The timing for deploying 5G technology is set to top the agenda at the Mobile World Congress, set to take place in Barcelona next week. The telecom industry is counting on the new technology to trigger growth in equipment sales and mobile services.
Blockchain technology that drives bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies would be jointly promoted by India and Canada as the two countries set up links to do so. The opportunity of putting to use the blockchain technology in government services and academic institutions as well as in business will be explored by researchers in Canada who are…
This updated guidance addresses concerns on how and when public companies should disclose their cyber security risks and breaches. In a development that will significant impact tech firms, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has updated its guidance to public companies on how and when they should disclose cyber security risks and breaches, including known…
The on-device AI-enabled user experiences on some specific Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile platforms would be enhanced as Qualcomm Technologies has launched its Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine. This engine is composed of a number of hardware and software components to enhance user experience. The Snapdragon 845 mobile platforms would have the cutting-edge on-device AI processing while…
Users can now make payments at retail stores with the use of any android run smartphone with NFC support by Google’s new payment app. The app, called Google Pay, can be downloaded free of charge but is only now available in the US and the UK. A number of characteristics of the current Android Pay…
Samsung Display has cut the production of its OLED panels by around 50%. Japanese business daily Nikkei has reported Samsung Electronics Co will slash its output of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels in response to Apple Inc’s decision to cut production of iPhone X midst weak demand. Apple Inc is Samsung Electronic’s customer. Samsung Electronic’s…
The Malaysia-based fintech firm’s GOLDX covers all the principles that are the cornerstones in Islamic financial contracts. HelloGold, a Malaysia-based firm disclosed that it has received a sharia-compliant certification for its gold-backed cryptocurrency; it plans on launching its online gold platform in Thailand later this year. GOLDX, its cryptocurrency product which was launched at the…
Sony Corp is the latest tech firm vying for market share in Japan’s highly regulated ride-hailing market and is set to partner with Daiwa Motor Transportation and 4 other domestic Japanese taxi firms for the same. On Tuesday, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported, Sony Corp is to become the latest tech firm which is jockeying for…
Thousands of small satellites are planned to be put to use to provide high-speed internet to the world by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. And that plan is moving a bit closer to becoming a reality this week. On Wednesday, a rocket is slated to be launched by the company from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.…
New Zealand is due to publish its own assessment of the CPTPP on Wednesday. On Monday, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Prime Minister stated her country is taking pains to see that the final text of the revived Trans-Pacific trade pact is released on Wednesday since that is when her government will also publish its own…
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