Twitter to eliminate photos and links in character count: report
Twitter Inc users will soon have more flexibility in writing tweets because the company plans to stop including photos and links as part of its
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Facebook loses first round in suit over storing biometric data
Facebook Inc lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it “unlawfully” collected
Germany to launch 1 billion-euro discount scheme for electric car buyers
By Andreas Cremer and Joseph Nasr Germany is set to launch a new incentive scheme worth about €1bn to get more consumers buying electric cars
Mitsubishi Motors says it manipulated fuel economy tests (Updated)
By Naomi Tajitsu Mitsubishi Motors Corp admitted to manipulating test data to overstate the fuel economy of 625,000 cars sold in Japan, knocking its shares
EU charges Google with abusing market dominance of Android (Updated)
The European Union charged Google on Wednesday with abusing the dominant position of its Android mobile operating system, opening a second front against the U.S.
Toyota, other major Japanese firms hit by quake damage, supply disruptions
By Naomi Tajitsu and Makiko Yamazaki Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s biggest-selling automaker, said on Sunday it would suspend much of its production at plants
U.S. succeeds in cracking Apple’s iPhone, drops legal action
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had succeeded in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and dropped its
Israeli firm helping FBI to open encrypted iPhone – report
Israel’s Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of
Tablet PC use at home doubles in two years
By Annette Chrysostomou THE number of households with a touch screen computer (tablet) in Cyprus has more than doubled to 39.2 per cent compared to
Apple fans brave Sydney rain as new iPhone 6s hit stores
By Pauline Askin and Julia Love The new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus hit stores on Friday, with dozens of people – and a robot
EU strikes initial deal to scrap roaming fees in 2017
By Foo Yun Chee and Julia Fioretti The European Union reached a preliminary deal on Tuesday to abolish mobile roaming charges across the 28-country bloc
Apple bows to Taylor Swift on paying for all music streaming
Apple Inc reversed its policy and said it would now pay artists during free trials of its new Apple Music streaming service, after pop star
Low-key launch as Apple Watch finally goes on sale
By Teppei Kasai The Apple Watch launched globally on Friday with a small queue of Japanese tech-addicts lining up in Tokyo for Apple Inc’s first
EU charges Google in Internet search anti-trust case
By Julia Fioretti and Alastair Macdonald The European Union accused Google Inc on Wednesday of cheating competitors by distorting Internet search results to favour its
MTN officially launches 4G network
Private telecoms provider MTN officially launched its 4G network on Tuesday, which promises high internet speeds and cutting edge browsing experience. The company said its
First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE
Two pilots attempting the first flight around the world in a solar-powered plane began the maiden leg of their voyage on Monday, the mission’s official
Facebook takes blame for service outages, which hit wider Web (Update 2)
By Eric Auchard Access to Facebook, the world’s largest social network, and its Instagram photo-sharing site, were blocked around the world for up to an
Nordic countries point the way to cashless societies
Nordic countries are leading a shift by rich nations towards cashless societies, providing a test case for whether the lower cost and convenience of using
Google to shut down news site in Spain over copyright fees (Update 1)
By Eric Auchard Google said it plans to close its news-linking service in Spain in response to legislation under which publishers will soon be able
New Cyta app to monitor children’s smartphones
CYTAMOBILE-Vodafone launched a new application for smart phones on Wednesday that helps parents protect their children from the dangers of the internet and control their