Mexico’s economy ministry detected a cyber attack on some of its servers on Sunday but did not consider sensitive information to have been compromised, and beefed up safety measures, it said in a statement.
It was the second high-profil…
From his high-rise desk overlooking the sprawling city of Addis Ababa, Markos Lemma has a pretty good view.
As the founder of technology innovation hub IceAddis, his co-working space is usually abuzz with wide-eyed entrepreneurs fuelled…
MWC may have been canceled on account of rising coronavirus concerns, but the party still went on for Huawei (albeit to what appears to have been a mostly empty room). A year after wowing crowds with the Mate X, the company is introducing …
It’s been a few months since Microsoft announced the impending arrival of the Xbox Series X. The somewhat redundantly named console made cameo during the Game Awards, getting a late 2020 date in the process.
We got at glimpse at the b…
We are now onto the fifth short story of nine in Ted Chiang’s collection Exhalations. This one is a very short one at only a couple of pages, but despite its brief length, it explores some of the most fundamental issues facing us as a soci…
Sony has announced its first 5G smartphone: The Xperia 1 II — which, for the curious and/or confused, is pronounced ‘Xperia One, Mark Two’. Which isn’t at all confusing, er.
“No one understands the entertainment experience better tha…
Mastercard Inc plans to hire 1,500 more staff in Dublin over the next three to five years, more than trebling its workforce in one of Ireland’s largest single multinational jobs announcements.
The U.S. credit card issuer has had a prese…
Intel Corp on Monday launched new microprocessors, including a second generation Xeon processor for data centers and a 10nm chip for wireless 5G base stations.
Demand from cloud computing companies have boosted sales of server chips, le…
Huawei has revealed an updated version of its folding smartphone, which it plans to release outside of China for the first time.
It said it had made the screen of the new Mate XS more resilient than the original Mate X, following conc…
Google has warned people not to circumvent the ban on Google apps that affects newer Huawei phones.
Recent Huawei devices cannot download the Google Play app store or hugely popular apps such as Gmail, YouTube, or Google Maps.
Androi…
71% say current data centers are not meeting all of their needs
As today’s data center evolves to incorporate enterprise, cloud and edge resources, thorough planning and foresight is needed to meet organizational computing requireme…
71% say current data centers are not meeting all of their needs
As today’s data center evolves to incorporate enterprise, cloud and edge resources, thorough planning and foresight is needed to meet organizational computing requireme…
All time Group revenue record of US$14.1 billion
Pre-tax income (PTI) grew to record US$390 million, up 11% year-on-year
Net income up 11% year-on-year to US$258 million
Strategic Intelligent Transformation growth areas delivering…
That will revolutionize the business and compete against all others companies in mid-range budget consumer
Electra looking to outperform, out price and out class the current EV market by building an ecofriendly supercar fit for the mi…
Taking inspiration from Jaguar’s racing heritage, F?PACE Chequered Flag offers assertive exterior styling, distinctive badging and a choice of engines
Feature-packed SUV includes 10-way electric seats with driver memory, To…
Microsoft has started rolling out new colorful app icons in Windows 10 today that overhaul the look and feel of the operating system. Changes to many of the built-in Windows 10 app icons have started rolling out today, but more are coming …
A press render claiming to be LG’s unannounced V60 ThinQ has been published by Android Headlines, showing a handset with a small teardrop notch, a dedicated Google Assistant button, and a gold frame. Although not confirmed by the leak, t…
Google is placing new restrictions on which Android apps can track your location in the background, with a new review process that will check whether an app definitely needs access to the data. The changes were announced in a blog post to …
Gmail’s search is getting a significant update that will allow users to more easily narrow results to help them find a specific email. Before today, users could type in search filters by hand (e.g. label:work, has:attachment, from:marketin…
Do you need a case for your AirPods case? Perhaps not, but the accessory accessories are increasingly popular, whether your personal style extends to crocheting or leather. And what if it looked as cute as this Game Boy-inspired design f…
Several companies rolled out electric pickups in 2019. Tesla’s Cybertruck got most of the attention, but don’t sleep on General Motors and Ford — bringing electric pickups to market is critical for the viability of electric vehicles.
Au…
The coronavirus outbreak could result in at least a 3.3% drop — and as high as a 9% dip — in the volume of PCs that will ship globally this year, research firm Canalys reported Thursday evening in its revised projections to clients.
P…
Moscow is using facial recognition technology to ensure people ordered to remain at home or at their hotels under coronavirus quarantine do so, the mayor of the Russian capital said on Friday.
Russia has temporarily barred Chinese natio…
Government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in China look set to delay the rollout of next-generation 5G telecom networks, a key technology initiative for the country’s leadership.
Tenders for six big 5G projects have b…
The United States will host a conference in about a month on 5G that U.S. President Donald Trump will attend and that will include companies such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told reporters…
The official said: “We've held negotiations with Egyptian partners and have come to terms on a good contract – roughly $1 million – on supplying and setting up an enterprise in Egypt to train specialists and make drones.”
Dist…
Larry Tesler, an icon of early computing, has died at the age of 74.
Mr Tesler started working in Silicon Valley in the early 1960s, at a time when computers were inaccessible to the vast majority of people.
It was thanks to his inno…
Samsung has apologised after it accidentally sent an alert to thousands of devices overnight.
Affected devices received a notification from Find My Mobile in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Some customers complained on social me…
Should big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook or Google be forced to share the mountains of data they hold on its customers with smaller competitors?
The European Commission thinks that perhaps they should. It is part of suggested new…
While access to the internet is still patchy across the African continent, the last decade has seen great strides in improving telecommunications in the region.
Nigeria in particular is one of Africa's largest telecom markets, benefitin…
Ooredoo Qatar to use Nokia AI-powered customer engagement solution towards monetizing 5G and providing improved digital experiences to users
* Nokia's customer engagement solution will help Ooredoo Qatar to enhance digital engagement an…
Spotify’s ongoing investments in the podcast-streaming side of its business helped boost podcast listening on its service by 200% last year. But today, only 16% of Spotify’s monthly listeners are engaging with podcasts — a number the compa…
Support for standalone streaming has come to Pandora’s Apple Watch app. The company today announced the official launch of its new standalone app for Apple Watch that lets you listen to music and podcasts on the go, even without your iPhon…
Unacademy, one of India’s fastest growing education startups, has just received the backing of a major technology giant: Facebook.
The social juggernaut has participated in the four-year-old Indian startup’s Series E financing round, so…
Facebook has expressed concern after it was ordered by Singapore to block access to a news site's page.
Singapore said the fringe site States Times Review had broken a newly introduced "fake news" law and repeatedly conveyed "falsehoods…
Elon Musk has lashed out on Twitter after billionaire Bill Gates praised Tesla in an interview - but admitted he had chosen a Porsche as his first electric car.
Mr Musk later described his own conversations with the Microsoft founder as…
Parallel Wireless, Inc., the leading U.S.-based OpenRAN company delivering the world's only software-defined end-to-end 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G OpenRAN solution for coverage and capacity, today announced that Etisalat, one of the world's leading t…
New Cisco Annual Internet Report Forecasts 5G to Support More Than 10% of Global Mobile Connections by 2023
News Summary:
By 2023:
5G Speeds will be 13 times higher than the Average Mobile Connection
66% of the global pop…
Bold new concept vehicle forms part of Jaguar Land Rover’s Destination Zero mission
Project Vector ‘autonomy-ready’ platform offers solution to today’s urban mobility challenges with unparalleled interior space and flexibility in vehi…
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become many things in the mining industry. A canary that uses sensors to monitor underground air quality, a medic that monitors healthcare, a security guard that's constantly on guard, and underground mobil…
China’s annual auto show in Beijing has been postponed because of novel coronavirus, as the number of cases of people infected surpass 71,000.
The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which was scheduled to begin April 21, is th…
Once you have a product, distributing it becomes the next challenge for any entrepreneur. At TRASH (one-tap video editing), we looked to TikTok as a potential marketing channel. As early learnings started to roll in, we decided to share wh…
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (005930.KS) semiconductor manufacturing division has won a contract to make new Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) 5G chips using its most advanced chip-making technology, two sources familiar with the matter said, boosting…
Foldable phones are once again facing questions about their durability.
The Galaxy Z Flip and the Motorola Razr are now both available to buy in the US - but early reports suggest the screens are easily damaged.
One outlet published …
Samsung's latest foldable takes key steps in the right direction, post-Fold
The Galaxy Z Flip ships with the same “Care Instructions” as the Fold. It’s a five-item list with the following basic points:
Don’t scratch the scre…
Google is chatting with publishers about potentially paying to include their content in a news product, according to The Wall Street Journal. Most of the talks are with publishers outside the US, the paper says, including in France and Eur…
Apple is widely expected to debut its first 5G iPhones this fall, powered by Qualcomm’s X55 modem — thanks to Apple and Qualcomm’s surprise settlement last year that saw the two companies resume business. But a new report from Fast Company…
A new social media filter has been launched to prevent users from receiving unsolicited naked pictures.
On Friday the plugin - called Safe DM - which blocks and deletes pictures of penises sent via direct message became available to Twi…
Facebook warned of threats to innovation and freedom of expression on Monday, ahead of the release of a raft of rules by the European Union this week and in coming months to rein in U.S. tech giants and Chinese companies.
The social med…
Seamless high-quality photo printing, wherever and whenever
Canon (Canon-CNA.com) announces the launch of the Canon SELPHY SQUARE QX10, the latest addition to its popular SELPHY range of compact photo printers and the Canon XS-20L squar…