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Make smartphones last longer to cut emissions in EU: activists' report
Extending the lifespan of smartphones by just one year would significantly reduce carbon emissions
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Police across Europe raid illegal streaming service platforms
A joint effort to curb an illegal market that threatens media groups’ subscription businesses
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Facebook unveils new Portal video chat, TV streaming devices
Making the company’s first foray into TV streaming hardware
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Apple taps recycled rare earth elements for iPhone parts
iPhones will use recycled rare earth elements in a key component
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg dines with senators in DC
The social media giant has been under fire for more than a year and faces antitrust investigations
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US social media firms say they are removing violent content faster
Videos or posts that back extremist groups are not immediately removed from social media websites
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Tesla takes on Porsche with battle on Germany's toughest circuit
Using a marketing tool that German carmakers have long used to tout the superiority of their products
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Huawei promises smartest 5G phone, but who will be brave enough to buy?
Huawei launches what could be the world’s most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone
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'Alexa, send $20 to my favorite presidential candidate'
The service will begin next month and will work only for candidates who have chosen to participate
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Big Tech faces growing number of federal, state probes
US Justice Department has already opened a broad investigation
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NBCUniversal names streaming service 'Peacock,' to launch in 2020
The service will compete with streaming giant Netflix and Walt Disney
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Apple awards iPhone supplier Corning $250 million from US manufacturing fund
Corning supplies glass to Apple for products such as the iPhone and Apple Watch
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Huawei expects to see revenue uplift from 5G roll-out next year
5G wireless networks to start contributing to the firm’s revenue from next year
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Germany's Scholz: We cannot accept parallel currencies such as Facebook's Libra
Facebook’s planned Libra is the most well-known of the stablecoins
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Facebook oversight board won’t have mandate to change policy
Facebook will allow a new outside oversight board to make final decisions
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Police test 'Spider-Man' device as alternative to Taser
With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by Tasers
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#JusticeForNimrita: Yet another protest on social media
Celebrities, sports personalities and many users took to social media to condemn the horrendous act
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Top US antitrust regulators admit to infighting on big tech probe
Major probes of firms like Alphabet’s Google for allegedly using their market power unfairly
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Amazon starts hiring own drivers in German last-mile delivery push
The company plans to open 11 more distribution centers to expand its delivery business in its second-biggest market
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France's Macron bets on private-sector funding to fuel startup push
France is jostling with other European countries to lure investors and budding tech companies
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London police and Facebook move to stop live streaming of terror attacks
The Metropolitan Police will share a video of its firearms officers training with Facebook
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Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt
Radiation from the antennas that carry the next-generation mobile technology have sparked a nationwide revolt
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Zuckerberg: new Facebook panel can overrule him
The independent panel would have the final say on matters of what belongs on the social platform
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In Pakistan, smartphone market feels impact of rupee fall
Chinese firm considers setting up smartphone manufacturing facility in Pakistan
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Almost the entire population of Ecuador had their personal data leaked
Data leaked on an estimated 20 million people, including almost seven million minors as well as deceased citizens
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Vietnam's social media crowd swells with new entrant to take on Facebook, Google
The communist party squeezes US tech giants Facebook and Google with a new cybersecurity law
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Start-ups to grab $280 billion in banking payments revenues by 2025, study says
Banks are set to miss out on as much as $280 billion in revenue from their payments operations by 2025
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Uber to limit drivers' app access to comply with NYC regulation
laws that Uber says will have unintended consequences
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VW, Ford in talks to develop second electric car in Europe
Ford’s Europe Chief Stuart Rowley told German daily Handelsblatt
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This brand is now #1 in the smartphone industry
With a market share of 25% while Samsung is catching up albeit slowly at 19%
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WeWork IPO likely to be pushed back
WeWork will likely delay its initial public offering until at least October
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Oracle, VMware agree to deal on cloud technology, technical support
The deal is designed to resolve years of tension over how Oracle handles technical support
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Order checks for Apple's new iPhone bode well: analysts
Pre-orders for Apple's latest iPhones have gotten off to a better start than the last cycle
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PTA hopes 5G will be available by 2021
Seeks two-month time for submitting complete plan for 5G launch
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Met office turns digital with mobile phone app, YouTube channel
Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar inaugurates modern IT Centre at PMD headquarters
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Snowden says he would return to US if he can get a fair trial
Former CIA agent has been living in Russia since leaking classified documents to press in 2013
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Youtube advertises big brands alongside fake cancer cure videos
The site runs adverts for major brands and universities next to misleading videos
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Apple takes fight against 13-billion-euro EU tax order to court
Apple will launch a legal challenge on Tuesday to a European Commission order
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Tech companies won't wait for US to act on social media laws, Microsoft's president says
Tech companies to change how they moderate online platforms in response to new laws
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VW CEO shifts strategy from empire building to efficiency
The company to free up resources for the development and mass production of electric cars
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In Ivory Coast, telemedicine revolution proves blessing for heart patients
Beauty of the telemedicine scheme is that neither the doctor nor the patient has to travel far
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VW settles Australia emissions cheating scandal
Class-action suits brought by Australian motorists over a diesel emissions cheating scandal
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YouTube 'creators' fret over impact of new child protection rules
Making it harder to get ad revenues from videos and channels directed at children
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Explore the breathtaking beauty of Pakistan
Telenor remarkably solves connectivity issues by providing uninterrupted coverage throughout your trip to the North
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Swvl expands app-based bus hailing service to Islamabad and Rawalpindi
Swvl announces welcome promo "SWVLFREE” for free rides in Islamabad and Rawalpindi
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Indian's top trader body seeks ban on Amazon, Flipkart's festive season sale
Deep discounts violate the country’s foreign investment rules for online retail
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US puts sanctions on N.Korea hacking groups behind major thefts
Theft of possibly hundreds of millions of dollars
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Google will promote original reporting with algorithm change
As the world's largest search engine has come under increasing criticism from media outlets
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Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as TV battle looms
The two companies prepare to compete head-to-head in the streaming television business
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PayPal cautious about future of Libra cryptocurrency
Which is slated to debut with the pioneering digital payments firm as part of its oversight association