Apple's services revenue, China to power third quarter: analyst

Apple Inc will likely see a surge in services revenue in the third quarter, charged by app store developer revenue and renewed growth in China, critical areas for the future as the iPhone maker faces a maturing smartphone market, Evercore ISI said on Tuesday.

Nintendo says to shift part of Switch console production out of China

Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd plans to shift a part of the production of its Switch gaming consoles to Vietnam from China in an effort to diversify manufacturing sites, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Nexon founder scraps what could have been $16 billion gaming deal: sources

Nexon Co founder Jungju Kim has abandoned plans to sell a controlling stake in its parent NXC, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, scuppering a potentially $16 billion deal that would have been the gaming sector's biggest.

Qualcomm asks appeals court to pause antitrust ruling's impact

Qualcomm Inc on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to pause an antitrust ruling that could drastically alter its business model while it tries to overturn the ruling.

India's latest Google probe sparked by junior antitrust researchers

Two junior Indian antitrust research associates and a law school student were behind a complaint that sparked a probe into Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the country, in what has become another regulatory challenge for the U.S. firm.

Sharp Corp's Dynabook PC unit says it aims to go public in fiscal year 2021

Laptop computer maker Dynabook, a unit of Japan's Sharp Corp , on Tuesday said it aimed to go public in the fiscal year 2021.

Nine companies set prices for their listings on China's Nasdaq-style tech board

Nine Chinese companies, among the first to list on China's Nasdaq-style tech board, announced prices of their new share offer on Tuesday, as investors braced for a busy week for initial public offerings (IPOs).

Facebook not invited to White House social media summit: company

Facebook Inc said on Monday that it had not been invited to a White House summit on social media being held later this week.

Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. What foll...

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E-scooters put Swedish start-up on road to positive cashflow

Growing numbers of young people whizzing around Europe's big cities on electric scooters may represent a nightmare for some pedestrians and motorists, but for Swedish sharing start-up VOI they offer a path to positive cashflow.

Supply-chain pain: South Korea chipmakers and their suppliers seek to bypass Tokyo curbs

South Korean chipmakers and Japanese chemical suppliers caught in the midst of a sudden escalation of a bilateral diplomatic dispute are scrambling to circumvent tightened export controls imposed by Tokyo, industry executives said.

Heather Mills, others, win settlement over Murdoch group phone hacking

Heather Mills, ex-wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, said on Monday she and 90 others have won an apology and settlement from Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers after a near decade-long battle over claims of phone hacking.

The high-tech trade dispute rooted in Japan's wartime history

Japan has tightened curbs on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea, upping the ante in a decades-old dispute with Seoul over South Koreans forced to work for Japanese firms during World War Two.

Cambodia's Smart Axiata tests 5G network with China's Huawei

Cambodia's Smart Axiata said it had begun 5G trials in partnership with China's Huawei Technologies on Monday and could start rolling out the mobile network by this year.

Amazon's fleet expansion a boost for Israel Aerospace

Amazon's aircraft fleet expansion is proving a boon for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Huawei outlines investment plans in Poland depending on 5G role

Huawei aims to spend 3 billion zlotys ($793 million) in Poland in the next five years, although whether the Chinese firm has a role in the 5G rollout may affect the scale of investment, an official at the group's Polish unit said.

Waymo tests Wi-Fi in driverless taxis hoping perks can route it past rivals

Waymo is rolling out amenities to entice riders to use its self-driving taxis, creating a potential route to profitability in a money-losing industry.

China tech giant Baidu partners with Geely, Toyota

(This July 4 story corrects to remove reference to self-driving push in headline)

Exclusive: U.S. clears SoftBank's $2.25 billion investment in GM-backed Cruise

Cruise, a U.S. self-driving vehicle company majority-owned by General Motors Co, told Reuters on Friday that a U.S. national security panel approved a $2.25 billion investment in the firm by Japan's SoftBank Corp.

Exclusive: U.S. panel clears SoftBank's $2.25 billion investment in GM's Cruise

Cruise, a U.S. self-driving vehicle company majority-owned by General Motors Co, told Reuters on Friday that a U.S. national security panel approved a $2.25 billion investment in the firm by Japan's SoftBank Corp.