This major iPhone bug turns Facetime into a privacy invasion tool January 29, 2019 Apple has come under fire for a Facetime bug that enables people to spy on call recipients without their knowledge. The security flaw, discovered by 9to5Mac yesterday, gives Facetime callers access to both the microphone and front-facing camera of the recipient while the call is still ringing, according to reports. Read more: Facebook to integrate Messenger into [...]
Caterpillar shareholders flee as it predicts China slowdown for 2019 January 28, 2019 Digger manufacturer Caterpillar’s shares were down eight per cent in US trading this afternoon after it announced “modest” sales increases. Sales were hit by weakness in its key Chinese market in the final quarter, causing investors to flee. The figures Adjusted profit-per-share for 2018 was $11.22 (£8.52), up 63 per cent, while revenues were up [...]
Nvidia slashes its fourth quarter guidance, sending its shares into a downward spiral January 28, 2019 Chipmaker Nvidia has cut its fourth quarter revenue estimate by $500m (£379.7m) after its performance in China slowed, causing its share price to spiral down more than 18 per cent. Chief executive Jensen Huang said the firm had suffered an "extraordinarily, unusually turbulent and disappointing quarter", as Nvidia forecasted revenue of $2.2bn for the quarter ending in [...]
Bad news baked into Apple’s revenue pie? January 28, 2019 Apple is set to report earnings after the close on Tuesday. The big question facing investors is whether all the downside has already been priced in and whether Apple still has some skeletons from the last quarter. And as ever what will really matter to the market is the guidance for the March quarter as [...]
Apple Watch Series 4 review: How Apple’s timepiece finally became a ‘must buy’ gadget January 25, 2019 In the almost four years since the first Apple Watch launched, many have come to see it as the weak link in the company’s portfolio. While iPhones have sold in record numbers, Apple has declined to release official sales figures for its timepiece, and initial excitement over the futuristic new category was at risk of [...]
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella calls for facial recognition regulation as Bing gets switched back on in China January 24, 2019 The boss of software giant Microsoft has said facial recognition technology needs to be regulated, as the company weathers another storm in China. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, chief executive Satya Nadella said that self-regulation when it comes to facial recognition may not be enough as the technology grows more popular. [...]
Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro review, specs, price and details: The Mi 8 Pro marks the Chinese phone company’s UK debut January 24, 2019 At the end of last year, Chinese phone giant Xiaomi finally launched its first products in the UK. A household name in its home nation, the company is the fourth biggest phone manufacturer in the world after heavyweights Huawei and Samsung, and just a hare’s fart behind Apple. Xiaomi introduced itself to Britain with four [...]
Netflix leads the way as UK on-demand video subscriptions soar January 24, 2019 The number of UK homes that subscribe to an on-demand TV service has soared in the last year, with Netflix the most popular choice, new figures have revealed. A total of 11.6m UK households had a subscription to at least one of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Now TV in the third quarter of 2018, [...]
Apple dismisses more than 200 staff from self-driving car unit Project Titan January 24, 2019 Apple has cut more than 200 staff from its secretive self-driving car unit Project Titan, as the business undergoes some restructuring under new management. The dismissals, first reported by CNBC, come after Apple hired a former veteran of the firm Doug Field and Tesla's ex-vice president of engineering to lead the project alongside Bob Mansfield last [...]
Big tech firms like Google, Amazon and Facebook spent a record amount on political lobbying last year January 24, 2019 Google, Amazon and Facebook's bill for lobbying the US government hit record highs last year, as life under the Trump administration put big tech firms in the spotlight. Google parent firm Alphabet said it spent $21.2m (£16.3m) on political lobbying costs in the US last year, topping its previous all-time high of $18.2m achieved in 2012. It [...]