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Apple faces lawsuits after slowing down iPhones

All the lawsuits - filed in US District Courts in California, New York and Illinois - seek class...

Apple faces lawsuits after slowing down iPhones

Apple Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various federal courts in the week since the year-old software change was revealed.

Apple slows some older phones due to batteries

Apple Inc has addressed claims from an app company that says the maker of iPhones slows down the performance of older phones.

Facebook to notify when pics uploaded by others

Online services such as Facebook and its Instagram unit, Twitter Inc, Snap Inc's Snapchat and...

Facebook to notify when pics are uploaded by others

Facebook Inc said it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when others upload photos of them, if they agree to let the company keep a facial template on file.

Facebook rolls out messenger app for kids

Facebook's Messenger app has a new update that will allow people to activate their location...

Facebook rolls out messenger app for kids

Facebook Inc rolled out Messenger Kids, an app that lets the world's biggest social media company expand into a so-far untapped market of kids under 13 while also giving parents complete control over what their children see.

Snapchat outage prompts complaints

Snapchat faced a worldwide outage for at least four hours, prompting a flood of complaints on rival mobile application Twitter a day before posting its third quarterly earnings as a public company.

iPhone X pre-orders 'off the charts': Apple

The company's website showed delivery times pushed out to five to six weeks for the phone,...

iPhone X pre-orders 'off the charts': Apple

Apple Inc quashed concerns of muted demand for its iPhone X, saying pre-orders for the 10th anniversary phone were "off the charts".

Regulators ramp up pressure on WhatsApp

EU privacy regulators have rapped WhatsApp on the knuckles for not resolving their concerns over the messaging service's sharing of user data with parent company Facebook, a year after they first issued a warning.

Facebook tests splitting News Feed in two

Chief Executive of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has outlined steps that the company plans to take to...

Facebook tests splitting News Feed in two

Facebook Inc said it was testing the idea of dividing its News Feed in two, separating commercial posts from personal news in a move that could lead some businesses to increase advertising and see fewer links to news stories.

App lets paedophiles and gangsters operate: UK

Internet companies say they want to help governments remove extremist or criminal material but...

App lets paedophiles and gangsters operate: UK

Britain said WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption communication services allows paedophiles and organised crime groups to operate beyond the reach of the law.

iOS 11 won't work on these devices

Despite solid sales of Apple Inc's new iPhone 7 smartphone, profits of the company have dipped....

iOS 11 won't work on these devices

Apple's new operating system won't work on older models of the iPhone and iPad and is causing problems for some people using the Mail app.

Apple unveils iPhone X

Apple unveils iPhone X in major product launch

Apple Inc today rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a redesigned product of glass and stainless steel with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook called "the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone."

Kiwi-made app offers help for MS sufferers

Kiwi researchers have drawn on new brain science to create a smartphone app that could help thousands of people with multiple sclerosis.

Malware warning for NZ users

NZ Facebook users warned of new malware attack

A new malware attack targeting passwords has been spreading through Facebook and infecting New Zealand users of the social network.

'Significant increase' in Facebook sale scams

Cambridge Analytica’s psychometric model owes its origins to original research carried out by...

'Significant increase' in Facebook sale scams

Southern police are calling for people to vigilant after a "significant increase'' in people using Facebook to rip-off unsuspecting consumers.

Cellphone use pips landlines

New Zealanders chatted for more than 8 billion minutes on their cellphones last year — nearly four times the amount they did a decade ago.

Microsoft plans to cut 'thousands' of jobs

It was reported Microsoft would undergo a reorganization that would impact its sales and...

Microsoft plans to cut 'thousands' of jobs - source

Microsoft Corp plans to cut "thousands" of jobs, with a majority of them outside the United States, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

App improves memory in early dementia sufferers

Independent experts said the study's findings were encouraging, but that the app needed be tested...

App improves memory in early dementia sufferers

A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline.

Facebook hits 2 billion users, doubling since 2012

Facebook's user base is bigger than the population of any single country, and of six of the seven...

Facebook hits 2 billion users, doubling since 2012

Facebook Inc said that 2 billion people are regularly using its flagship service, marching past another milestone in its growth from a college curiosity in the United States to the world's largest social media network.

Nokia smartphones unveiled for Aust issue

HMD Global has revealed the first three Nokia smartphones to hit Australian shelves, each crafted from a single block of aluminium, with a starting cost of $259.

Apple HomePod brings Siri into the living room

A prototype Apple HomePod is seen during the annual Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California. Photo: Reuters

Apple HomePod brings Siri into the living room

Apple Inc introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled speaker that can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, taking aim at Amazon.com Inc's Alexa feature and Echo devices.

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