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Tencent Forms 'Extended Reality' Unit as Metaverse Race Gathers Steam

China’s Tencent Holdings announced to its staff on Monday the official formation of an “extended reality” (XR) unit, three people familiar with the matter said, formally placing its bets on the metaverse concept of virtual worlds. The unit is tasked with building up the extended reality business for Tencent including both software and hardware, the […]

Will Modular Phones Ever Make a Comeback?

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 […]

The End of Line for DSL?

Internet connectivity has become an integral part of our daily life, without which, most daily activities could not be achieved properly. The ongoing digitalization has moved most business, governmental and other processes to the web, further limiting activities relying on physical interactions. Digital subscriber lines (DSL) have been the technology of choice in most countries […]

Lithuania Says Sanctions on Goods to Kaliningrad Take Effect

Lithuanian authorities said a ban on the transit through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad of goods that are subject to EU sanctions was to take effect from Saturday. News of the ban came on Friday, through a video posted by the region’s governor Anton Alikhanov. The EU sanctions list notably includes coal, […]

China's JD.com Posts Slowest Growth Ever in '618' Shopping event

Total sales by China’s e-commerce giant JD.com rose 10.3 percent over the 18 days to Sunday during the first major shopping festival since a recent COVID-19 outbreak, the firm said, sharply down from the 2021 event’s growth of 27.7 percent. This year’s figure was the slowest for the retailer, showing how consumer appetite in the […]

The Knock-on Effect of Police Use of Facial Recognition

For the police, the use of facial technology in a technologically accelerated world is nothing but a means to optimize their internal operations to deliver a more safeguarded environment, conduct faster investigations, and catch criminals. But for the public, the police use of facial recognition is a cause of concern in terms of a potential […]

U.S. Senators Press TikTok on Whether it Allows Russian 'Pro-War Propaganda'

Republican senators on Friday asked TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew about reports the social media site had allowed Russian state-approved media content but barred other videos. “Recent reports indicate TikTok… has allowed Russian state media to flood the platform with dangerous pro-war propaganda. No company should find itself in the position of amplifying the […]

Bridging the Geographical Digital Divide

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 […]

Boost Your Productivity with These Hidden Features of the iPhone 13

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 […]