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LG announces preliminary earnings results for first quarter of 2018

LG today announced its preliminary earnings results for the first quarter of 2018. The company reported tentative consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2018 at KRW 15.1 trillion with an operating profit of KRW 1.1 trillion, marking the highest first quarter revenues and operating profit in the history of the company.

Financial

·8 years ago

EY launches EY Absolute with Microsoft to bring UK businesses increased efficiencies to finance function

EY has announced that it is working with Microsoft to help UK businesses improve the efficiency of their finance function through a new digital platform called EY Absolute™.

Financial Microsoft

·8 years ago

Apple proposes emoji that will “better represent individuals with disabilities.”

In a submission to the Unicode Consortium today, Apple has proposed a suite of new emojis that will "better represent individuals with disabilities." New emojis proposed include a guide dog, hearing aid, prosthetic limbs, as well as people using canes and different types of wheelchairs.

Apple

·8 years ago

Apple Watch Series 3 now tracks skiing and snowboarding activity

Starting today, skiers and snowboarders can use Apple Watch Series 3 to track their activities via new updates to apps available in the App Store. Watch users can now record runs, see vertical descent and other stats, and contribute active calorie measurements directly to the Apple Watch Activity app.

Apple Connected SmartWatch

·8 years ago

Twitter changes Developer Rules to crack down on Bots

Twitter has announced changes to its API that will massively reduce the impact of services that allow links and content to be shared across multiple accounts, i.e. the software that powers Twitter bots. This should bring an end to services that let those controlling large numbers of accounts to batch tweet, follow users, retweet or like tweets.

Developers

·8 years ago

Aberdeen to become Scotland’s first gigabit-speed fibre broadband city

Aberdeen is set to become a forerunner for digital transformation in Scotland with the announcement of a new Gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network under the Vodafone and CityFibre Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) programme. The Vodafone and CityFibre partnership will mean that Aberdeen becomes Scotland’s first city in which nearly every home and business will have access to gigabit-speed broadband.

Connected UK

·8 years ago

Qualcomm and Microsoft Collaborate with Leading Retailers to Distribute Always Connected PCs to Consumers

Qualcomm and Microsoft today jointly announced that leading retailers from across the world will offer a range of new Microsoft Always Connected Windows 10 PCs powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Mobile PC Platform.

Microsoft

·8 years ago

Google Pay launch begins rebrand of Android Pay and Google Wallet

Earlier in the year, Google announced that it would be merging its Android Pay and Google Wallet services under one new umbrella called "Google Pay." A little more than a month later, the Google Pay app is now rolling out to users via an update on the Play Store. The initial launch does not bring anything new to the table and is basically the beginning of the rebrand.

Financial Google Android Apps

·8 years ago

Global Research Finds UK Corporate Networks Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

A10 Networks today launched new research examining the behaviour and attitudes of the workforce towards the use of business and personal apps and its impact on risk, security and corporate culture.

Opinion

·8 years ago

LG and Honeywell demo Automotive Cybersecurity Solution

Honeywell and LG have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a unique automotive software technology and infrastructure solution to address threats associated with the increase in vehicle connectivity technology.

Connected Automotive

·8 years ago

Apple previews iOS 11.3 bringing Major Updates to ARKit, Business Chat in Messages and More

Apple has offered a public preview of iOS 11.3, which is scheduled for a spring release. iOS 11.3 will deliver new ways to experience augmented reality on iPhone and iPad, new Animoji on iPhone X and the ability to view health records in the Health app.

Apple Devices and OS

·8 years ago

EE extends superfast 4G network in Galloway and West Dumfries

EE today switched on 8 new superfast 4G mobile sites in Galloway and West Dumfries. The new sites provide 4G to large sections of roads that previously had no mobile coverage, including the A702, A713, A716, A747, A746, B793, B7005, and the B7052.

EE Connected UK

·8 years ago

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