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Google handed setback as EU court upholds record fine
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» LUXEMBOURG: The European Union's second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU's record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, slightly reducing the fee for technical reasons.
China hits Alibaba with record $2.78bn fine
AFP, Published on 10/04/2021
» SHANGHAI: Chinese regulators hit the e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan (US$2.78 billion) fine on Saturday over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company's dominant market position.
China eyes record monopoly fine near $1bn for Alibaba
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BEIJING: China is considering imposing a record fine of nearly $1 billion on e-commerce giant Alibaba for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, according to a report, as authorities continue to put the screws on the firm as part of a crackdown on the technology sector.
Phones, consoles, gadgets to cost more as chip crisis bites
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Prices of popular gadgets such as PlayStations and iPhones could rise because of microchip shortages caused by a "perfect storm" of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain disruptions and trade war stockpiling, experts warn.
Super fast 5G in the US still a work in progress
AFP, Published on 17/01/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Marketing pitches in the US are bullish on superfast 5G telecom networks, but they remain more of a promise than reality.
Smartphone giant Xiaomi reels as US ramps up China blacklist
AFP, Published on 15/01/2021
» HONG KONG: Shares in Xiaomi collapsed on Friday after the United States blacklisted the smartphone giant and a host of other Chinese firms as the Trump administration aims to cement its trade war legacy against Beijing.
China tells US to stop 'unreasonable suppression' of Huawei
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» BEIJING - Beijing has urged the United States to stop the "unreasonable suppression of Huawei and Chinese enterprises" after Washington announced new export controls to restrict the tech giant's access to semiconductor technology.
Apple, Broadcom ordered to pay $1.1bn for patent infringement
AFP, Published on 30/01/2020
» LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday ordered Apple and Broadcom to pay $1.1 billion to a California university for infringing wifi technology patents in what is thought to be one of the largest patent verdicts ever.
Superfast 5G on the slow road at gadget gala
AFP, Published on 06/01/2020
» LAS VEGAS: It will be revolutionary when superfast 5G mobile networks come to our gadgets, cars and digital lives.
Samsung unveils premium-priced Galaxy Note 10
AFP, Published on 08/08/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new-generation Galaxy Note large-screen handset starting at $950 and said it will work closer with Microsoft so that services function better across its array of devices.