The telecommunications industry is not immune from the political tensions and the war of attrition that has been reigning between China and the USA and other European countries for some time now. The emergence of Chinese vendor and original equipment manufacturer Huawei as a serious competitor to other vendors and manufacturers has been a notable […]
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A significantly weaker than expected business outlook by memory-chip firm Micron Technology Inc on Thursday raised concern that following nearly two years of strong demand the industry was turning toward a down cycle. Micron forecast adjusted revenue for the current quarter at $7.2 billion, plus or minus $400 million, while Wall Street’s outlook was an […]
The COVID-19 pandemic altered the dynamic on a global scale, hitting all sectors and industries, be it public or private sectors. The overtake of the pandemic entered the world in a digital revolution no one had forecasted. Digital transformation directed the societies and industries towards a hasty adaptation of the new norm, altering every dynamic […]
The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn the Roe v. Wade precedent that for decades guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. As state laws limiting abortion kick in […]
An Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple Inc and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc’s Google said in a report on Thursday. Milan-based RCS Lab, whose website claims European law enforcement agencies as clients, developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices, the report […]
Australia’s competition regulator said on Thursday a court has ordered the local unit of Samsung Electronics to pay a penalty of A$14 million ($9.65 million) over misleading claims about a water-resistance feature in some of its smartphones. Samsung Australia admitted to misleading buyers of some of its ‘Galaxy’ phones about the water-resistance level, the Australian […]
The advances in computing and communications wouldn’t have been possible without the transistor. This small semiconductor device invented at Bell Labs in 1947, has allowed the proliferation of integrated circuits, the core element in any hardware component. The latest semiconductor shortage is a clear reflection of the important place it has in current technologies. Over […]
Technology often follows a pattern of getting hyped up at its conception, only to die down and become an obscure concept for some time, only to pop back up with renewed vigor, innovation, and purpose. In line with modern technology’s recent tendency towards personalization, interoperability, customizability, and modularity over the last decade, might modular phones […]
How Can Telcos Help Solve Rural Connectivity? Access to the internet is still an issue for many people across the globe — the most recent data collected by DataReportal revealed that just over 40 per cent of the world’s total population don’t have it. In a world where digitalisation is gaining traction, internet connection is often perceived as […]
The iPhone 13 is Apple’s current flagship waiting to be dethroned in a few months with the imminent announcement of the iPhone 14. Apple’s products have long been touted for the seamless integration of hardware, software, and the unique ecosystem this unison creates. The flagship has been gaining additional features and customization possibilities with each […]