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Japan plans to ban government purchases of equipment from Huawei and ZTE to beef up its defenses against intelligence leaks and cyber attacks, sources told Reuters this month.

Not discriminating against Huawei: New Zealand PM

This is not about a particular vendor, said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

24 Jan 2019 10:14 AM IST

Huawei would spend $2 billion as part of efforts to address security issues raised in a British government report earlier this year. (Photo: AP)

Huawei can still bid for sensitive contracts in UK

We haven't decided that Huawei should be excluded from contracts in this country, said Culture Secretary.

24 Jan 2019 10:13 AM IST

Driverless cars would indeed pose a threat to the Indian traffic. It would appear then that leapfrogging technology and going straight to flying cars might be the best for India.

Boeing's flying car lifts off

Boeing is competing with arch-rival Airbus SE and numerous other firms.

24 Jan 2019 10:12 AM IST

That was until her shock arrest of Huaweis Meng Wanzhou in Canada at the request of US authorities on Wednesday, a move that has entangled her in the protracted diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing. Her fate is now uncertain. (Photo: AP)

Huawei executive has strong case to fight extradition: Canadian envoy

Meng was detained on Dec. 1 in Vancouver at the request of the United States over alleged violations of US sanctions on...

24 Jan 2019 10:10 AM IST

Microsoft President Brad Smith pushed for urgency in regulating facial-recognition technology, while adding that tech companies should self regulate too. (Photo:AP)

Oh God! Now China has blocked Microsoft Bing too

It is the latest foreign technology service to be shut down behind the country's Great Firewall.

24 Jan 2019 10:08 AM IST

AMD teased 32-core chip at Computex 2018. (Pic credit: ANI)

Texas Instruments, other chip maker results spark rally

Xilinx surged 8 per cent in extended trade after the programmable chipmaker's quarterly results and outlook beat...

24 Jan 2019 10:07 AM IST

The outage comes just a few hours after the messenger announced that it would be curbing the number of forwards for users worldwide.

WhatsApp down: Twitterverse goes into a tizzy

Many of the over 1.5 billion users, both on Android and iOS, were unable to log into their app on Tuesday.

23 Jan 2019 5:36 PM IST

Almost one in six (15%) of all Windows 7 users and one in ten (9%) of all Windows 10 users worldwide are running older and no longer supported versions of their product.

Half of PC software is out-of-date, putting users at risk: Survey

Application updates most frequently neglected include Adobe Shockwave, VLC and Skype.

23 Jan 2019 5:00 PM IST

OpenSignal data shows that at 4 am smartphone users in the 20 cities analyzed experience average download speeds of 16.8 Mbps, compared with the daily average of 6.5 Mbps.

Surf at night: 4G speeds are 4.5X faster at 4 am

At night speeds experienced are much faster than during the day.

23 Jan 2019 4:56 PM IST

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless of geopolitical or criminal motive, follows a year that witnessed an unprecedented level of destructive cyber attacks.

Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilty trends in APAC for 2019

2018 was a challenging year for cybersecurity and business leaders.

23 Jan 2019 4:51 PM IST

Britains government is keen for the United Kingdom to remain a leading centre for blockchain. (Photo: Pixabay)

BTA releases blueprint for blockchain and social innovation

BTA projects and research help organizations and institutions increase accountability.

23 Jan 2019 4:48 PM IST

The WannaCry ransomware attack infected thousands of computers worldwide and crippled parts of Britains National Health Service in May. (Photo: File/Representational)

Beware! New ransomware disguised as a game

Anatova is targeting consumers at scale across the globe.

23 Jan 2019 4:40 PM IST