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UAE: New coloured dots on your iPhone? Telecommunications Regulatory Authority clarifies new iOS 14 feature
Dubai: Noticed the new small green or yellow dots appearing on top right of your iPhone screen near signal strength? It's been up there over the past two days, according to a clarification issued by the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…
Jio commands over 52% telecom market as internet user base rises to 74 crore at Mar-end - OrissaPOST
New Delhi: The number of internet subscribers in India increased to over 743 million at the end of March 2020, clocking a growth rate of 3.4 per cent on a sequential-quarter basis, showed Trai data on sector's quarterly performance. Reliance Jio…
3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy if the Market Crashes
Investing in semiconductor stocks can be challenging. As with all things rooted in manufacturing, the fortunes of chipmakers are highly sensitive to supply and demand. After a rough go in 2018 exacerbated by the U.S.-China trade war, the industry…
China's industrial internet enters fast lane, official says
By CHENG YU/XIE CHUANJIAO | China Daily | Updated: 2020-09-21 07:37 China is embracing new growth momentum in the industrial internet, as the country strives to gain a beachhead in the next generation of industrial development globally, the top…
DoT unlikely to agree on lower licence fee recommended by Trai, alter AGR definition
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is unlikely to accept the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) recommendations on lowering the licence fee of telcos from 8 per cent to 6, according to sources in know of the development. The DoT…
China's industrial internet enters fast lane, official says
China is embracing new growth momentum in the industrial internet, as the country strives to gain a beachhead in the next generation of industrial development globally, the top industry regulator, government officials and experts said on Sunday.
San Francisco announces all phone calls from county jails are now free
Mayor London N. Breed, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto and Treasurer José Cisneros announced that all phone calls from county jails are now free, effective Aug. 10, 2020. San Francisco County is the first in the country to permanently stop generating…
iTECH: Truck Telematics Ripe for Growth, Market Study Says
This story appears in the April/May issue of iTECH, published in the April 14 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. The market for commercial vehicle telematics in North America may be poised for a second wave of…
Judge agrees to delay US gov't restrictions on WeChat
NEW YORK -- A judge has approved a request from a group of U.S. WeChat users to delay looming federal government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a ruling dated Saturday, Magistrate Judge Laurel…
Another day not at the office: will working from home be 2020's most radical change?
There's a man sitting at the first-floor window of the house that lies on the other side of my back fence. It's early August, the weather is sweltering, and his window is wide open. He's talking on a hands-free phone, laughing in that ingratiating…
U.S. judge approves injunction to delay WeChat restrictions
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email A U.S. federal judge has approved a request from a group of WeChat users to delay looming U.S. government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a…
US judge approves injunction to delay WeChat restrictions
In a ruling dated Saturday, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in California said the government's actions would affect users' First Amendment rights. Published: 10:59 AM EDT September 20, 2020 A federal judge has approved a request from a group of…
Du makes senior management appointments as chief executive departs
Ahmad Julfar is named new managing director while Fahad Al Hassawi takes over as acting CEO Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, or Du, as the telecoms operator is known, reshuffled its top executive management, appointing a new managing…
Mukesh Ambani's Jio commands 52% of India's internet user base; market adds this many users at March-end
Reliance Jio-led India's internet user base has increased 16.72 per cent from 636.73 million for the quarter ending March 2019 to 743.19 million at the end of March 2020, according to the latest data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India…
Trump backs proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in US
FILE – In this July 21, 2020 file photo, a man opens social media app ‘TikTok' on his cell phone, in Islamabad, Pakistan. President Donald Trump said Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 he's given his “blessing” to a proposed deal…
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