San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Apple on Wednesday announced Self Service Repair, which will allow customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs access to Apple genuine parts and tools. Available first for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and soon to be followed by Mac computers …
Read More »EU accuses Apple of distorting competition in music streaming market
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) on Friday accused Apple, the American digital giant, of abusing its dominant position in the on-line market and distorting competition of music streaming providers. European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said Apple exercises considerable market power in the distribution of music streaming …
Read More »Facial recognition: IT and police in delicate dance
Paris, France | AFP | Tech giants love to portray themselves as forces for good and as the United States was gripped by anti-racism protests a number of them publicly disavowed selling controversial facial recognition technology to police forces. Facial recognition has numerous applications that could simplify our lives as we’ve …
Read More »France looks past Google, Apple for virus contact tracing
Paris, France | AFP | France, which has long been sceptical of the growing power of US tech titans, is seeking to bypass Apple and Google for a smartphone app to help trace people infected with the novel coronavirus. The move, which leaves France relatively isolated in Europe alongside Britain and …
Read More »As earnings loom, Big Tech to highlight pandemic efforts
Washington, United States | AFP | Big Tech firms set to report quarterly results in the coming days are facing the challenge of spotlighting their roles battling the coronavirus pandemic without seeming as though they are cashing in on upheaval from the health crisis. The normal talk on profits and revenue …
Read More »Apple and Google team up on virus ‘contact tracing’ by smartphone
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person. The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to …
Read More »Apple to miss revenue forecast as iPhone supply hit by coronavirus
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Apple is to miss its revenue forecast for the March quarter due to the coronavirus epidemic, the US tech giant said Monday, warning that iPhone supplies worldwide would also be impacted, underlining the economic cost of the health crisis. The COVID-19 virus death toll …
Read More »Facebook’s Zuckerberg wants ‘new framework’ for digital tax
Paris, France | AFP | Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday backed moves by the OECD group of free-market economies to reform the way online giants are taxed worldwide, even if that means companies like his own paying more to national governments. “We also want tax reform and I’m …
Read More »Apple delivers best-ever quarter, powered by iPhones, services
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Apple on Tuesday posted record results for the final three months of last year delivered by gains in iPhone sales even as the company transitions to digital services and wearables. Striking a somber tone on an earnings call, chief executive Tim Cook said the …
Read More »New iPhones woo users to Apple television and games
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Apple on Tuesday played to its strengths with powerful new iPhone and iPad models able to serve as stages for its new game and television services. The Silicon Valley titan added into the mix a new-generation Apple Watch that can tell when a place …
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