteries.
Toyota calls its method, which allows a free flow of lithium ions from the cathode to the anode, the "world's first behavior observation method for lithium ions in …
Samsung customers who have had products recalled are not the only ones feeling cheesed off at the company as 2016 draws to a close.
Feeling pressure from disgruntled shareholders, Samsung is set to announce changes on Tuesday that could…
German luxury carmaker BMW plans to launch a new version of its i3 electric car next year with a longer range and revamped design, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported, citing company sources.
BMW will rework the front and rear of the…
The mobile phone numbers of former Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, celebrities and millions of other people are being stored in databases that can be searched by the public.
While the numbers cannot be obtaine…
It's that time of year again: Soon we'll begin scouring the internet to find the lowest prices for holiday gifts. As a savvy online shopper, you'll visit multiple websites to find the perfect deal, usually creating accounts with your credi…
I use Snapchat all the time but I still wasn't expecting to like Spectacles as much as I did.
They do one thing -- record video for Snapchat -- but they do that one thing really well.
I took them to the beach, jumped on trampolines, …
Black Friday bargain hunters are being courted by Google, which wants them to try out its latest search facility.
The tech company has made it possible to see how busy shops and other popular destinations are, in real time.
A search …
Toyota Motor Corp said it aims to develop a more advanced electric-car battery "in a few years" that will allow the Japanese automaker to build vehicles with up to 15 percent greater range and battery life than they have currently.
“Lit…
Nutanix is transforming the data centre of lubrication and cleaning product manufacturer WD-40, at its EMEIA Headquarters in Milton Keynes. By adopting the Nutanix platform built on a web-scale foundation, the company modernised its existi…
Facebook has been working hard to re-enter the Chinese market and it may have landed on a solution.
The social-networking giant has quietly developed software that will automatically suppress posts from users' feeds in specific regions,…
Peruvian smartphone shipments are set to pass the milestone of 8 million a year in 2016, a 27 percent annual rise compared to 2015, according to an IDC report cited in business daily Gestion. This year's prediction of 8.5 million smartphon…
STMicroelectronics introduced ST33HTPH2ESPI and ST33HTPH20SPI, two security modules that provide an industry-validated shield to protect computers and smart connected devices against cyber-attacks.
The new STSafe Trusted Platform Module…
Vodafone India has launched a data offer for its customers in the Kolkata and West Bengal circles who want to upgrade to 4G services. Existing Vodafone customers in these areas who plan to upgrade to Vodafone SuperNet 4G can access 2GB of …
Eseye, a global mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity provider for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has announced the launch of its new AnyNet Secure technology: a Sim designed to counter the threat of IoT security breaches and wor…
Microsoft has thrown its financial weight behind Linux, the operating system that rivals its own Windows.
One of the company's former chief executives once described the platform as being "a cancer".
It is now spending $500,000 (£400…
Apple has started offering a service to fix a fault on iPhone 6 Plus phones known as "touch disease".
Touchscreens on smartphones that have this problem gradually become unresponsive.
The fault was highlighted by gadget sites which s…
Mozilla just escalated an arms race with advertisers, releasing a new browser for iPhone and iPad users called Firefox Focus that blocks ads from tracking your activities on the web.
When you visit websites, many advertisers store text …
A growing number of PlayStation gamers have complained of being locked out of their online accounts.
In the past 48 hours, more than 100 PSN members have contacted Sony via one of its UK Twitter accounts - just one of several ways to re…
A US road safety body has demanded that electric cars travelling at low speed make a noise to warn pedestrians.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the rule was needed because battery-powered vehicles are ver…
Coca-Cola's latest attempt to appeal to "the kids" is a "selfie bottle" that has an integrated camera that automatically takes snaps when you take a drink.
A camera is positioned in the base of the Coke bottle and activates when you tip…
Older Germans will have to get used to taking instructions from tech-savvy youngsters if Germany is to succeed in transitioning to the digital age, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
The government is pushing companies to make d…
Cloud-based unified communications provider BroadSoft has announced the launch of Team-One, described as an all-in-one communications and collaboration application that integrates messaging with unified communications (UC) features such as…
Security firm Kryptowire has discovered that some low-cost smartphones have a backdoor that sends personal data to China every 72 hours. The preinstalled software, which monitors data such as location, call contacts and text messages, was …
During its Capital Markets Day presentation, Nokia outlined its vision and strategic priorities for the company going forward and set a number of new financial targets, as well as plans to substantially grow its dividend. The company also …
MediaTek has announced its collaboration with Ericsson to make LTE-Advanced features available in mainstream mobile devices in Africa. The partnership will ensure the affordability of devices that support LTE-Advanced technology to consume…
Donald Trump won the popular vote.
The Clinton Foundation bought $137 million worth of illegal arms and ammunition.
An FBI agent associated with Hillary Clinton's email leaks was found dead in a murder-suicide.
The Pope endorsed T…
Global subscriptions for smartphones will almost double by 2022, helping mobile data traffic to eightfold, telecoms network gear maker Ericsson predicted on Tuesday.
The Swedish company said it expected there will be 6.8 billion smartph…
Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Monday announced measures aimed at halting the spread of "fake news" on the internet by targeting how some purveyors of phony content make money: advertising.
Google said it is …
One of the world’s most popular means of communication, Facebook's (FB.O) WhatsApp, is adding fully encrypted video calling to its messaging app on Monday, a move that comes as privacy advocates worry about the potential for stepped-up gov…
Samsung Electronics has agreed to buy Harman International Industries in an $8 billion deal, marking a major push into the auto electronics market and the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean company.
The transaction high…
The best new features coming to your iPhone and iPad in December with Apple's latest iOS update.
Apple may not unleash its latest iOS 10.2 update until December, but their second developer's beta gives us a glimpse of the new features a…
The social network has made a big bet on chatbots. Now it's trying to help software developers make them better.
Facebook wants to give the bots a jolt.
Earlier this year at F8, the social network's most important conference, CEO Mar…
A Chinese state-run newspaper writes a column cautioning the president-elect against starting a "trade war."
As the world watches to see how President-elect Donald Trump handles his new responsibilities, China's state-run press has readie…
Some say it might not be as bad you think. Others say Donald Trump's potential influence on the industry is "alarming."
The eight-year bromance between Barack Obama -- who appointed the first chief technology officer for the US -- and t…
President-elect Donald Trump did not express many views about science and innovation on the campaign trail. But there are some clues to his positions on key issues.
Since Tuesday, many scientists have been laying out their concerns abou…
Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg has strongly defended his network.
Speaking on stage at Techonomy, a technology conference in California, Mr Zuckerberg said Facebook sh…
Ericsson said ICT products could help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 15 percent by 2030. It will attend the 22nd session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Morocco from 07 to 18…
New feature in testing allows business page admins to post job openings and accept applications.
While helping you keep in touch with friends from your past, Facebook might also help you find a job in the future.
The online social ne…
Ford Motor Co (F.N) is investing 13 billion rupees ($195 million) over the next five years in a technology and business center in the Indian city of Chennai to develop new products, design mobility solutions and provide business services.
…
Hyperloop One, the firm that wants to build a futuristic super-fast transport system, has announced that the first version may connect Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
In a video, it promised journey times of 12 minutes between the two cities.
T…
Facebook is facing legal action over alleged bias in its housing and employment ads.
The claim, brought by a group of Facebook users, alleges the platform's "ethnic affinity" option is racially biased.
The option is there to enable m…
"We are truly sorry," Samsung says in the letter, addressing the defective and dangerous Note 7 devices.
Samsung has published an open letter of apology to its customers following numerous reports of its Galaxy Note 7 handsets overheati…
Virgin Media has launched its first 4G tariffs, the last major UK network to offer high-speed mobile internet plans.
The network said it would "zero-rate" both WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, so using the apps would not count towards c…
One year after launching in Portugal in partnership with Vodafone Portugal, Netflix now plans partnerships with local content producers. Although the company has a policy not to reveal subscribers numbers at the local level, Netflix consid…
Company plans to incorporate the recently acquired Viv platform into its phones, home appliances and wearable devices, Reuters reports.
Samsung plans to launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant with its upcoming Galaxy S8 pho…
Companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter have built tools to tell you who's running, where to vote and even who's winning.
You likely know who you're voting for in the presidential race, but do you know where your Election Day polli…
ONEm Communications is teaming up with Al Jazeera Media Network to create a new interactive channel for news content over mobile devices. ONEm enables Al Jazeera consumers to access up-to-date news through SMS and audio in both Arabic and …
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