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Apple Replaces 15-inch MacBook Pro With 16-inch Model
New model ditches controversial ‘butterfly’ keyboard and touts 80 percent performance increase
Judge Approves US Searches Of Passenger Electronic Devices
US border agents only need “reasonable suspicion” and no search warrant to search travellers’ smartphones and laptops
Apple Profits Slide, As Cook Points To Wearable Growth
Profits and year revenues at Apple slide amid slow iPhone sales, but sales from wearables and services rose
Microsoft Reaps Cloud Growth Benefits, But Surface, Xbox Struggle
Cloud focus continues Microsoft’s momentum, amid warning signs over Xbox and Surface performance
Google Touts Radar Control With New Pixel 4
Launch of next generation flagship smartphone to challenge the iPhone comes with radar chip for gesture control
Samsung Display Confirms Plans For $11 Billion Screen Investment
Despite a global oversupply of screens, Samsung confirm plans to plough huge investment into production of more advanced displays
Microsoft Previews Folding Phone, Refreshes Surface Portfolio
But software giant faces big hurdle in convincing both consumers and developer community to back its idea
Apple iPhone Launch: What To Expect?
What to expect at Apple’s launch of new iPhone handsets and other new products on Tuesday
Lenovo Warns Of Price Rise Amid US Tariff Threat
Warning to Trump? Chinese manufacturer warns prices will rise for PCs and laptops, if US tariffs increase
Apple Profits Slide Again, As Wearables, Services Grow
iPhone slowdown. Revenues from wearables and services helped offset another slump in iPhone sales during last quarter
Microsoft To Open Retail Store In Central London
Redmond finally remembers the consumer market, as it readies opening of new retail outlet in heart of London
Exports To Huawei Still Subject To “Highest Scrutiny”
Easing Huawei blacklisting? Not really, as US Commerce Dept insists it will apply highest national security scrutiny
Sir Jony Ive’s Soul Had Left Apple Years Ago – Report
Chief designer spent the last couple of years distancing himself from Apple and rarely came into the office
Sir Jony Ive, iPhone Designer, To Leave Apple
The ‘spiritual partner’ of the late Steve Jobs, British designer of the iPhone Sir Jony Ive is to leave Apple
Apple Calls On White House To Halt China Tariffs
President Trump warning. Tariffs on Chinese goods will impact our global competitiveness, Apple predicts
Apple Mulls Manufacturing Shift From China – Report
Trade war repercussions as Apple reportedly explores moving 30 percent of production away from China
Huawei Postpones Laptop Launch Due To US Blacklisting
Chinese firm cancels launch of Matebook laptop as US Entity Listing halts Intel chips and Microsoft software
Apple Offers Free MacBook Repairs For Keyboard Flaw
Butterfly mechanism for nearly all modern MacBooks contains design flaw, as Apple redesigns keyboards for new models
Apple Profit Falls As iPhone Sales Slow
Smartphone worries as Tim Cook said China demand and price cuts helped stablise iPhone sales
Apple Opens Up About Recycling iPhones Via Robot
Apple shows off robot called Daisy that can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour in both the US and Holland
Former Mozilla CTO Ordered To Unlock Devices At US Border
Apple staffer and American citizen Andreas Gal detained by US border agents after refusing to unlock devices
No Evidence Screen Time Is Bad For Kids
No good evidence screen time is “toxic” to kids health, expert say, but it should be limited before bedtime
Apple Offers Free Repairs For Faulty iPhone X, Macbook Models
Tech giant offers free-of-charge repair for problems with the expensive iPhone X and Macbook
Apple Adds Facial Recognition To Revamped iPad Pro
Refresh for Macbook and iPad Pro sees higher prices, better processors and screens, and facial recognition
Super Micro To Test For Chinese Spy Chips
World’s largest motherboard maker is to review its hardware to check reports on Chinese spy chips
Tech Pays Tribute To Microsoft’s Paul Allen
Another tech titan passes away, after co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, dies aged just 65
Ofcom Study Reveals Extent Of Our Tech Addiction
Its good to talk? Not according to Ofcom study, as messaging apps overtake number of mobile calls
Qualcomm Faces Additional EU Pricing Violation Charge
European antitrust regulators add a fresh violation in its case against Qualcomm over ‘predatory pricing’
US Supreme Court Rules On Mobile Phone Location Data
Court case involving armed robber sees setback for American law enforcement in using historical location data