New Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone gets support for S Pen for the first time, as Samsung introduces smart earbuds and Bluetooth tracking tag

New Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone gets support for S Pen for the first time, as Samsung introduces smart earbuds and Bluetooth tracking tag
Huawei launches Mate 40 devices with advanced 5-nanometre Kirin 9000 processor, even as new sanctions threaten to cut off its chip supply
US Federal Trade Commission asks appeals court to reconsider decision that struck down landmark Qualcomm antitrust injunction
Labour urges government to step in to ensure ARM retains its British headquarters as SoftBank agrees sale to Silicon Valley-based Nvidia
Apple shares rise 10 percent on blockbuster earnings, propelling it past Saudi Aramco to become world’s most valuable listed company at £1.3 trillion
Huawei to launch £10m UK laptop marketing push this month, as China’s ambassador to UK says relations have become ‘seriously poisoned’
Scotland to develop Covid-19 contact tracing app based on software already used in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, amidst delay to NHS England app
Government expected to give mobile operators five years to remove all Huawei equipment after companies warned of service blackouts
Popular iPhone and iPad apps such as Spotify, Tinder, TikTok and Waze offline for hours after Facebook makes changes to widely used login code
Norway’s health authority says it will pause data collection and delete all collected data after country’s data regulator says the app is too invasive
The Astro Slide is Planet Computers’ third device with a Psion-like physical keyboard, eschewing the clamshell form factor for a unique slide-out hinge
Huawei sees biggest year-on-year sales drop for first quarter, but maintains No. 2 position after Samsung and ahead of Apple, while Xiaomi gets online boost
The virtual launch event for Android’s next version, originally set for this week, has been pushed back amidst civil unrest across the US and beyond
Researchers warn of weaknesses affecting all Bluetooth-compliant devices – just as governments roll out coronavirus apps reliant on the tech
Telecoms equipment giant says its survival is at stake with regulatory changes that would cut off its access to semiconductors manufactured outside the US
O2 has voiced concerns about the organisation of the UK’s upcoming auction of 5G spectrum, creating the prospect of a delay to next-generation services
Car data tracking device maker says it ‘does not see a path forward’ for its business after Covid-19 lockdown drastically reduces drivers’ miles on the road
Apple and Google speed up development of contact tracing API, as France and Germany accuse Apple and Google of holding Europe ‘hostage’
Chinsese state-financed Canyon Bridge tells MPs it plans to keep iPhone tech maker headquartered in the UK, amidst row over board takeover attempt
Boston University proposal would involve tracking randomly generated IDs via short-range broadcasts as means to contain coronavirus infections
Senior US officials say they will continue to work with the UK over finding 5G alternatives, following decision to allow Huawei a limited role in 5G networks
Huawei second only to Samsung for full-year 2019 sales, in spite of US ban, while iPhone 11 boosts Apple to lead in fourth quarter
Arrangement with Dutch navigation devices and services provider comes as Huawei looks for ways around US trade ban imposed last year
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New York Times follows Donald Trump’s movements in real time as part of exposé into lack of regulation around smartphone tracking industry
Huawei plans to use its Android alternative operating system in more gadgets next year, as it produces its first smartphones without US-made parts
Unpatched ‘StrandHogg’ vulnerability found to be targeting at least 60 financial institutions, but could also be used to carry out range of other attacks
Microsoft is set to end support for its Cortana iOS and Android apps in some regions as it integrates the digital assistant into Office 365
Applications pile up, but department has yet to issue a single licence allowing US firms to get around Huawei blacklist, amidst US-China deadlock
Huawei introduces Ascend 910 AI chip and MindSpore framework as national security blacklist spurs efforts to reduce reliances on US tech