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Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi journalist's slaying
Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday. The new claim published by the ...
Google's Pixel 3 smartphone, complete with AI-powered camera, to debut in Japan in November
Google LLC said Wednesday its Pixel 3 smartphone series with artificial intelligence-powered cameras will hit shelves in Japan in November, the first time the American tech giant has released its signature phones in the country. The move into Japan pits Google against Apple Inc.'s iPhones, ...
Apple and Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack, chip infiltration
Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. denied a Bloomberg report on Thursday that their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence, according to statements from the companies released by Bloomberg. Bloomberg Businessweek cited 17 unnamed intelligence and company sources as saying ...
Qualcomm escalated a legal war with Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of stealing secrets and sharing them with mobile chip rival Intel, according to court documents. The California mobile chip maker on Monday added the sizzling accusation in an amendment to a lawsuit filed against ...
Pricier and bigger iPhone models were launched in Japan on Friday, with the country's three leading mobile carriers starting sales of the XS Max and the XS that have faster processors, better battery life and improved camera functions. Although it has been 10 years since ...
New tools in Safari and Firefox browsers aim to thwart tracking by Facebook, Google and others
Facebook and other companies routinely track your online surfing habits to better target ads at you. Two web browsers now want to help you fight back in what is becoming an escalating privacy arms race. New protections in Apple's Safari and Mozilla's Firefox browsers aim ...
Apple unveils bigger, pricier iPhones and heart-recording watch as smartphone sales cool
Apple Inc. on Wednesday introduced its largest-ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems in an attempt to get customers to upgrade to more expensive devices in the face of stagnant global demand for smartphones. The relatively small changes to its lineup, following last ...
European Parliament backs copyright reform in blow to global tech firms
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial EU copyright law that hands more power to news and record companies against internet giants like Google and Facebook, which promised to fight on. The watershed vote in the French city of Strasbourg confirmed the European Union ...
Apple says Trump's proposed China tariffs will boost product prices
Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, said proposed U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of products imported from China will raise prices for some of its popular consumer goods such as the Apple Watch and AirPods headphones. The Mac mini desktop computer, Apple Pencil ...
In WeChat-dominated China, new app Bullet Messenger scores sudden success
The Chinese messaging app Bullet Messenger has racked up millions of downloads since its debut just a few weeks ago, using a stripped-down design to chip off a chunk of a sophisticated, billion-user market. The Beijing-based company launched its app on Aug. 20, and within ...
Amazon briefly becomes second U.S. company to reach $1 trillion market value
Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday became the second publicly traded company to reach $1 trillion in market value, hot on the heels of Apple Inc. The milestone is another sign of Amazon's swift rise from an online bookseller to a behemoth that sells toilet paper, TVs ...
Warren Buffett says firm buying back own stock, Apple shares
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., on Thursday said the conglomerate has bought back its own stock for the first time since 2012 and has added a "little" to its already huge stake in Apple Inc. Buffett also said investors are better ...
