Apple brought macOS Big Sur as its next-generation operating system last week. The update carries a list of fresh features for Mac machines. However, macOS Big Sur was also found to include an issue that causes Apple apps to bypass firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs). This privacy-concerning problem was initially spotted in a macOS
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Banned Chinese vendor Huawei hopes the UK might be allowed to let it back into its 5G network once Trump is no longer US President. UK Huawei head Victor Zhang wasted little time after the US election in granting the Guardian an interview in which he implored the UK to have a rethink about its
Vodafone CEO Nick Read on Monday indicated that his company will continue to fight against what it perceives to be unfair 5G licensing conditions in Portugal: there is more work to come for the lawyers. His comments came alongside the publication of the operator group’s first half financial figures – “resilience” was the word of
Nikon has released the full version of its software that will let you use your compatible DSLR or mirrorless camera as a high-end webcam. The company’s Webcam Utility Software is available for free on Windows 10 and macOS. It allows you to connect your Nikon camera to a computer via USB and use it as
The Austrian Supreme Court has decided that any censorship demands it places on Facebook must be implemented globally. The ruling signifies defeat for Facebook in its final appeal in a case that has been running for years. Eva Glawischnig is former Austrian politician who didn’t like it when some random Facebook user described her as
There’s nothing quite like the acquisition of a nationwide US mobile operator to put a sheen on the old balance sheet. Taking at face value Deutsche Telekom’s third-quarter group revenue and adjusted EBITDA AL growth – up 31.9 percent and 49.6 percent year-on-year respectively – you could be forgiven for concluding that management are an
PlayStation 5 users are experiencing a bug that prevents them from downloading certain games and apps. This bug is causing games and apps to get stuck at ‘Queued for Download’ or in an error state, as per a report. This seems to be happening when a product is first set to download. What’s even more
Japan’s disruptive greenfield operator has defended its underwhelming subscriber growth and declared it is prepared to disrupt more markets. One day after Rakuten published its Q3 results, where the aggressive CAPEX increase of its telecoms business, Rakuten Mobile, has helped send the group into operating loss (and its share price diving), Tareq Amin, Rakuten Mobile’s
You’d think people would moan more about telecoms services when that’s all they have, but the latest Ofcom numbers paint a different picture. On the mobile side pretty much all the major operators and MVNOs have been moving in the right direction for the past year or so. Vodafone has put its BSS woes behind,
iPhone 12 mini has made its way through iFixit’s teardown process, revealing mostly the same internal design as other iPhone 12 models with some key differences. It is known that the iPhone 12 series models use similar internal components, but some changes needed to be made with iPhone 12 mini due to its size. iFixit
Reports of a private equity firm wanting to buy a European incumbent can often be dismissed as far-fetched unless, as in the case of EQT’s alleged interest in KPN, those reports persist. Bloomberg has followed up a report in October that named EQT as a potential buyer of KPN with another one. This time sources
It may still be the early days of 5G, with the first commercial networks going live less than two years ago, but certain quarters of the telecoms industry, especially those in academia and R&D, have already begun casting their eyes to the world beyond 5G. This Telecoms.com Intelligence monthly briefing, the final issue in its
Did you know your iPhone has a cool hidden feature that lets you trigger certain actions whenever you tap the rear panel of your phone? For instance, you can now take a screenshot by double tapping or open the camera by triple tapping the rear panel of your iPhone. With the new back tap feature
[Shanghai, China, November 12, 2020] At the 11th Annual Mobile Broadband Forum today, Huawei’s Deputy Chairman Ken Hu spoke with leaders in the telecoms and digital technology sectors about the new value that 5G can bring to different industries around the globe. As 5G is poised to transform the way we live, connect, and work,
As the EU faces fresh calls to investigate Google for abusing its market dominance, the internet giant flexes its muscles once more by starting to charge for Google Photos. For some reason Reuters has the exclusive on a letter sent by 165 organisations – mostly European internet players – moaning about Google biasing its own
Xiaomi Mi TV Stick and Mi Box 4K buyers this Diwali festive season will get multiple offers and discounts on premium streaming services. Up to Rs. 2,400 worth of benefits are on offer across various streaming services. The Mi TV Stick and Mi Box 4K were launched earlier this year and are the company’s first
The National Security and Investment Bill seeks to give the UK government to block any mergers and acquisitions it doesn’t like the look of, even in retrospect. The bill applies to a bunch of sectors deemed to be ‘sensitive’. There doesn’t seem to be any mention of specific countries, but we all know which ones
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Sirish Raghuram, Co-founder & CEO of Platform9 takes a look at the rapidly growing edge computing sector. Edge computing is rapidly emerging as the new cloud. According to Gartner, by 2022, more than 50% of enterprise-generated data will