CUPERTINO: Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and his team address one of their most important audiences today, kicking off an annual conference for app developers at a time the iPhone maker is defending itself in court over its App Store practices. The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, being held online […]
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NEW YORK: They are technology enthusiasts on the hunt for opportunities in the Wild West market surrounding NFTs: The popular certified digital objects that have spawned a new generation of collectors convinced of their huge potential. Brandon Kang, a 25-year-old videographer from California, started buying NFTs in December, and already […]
PARIS: Research from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EFPL) in Switzerland has found that it is possible to manipulate Twitter Trends. The findings prove, for the first time, that many trends are created solely by bots exploiting a vulnerability in the Twitter algorithm. The Twitter Trends tool is […]
Facebook Inc is planning to end its policy that shields politicians from some content moderation rules, The Verge reported on Thursday (Jun 3), in what would be a major policy reversal for the world’s largest social media network. The reported change comes as Facebook is expected to announce its response […]
SHENZHEN: Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei will launch a homegrown new mobile operating system on Wednesday (Jun 2) as it fights for survival in the smartphone arena after the US blocked it from using Android. Huawei will unveil its first mobile devices loaded with the new Harmony OS in an […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Wearables shipments topped 104 million units worldwide in the first quarter of 2021, according to figures from IDC. That represents a 34.4 per cent increase on Q1 2020. With its range of Apple Watch and AirPods products, the Cupertino tech giant continues to rule over the wearables market […]
Microsoft says another wave of Russian cyber-attacks has targeted government agencies and human rights groups in 24 countries, most in the US. It said about 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organisations had been attacked this week. The group responsible was the same one that carried out last […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Instagram yesterday announced plans to let users stop displaying “like” tallies racked up by posts, letting people opt out of seeking status through the approval of others. The two platforms will let users shun “like” counts completely or just keep such tallies to themselves, according to […]
PARIS: The concept of digital sobriety, which consists in reducing the environmental impact of new technologies through simple gestures, is still relatively unknown. However, an increasing number are becoming aware of the importance of minimising CO2 emissions linked to their online use. Digital sobriety consists in doing everything possible, on […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Besides the Xiaomi Mi TV Q1 QLED TV which costs RM7,999, Xiaomi Malaysia has also introduced its more affordable Mi TV P1 series for the local market. It comes in 3 screen sizes and runs on Android TV with support for Google Assistant. Pricing and Availability To suit […]