The Chinese app is known for its aggressive data collection – but it is a fool’s errand to prove that it is a threat to the westDon’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhat’s the problem with TikTok? It’s a harder question to answer…
Lees meerThe company joins other tech firms in slowing hiring as fears grow that inflation will lower consumer demandApple is reportedly planning to slow hiring and spending growth next year to cope with an economic downturn, which would place it in the comp…
Lees meerSome US firms have announced hiring slowdowns and layoffs in recent weeks amid fears of recessionAs top tech companies prepare to release their quarterly earnings reports starting next week, investors are bracing for bad news.Several US tech compani…
Lees meerWith Apple set to enter the market and shrinking appetite for tech stocks the future looks less rosey for buy now, pay later firmThey’re clearly a sensitive bunch at Klarna, the Swedish “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) firm. The privately owned company’s…
Lees meerFirm says function is intended for users who face ‘grave, targeted threats to their digital security’Apple is launching a “lockdown mode” for its devices to protect people – including journalists and human rights activists – targeted by hacking atta…
Lees meerHome secretary says new powers could require tech firms to remove encrypted abuse material would bring privacy and securityHeavily encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp could be required to adopt cutting-edge technology to spot child sexual …
Lees meerA reader writes that their 79-year-old relative can’t access her tablet or iCloud accountMy 79-year-old mother has found herself locked out of her Apple iCloud account and denied access to many years’ worth of family photos saved on her original iPa…
Lees meerReport claims Milan-based RCS Lab developed tools to spy on private messages and contacts of targeted devicesAn Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet Inc’s Google said in …
Lees meerTests where you are asked to spot traffic lights or type out wobbly letters may be a thing of the pastAn annoyance, an important security feature, an uncomfortable existential request: however you feel about being asked to prove you are not a robot,…
Lees meerMove comes as unionization efforts gain momentum across country, including at Amazon and StarbucksApple workers in Maryland have voted by a nearly two-to-one margin to join a union, becoming the first retail employees of the tech giant’s 270-store n…
Lees meerMove comes as unionization efforts gain momentum across country, including at Amazon and StarbucksApple workers in Maryland have voted by a nearly two-to-one margin to join a union, becoming the first retail employees of the tech giant to unionize i…
Lees meerConsumer champion Justin Gutmann alleges older iPhones made slower to cope with software updatesA consumer champion has launched a more than £750m legal claim against Apple, linked to an incident in 2017 relating to a power management tool on older …
Lees meerFrom music on the go to GPS watches and apps such as Strava, tech to help you clock up the milesRunning is a great way to keep fit this summer and needs little more than some trainers and a pavement or a park. But even the most enthusiastic of us ne…
Lees meer‘Effective duopoly’ holds back Britain’s tech sector and restricts customer choice, says CMAThe UK competition watchdog is considering launching an investigation into Apple and Google’s dominance of the mobile browser market after finding that the c…
Lees meerCompanies’ dominance holds back Britain’s tech sector and restricts customer choice, says CMAThe UK competition watchdog is considering launching an investigation into Apple and Google’s dominance of the mobile browser market after finding the tech …
Lees meerIn this week’s newsletter: Apple’s CarPlay updates put a dizzying amount of information at a driver’s fingertips – for good or bad. Plus, Elon Musk continues to try not to buy TwitterApple’s annual developer event, WWDC, is in full swing. “Dub Dub”,…
Lees meerRule change could impact Apple whose iPhone is only major smartphone without connectionThe EU has paved the way for all smartphones to be legally required to use a USB-C port for charging, a move that could bea headache for Apple, whose iPhone is th…
Lees meerIn the next version of the Apple app, you’ll be able to click ‘unsend’ and your message will disappear. Could this be the end of the drunken text?Name: Unsending.Age: Brand new, long overdue. Continue reading...
Lees meerWorldwide developer conference begins with changes to iPhone operating system and redesigned version of cheapest laptopApple is taking on Klarna and ClearPay with a new “buy now, pay later” feature for iPhones, the company has announced at its world…
Lees meerCompany’s worldwide developer conference begins with changes to the iPhone operating systemApple is redesigning the iPhone’s lock screen, the company has announced at its annual developer conference, in the most substantial visual redesign iOS 16 ha…
Lees meerNew computers, iPad overhaul and expanded Messages app on the cards, with AR glasses a possibilityApple is to reveal details of the software updates coming to its phones, tablets and computers, in the company’s annual worldwide developers’ conferenc…
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