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Total vendor shipments down 88.5 million year-on-year in first half of 2020 Apple was the sole top five smartphone brand to report any growth in calendar Q2 – for everyone else, sales were in free fall as shipments plummeted across the sector by an astonishing 14 per cent. In total, 284.7 million devices were sent … Continue reading For Apple’s latest trick, the iCockroach – allowing it to survive while the smartphone sector faces a nuclear winter Continue Reading →

NASA and SpaceX still intend to bring Crew Dragon Endeavour down from the International Space Station this weekend, the space agency has confirmed, despite concerns that storms might disrupt the groundbreaking flight. Endeavour – along with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley – reached the ISS at the start of June, marking a huge milestone … Continue reading NASA and SpaceX give Crew Dragon green light to return home from ISS Continue Reading →

Google says the first COVID-19 contact tracing apps in the US should roll out in the next few weeks, several months after the search giant partnered with Apple on a cross-platform exposure notifications system. The technology, which the two firms offered to public health authorities, allows iOS and Android devices to securely check in with each other … Continue reading The first US COVID-19 exposure tracing apps using Apple and Google’s system are coming Continue Reading →

Some argument over exact numbers affected Dell is laying off staff though there is some dispute over the numbers involved. An anonymous source told The Register today roughly six per cent of the IT giant’s 160,000-strong global workforce will learn over the coming month, if not already this week, that their careers at the IT giant are … Continue reading Dell trims workforce, says it’s taking ‘proactive steps to prepare for uncertainties’ mid-pandemic Continue Reading →

  Microsoft is shutting down Cortana across multiple platforms, including Apple’s iOS and iPadOS, as part of a strategy shift to a more productivity-focused assistant. The Seattle-based tech company first withdrew the Cortana for iOS app from a number of regions early in 2020. now, it is announcing plans to shut down the iOS and Android versions … Continue reading Microsoft shutting down Cortana app on iPhone and iPad in 2021 Continue Reading →

    Apple on Friday added the original 7.9-inch iPad mini, first released in 2012, to its list of vintage and obsolete devices. The first iPad mini model was released in November 2012, and Apple’s goal for it was to help customers “find even more uses for iPad, to use it in places and ways they … Continue reading Original iPad mini now considered ‘vintage’ by Apple Continue Reading →

Last week, 343 Industries gave us our first real look at Halo Infinite‘s campaign during Microsoft’s big Xbox Series X game showcase. In the week since then, there’s been a lot of discussion about Halo Infinite‘s graphics and a decent amount of that discussion has been negative. In short, many players were less than impressed by what … Continue reading Halo Infinite devs respond to campaign demo graphics complaints Continue Reading →

Microsoft Edge web browser had a bit of an issue with its primary URL bar system that caused the application to crash. Every time you tried to start entering a URL into the address bar, the web browser would crash. Now, it would seem, enough users have complained about the issue that Microsoft’s dev team … Continue reading Microsoft Edge URL bar crash issue fixed: How to update Continue Reading →

Ford is exploring whether it can increase production of its upcoming Bronco, after hitting more reservations for the new SUV than it perhaps expected to. The pre-order books opened up for Bronco reservations earlier in July, as the iconic truck nameplate returned for a 21st century reinterpretation of the vehicle. Indeed, the new Bronco won’t … Continue reading New Ford Bronco blasts through 150,000 reservations milestone Continue Reading →

Despite the controversy in the creative community regarding video speed adjustment features, Netflix has decided to move ahead and give its users this option — at least those who watch on an Android phone or tablet. With this option, users will be able to speed up or slow down the rate at which content plays, … Continue reading Despite controversy, Netflix is adding video speed controls on mobile Continue Reading →