Back in February Apple announced an upcoming “Tap to Pay on iPhone” feature that allows compatible iPhones to accept contactless payments without the need for additional hardware. Apple is now testing the feature at its Apple Park Visitor Center in Cupertino, California.
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Apple has released iOS 15.5, bringing new features to Pocasts and Wallet, overall performance enhancements and a bunch of security fixes.
BlackBerry QNX OS for Safety 2.2 to be certified to highest railway functional safety standard level
BlackBerry has announced that its QNX OS for Safety 2.2 will be certified to the highest Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 4, of the functional safety standard for the railway industry
Google and Samsung are collaborating to help developers sync health and fitness data between Android apps across devices. The platform, called “Health Connect”
Google has released the ‘Now in Android’ app Alpha on GitHub, aiming to help developers keep in sync with the changing landscape of Android software development.
Three UK has announced that the UK’s first 3G network will be switched off at the end of 2024, as the network’s investments in 4G and 5G gather pace.
BlackBerry has released its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, outlining BlackBerry's ESG strategy, accomplishments, and agenda,
Madonna has teamed up with digital artist Mike Winkelmann AKA Beeple, to create three digitally rendered videos featuring the singer, which will be auctioned off Wednesday, with all proceeds going to charity.
Manchester City has teamed up with PUMA for a new NFT drop to commemorate the tenth anniversary of its first Premier League triumph and the legendary ’93:20′ moment.
Leveraging local expertise and presence to enhance the cybersecurity market BlackBerry has entered into a partnership with Midis Group to expand its go-to-market sales motion across Eastern Europe the Middle East and Africa .
Apple has opened up applications from members of the Apple Developer Program and Apple Developer Enterprise Program who wish to be considered for a place on the “special all-day experience” at Apple Park on the day of WWDC 2022.
Metaverse yacht company Cyber Yachts has been awarded patent-pending status by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patents relate to revolutionary technology developed for Cyber Yachts' NFT and metaverse projects.
Spotify is debuting its virtual space Spotify Island in the metaverse, stating it’s the first major music streaming service to join the platform.
Vodafone is offering UK households the opportunity to save over £200 (in comparison to BT Fibre 2) with Vodafone Superfast 2.
Spatial is now offering a full-body avatar option in its app, along with the ability for users to bring in avatars created in Wolf3D’s Ready Player Me platfor
Apple, Google, and Microsoft today announced plans to expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium.
Hyundai Motor Company will offer its first exclusive Metamobility NFT collection, ‘Shooting Star,’ through its official NFT website, on May 9-10.
The FLOV Market team is launching their long-awaited utility: the World’s 1st Mixed Reality Metaverse Marketplace.
Samsung are to deploy 5G Open Radio Access Network solutions across DISH Wireless SMART 5G network, in a multi-year deal worth over $1 billion.
On Monday, May 9, Apple will open up applications from members of the Apple Developer Program and Apple Developer Enterprise Program who wish to be considered for a place on the “special all-day experience” at Apple Park on the day of WWDC 2022.
The Foreverise team is launching 'Forever Earn', a watch-to-earn platform enabling all crypto-users to earn passive income through watching ads on the platform.
At the Open RAN World event in Berlin, the Digital Infrastructure Minister Julia Lopez announced a set of principles for developing and deploying Open RAN equipment in the UK.
Apple has entered the water bottle industry and launched a new water bottle called HidrateSpark, which can be synced to Apple Health via Bluetooth.
Move-to-earn has become a trend that is well-received by both Crypto and non-Crypto communities. Movey has just launched the official mobile app on Apple Store and has been in the final stages of making it available on Google Play.
Barbara Stymiest will not stand for re-election as a director at BlackBerry's Company’s annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), to be held on June 22, 2022.
BlackBerry has released QNX Hypervisor 2.2 for Safety, the latest edition of the company's safety-certified, real-time embedded hypervisor product, designed to enable the healthcare industry to deliver safe, secure medical devices and applications.
Apple's Self Service Repair is now available, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.
BlackBerry is to host an investor event titled 'BlackBerry Retail Investor Focused Live Q&A' on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 3:00pm.
MetaTag, is to give gamers worldwide full control of their digital identity across all aspects of the Metaverse, NFT games, online gaming platforms and exchanges. Players will be able to register a username or gamertag of their choice on the blockchain.
Samsung has joined the Technical Oversight Committee of the O-RAN Open Source Project, where the company says that it will play a key role in the decision-making by the O-RAN open source project’s TOC.
Slipknot have partnered with The Sandbox to create their very own virtual world, known as the Knotverse.
Coinbase's NFT marketplace has launched in beta for select customers. The beta NFT marketplace is accessible to everyone to view from today, but initially only select users will be able to buy or sell.
EE has become the first European network to successfully aggregate a 5G signal using seven different spectrum carriers, including its existing 3.4GHz and new 3.6GHz 5G channels.
Utopia VR has launched its global metaverse platform and profit share affiliate program. There is no cost to join the affiliate program, and a registered affiliate does not have to be a paid subscriber.
Hyundai Motor is officially entering the NFT space, partnering with Meta Kongz to launch an NFT collection titled "Hyundai X Meta Kongz NFT Project". The collection will consist of 30 limited edition NFTs and the drop will happen on 20 April.
Google has quietly launched its “Switch to Android” app to the iOS App Store. The app is currently unlisted, and the only way to access it is by going directly to the store page.
Samsung and Virgin Media O2 have successfully deployed multiple live 4G and 5G sites in the U.K., advancing the next phase of their collaboration. In tandem with this deployment, the companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network, using the sites.
Apple today launched iMovie 3.0 with features that make it easier than ever to create beautiful edited videos on iPhone and iPad.
Mastercard has filed for several metaverse and NFT related trademarks. A range of virtual, crypto, and financial products and services will be covered by patents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Adyen is working with Apple to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone for its U.S. customers later this year. The solution allows Adyen’s U.S. customers to use their iPhones to accept contactless payments, without the need to purchase or manage additional hardware or payment terminals.
Yesterday, we reported how BlackBerry wanted to settle a long-running lawsuit that claimed BlackBerry committed fraud by pumping up the profitability of its defunct BlackBerry 10 line of phones.
As part of Google's Play Store policy updates, which soon change target API level requirements for existing Android apps on the Store, the Google Play Store will start hiding outdated Android apps that may not have the latest privacy and security features.
BlackBerry wants to settle a long-running lawsuit that claimed BlackBerry committed fraud by pumping up the profitability of its defunct BlackBerry 10 line of phones.
Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online format from June 6 through 10, free for all developers to attend.
Cyber Yachts, , the world's first metaverse yacht company, has partnered with the world's best yacht designers to launch the most expensive NFT and futuristic physical Megayacht to date.
BlackBerry has become a member of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the US's cyber defence agency.
Caduceus, a metaverse protocol with decentralized edge rendering, designed to provide the infrastructure layer for metaverse development, has raised $4 million in an over-subscribed Series A round
BlackBerry has reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 28, 2022, with revenue falling to $185 million from $210 million a year earlier.
Apple has released iOS 15.4.1, bringing overall performance enhancements and security improvements.
TikTok is rolling out 'TikTok Library', a new in-app creation tool with content from GIPHY, unlocking a new category of entertainment content, making it easy for people to start or participate in their own trend
Bluebird Group is to strengthen its supply chain security capabilities in Indonesia following a partnership with Telkomsel and BlackBerry.
Professional wrestling company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Sports Betting Company Fanatics have teamed up to release NFT trading cards.
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BlackBerry is offering BlackBerry Protect for free to U.S. government and financial institutions in the United States, which are chief among the organizations most likely to be impacted first by cyberattacks against institutions in the United States.
ZenSports has launched ZenSportsia, a new metaverse for the future athlete. As part of ZenSportsia, ZenSports will launch a collection of 10,000 NFT futuristic athletes that are stronger, faster, and smarter than today’s athletes.
In an agreement brokered Thursday evening, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Digital Markets Act, which establishes a series of prohibitions and obligations for companies including Apple, Google, Meta and Amazon, and a number of smaller platforms.
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The Region of Niagara has selected BlackBerry AtHoc as its critical event management platform. BlackBerry AtHoc will be deployed by Niagara’s 13 municipalitie
SportsIcon, the NFT platform for Sports NFTs, is planning to launch The Sports Metaverse, the world's first virtual world specifically focused on sports.
Apple has acquired Credit Kudos, a UK open banking start-up in a deal reportedly worth $150 million.
Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon Metaverse Fund, investing up to $100 million in developers and companies building unique, immersive XR experiences
BlackBerry and MARELLI Electronics China have expanded their strategic collaboration with Marelli choosing the BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS and BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor to power their Cockpit Domain Controller
BlackBerry has announced that 13 channel partners will offer BlackBerry Jarvis 2.0 to companies that build secure, mission-critical systems in the Asia Pacific region (APAC).
BlackBerry is the first company based in North America to adopt and conform to OpenChain ISO / IEC 5230:2020 across its entire product portfolio.
BlackBerry will report results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2022 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
Ofcom has launched their proposed space spectrum strategy for the coming years. The space sector is one of the biggest users of spectrum delivers a wide range of benefits to people, businesses and public sector users in the UK.
Google's 2022 Developer Conference- Google I/O - will take place on May 11 and 12, and will be broadcast in front of a limited live audience, and is completely free and open to everyone virtually.
SingSing, a community-driven platform that connects Superfans with their favourite singers, has launched an NFT Marketplace for music NFTs.
Apple has released iOS 15.4, bringing the ability to unlock your iPhone while wearing a face mask without having to authenticate with an Apple Watch, and more.
Vodafone and Ericsson have completed a successful lab trial demonstrating 5G network slicing with on-demand quality of service control for virtual reality use case.
BlackBerry Radar has been integrated within the ISAAC Open Platform, delivering more value in a comprehensive fleet management solution for commercial fleets.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look at Google and Meta’s conduct over concerns that they hampered competition in markets for online display advertising services.
A year ago, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Apple’s App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts consumers.
Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform onboarding millions to Web3, has partnered with NFT music platform Token||Traxx ahead of its Token Generation Event (TGE) this month.
England Rugby players, including Ellis Genge, Henry Slade and Jack Nowell surprised a Bristol primary school with a virtual rugby PE lesson, appearing as 4k holograms.
Cellhire is utilising its eSIM based mobile network, “eSIMsmart”, to provide mobile connectivity over-the-air to its news media customers - print/online, TV, radio and news agencies - in Ukraine.
Apple today unveiled the new iPhone SE, a powerful new iPhone in an iconic design, with exceptional capabilities and performance at an incredible price.
Apple today unveiled two new beautiful colours for iPhone 13and iPhone 13 Pro - alpine green and green.
Innoviz Technologies has selected BlackBerry QNX for its LiDAR sensors. Specifically designed for safety-critical embedded systems
Vodafone has redoubled its efforts to help those affected by the Ukraine crisis with a new package of measures.
Samsung has confirmed that it was the recipient of a data breach that leaked almost 200 gigabytes worth of data for its Galaxy devices, including some of which may include data from Qualcomm.
BlackBerry has joined the MITRE EngenuityCenter for Threat-Informed Defense (Center) as a gold-tier affiliate.
BlackBerry will be participating at the Scotiabank TMT Conference on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 , at 5:30pm GMT
MTN has become the first African company to enter the metaverse by purchasing land in Africarare.
Cellhire has launched the first phase of an infinitely tiered white-label version of its Atlas SIM Management & Billing portal. The
Slovakian company DEEP has modified Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max by modify the lightning port for a USB-C port.
Virgin Media O2 removed charges for data use in Ukraine Friday, covering customers on O2 Pay Monthly, O2 Pay as you Go, Virgin Media O2 Business customers, Virgin Media home phone customers, and giffgaff customers
BlackBerry has granted an equity inducement award to John Giamatteo, President of BlackBerry's Cybersecurity business unit
Ericsson, Telefónica and Samsung have achieved a proof-of-concept (PoC) project for 5G interactive calling, built on the IMS data channel standard and using Ericsson Cloud IMS network capabilities.
Apple is opening Apple Al Maryah Island on Friday, a new retail destination elevated above steps of cascading water.
For the second year in a row, BlackBerry Protect and BlackBerry Optics has won the AAA award for detecting and preventing cyberattacks during the SE Labs Breach Response Test.
OnwardMobility (OM) has officially announced that the company is shutting down and will no longer be proceeding with the development of an "ultra-secure smartphone with a physical keyboard".
JPMorgan has become the first lender to enter the metaverse, having opened a lounge in Decentraland, a virtual world based on blockchain technology.
Google continues to refine its Privacy Sandbox for serving targeted web ads without third-party cookies, and this time they are focusing on Android.
MetaNFT has launched a Multi-CrossChain NFT marketplace, the first NFT Cross-Chain Marketplace.
LegionFarm, a Y-Combinator-backed start-up based out of San Francisco has hosted the first ever professional fight in the Metaverse; starring MMA Legends Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway in the main event.
Oracle is to spearhead network policy for Vodafone UK's standalone 5G network. With Oracle’s cloud native network policy management solution as part of its 5G core, Vodafone will be able to make more intelligent policy decisions and quickly test and deploy new services.
The seemingly never-ending saga of BlackBerry smartphones took another turn today as it was reported that OnwardMobility (OM) have lost the right to use the BlackBerry branding.
Apple has released iOS 15.3.1, bringing “important security updates for your iPhone and fixes an issue that may cause Braille displays to stop responding,”.
Developer Previews for Android 13, with Google rolling out a beta build in April.
Last month we reported how Apple was planning a new service that will allow businesses to accept payments directly on their iPhones, allowing your iPhone to become a contactless payment terminal, without any extra hardware required.
Samsung has revealed that the new devices which are going to be launched on 9 February are the first batch of Galaxy products that contain repurposed plastics. Specifically, the material is made from repurposed ocean-bound fishing nets
Verb has opened a waitlist for new vendors for MARKET, its new 24/7 multivendor, livestream shopping platform designed to host scores of simultaneous livestream shopping session
Samsung UK has launched a new Apprenticeship Scheme to upskill the next generation with the opportunity to get their foot on the career ladder.
On the 22nd of February 2022, experts from the world of network security will come together at Connectivity - the Network Security Summit, to celebrate the hidden heroes of InfoSec.
BlackBerry has entered into a patent sale agreement with Catapult IP Innovations Inc., a Delaware company, pursuant to which BlackBerry has agreed to sell substantially all of its non-core patent assets to Catapult for total consideration of $600 million.
SecureYourCall has launched the latest versions of their "most secure phones", fully encrypted phones which promise to provide a multilayer mobile security solution, providing mobile enhanced security whether it is turned off, switched on, or in use.
Apple has released the first beta of iOS 15.4 for developers, bringing Universal Control & Face ID with masks.
Apple has posted its financial earnings results for the first fiscal quarter of 2022, reporting an all-time revenue record of $123.9 billion, up 11 percent year over year.
BlackBerry QNX OS for Safety has been selected by Critical Software to serve as a secure and trusted foundation for a railway protection system being deployed to improve the overall safety of Portugal’s national rail network.
The upcoming iPhone 14 may bring radical changes, if industry insiders and industry experts have got their facts right.
Automotive finance technology provider Solifi has joined the BlackBerry IVY Advisory Council and will integrate BlackBerry IVY with the company’s open finance platform
Apple is reportedly planning a new service that will allow small businesses to accept payments directly on their iPhones, allowing your iPhone to become a contactless payment terminal, without any extra hardware required.
Apple has released iOS 15.3 which is all about fixing bugs — the most serious of which is a dangerous Safari vulnerability. iOS 15.3 also brings fixes for ColorSync, iCloud and others.
BT and Nokia are to trial Open RAN technology in the city of Hull, UK, where BT will install Nokia’s RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) for Open RAN, across a number of sites, to optimise network performance for customers of its mobile network, EE.
Synaptics has launched the Gemini reference design that delivers the world’s first true Wi-Fi 6/6E wireless docking experience for notebook and laptop PC users.
British Sugar and Virgin Media O2 Business have switched on a first-of-its kind private mobile network, spanning multiple factory sites across a large geographical area.
Vodafone has today confirmed that it will begin retiring its 3G network in 2023 as part of a network modernisation programme to improve the 4G and 5G experience
Apple is inviting iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max users to capture the little things, in a big way, with a macro photography Shot on iPhone Challenge.
The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) has announced its program for this year’s Data Privacy Week 2022 (January 24-28, 2022).
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Samsung has confirmed its February Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, the company's first major hardware launch event of 2022.
On December 17, 2021, it became illegal for mobile phone companies to sell ‘locked’ handsets in the UK