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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s net worth has crossed the $1 billion (roughly Rs.7,500 crores) mark, making him part of the elite billionaire club – a rare feat for a non-founder CEO, as per an analysis. Apple’s share price rose almost 5 percent last week, bringing the company close to a historic $2 trillion (roughly Rs.149

Japanese internet giant Rakuten is continuing to push into new ground with its disruptive mobile mission, promising the first 5G OpenRAN deployments next month. Although the mission is several months behind the original timetable, it is still impressive progress. Few operators are brave enough to experiment with OpenRAN, electing for the fast follower approach, and

Half a million UK premises now have access to gigabit-capable broadband, which leaves only 27 million to go. The UK government’s need to derive political capital from every incremental gain made by the telecoms industry is showing no sign of abating. The latest achievement the Department of Culture, Media and Sport is cozying up to

OnePlus Nord has got an update that improves low-light selfies and macro camera photos. The update version 10.5.4 for OxygenOS on the OnePlus Nord comes for the Indian and global variants, as posted on the official community page for the phone. It also brings some system improvements like faster launching speed for the Gallery app,

The White House might think it has the Chinese digital economy on the ropes, but once again the Law of Unintended Consequences has reared its curious head. According to a research note written by Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone manufacturer might see smartphone shipments decline by as much as 30% if it is forced

With Huawei effectively banned in the UK, Vodafone’s slow and steady progress with OpenRAN will be an encouraging sight to the industry. There is a risk of getting carried away with the OpenRAN movement, but this is an important milestone. There has of course been progress, but it is always worth remembering this is an

Nokia’s new chief executive Pekka Lundmark said he will take time to re-acquaint himself with the Finnish telecom equipment maker before setting a strategy, as the company jostles for position in the highly political 5G race. US government pressure to limit the use of China’s Huawei presents an opportunity for Nokia as next generation technology is

South Korean operator SK Telecom will officially launch cloud gaming for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users on its networks, riding on the operator’s 5G cloud infrastructure. The two parties made the announcement yesterday, heralding it a big achievement to deliver on Microsoft’s Project xCloud and SK Telecom’s 5G promises. “We’ve been working closely with Microsoft

The Communication Workers Union has suggested strike action could be on the horizon if BT continues down its current path of restructuring. In an opinion piece for The Tribunal, Deputy General Secretary for the Communications Workers Union (CWA) Andy Kerr criticised BT for potentially sacrificing the very employees who ensured UK society could function during

Huawei Technologies will stop making its flagship Kirin chipsets next month, financial magazine Caixin said on Saturday, as the impact of US pressure on the Chinese tech giant grows. US pressure on Huawei’s suppliers has made it impossible for the company’s HiSilicon chip division to keep making the chipsets, key components for mobile phone, Richard

Following up the beginning of a new partnership between AWS and Bharti Airtel in India, the cloud giant and Verizon have announced 5G mobile edge compute is live in Boston, USA. With the network edge becoming more important to the digital economy, the cloud computing giants are jostling for an advantage. New hiring programmes have

President Trump issued two executive orders on Thursday to prohibit all transactions with TikTok and WeChat in 45 days’ time. The executive order to ban TikTok is the culmination of the angst the President has shown in public recently. The axe on WeChat, on the other hand, fell very quickly. Owned by the Chinese internet

Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series finally has a release date for PlayStation VR: August 25. All three episodes will be available on the same day, for a combined price of $30 (roughly Rs. 2,250). An exact price for India is not known, as Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series has yet to

T-Mobile has stated it is now targeting Verizon’s crown with AT&T in the rear-view mirror, but the subscriber statistics don’t necessarily support the boasting. Alongside its financial results, which were also looking very attractive, T-Mobile executives point to more than 1.2 million customer additions to the subscriber base. If you listen to the Magenta Army’s

TikTok has seemingly taken Huawei’s position as the primary focus of US aggression in recent weeks, though the social media app is planning a data centre investment to ease European concerns. Few regulatory or bureaucratic authorities have shown themselves to be as privacy conscious as the European Commission, perhaps explaining TikTok’s most recent announcement. “Back

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+ have been unveiled as the South Korean giant’s answer against the Apple iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro 7. The Galaxy Tab S7 comes with an LCD panel, while the Galaxy Tab S7+ offers a Super AMOLED display. Samsung has also designed a new book cover keyboard

3 Europe’s parent company CK Hutchison has stated lower subscriber numbers in the UK and Italy is the cause of revenue decline in the European business, not the coronavirus pandemic. While the coronavirus pandemic has been the reason for revenue decline elsewhere in the European telecoms market, CK Hutchison has resisted the temptation to pass

Container development promises unprecedented portability and scalability in the cloud using tools like Kubernetes. In addition, DevOps development and cultural practices increase business value and responsiveness. However, there are many questions to consider before starting your first container development project: What operating system should we use? Should we build or buy a production-ready Kubernetes platform?