Operating Systems News
From mobile and desktop, through to server and virtualisation, this is our ongoing news and analysis coverage of the business of operating systems.
Timeline of Nokia
As we reported earlier, Pekka Lundmark will take over as the Nokia CEO in September to lead the former handset giant in its battle for the fast-growing 5G networks business.Â
Apple to pay up to $500 million to settle lawsuit in US over slow iPhones
Apple Inc has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle litigation accusing it of quietly slowing down older iPhones as it launched new models, to induce owners to buy replacement...
Telefonica to drastically reduce Huawei kit for its 5G network
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Telefonica plans to drastically reduce the amount of equipment it buys from Chinese tech giant Huawei for the core of its next-generation mob...
US senators threaten Facebook and Apple with encryption regulation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – US senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unles...
EU regulators to review rules defining companies’ market power
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU regulators will review two-decade old rules that determine if companies have the market power to throttle rivals or control prices to take into accoun...
Huawei to roll out itds Harmony OS to more products next year
Huawei Technologies, the Shenzhen, China-based tech titan plans to equip more of its products with its Harmony operating system next year, and will promote them at home and abroad....
Apple, Intel file antitrust case vs SoftBank-owned firm over patent practices
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc and Intel Corp on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fortress Investment Group, alleging the SoftBank Group Corp unit stockpiled...
Microsoft granted licence to export ‘mass-market’ software to Huawei
Reuters – Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had been granted a licence from the U.S. government to export software to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.
Apple, Intel file antitrust case against SoftBank-owned firm over patent practices
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc and Intel Corp on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fortress Investment Group, alleging the SoftBank Group Corp unit stockpiled...
Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft said on Monday it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European...
Getting better? More women in tech but not at the top
LISBON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Technology firms are hiring more women and narrowing the gender gap, a poll by Europe’s largest technology conference found on Wed...
China seeks to leverage the platform economy
The Chinese government is to take a series of measures to support the ongoing development of businesses operating within the platform economy.
Apple Extends its Security Bounty Platform
Apple Inc have announced that it is expanding the company’s Security Bounty program. It will now cover the entirety of the Cupertino, California-based company’s ecosyst...