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Apple’s iOS 11 unlocks a future for Internet of Things
With its move to open up near field communication (NFC) support for developers in iOS 11…
Google’s flaky Nest thermostat shakes users’ trust in the Internet of Things
The latest Nest thermostat snafu points a potentially larger problem of bringing formerly unconnected things online…
Apple’s already the No. 1 Internet of Things company
Google may have poured billions into buying smart thermostat maker Nest Labs…
Apple leads the Internet of Things revolution; will be a long-term winner
Apple is actually leading another new marketplace development that may well be bigger than…
Apple Watch won’t wear out its welcome: The wearable Internet of Things market has been waiting for Apple’s lead
Set to launch early this year, we expect the Apple Watch…
What the Internet of Things means for you
Considering how full of technology our home and work lives have become…
Will Apple’s Internet of Things vision hurt a beautiful idea? With HomeKit, Apple promises easy home automation
Ah, the connected world. You wake up in the morning, and give iPhone’s Siri a pleasant command…
Apple seeks to work Jobs magic on the Internet of Things
Mr Jobs was unrivalled in his ability to persuade an audience…
Apple Silicon supplier TSMC unveils 1.6nm process roadmap for 2026 chips
Apple Silicon supplier TSMC on Wednesday unveiled its newest semiconductor process, advanced packaging, and 3D IC technologies…
Apple lends Globalstar $252 million for satellite-enabled iPhones
Apple’s groundbreaking safety service, “Emergency SOS via satellite,” is now available to iPhone users in the U.S., Canada, France…
Apple supplier TSMC’s shares leap after profit beats estimates
TSMC shares jumped more than 4% on Friday morning, outperforming the broader market, after the Taiwanese chipmaker announced…
Apple-backed ‘Matter’ home automation standard launches
The Connectivity Standards Alliance announced this week the release of the Matter 1.0 specification and the opening of the Matter certification…
China’s Oppo cuts jobs after trying to compete with Apple’s iPhone
After trying to compete in the premium smartphone segment with Apple’s iPhone, phone maker Oppo is cutting around 20% of staff in…
Huawei touts new ‘HarmonyOS’ in attempt to overcome U.S. blacklisting
Huawei Technologies Co. unveiled long-awaited details of its HarmonyOS software, an operating system attempt targeting a central role in a…
Apple, Google, Amazon smart home alliance is called Matter
Matter, an industry alliance sponsored by Apple, Google, Amazon and other tech companies will begin certifying smart home devices…
Arm introduces its new Armv9 architecture
Today, Arm introduced the Armv9 architecture in response to the global demand for ubiquitous specialized processing with increasingly capable…
Renesas to buy Apple supplier Dialog Semiconductor for $5.9 billion
Renesas Electronics has agreed to buy Dialog Semiconductor for 4.9 billion euros ($5.9 billion) in cash, as it looks to boost its position…
Apple and Google to stop X-Mode data broker from tracking location of users’ phones
Apple and Google will ban data broker X-Mode Social Inc. from tracking any location information from mobile devices running their OSes…
EU regulators to probe Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and other voice assistants
EU regulators are probing if there are competition problems in the market for voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and other…
Michael Hawley, who helped write Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech, dies
Michael Hawley, a computer programmer, professor, musician, speechwriter and impresario who helped lay the intellectual groundwork for what is now…
Unpatched Philips Hue smart bulbs lets hackers attack your network
New research from Check Point shows how business and home networks can be hacked from a lightbulb, an unpatched Philips Hue smart bulb, to be precise…
You can now preheat your oven with your Apple Watch
You now can preheat your oven with your Apple Watch thanks to Home Connect, a dynamic digital ecosystem created to connect home appliances…
Wi-Fi Alliance brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz with ‘Wi-Fi 6E’
Wi-Fi Alliance is introducing new terminology to distinguish forthcoming Wi-Fi 6 devices that are capable of 6 GHz operation, an important portion of unlicensed spectrum that may soon be made available by regulators…
Apple to make official appearance at CES for the first time in decades
The world’s biggest technology companies are heading to Las Vegas for the annual CES trade show next week…
Apple suppliers Qorvo and Skyworks upgraded by BofA on 5G growth
Qorvo Inc. and Skyworks Solutions Inc. were both upgraded by two notches at BofA, to buy from underperform, with the firm seeing massive growth…
Apple patent application explores simplification of device connectivity, including generating a mesh network in an emergency
Wearable devices like the Apple Watch and Internet of Things hardware could have an easier time connecting…
Cringely: ‘Everything is changing and nothing will ever be the same again’
This is, I believe, my 22nd and possibly last year of looking ahead…
Hackers infiltrate California family’s Nest surveillance camera, send warning of incoming North Korea missile attack
Laura Lyons was preparing food in her kitchen Sunday when the lazy afternoon took a turn for the absurd…
New tiny Bluetooth chip doesn’t require a battery because it harvests energy from ambient radio frequencies
The Internet of Things promises to connect billions of otherwise ordinary devices to the internet…
Researchers identify zero-day vulnerabilities in Samsung Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi6
Researchers from F-Secure’s MWR Labs successfully demonstrated attacks leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities…
Roger McNamee: Apple has done extraordinary things to protect user privacy
Apple is better at data privacy and protection than other tech giants, Elevation Partners’ co-founder Roger McNamee told CNBC…
U.S. broadband investment is up after end of FCC’s so-called ‘Net Neutrality’ rules
Despite many studies showing that consumers would be worse off under command-and-control internet regulations, the Obama administration…
T-Mobile and Sprint merge in $146 billion deal expected to drive significant U.S. job growth
T-Mobile US and Sprint Corporation today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge…
Apple is struggling to stop a ‘skeleton key’ hack on home Wi-Fi
Even with all Apple’s expertise and investment in cybersecurity, there are some security problems that are so intractable…
Apple loses ground to Amazon in smart home deals with homebuilders
As Amazon and Apple race to get consumers to buy smart devices…
5G super speeds are coming; here’s what they’ll be like
5G is the next-generation wireless technology that promises to be significantly faster…
Apple has a major new enterprise partner – and Apple just got even stickier
Apple has had a number of enterprise partners over the years…
Germany bans smartwatches for children over spying concerns
A German regulator has banned the sale of smartwatches aimed at children…
Apple and General Electric partner to bring Predix industrial apps to iPhone and iPad
Apple and GE today announced a partnership to deliver powerful industrial apps designed to bring predictive…
Apple, other tech companies ask Supreme Court to block warrantless cellphone tracking
In a legal brief filed last night, Apple and a group of several high-profile technology companies…