Microsoft announced plans today to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, one of the largest privately held game developers and publishers in the world.
Following confirmation this morning (Friday) that Telefonica UK - the owners of O2 - is in exclusive sale talks with Hutchinson Whampoa - the owners of 3 mobile - the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is seeking assurances over job security for the company's UK employees.
Apple's Self Service Repair will be available from today (August 23) for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks with the M1 family of chips, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.
APWorks plans to use the 3D printing services recently announced by SAP to operate a bionics network that connects 3D printing experts and end users.
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RFOX has launched the RFOX VALT metaverse’s minimum viable product (MVP) today to selected participants. RFOX VALT is integrating multiple blockchains within the VR metaverse, starting with its support of transactions on the WAX blockchain.
Source Digital has been awarded a European patent that not only covers functionality for activating visual content in video, but at any coordinate in any metaverse
FLock.io and Morpheus are teaming up with the aim of advancing Web 3.0 AI creation platforms through incentivized collaboration.
Sky has launched an exclusive collection of 110 NFTs, which were made available exclusively to Sky VIP Members around the second season of the BAFTA-award-winning Gangs of London show.
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2022 second quarter ended March 26, 2022, posting a March quarter revenue record of $97.3 billion, up 9 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.52.
Payday loan firm Wonga are warning more than a a quarter of a million customers that personal data may have been stolen in a data breach at the firm. The online lender said it was “urgently investigating illegal and unauthorised access” to personal data of some of its customers in the UK and Poland.
Community Health Systems, which operates 206 hospitals across the United States, has announced that hackers recently broke into its computers...
Apple today unveiled the new MacBook Air with the M3 chip. With M3, MacBook Air is up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1 chip and up to 13x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air.
D-Link Corporation has joined the Metaverse Standards Forum as the first participant from the networking equipment industry.
Apple today unveiled M2 Pro and M2 Max, two next-generation SoCs (systems on a chip) that take the breakthrough power-efficient performance of Apple silicon to new heights.
Aryaka has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to extend the global cloud service provider’s innovative services to enterprises, both within China and internationally, in support of their digital transformation initiatives.
FIAT Metaverse Store is the world’s first metaverse-powered interactive showroom, the first of its kind to power an end-to-end sales experience in the metaverse, revolutionizing the brand's entire customer experience.
Monopolon is a crypto game that becomes more interesting with the intrusion of the NFT characters. It is played on a virtual pentagon-shaped board surrounded by 5 cities that form the metaverse of Monopolon.
Kraken has launched the public beta of Kraken NFT, a new NFT marketplace for collectors to explore, discover and securely trade NFTs.
A U.S. Federal Judge has granted the Federal Trade Commission's request for summary judgment in the agency’s lawsuit against Amazon for billing consumers for unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children.
Google has released the fifth and final Developer Preview of Android 7.0 Nougat. Last month’s Developer Preview included the final APIs for Nougat; this preview gives developers the near-final system updates.
Apple is implementing major updates to the algorithms used for securing server connections in Apple Pay on the Web, which will come into effect starting February 4, 2025.
Digital IP entertainment company IPX is to launch membership NFT "WADE Friends & Family (WADE F&F)" in the SOLANA-based NFT marketplace 'Magic Eden' on August 29 PST.
AvatarBay has launched its decentralized community which opens what they call "a new era of NFT".
Back in December, T-Mobile US released Un-carrier 8.0 – Data Stash, for postpaid plans. With Data Stash, unused 4G LTE data rolls forward so you can use it up to a full year later.
LimeWire has struck its first major music label partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) and will collaborate on making digital music collectibles accessible to a wider audience.
NFT marketplace Oases announced its mainnet launch on August 24, 2022. Oases is a non-custodial, on-chain NFT marketplace built on Ethereum that supports truly decentralized trading and facilitates the minting and trading of NFTs between creators and investors.
Apple has released a more expensive version of its lowest-priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for its Apple Intelligence technology.
Amazon has merged its Lovefilm Instant video streaming service with its Prime two-day shipping service in the UK. Amazon Prime...
BlackBerry has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting a misleadingly upbeat picture of the prospects for its BlackBerry 10 smartphone line.
Microsoft has been accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies in a UK lawsuit claiming damages of more than £1 billion.
Schools struggling with staff working from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, while their IT systems remain on site, are being offered a free lifeline from a UK IT company.
ELON Musk has said his deal to buy Twitter is “temporarily on hold” over details around the number of spam and fake accounts present on the site.
Apple is bringing new breakthrough sleep and hearing health features to Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2.
Web3 TLDs and Domains platform Freename has launched a Web3 Browser Extension, for Google Chrome, Mozilla and Brave, where users can now navigate the internet with Web3 domains.
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Canadian carrier, Rogers Communications, has extended its popular ROAM LIKE HOMETM offer to over 35 countries in Europe.
BlackBerry and Elektrobit are collaborating on integration efforts to support the Rust programming language, empowering developers to build safe, reliable and efficient automotive software.
Apple has approved the first PC emulator for iOS that allows people to run classic software and old-school games.
A Samsung advert showing a woman going for a run at 2am has been described as "offensive" and "unrealistic" by runners and women's rights campaigners.
Netflix is to reduce the video quality on its services in Europe for the next 30 days in an attempt to alleviate the strain on internet service providers.
The Volted Dragons Sailors Club is a new NFT mint set to launch on the market by Volt Inu, offering a new and unique experience for NFT investors.
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.
BikeN is a Web3 bike-to-earn lifestyle app with metaverse integration focused on biking and fitness. The project aims to promote a healthy and fit lifestyle for people while providing access to a fun, interactive, and profitable virtual world.
Armour Comms has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2021. The award was made for outstanding short term growth in overseas sales over the last three years.
Australian EV charging company Jolt has launched in the UK, initially providing a network of roadside EV charge stations in the London Borough of Barnet.
Facebook turned on its Safety Check feature following the horrific mass shooting in Orlando, the first time the tool was ever used in the US.
Today, CESG has published guidance for home and other remote workers to access government information at OFFICIAL, using Excitor G/On,...
MapR, provider of the Converged Data Platform that fully integrates analytics with operational processes in real time, and Talend, today announced they are working closely on a solution to help customers address requirements.
Google is launching “VPN by Google One,” a new virtual private network service, which will initially work on Android and is a free aspect to Google One plans with 2TB plans or higher.
Apple today began the rollout of iOS 17, a major release that upgrades the communications experience across Phone, FaceTime, and Messages
Magic Leap and Google have teamed up to develop new extended reality (XR) technologies, merging Magic Leap’s advanced optics with Google’s robust infrastructure.
Apple has released Apple Invites, a new app for iPhone that helps users create custom invitations to gather friends and family for any occasion.
DataArt, a global technology consulting firm that creates end-to-end solutions for enterprise clients in select industries, today announced the launch of a dedicated Telecom Practice.
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Arctic Wallet is a non-custodial multi-chain crypto wallet built on the principles of decentralization and privacy. The Arctic Team believes that anonymity and security can go together with user-friendliness and simplicity.
Apple today previewed macOS Sequoia, bringing new ways of working and transformative intelligence features to Mac.
The EU Commission has today blocked the proposed acquisition of O2 by Three's owner Hutchison under the EU Merger Regulation.
Canada's final version of the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard was published this week, and it includes a sales ban on new cars that generate emissions from 2035.
BlackBerry today unveiled new advanced features for BlackBerry SecuSUITE for Government, the company's secure voice and text communications software.
With its multi-layer authentication and anti-counterfeiting protocol, REV3AL hopes to play a major role in protecting digital media, on platforms such as NFT market places, gaming platforms and the metaverse.
Lucky Crypto, an online defi gaming platform that accepts crypto deposits, has launched an NFT collection: Lucky Degens, where players have the chance to win a Lucky Degen from the metaverse’s first-ever NFT slot machine.
VeloCloud Networks today announced that it continues to extend its global market leadership with accelerating growth in the European market.
Girls Talk London and partners BT, Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 and HSBC UK are to launch a technology talent accelerator for female university students in the UK and Ghana who are currently pursuing a career in technology.
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Apple has hit back at Spotify over the long-running competition complaint filed with the EU that could see Apple face a huge fine if found guilty.
Apple Card’s high-yield Savings account offered by Goldman Sachs has reached over $10 billion in deposits from users since launching in April.
Microsoft and NVIDIA have expanded their longstanding collaboration with new integrations that leverage the latest NVIDIA generative AI and Omniverse technologies across Microsoft Azure, Azure AI services, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft 365.
Swiss crypto bank Sygnum will open a metaverse hub on Decentraland, on 27 September 2022 at 11:00am CET.
Apple has released iOS 17.2, bringing a number of new features, the highly-anticipated Journal app and fixes a total of 12 security vulnerabilities, some of which are said to be serious.
LibreScan, one of the first multi-chain Decentralized Blockchain Explorers (DBE), has publicly launched, where users can anonymously self- host LibreScan for tracking Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, or any EVM-compatible blockchains on their own devices.
Three UK today announced that Dave Dyson has informed the company of his intention to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for personal reasons. Dave will be succeeded by Robert Finnegan, who is currently CEO of Three Ireland.
WalkSphere, a program that encourages individuals to get out and walk regularly, is launching two significant events for its crypto project, namely, new “ShoeBox” NFTs and the WALKX token.
The UK government has ditched plans to roll out the NHS contact-tracing app and instead will use a technology based on the system developed by Apple and Google.
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OpenText today announced at OpenText's Enterprise World 2014 conference that it has deepened its long-standing strategic relationship with SAP SE.
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Apple today unveiled M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that — along with M4 — bring far more power-efficient performance and advanced capabilities to the Mac.
Google today unveiled Chrome Enterprise Connectors Framework, a collection of integrations designed to ease IT teams’ work further. The integrations provide the ability to manage workers’ Chrome OS devices and Chrome browser installations using popular third-party software tools.
Apple has launched Apple Pay Later in the United States, allowing users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments over six weeks without being charged interest or late fees.
India’s Minister of Telecommunications Ashwini Vaishnaw has successfully made the country’s first 5G audio-video call., coming after the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the new 5G testbed at IIT Madras earlier this week.
Spotify has called Apple’s new rules to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) a “complete and total farce” that “does not comply with the letter and the spirit of the law”.
Imaginality enables children to hold a beating 3D heart in the palm of their hand and see how blood flows...
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Brightbox has announced the launch of the Brightbox® Mark3 mobile charging platform which enables consumers to continue to communicate, navigate,...
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The UK Government has announced the infrastructure for a contract tracing app has been put in place, and has been undergoing testing with a view to rolling it out on a large scale "within weeks".
O2 customers throughout the UK have been left with no data connectivity or 3G and 4G services after a technical fault caused a UK-wide outage.
Multiverse Labs has teamed up with the Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) to launch Sharjahverse, a new generation of metaverse tourism for the Emirate of Sharjah.
Innovate Finance, an industry body established to promote the interests of the UKs rapidly growing financial technology (fintech) sector, launched...
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A U.S. appeals court has overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung saying Samsung did not infringe Apple's "quick links" patent.
The Governments of the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand met in Australia on August 28 and 29, and have told the tech industry that they should be helping intelligence agencies by creating lawful access solutions to encrypted services, and warned that governments can always legislate if they don't.
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Three UK is zero-rating seven websites that offer financial advice and guidance, furthering its support for customers of Three during the cost-of-living crisis.
Ofcom has published a guide to the new regulatory requirements for when it takes on the role of regulating UK-based video-sharing platforms (VSPs).
Carphone Warehouse has been issued with one of the largest fines by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), after one of their computer systems was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack in 2015.
BlackBerry QNX acoustics technology will help power Shanghai Dayin Technology’s "Yin" 2.0 app, set to be used within the intelligent cockpit for Great Wall Motors’ premium WEY Mocha, Latte, and Macchiato vehicle lines.
Apple's Self Service Repair is now available in the UK and Europe, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.
The England Football Association have launched a Request for Proposal [RFP] tender process to appoint a partner to build a long-term NFT based platform, focused on the England Senior Men’s and Women’s teams.
ZUNAVERSE, a full-stack NFT marketplace built on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), has teamed up with MetaSetGO, an up-and-coming mobile gaming platform and Metaverse business, to offer a fresh and innovative experience for Crypto, NFT, and Play2Earn Gaming enthusiasts.
Virgin Media Business has today announced the appointment of Rob Orr, former Vice President of European Telecoms Operations for Samsung, as the new Director of Large Sales.
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Hyundai Motor Company will offer its first exclusive Metamobility NFT collection, ‘Shooting Star,’ through its official NFT website, on May 9-10.
eBay has acquired a UK-based NFT marketplace for an undisclosed sum in a bid to further its efforts in the digital collectible arena.
US chipmaker Broadcom has agreed to acquire cloud software company VMware for $69bn including debt, where Broadcom will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VMware in a cash-and-stock transactio
Apple today unveiled iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, featuring aerospace-grade titanium, contoured edges and a customisable Action button, allowing users to personalise their iPhone experience.
Several tweets circulating the Twitter platform are asking users to change their birth year to 2007 in order to make their feeds look "colourful". Falling for this hoax tweet, several users went ahead and changed their birth years to 2007. This obviously did not change the way their feeds looked, but instead, locked them out of their accounts for being under age.
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Crypto Blockchain Industries (CBI) has signed an agreement to acquire Xave, a blockchain technology company based in Barcelona and Argentina that has been developing Xave World, a dedicated music metaverse, since 2020.
Misco UK today announced that it has been awarded a place on all four Lots of the government’s latest G-Cloud Framework.
Mythical Games and FIFA are teaming up to launch FIFA Rivals, a new Web3 football game.
EE today launched 'Euro Pass', offering customers the option of unlimited calls and texts, and a data allowance (with 4G where available) each day when abroad in Europe – for just £4 a day.
NatWest is launching Tap to Pay on Android, a new way for businesses to take payments on their mobile phone, via the NatWest Tap to Pay app.
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Cyberflashing will become a new criminal offence in England and Wales with perpetrators facing up to two years behind bars under new laws to be introduced by the Government.
MetaMask has launched the pilot of the MetaMask Card in partnership with Mastercard and Baanx, introducing the first Mastercard payment card that allows users to make direct purchases from their MetaMask wallet.
Web3 services platform Chainlink has launched the first market-wide interest rate product for the Web3 economy — the "CF Bitcoin Interest Rate Curve—in association with Chainlink" (CF BIRC).
This weekend, Samsung’s Hypercube opened its doors to excited Boardmasters festival-goers. The interactive, audio visual experience gave visitors the chance to create their own personalised ‘360 Infinity Selfie’,
NTT Security has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). This latest move forms part of its commitment to sharing its strategic threat intelligence with industry partners and law enforcement agencies to prevent cybercrime globally.
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BlackBerry has opened the new ‘BlackBerry loT Center of Excellence, Engineering and Innovation’ in Hyderabad, a world-class facility designed to advance mission-critical embedded software development for loT industries.
Apple has launched its newest product, the Vision Pro, a virtual reality headset, which became available in Apple stores Friday in the United States.
The Scottish Government is to provide over £7 million across Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, The Highland Council, Moray Council and Dundee City Council to encourage greater private investment in the EV charging network.
NuriFlex Group will introduce AI chat GPT on its NuriTopia metaverse platform, and is expected to provide a new dating experience by allowing users to engage in conversation and form relationships with AI avatars in the dating metaverse field.
Europe financial intermediary and FinTech platform YouHodler is adding Apple Pay as a new way to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Million Dollar is a Real Estate Company in the Metaverse with a concept of NFT Collection, such as male brokers, female brokers, plotlands, and other properties.
Apple has entered the water bottle industry and launched a new water bottle called HidrateSpark, which can be synced to Apple Health via Bluetooth.
Virtuzone has unveiled its plan to build a flagship metaverse office tower in partnership with pax.world, a blockchain metaverse with an early-mover advantage.
Samsung Chairman Lee Kun Hee is in stable condition after surgery following a heart attack. Lee, 72, was operated on...
Apple has officially launched Apple Pay Later in the United States, allowing users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments over six weeks without being charged interest or late fees.
Apple has updated its developer guidelines, allowing developers in the US to link out to the web to inform users about other ways to subscribe to a service without using in-app purchases.
Eminem and Snoop Dogg brought their NFT avatars to life on national television for the first time on Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards 2022 (VMA).
