Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous medications with high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble. Her daughter, a fitness coach, warned that she’d wind up an invalid if she didn’t turn things around. She did, hitting the gym for the first time and learning to […]
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The smartphone industry will experience one of its best years in equipment manufacturing, despite the current global health crisis and semiconductor shortage, Gartner and IDC revealed in a new research. According to technology research firm Gartner, global smartphone production and sales reached a whopping 328.8 million in the second quarter (Q2) of the current year, […]
The Court of Justice in the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday against German mobile operators Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone for violating domestic authorities’ bloc net neutrality and roaming regulations for their “Zero-rating” scheme, following national investigations. The EU ruling was based on the compatibility of services provided by the telcos, following limitations on bandwidth […]
Amazon is reportedly on a global hiring spree as the e-commerce giant looks to expand its internal team, with Chief Executive Andy Jassy highlighting to Reuters that the company will onboard almost 55,000 people around the globe in the upcoming months. If the number isn’t jaw-dropping enough, it’s important to note that it equals more […]
Twitter is about to become a safe haven for social media users, as the tech giant is planning on releasing a number of features aimed at giving people more privacy options. According to Bloomberg, the micro-blogging site will allow users to archive old tweets that’ll become invisible to others after a period of time passes. […]
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros ($267 million) after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people’s data with other Facebook companies. The Data Protection Commission said Thursday that it was also ordering WhatsApp to take “remedial actions” to change the way […]
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have ordered ride-hailing platforms to correct unfair market tactics amid a broad crackdown on the internet sector that has spooked investors and shaved billions off the valuations of some of China’s biggest technology companies. The transport ministry, internet watchdog and other regulators on Wednesday ordered 11 such platforms by year’s […]
Apple will officially give developers of certain apps the option to link their customers to external websites to conduct their payments, addressing a longstanding App Store complaint that’ll solve the tech giant’s in-app payment system and its 30 percent cut. In a statement, the California-based company noted that changes will appear by early next year […]
The slow process of releasing Ethiopia’s telecom market has finally reached an end with the licensing of East Africa’s Safaricom-led Global Partnership for Ethiopia’s consortium, granting the company a seat at the table to empower the government’s telecom services. Ethiopia is one of the last two countries in Africa to augment its national telco services […]
Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) launched on Sunday “The Local Roaming” initiative with the Kingdom’s leading telco firms to maximize services within all regions, specifically in remote villages and desert areas. Zain’s statement revealed that the primal phase of The National Mobile Inter-Network Roaming initiative will be launched in the Asir area […]