Text size Kevin Frayer / Getty Images Brands responded calmly to the recent escalation of the Trump administration’s war on Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Maybe too calm. U.S. Commerce Department regulations issued Aug. 17 will in theory prevent Huawei from purchasing any hardware or software that has all inputs of …
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Text size Kevin Frayer / Getty Images The European chip sector was under pressure on Tuesday when the cold wind of fracturing relations between US and China blew its way. The sector has benefited from the fruits of a global tech rally driven by the need for gadgets and computers …
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Photo: JOSH EDELSON / AFP (Getty Images) Apple announced today that it has added two new offerings to its global radio portfolio: a hit station and one for country music. A little confusing for fans of their existing and incredibly popular Beats 1 Apple also announced that the drive will …
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Some people in the app development community use Apple beta test platform TestFlight as a more exclusive and less restrictive alternative to the App Store. TestFlight, which was acquired by Apple in 2014, is a developer tool for prototyping apps with a small group of beta testers before launching the …
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Epic Games seems to have abandoned Apple’s development on virtual reality platforms as part of its dispute with the iPhone maker. The game studio recently implemented a direct payment system in an apparent attempt to lure Apple to remove Fortnite from the App Store. Apple did so, and in response, …
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