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Google must open Android to rival app stores: US court

Jul 31, 2025 (AFP)

The ruling clears the way for the Epic Games shop to operate within the Google Play Store despite the latter's requirement that apps use Google's payment system...

Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring

Jul 30, 2025 (AFP)

The Facebook and Instagram owner's share price soared as much as 12 percent in after-hours trading, with investors buoyed by the company's growing advertising b...

Spain competition watchdog expands probe into Apple

Jul 29, 2025 (AFP)

The CNMC regulator began the inquiry in July 2024 into possible anti-competitive behaviour by the US tech giant for allegedly imposing "unfair commercial terms"...

Telegram's Durov questioned in France over alleged illegal content on app

Jul 28, 2025 (AFP)

Durov, 40, was sensationally detained in Paris in 2024 and is under formal investigation by French authorities over illegal content on his popular messaging ser...

China's JD.com eyes takeover of German electronics giants

Jul 24, 2025 (AFP)

MediaMarkt and Saturn have a network of more than 1,000 stores, many of them in Germany but also in several other European countries, as well as online sales pl...

Interference to astronomy the unintended consequence of faster internet

Jul 24, 2025 (SPX)

Unintended signals from satellites - leaked from onboard electronics - can drown out the faint radio waves astronomers use to study the universe. Researchers fr...

Viasat unveils IoT Nano service for global low-power connectivity

Jul 24, 2025 (SPX)

IoT Nano runs on ORBCOMM's OGx platform, which builds on the earlier IsatData Pro (IDP) system with faster speeds, larger message capacities, and expanded hardw...

UK seeks to curb Apple, Google's grip on mobile platforms

Jul 23, 2025 (AFP)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it proposes to designate Apple and Google's mobile platforms with "strategic market status (SMS)", subjecting t...

Cambodia cybercrime crackdown arrest tally hits 2,000

Jul 18, 2025 (AFP)

The United Nations has described Southeast Asia as the "ground zero" of cybercrime centres, where workers typically use romance or business cons to defraud web ...

Are Unlocked Phones Any Good? Unlocked vs. Locked Phone Benefits

Jul 17, 2025 (SPX)

Are unlocked phones worth it? For most people, the answer is YES , provided they can afford the higher upfront cost. Unlocked phones give you carrier freedom, c...

Are Unlocked Phones Any Good? Unlocked vs. Locked Phone Benefits

Jul 17, 2025 (SPX)

Are unlocked phones worth it? For most people, the answer is YES , provided they can afford the higher upfront cost. Unlocked phones give you carrier freedom, c...

TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plans

Jul 17, 2025 (AFP)

Around 50 people gathered for a protest near the offices of TikTok Germany, among them some of the 150-strong "trust and safety" department in Berlin, who say m...

Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription prices

Jul 17, 2025 (AFP)

Revenue climbed 16 percent to $11.1 billion in the quarter ended June 30, beating analyst estimates and the company's own guidance, while net profit surged to $...

Huawei reclaims top spot in China's phone market: data

Jul 16, 2025 (AFP)

The Shenzhen device maker captured 18.1 percent of the local phone market in the second quarter of this year, shipping 12.5 million units, an IDC report publish...

Cambodia arrests 1,000 in cyberscam crackdown

Jul 16, 2025 (AFP)

The United Nations has described Southeast Asia as the "ground zero" of scam centres, where workers typically use romance or business cons to defraud social med...

Singapore stock market poised for biggest IPO in years

Jul 14, 2025 (AFP)

Valued at US$773 million, the trust NTT DC REIT is backed by the city's sovereign wealth fund and Japan's NTT group. It is expected to give a much-needed boost ...

Pakistan police arrest 149, including 48 Chinese, in scam centre raid

Jul 10, 2025 (AFP)

"During the raid, a large call centre was uncovered, which was involved in Ponzi schemes and investment fraud," the agency said in a statement. "Through this fr...

Apple appeals 500-mn-euro EU fine

Jul 07, 2025 (AFP)

The European Commission in April slapped Apple with the fine for preventing developers from steering customers outside its App Store to access cheaper deals in ...

China's Alibaba launches e-commerce subsidies of $7 bn in consumption boost

Jul 02, 2025 (AFP)

Taobao, China's e-commerce champion launched by Alibaba in 2003, said in a WeChat statement that the 50 billion yuan ($6.97 billion) would "directly subsidise c...

Trump says 'very wealthy' group to buy TikTok

Jun 29, 2025 (AFP)

"We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way," Trump said in an interview on Fox's Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. "Very wealthy people. It's a group of...