Apple One — the subscription bundle that includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud storage — will launch Friday, October 30, Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced. During the iPhone maker’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday local time in the US, Cook said that Apple One would launch “tomorrow”, which means Friday in
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The UK’s largest fixed line and mobile operator has reported improved half year performance and raised its full year outlook. BT reported its half year (to 30 September) and Q3 (Q2 in its financial year) results with reasonably reassuring performance. The half year revenue of £10.6 billion ($13.7 billion) was 8% down from a year
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has been working with Vodacom South Africa for 26 years, so it’s no big surprise for it to get the 5G gig. A perhaps more interesting aspect of this news is what it says about the state of 5G in South Africa and even the continent on the whole. With the
A US Senate hearing to reform an Internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content quickly turned into a political scuffle as lawmakers not only went after the companies but also attacked each other. Lawmakers are split on ways to hold Big Tech accountable under Section 230 of the Communications Decency
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Olivier Avaro, CEO of cloud gaming provider Blacknut, argues Apple’s position blocking cloud gaming services from iOS isn’t sustainable and only hurts its own customers as more carriers launch gaming services. In the battle to win
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has finally banned the practice of preventing people using their phones as they want by locking them to an operator. While Ofcom should be applauded for this move, it was long overdue. It has always been ridiculous for operators to restrict how people can use their own property. The total cost
Jon Stewart is coming back to TV. The former host of The Daily Show has signed a multi-year deal with Apple TV+ to host and executive produce a new as-yet untitled current affairs series, the iPhone maker announced Tuesday (local time) in the US. It will feature Stewart tackling a single topic, drawn from American
US semiconductor company AMD has decided to roll the mega-merger dice once more with the acquisition of Xilinx, which will bring it into contact with the telecoms sector. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, an adaptable type of chip that you can reprogram even when it’s already installed. This is the type of chip
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Aurélie Lesouëf, Senior Manager, Digital Transformation, Telecom, Media & Technology at Capgemini Invent, offers some top tips on becoming a digital service provider. Connectivity has become the backbone of society during COVID-19. The pandemic has highlighted the
YouTube has started to roll out a few tweaks to its Android and iOS apps to make it easier to watch and interact with videos on the platform. These include a more streamlined player page and gestures to control the playback options. The player now has rearranged buttons and moved them to a prominent location
The European Digital Media Association wants its members to be given better legal protection when they act against illegal content in Europe. Did you know the internet giants had their own trade association? Neither did we. It’s called the European Digital Media Association, which is abbreviated to EDiMA (not to be confused with the medical
As the need for higher performance, reliability and data security continues to intensify for business communications and applications, enterprises are seeking new options for wireless connectivity that provide solutions that help overcome the limitations of their current networks and address future needs. LTE/5G private wireless networks play a crucial role in this effort and are
Jio Phone users have received a dedicated cricket app called JioCricket. The new app provides access to live scores, match updates, and cricket news and videos under one roof. The JioCricket app on the Jio Phone also comes in multiple Indian languages and is designed to provide users with the ability to see the upcoming
IoT adoption is taking off at a rapid pace, and so is the rate at which connected devices are being compromised by hackers. According to Nokia’s latest Threat Intelligence Report, IoT devices comprise 32.7 percent of infected devices on mobile networks, up from 16.2 percent in 2019. Windows PC’s claimed top spot with an infection
Fossil fuels aren’t fashionable these days, but for any oil company looking at diversification, the UK retail broadband market would not typically be the first sector that springs to mind. Nevertheless, a Sky News report on Thursday claims that oil giant Shell has emerged as one of the bidders for the Post Office’s telecoms business.
Samsung Galaxy S21 series (not the official name) colours have been allegedly leaked, along with the production countries. The information was shared by a display industry analyst on Twitter, who also states that there will be a Galaxy S21, a Galaxy S21+, and a Galaxy S21 Ultra. The Galaxy S21 series has been in the news
TIM has awarded the first tender for last-mile fibre-optic cabling for its new FiberCorp unit to a quintet of domestic suppliers. The Italian incumbent named Ecotel, Metallurgica Bresciana, Prysmian, Technikabel and Tratos as its first five suppliers, noting that each has committed to carrying out all parts of its contract at production and certification facilities
Besieged Chinese telecoms giant Huawei grew its revenues by 9.9% in the first nine months of this year, much less than the 24% of the tear-ago period. Huawei is not a public company, so it’s not really obliged to publish any of its numbers, but it does so anyway, when it’s in the mood. This