BlackBerry pulls Life Support for its Business Smartphone
BlackBerry, is pulling the plug on service for its business smartphones, which were loved by executives, politicians and legions of fans. The move marks the end of an era as the phones, which sported a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard, pioneered push email and the BBM instant messaging service. Blackbe
5G Deployment to be Delayed
Verizon Communications and AT&T Inc said late on Monday they had agreed to a two-week delay in deploying C-Band wireless spectrum, averting an aviation safety standoff that threatened to disrupt flights starting this week. The carriers had faced pressure from the White House, airlines and aviat
Apple offers USD $ 180 K Bonuses to Prevent Top Talent Defection to Meta
Apple is giving a few talented engineers a very welcome gift for the new year—namely, bonuses, with some adding up to as much as $180,000. The unusual and significant amount is a concerted effort to retain talent and stave off defections to tech rivals such as Facebook owner Meta. Last week, the c
Intel to Invest US $ 7 B in New Plant in Malaysia
Intel Corp will invest more than $7 billion to build a new chip-packaging and testing factory in Malaysia. Expanding production in the country following a global shortage of semiconductors.The new advanced packaging facility in Malaysia is expected to begin production in 2024 and create more than 90
Apple Tells Suppliers iPhone Demand Has Slowed
Apple, which is already suffering from a global supply crisis, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand. The company has told its component suppliers that demand for the iPhone 13 lineup has weakened, signaling that some consumers have decided in skipping the iPhone 13 altogether and
IT-Fusion latest Summit: IT Supporters and WatchGuard Awareness
With more than 16+ years of proven track record, IT-Fusion has managed to pass from its start-up phase to be a successful, self- sustaining company with a vast scale of operations that support comprehensive business environments in Egypt and Sudan. IT Fusion latest event byIT Supporters subsidiary c
Apple Makes it Easier to Fix your iPhone at Home
Apple customers who want to fix their own devices will soon have access to the necessary parts and tools as part of a new self-service repair program. The program builds on Apple’s efforts to expand access to repairs over the past several years, the company said in a Wednesday statement. It al
Walmart using Driverless Trucks to Increase its Online Grocery Business
Walmart said Monday it has started using fully driverless trucking in its online grocery business, aiming to increase capacity and reduce inefficiencies.Walmart start-up Gatik said that, since August, they’ve operated two autonomous box trucks — without a safety driver — on a 7-mile loop daily
United Nations: “It’s Now or Never!”
The UN warned governments attending the COP26 talks in Scotland that “the clock is ticking loudly” and they should agree emissions cuts to cap global warming and avert a climate catastrophe.But so far, few of the top emitting countries have agreed for net zero emissions. The leaders of Russia an
“Meta” facebook’s New Name
Facebook Inc is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on its ambitions building the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the next big computing platform. The rebrand comes as the world’s largest social media company battl