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US telecoms operator AT&T will contribute up to $6 million towards an initiative to drive digital literacy across the US, aimed at more than 65,000 people. The commitment, which linked to an existing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative announced in 2021 to spend $2 million towards low-cost broadband service offerings between 2021 and 2023, will

Apple is expected to increase the price of the Pro models in its upcoming iPhone 14 lineup, according to details shared by an analyst. In an investor report, a Wedbush analyst has stated that the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max could see a price increase of $100 (roughly Rs. 8,000), in comparison

Philippine telco PLDT’s wireless subsidiary Smart has teamed up with US satellite and comms firm Omnispace to develop space-based 5G applications. The collaboration has the mission statement of exploring and demonstrating the capabilities of 5G comms using LEO satellites. This follows the launch of the initial phase of Omnispace Spark – which the company describes

The taxi app is raising the per mile rate and minimum fare for drivers, which will lead to fare increases for users. Changes to peak hours, minimum fares and price changes will lead to a 5% increase for grabbing an Uber in London, though the increase will vary city by city. The increase is described

WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out a beta build of its Android client on Tuesday. This version is said to include an undo delete message feature. It allows users to recover accidentally deleted messages in a chat. This feature is said to be available to a limited number of beta testers. The Meta-owned platform is

App based taxi service Lyft has teamed up with autonomous vehicle outfit Motional to offer autonomous rides to people in Las Vegas using a new fully electric autonomous vehicle. The firms have been running autonomous driving trials in Las Vegas for quite a few years, and have now officially launched a service where users can

Data from O2’s network seems to suggest commuter numbers in London have roughly doubled in July compared to a year ago when lockdown lifted in England. New anonymised crowd movement data from O2’s mobile network in the last two weeks of July suggested that peak commuter volumes into the City of London jumped by as

Bharti Airtel’s shareholders have approved the re-appointment of Gopal Vittal as managing director of the company for a period of five years with effect from February 1, 2023. Over 97 percent of total votes polled were in favour of the resolution, and the same “has been passed with requisite majority”, Airtel said in a regulatory filing

A new scheme allows broadband and mobile providers to check on the benefit eligibility of their customers with the DWP, since apparently only 1.2% of those that are able to take discounted ‘social tariff’ offers do so. The government reckons only 1.2% of those eligible are using the ‘social tariff’ scheme, which offers people on

Fresh from announcing its latest US fibre push, Google has now also revealed some new cloud regions, albeit somewhat further afield. The hyperscaler is expanding in Asia Pacific, with new facilities coming to Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand. As has become the norm, Google made proclamations about how its new regions are part of its

iPhone 14 series has been part of several leaks and rumours for the past few months. The upcoming Apple iPhone lineup could include four models — iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Max, and iPhone 14 Pro Max — and they are expected to be launched on September 13. The iPhone 14 Pro models

T-Mobile US has acquired two 600 MHz spectrum licences at a total cost of US$3.5 billion, underscoring its commitment to add low-band frequencies to its 5G network. The US mobile operator announced this week that it will pay $1.9 billion to 51 License and $1.6 billion to LB License for a range of spectrum licences

US telco AT&T appears to be happy with how its cloud-based IT partnership with Oracle is proceeding. The companies this week revealed they have extended their relationship for another five years, which means AT&T will make more expansive use of Oracle’s various cloud services. These include enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer experience (CX) management, and

Google Pixel Watch was unveiled during the I/O 2022 event in May as the first smartwatch offering from the company, alongside the Pixel Buds Pro and Pixel 6a. It runs on the Wear OS platform and comes with Fitbit integration for tracking various physical activities. The Google Pixel Watch will be available in the US

An agreement between satellite operators Intelsat and OneWeb will see the firms expand low Earth orbit connectivity for aviation. OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines a ‘seamless inflight connectivity’ solution, which would see OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services combined with Intelsat’s existing geo-stationary (GEO) satellite service

Rival Canadian telcos Roberts and Shaw have signed an agreement to sell Freedom Mobile to Quebecor, a move designed to alleviate the competition regulator’s objections to the two firms merging. The firms announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Freedom Mobile to Videotron, a subsidiary of Quebecor, subject

The budget tablet market in India is currently flooded with plenty of options, but most of them are from manufacturers such as Samsung and Lenovo. These products offer enough power to get the basic job done and nothing more as their focus is generally on offering a big display with a big battery, but not

The Communications Workers Union has announced more strikes will be carried out by workers at BT and Openreach on Tuesday August 30th and Wednesday August 31st. The Communications Workers Union has announced more strikes will take place on Tuesday August 30th and Wednesday August 31st, as the dispute over pay for BT and Openreach workers