Facebook’s messaging apps to be affected in Apple’s new OS for phones

Apple’s new operating system for mobile phones will restrict background access to apps for making internet calls. WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger will be affected. According to a report from The Information, Apple Inc is making changes to its mobile operating system which will restrict voice calls over the internet. Apps such as Facebook Inc’s Messenger…

Huawei to release Hongmeng OS for mobiles phones by end of 2019

Huawei’s Hongmeng will face challenges from Google’s Android operating system. Huawei’s first quarter sales rose on domestic demand. The overseas market for its smartphones has tanked. On Monday, as per a report from China’s state media Global Times, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is set to release its own mobile operating system, Hongmeng, by the end…

Huawei suit against U.S. Government likely to be dismissed

The similarities between the November 2018 Kaspersky Lab’s case, which was dismissed, with Huawei’s lawsuit increases the likelihood that it will meet the same fate. On Thursday, controversial Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd confirmed that it is suing the U.S. government over a section of a defense bill which became law in…

Microsoft launches HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset

Augmented Reality technology has the potential to improve the efficiency of businesses ranging from users at a factory floor to doctors and those at a farm. In its second push at Augmented Reality, Microsoft unveiled the latest edition of its HoloLens augmented reality headset with promises that it provides a more immersive augmented reality experience…

VW purchases 75.1% stake in Volvo’s WirelessCar platform

The forward-looking purchase of the stake is of strategic significance as it revolves around the future of mobility. In a strategic move, Volkswagen has purchased a controlling stake in Volvo’s WirelessCar, a digital service developer which specializes in connected driving, for $122 million (1.1 billion Swedish crowns). In a statement Volkswagen stated, WirelessCar’s technology would…

Nokia signs $2.3 billion deal with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom

The development comes midst efforts by China to merge two of the nation’s top wireless carriers to speed up the development of 5G mobile services. 5G will play a strategic and significant role in the coming years. On Wednesday, Finland’s mobile telecom network maker Nokia stated, it has signed a $2.3 billion (2 billion euros)…

Samsung Display gets U.S. certification for its transparent, bendable, unbreakable screen

The development has given rise to expectations that Samsung Electronics can now launch its foldable screen which its mobile chief had hinted was in development; there’s every probability that Samsung could launch this device during the holiday shopping season. On Friday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s subsidiary Samsung Display stated, its unbreakable, bendable screen has passed…