India Aims to Restrict Sale of Cheap Chinese Smartphones
India would restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices for less than $150, a move analysts said would push Chinese giants out of the lower segment of the Indian mobile … Read more
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FBI Investigation Deems Huawei Telecom Equipment Could Disrupt US Nukes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has discovered that Huawei equipment installed on cell towers in the Midwest is capable of interfering with Department of Defense communications, including those from … Read more
Newly Found Malware Targets Large Variety of Routers
American telecommunications company Lumen Technologies found a new malware targeting small office and home office (SOHO) routers across North America and Europe. Lumen identified the malware as ZuoRAT, a MIPS … Read more
Samsung Australia To Pay A$14M Over False Water-Resistance Claims
Australian Federal Court ordered Samsung Australia to pay A$14 million ($9.65 million) over its misleading claims that some of its Galaxy phones are water-resistant. According to the Australian Competition and … Read more
Cloudflare Outage Takes Popular Internet Sites and Services Offline
A Cloudflare outage has taken most of the internet and online services offline. “A critical P0 incident was declared at approximately 06:34 AM UTC. Connectivity in Cloudflare’s network has been … Read more
EU Moves To Standardize on USB-C
The European Union parliament and council decided Tuesday to require a standardized USB Type-C charger for all mobile phones, tablets, and cameras regardless of the gadget manufacturer. The EU said … Read more
Amazon, SpaceX Win $279M In NASA Contracts
Amazon’s satellite venture, SpaceX, and other satellite firms have won a combined $278.5 million in contracts from NASA to develop communications in space in a move to privatize the space … Read more
Nokia Reportedly Leaves Cybersurveillance Tools in Russian Hands
Nokia has reportedly developed Russia’s “most powerful tool for digital surveillance.” According to a report from the New York Times, Nokia helped connect the System for Operative Investigative Activities (SORM) … Read more
Apple Music, Apple Maps, iCloud, the App Store, iMessage, and Apple TV Down
Apple has experienced a widespread outage in its major services including corporate and point of sale systems. According to Apple, major services such as App Store, iCloud, Siri, iMessage, iTunes … Read more
Google Implements Air Raid Alerts for Ukraine
Google said it is rolling out an Android feature it hopes would help people in the country stay safe, the company announced on Thursday. “Tragically, millions of people in Ukraine … Read more