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Apple Spent $60 billion In US But US-made iPhone Screwed

Computer Daily News January 30, 2019 No Comments

Apple says it spent US$60 billion with 9000 US component suppliers and companies last year, an increase of more than 10 per cent. Apple said since 2011 the total number…

Nvidia Feels Trade Pinch

Computer Daily News January 30, 2019 No Comments

The possible escalation of the China/US trade dispute is not good news for US companies already feeling the impact of the hostilities. Shares of Nvidia tanked as much as 17…

Dicker Data’s Revenue Up 14.4%

Computer Daily News January 30, 2019 No Comments

Major distributor Dicker Data has posted a higher than expected revenue result for the financial year ended December 31. The figures show a 14.4 per cent increase in the distributor’s…

TIO Complaints Lowest Since 2015

Computer Daily News January 30, 2019 No Comments

Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) – as a percentage of services in operation – have fallen to their lowest level since 2015, according to the TIO’s latest quarterly…

Radical Revamp of Facebook Apps

Computer Daily News January 29, 2019 No Comments

Facebook is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of its WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption to the apps. The three services will, however, continue…

ATMs Getting The Old Heave-Ho

Computer Daily News January 29, 2019 No Comments

The use of automatic teller machines, better known as ATMs, in Australia is in decline, and the major banks plan to keep culling their numbers as more Australian ditch cash…

Thodey, Bell Join Call For Artificial Intelligence Chief

Computer Daily News January 29, 2019 No Comments

A group of leading industry figures that includes former Telstra CEO David Thodey and 3A institute director and ANU professor Genevieve Bell has penned an open letter to Australia’s business,…

Lenovo Back On Top As PC Sales Wobble Due To Intel Shortages

Computer Daily News January 15, 2019 No Comments

Global sales of PCs dropped 4.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, leading to a total fall in PC sales for the year of 1.3 percent, according to the…

Foxconn Revenue Takes 8% Tumble

Computer Daily News January 15, 2019 No Comments

Taiwan’s Apple supplier Foxconn posted an 8 percent fall in its December revenue amid tepid demand for electronics. Foxconn, formerly known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, said in a stock…

Alarm Bells Sounded Over Ring

Computer Daily News January 15, 2019 No Comments

Claims have been made that Amazon’s Ring home-security systems can be used for spying by company employees. A report in The Intercept alleges Ring may have allowed its employees inappropriate…