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Amazon's AWS recovers from brief outage affecting third-party services 15 Dec 2021 - 08:13 pm

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it had recovered from a brief outage at its Amazon Web Services cloud unit that affected internet connectivity...

Amazon's AWS hit again, affecting third-party services 15 Dec 2021 - 07:46 pm

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that its cloud service, Amazon Web Services, is facing internet connectivity issues in two regions on the U.S....

Apple makes masks mandatory at US retail stores as COVID-19 cases rise 14 Dec 2021 - 11:40 pm

Apple Inc will require all customers and employees to wear masks at its U.S. retail stores, the iPhone maker said on Tuesday, as...

UK regulator says Google and Apple have 'vice-like' grip on consumers 14 Dec 2021 - 01:48 pm

LONDON: Google and Apple hold a "vice-like" grip over how people use mobile phones, stripping any meaningful choice from the system for customers,...

Twitter tests overhaul of process to flag harmful tweets 07 Dec 2021 - 09:42 pm

Twitter Inc will begin overhauling how users report harmful tweets in an effort to make it easier for people to describe what is...

Amazon's Prime, Ring and other apps down for thousands of users 07 Dec 2021 - 09:02 pm

Several Amazon.com Inc services including Prime Video, its namesake e-commerce website and applications that use Amazon Web Services (AWS) were down for thousands...

Instagram to nudge people to ‘take a break’ from scrolling 07 Dec 2021 - 01:13 pm

Meta Platforms Inc.’s photo-sharing app Instagram is encouraging users to take a break as the company battles accusations that too much time spent...

Apple tells suppliers iPhone demand has slowed as holidays near 02 Dec 2021 - 07:40 am

AppleInc., suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand. The company has told its component suppliers that...

Twitter prohibits sharing of personal photos, videos without consent 30 Nov 2021 - 09:02 pm

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it will not allow sharing of personal media such as photos and videos on its platform without the...

New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile 30 Nov 2021 - 12:22 pm

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile and politically volatile...

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO 29 Nov 2021 - 07:18 pm

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as CEO of the social media platform, the company announced. He will be succeeded by Twitter's...

Why you should go for the Huawei MateBook 14s 29 Nov 2021 - 08:13 am

Doha:Huawei recently announced the launch of the new 14.2-inch Huawei MateBook 14s – the 2.5K high performance intelligent laptop. As a new addition...

S.Korean game producers chase NFTs in real-money boost for players and firms 25 Nov 2021 - 12:25 pm

Seoul: South Korea's mobile and online game producers are luring players with services using non-fungible tokens (NFTs), jumping on a trend the firms...

Dyson delivers virtual reality in new twist to home shopping 19 Nov 2021 - 08:37 pm

LONDON: Dyson, best known for its revolutionary bagless vacuum cleaners, will enable customers to test its hairdryers, straighteners and stylers from the comfort...

Apple’s return-to-office deadline pushed to Feb. 1 from January 18 Nov 2021 - 10:32 pm

Apple Inc. has chosen Feb. 1 as the deadline for corporate employees to start their return to offices, a slight delay from its...

Epic CEO blasts Apple and Google, calls for single app store 16 Nov 2021 - 12:57 pm

Epic Games Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney renewed his attack on Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google as the world’s dominant mobile...

Telenor and Google Cloud partner up to digitalise telecom operations 15 Nov 2021 - 12:14 pm

OSLO: Telenor and Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud have formed a partnership to digitalise the Norwegian telecom company's global operations and are exploring ways...