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Prepare For A Smartphone Flood

Computer Daily News April 16, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI: Telecommunication analysts are predicting that smartphone makers will flood the market with offerings as the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease. Most of the top brands are grappling with…

Sony Offers $10m For Developers

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TOKYO: Japanese entertainment and electronic giant Sony has earmarked US$10 million for a fund aimed at helping indie game developers survive the pandemic crisis. Sony is yet to announce details,…

China iPhone Shipments Surprise

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SHANGHAI: Apple’s iPhone shipments in China rebounded in March, jumping 19 percent from a year earlier to 2.5 million units. Industry watcher Bloomberg said the calculations were based on monthly…

Clarke Still Frozen Out As ACS Internal Dramas Continue To Flow

Computer Daily News April 16, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: As it continues to shed members, the Australian Computer Society is continuing to cold-shoulder major critic Roger Clarke, pictured – and successfully preventing him from joining its management team.…

5G Conspiracy Theorists Blame – What Else? – COVID-19

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SYDNEY: While the COVID-19 phenomenon currently sweeping the globe and making hundreds of thousands very sick – or even dead – it is perhaps easy for some people to point…

Foxconn Orders Hiring Halt, As Apple Faces Sales Slump

Computer Daily News April 15, 2020 No Comments

TAIPEI: Apple supplier Foxconn has stopped recruiting new workers as export orders are shrinking amid the global pandemic. The hiring halt comes just two weeks before Apple is scheduled to release its…

Comms Minister Hails Move To Force Google To Pay For News

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CANBERRA: Australia’s Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has said he is confident that Google will be forced to pay Australian publishers for re-broadcasting their news content, which the US-based company –…

Virus Set To KO Kayo? Murdoch Preps For Likely Covid-19 Hit

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SYDNEY/NEW YORK: It would appear no company is immune to COVID-19, with media giants also in the firing line including Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, which has tipped the virus will…

Afterpay Sales Jump 97pc To $2bn, Despite Covid-19 Threat

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SYDNEY: Australian buy-now, pay-later provider Afterpay has posted third-quarter sales of $2.6 billion, up 97 percent on Q3 results last year, despite the effects on business from the spreading COVID-19 virus.…

US Risks New Row With China

Computer Daily News April 14, 2020 No Comments

WASHINGTON: China and the US are heading for a new row over the use of 5G technology. US federal agencies have called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke China…