SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – Twitter said on Wednesday (Aug 5) it has fixed a security issue that could allow hackers to access private Twitter data…

Read More Twitter fixes security issue affecting some Android devices

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook’s escalated a bruising fight with TikTok with the launch on Wednesday of its new short-video feature Reels, a look-alike service…

Read More Factbox: Facebook and TikTok's fraught history

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) unveiled its latest Galaxy Note smartphone on Wednesday hoping to regain ground against rivals Huawei [HWT.UL] and…

Read More Samsung launches pricey new Note as pandemic shrinks smartphone market

Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy Note smartphones alongside a range of accessories during a virtual press conference this afternoon. The Galaxy Note 20 and…

Read More Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 20 Ultra with an eye-watering price

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds+ launched earlier this year and included a truly epic 11-hour battery life – better than any other AirPods-like earbuds on the market…

Read More Samsung Galaxy Buds Live take aim at Galaxy Buds+ and Apple AirPods Pro

After months of leaked photos and dubious rumours, Samsung has finally lifted the lid on its all-new Galaxy Note range. Due to the ongoing public…

Read More Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra release, price and specs revealed in full

(Reuters) – German online takeaway food group Delivery Hero wants to rival market leader Uber Eats when it launches in Japan later this month, planning…

Read More Delivery Hero seeks to challenge Uber Eats in Japan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok in the United States and more than 50 other countries…

Read More Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram

(Reuters) – A 17-year-old Florida boy accused of masterminding the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc, including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden…

Read More Florida teen pleads not guilty to masterminding Twitter hack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials on Tuesday could not say how the U.S. government would receive a portion of the proceeds from any sale…

Read More White House says unclear whether U.S. govt will get cut of TikTok sale

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s biggest video game and social media company Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) is driving a merger of Twitch-like game streaming platforms Douyu…

Read More Tencent to consolidate China's Twitch-like services Douyu and Huya: sources

The Sony A8H 4K Oled TV is a flagship television set in all but name. While it may not be the designated successor to last…

Read More Sony TV a winner on picture quality

Design With a hole-punch selfie camera and thin bezels around its display, the Pixel 4a looks like most Android phones from the past year or…

Read More Face-off: Google Pixel 4a v Apple iPhone SE

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. losses from coronavirus-related fraud and identity theft have reached nearly $100 million since the pandemic emerged in March, while complaints…

Read More U.S. coronavirus fraud losses near $100 million as COVID scams double

When it comes to taking memorable photos with your smartphone, pressing the shutter is only half the effort. You still have to enhance and jazz…

Read More Top free photo-editing apps for smartphones

(Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) raised its full-year forecast for adjusted sales after beating quarterly estimates on Tuesday, encouraged by a pandemic-driven surge in…

Read More "Call of Duty" propels Activision to raise full-year sales forecast

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet…

Read More Trump's bid for a piece of Microsoft-TikTok deal could spur legal action

Samsung will hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event online later today where the South Korean company is widely-tipped to unveil successors to the Galaxy Note…

Read More Samsung Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Buds Live, Watch 3 first look teased ahead of launch TODAY

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat is in early-stage talks with U.S.-based Sequoia Capital and some other investors to raise up to $200…

Read More India app ShareChat in talks with Sequoia, others to raise up to $200 million: sources

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators opened on Tuesday a four-month long investigation into Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google’s $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker…

Read More EU antitrust regulators to investigate $2.1 billion Google, Fitbit deal

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Booking Holding Inc. (BKNG.O), the U.S.-based company that owns travel website Booking.com, intends to reduce its 17,000 work force by 25% as…

Read More Booking.com plans to cut workforce by a quarter

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat is in early-stage talks with U.S.-based Sequoia Capital and some other investors to raise up to $200…

Read More India app ShareChat in talks with Sequoia, others to raise up to $200 million: sources

TikTok is currently embroiled in a dispute with the United States government about data collection and user privacy. Because the app is owned and operated…

Read More What data does TikTok collect as Trump threatens ban in the US?

BEIJING (Reuters) – ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees in an internal letter on Tuesday that the United States goal was not to force a…

Read More ByteDance says goal of U.S. was to ban TikTok app rather than force a sale: internal letter

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp on Tuesday reported a 4% rise in first-quarter operating profit, beating analyst estimates, supported by its enterprise…

Read More Telco SoftBank first-quarter profit rises 4%, buoyed by enterprise and internet businesses

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for alleged violations of a law that prevents the social network from using…

Read More FTC probes Twitter over ad targeting practices

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) borrowed $10 billion in the investment-grade corporate debt market on Monday, the Google parent’s largest ever bond issue,…

Read More Google owner Alphabet issues record $10 billion bond at lowest-ever price

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is picking up a 6.6% stake in ADT Inc (ADT.N) for $450 million, betting on the home security company’s…

Read More Google to buy stake in ADT in home security push for $450 million