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Apple $7 billion behind in royalty payments
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 29 October 2018 12:20

Apple $7 billion behind in royalty payments


If only it had enough cash

Chipmaker Qualcomm has said that the fruity cargo-cult Apple owes it $7 billion.

Facebook former security boss blasts Apple’s double standard
Published in News


Former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos claims Apple is doing dirty deeds with Chinese data


While the tame Apple Press is praising CEO Tim Cook’s stance of data protection, the former security boss at Facebook Alex Stamos said there is a double standard at play.

Apple and Samsung fined for deliberately slowing down phones
Published in Mobiles


Planned obsolescence is an illegal anti-trust antic in Italy

Apple has been fined €10 million and Samsung €5 million for hatching schemes which effectively “planned obsolescence” of their smartphones.

Samsung working on foldable laptop displays
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 25 October 2018 11:31

Samsung working on foldable laptop displays


Expect Apple to claim it invented the idea

While everyone in the world knows that Samsung is working on a foldable smartphone, Samsung says it is also working on foldable laptop displays.

Intel denies that it's killing off its 10nm chip
Published in PC Hardware


Will arrive in late 2019

Intel has denied rumours that it is killing off its 10nm chip manufacturing process after repeated delays. Chipzilla says that 10nm chips will arrive in late 2019.

Cook demands Bloomberg pull spy story
Published in News
Monday, 22 October 2018 12:57

Cook demands Bloomberg pull spy story


Our security is perfect

Apple CEO Tim Cook has made the rare step of demanding that Bloomberg retract its story alleging that Chinese spies compromised a company server using malicious microchips.

France angry over tech giant taxing
Published in News
Friday, 19 October 2018 12:04

France angry over tech giant taxing


Stop talking and make them pay up

The French government is getting its baguettes in a knot over delays in getting the US tech giants to start paying tax.

TSMC sees profits fall
Published in News
Thursday, 18 October 2018 12:06

TSMC sees profits fall


As an expected trade war looms

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has reported a 0.9 percent fall in third quarter net profits.

Largest Apple collection up for sale
Published in News
Thursday, 18 October 2018 12:00

Largest Apple collection up for sale


Or it might be destroyed

An Austrian computer repairman who collected the world’s biggest collection of old Apple computers has warned it will all be destroyed unless someone takes it off his hands.

Huawei throws a giant phone party
Published in News
Wednesday, 17 October 2018 11:02

Huawei throws a giant phone party


Hello Mate, here's the Mate20 Pro


Well over 2,000 people, from all over the world, poured into a conference hall in the Excel conference centre in London yesterday to see and listen to a complete bells and whistles exposition of the virtues of Huawei's latest range of phones the Mate 20 and the Mate20 Pro.