Apple and Fitbit collatoral damage in Trump's Trade War
Tame Apple Press shocked
The latest round of US tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could hit the Apple Watch, health trackers, streaming music speakers and other accessories assembled in China, government rulings on tariffs show.
Microsoft doing well thanks to cloud
The future is cloudy
Microsoft posted quarterly profit and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, as more businesses signed up for its Azure cloud computing services and Office 365 productivity suite.
Trump furious at EU over Google fine
How dare you
US President Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has turned puce over the EU daring to tackle Google over its Android antitrust antics.
Microsoft finds first evidence of mid-term election tampering
There might be a spy amongst us
Microsoft detected and helped block hacking attempts against three congressional candidates this year, a company executive said.
Microsoft has not given up on consumers
Takes responsibility for all modern life
While software king of the world Microsoft appears to have pulled the plug on most of its consumer products, its execs told partners that Redmond isn't giving up on ordinary people.
While putting the boot into US tech why doesn’t the EU fine Apple too?
Comment: It does the same sort of thing
The European Commission had solid antitrust reasons for fining Google $5 billion for violations including the bundling of certain apps with the Android operating system, but from a consumer's point of view it should also be gunning for Jobs’ Mob.
TV panel prices set to rebound
Supply getting tighter
If you are thinking of buying a telly now might be the time as prices are expected to be jacked up as supply gets tighter.
Uber hired David Cameron's chum to sort out its European business
Because no one can create European Unity on an issue like David Cameron
Uber has hired an ex-adviser to former British prime minister David Cameron to lead the ride-hailing firm’s lobbying efforts in northern Europe, less than a month after the company won a reprieve to operate in London.
Big Blue is back and beating Wall Street
Turn around looks established
IBM reported second-quarter profit and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as it benefited from growth in higher margin businesses including cybersecurity and cloud computing.
Microsoft leaps seconds ahead of Apple
It seems to have better developers
While the fruity cargo cult Apple's software developers have difficulty making software which can handle daylight saving and moving time zones, Microsoft is looking at introducing leap-seconds to its operating system.