Despite its vociferous campaigning last year for levying a 3% tax on the digital earnings of global tech firms, the SPD backed down after concluding that such a move would not be productive. On Wednesday, Germany’s Bild newspaper stated, the country’s finance ministry has, given up its plan of levying more taxes on internet giants,…
Technology news website 9to5Mac has confirmed that the photos it had put up of the gold colored iPhone X phones were not mockups but models resembling the current iPhone X. On September 12, Apple Inc is scheduled to host an event at the Steve Jobs Theater in its California, campus, where it is widely expected…
Although no date and price information is available for the acquisition, as per an industry executive in the augmented reality industry, the acquisition may have taken place in the first half of 2018. In a development that clearly shows Apple Inc’s plans for the augmented reality market, Cupertino has acquired Colorado-based Akonia Holographics – a…
The development underscores the strict rules companies have to comply in to operate in China with Beijing’s regulator trying to create a cyberspace with enhanced censorship policies. Apple has stated it has withdrawn lottery apps from its App Store in China midst tightening regulations and a barrage of criticism from China’s state media. According to…
Although its been largely blocked in the United States and Australia, Huawei has reported a surge in shipments to the EMEA region during the first quarter and expects to take the crown of being World No. 1 in sales by the end of 2018. In a significant, Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co, raised…
Once the Trump Administration’s $200 billion tariff list, which currently is in the public comment period, comes into play, U.S. consumers are likely to see a price hike in consumer goods that are assembled in China. According to U.S. government’s rulings on tariffs, the latest round of trade tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports…
The criminal complaint sheds light on Apple’s secretive self-driving car project, many of which are detailed here. A criminal complaint filed by Apple against a former employee, Xiaolang Zhang, for allegedly stealing self-driving car trade secrets so as to work for a Chinese electric vehicle startup provides a window into Cupertino’s work on the technology,…
Investor appetite in Hong Kong for Xiaomi’s stock is low due to a range of reasons which include overall market sentiments, Xiaomi’s valuation of the stock in comparison to its peers, and the fact that investors see it as a hardware firm as opposed to a hardware and internet services firm. Shares of Chinese smartphone…
The usage of temporary workers at Foxconn’s plants have been an issue that has dogged the world’s largest contract manufacturer for many years now. Following a report by a U.S. watchdog that working conditions at one of Foxconn’s factory in China, which makes devices for Amazon, was harsh, Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision…
To the chagrin of patent trolls and big pharma, in a ruling with widespread implications for high technology companies, including Apple and Samsung, U.S. Supreme Court justices in a 7-2 ruling upheld the IPR system. In a development with significant implications for tech companies, on Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court approved of a government review…
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