Mobility

LinkedIn Admits Premium Subscriptions Bring In $1.7bn

LinkedIn makes rare disclosure, and admits premium subscription business delivered $1.7 billion in revenue in 2023

2 months ago

US Congress Bid To Ban TikTok Or Divest Gathers Pace

Upcoming vote by House Committee on Energy and Commerce to ban TikTok in US, or insist on ByteDance divesting the…

2 months ago

Microsoft AI Engineer Flags Copilot Safety Concerns

Engineer alleges Microsoft's Copilot Designer is creating vulgar, sexual and violent content, and has written to the SEC

2 months ago

Apple iPhone Sales In China Plummet 24 Percent

New data from Counterpoint reveals Apple iPhone sales in China have plummeted 24 percent in the first six weeks of…

2 months ago

Facebook, Instagram Login Restored After Widespread Outage

Widespread outage at Meta impacted Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and disrupted users from access those platforms

2 months ago

Apple Adds ‘AI’ M3 Chip To MacBook Air Laptops

Apple adds latest M3 chip to thin-and-light MacBook Air laptops as it touts on-device AI capabilities, looks for sales recovery

2 months ago

EU Fines Apple 1.8bn Euros Over Music Streaming Restrictions

European Commission fines Apple 1.8bn euros over 'anti-competitive' music streaming restrictions in company's first EU penalty

2 months ago

Apple Reverses Course Over EU Ban On Web Apps

Apple to allow iOS web apps in EU after previously planning to disable them as Digital Markets Act 'compliance' measure

2 months ago

MWC 2024: BT To Switch On Stand-alone 5G Network In 2024

Stand-alone 5G network in the UK, without a 4G core or anchor, will be switched on in 2024, BT CTO…

2 months ago

NSO Ordered To Hand Over Spyware Code To WhatsApp

US Judge orders spyware firm NSO Group to hand over Pegasus code to Meta's WhatsApp as part of the ongoing…

2 months ago

Judge Signals Elon Musk May Lose Lawsuit Against Non-profit

Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against a hate speech non-profit may be in trouble, after judge sounds sceptical note over…

2 months ago

Apple To Disclose AI Plans This Year, Says Tim Cook

CEO Tim Cook once again indicates Apple will open up about its generative artificial intelligence plans later this year

2 months ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Your Life and Your Business on Your Phone

Mobile technology has transformed our personal lives and our businesses. Central to enterprise connectivity and agility, how will these mobile…

2 months ago

Vodafone Completes 3G Network Switch Off In UK

Switching off 3G network in the UK allows Vodafone to “repurpose” 3G spectrum to strengthen 4G and 5G services

2 months ago

BT Completes 3G Switch-Off, With Belfast Site Closure

After more than 20 years of operation, BT confirms that its final 3G mobile site location has been switched off

2 months ago

CES 2024: Motorola Reveals Smartphone On Wrist Concept

Motorola's 'adaptive display concept' smartphone wraps around a person's wrist, and can change background to match clothing

2 months ago

Expedia To Cut 8 Percent Of Workforce

After replacing its CEO earlier this month, Expedia confirms it will axe 1,500 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce

2 months ago

Google Pay To Close In US, To ‘Simplify’ Payment Apps

Mobile payments service from Google to be changed again, with shuttering of standalone Google Pay app in the US

2 months ago

TSMC Opens First Factory In Japan

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC celebrates opening of first Japanese factory, in key step in global expansion plans

2 months ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: The Business Case for Mobile

Learn why your business should embrace more mobile devices to gain commercial advantages and an engaged workforce. We'll explore the…

2 months ago

AT&T Denies Outage Was Due To Cyberattack

Thursday's significant outage of AT&T mobile network in the US, was not down to a cyberattack, operator says

2 months ago

Google To Pause Gemini AI’s Image Generation Of People

Image generation of historical people by Gemini (aka Bard) AI model is to be halted, amid inaccuracy criticisms

2 months ago

Intel Signs Microsoft As Foundry Customer

Microsoft will use Intel’s chip contract manufacturing division to manufacture a custom computing chip, chip giant says

2 months ago

Google To Manufacture Pixel Smartphones In India – Report

India looks set to begin manufacturing another flagship smartphone, with Google moving Pixel production away from China

2 months ago

US Smartphone Sales Slump, As Customers Delay Upgrading

Counterpoint research finds that sales of smartphones in the US during January have plunged, as customers delay upgrading

2 months ago

Apple Beefs Up iMessage With Quantum-Proof PQ3 Protocol

Apple says PQ3 is a groundbreaking post-quantum cryptographic protocol to protect iMessage's end-to-end messaging

2 months ago

United States Suspends Exports To China’s Top Chipmaker SMIC – Report

After SMIC produced sophisticated chip for Huawei's Mate 60 Pro phone, US suspends export permissions to the firm

2 months ago

X Briefly Suspends Account Of Alexei Navalny’s Widow

Yulia Navalnaya had her account on Elon Musk's X briefly suspended, as she pleads with Kremlin to release husband's body

2 months ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Connectivity in Orbit

Welcome to the Silicon In Focus Podcast, where we bring you the latest insights and discussions at the intersection of…

2 months ago

UK Mobile Network Choice ‘Fell By 25 Percent’ In Past Decade

UK has 25 percent fewer mobile networks to choose from than in 2014, with some of largest MVNOs shutting down…

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