Monthly Archives: April 2022

Workers at Apple’s Grand Central Station store in New York have announced a plan to start a union. If their bid is successful it would be the first union at one of the tech giant’s US stores. The group of staff known as Fruit Stand Workers United must get signatures of support from 30% of […]

A group of employees at Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal store has started formally collecting signatures to form a union, says a report. A group of workers at Apple’s flagship retail store in Manhattan has begun formally gathering signatures to form a union, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Organizers at Apple’s Grand Central Terminal store say […]

Apple is reportedly testing a range of new Macs with its next generation of silicon, the M2 chips, which could be released later this year. Apple is actively testing the next generation of in-house chips, the M2 series, in several different new Mac models, according to a Bloomberg report. The company is testing four different […]

Delivery dates for certain models like the MacBook Pro could be delayed until June. Apple is facing production woes for its MacBook Pros, with delivery dates being pushed back into June, according to a report from Bloomberg. As a result of China’s zero-tolerance policy for COVID-19 outbreaks, more than 30 Taiwanese companies, including major laptop […]

Apple’s CEO also pushes back against charges that its app store controls are anti-competitive. Calling it “one of the most essential battles of our time,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that his company will continue to fight for data privacy protections that are in the best interests of consumers. Cook also pushed back against […]

It’s shaping up to be a big year for smartwatches. While we’re expecting to see typical updates like the next-generation Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch, 2022 might also mark some notable milestones. Google, for example, is rumored to launch its first Pixel Watch in the spring or fall. Fitbit, which Google owns, could also […]

The same quadcopters you can buy at Amazon are on the front lines of the battle for Ukraine. Ukrainian nonprofit Come Back Alive has collected ammunition, rifle stands and radios to help the country’s soldiers fight Russia’s invasion. This week, it also delivered items more commonly used to pep up YouTube videos than fight a […]

As the cost of living rises it is “vital” that broadband firms do more to promote discounted broadband for low-income households, the government says. In a letter to broadband suppliers, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries noted only 1-2% of Universal Credit claimants take up social tariffs. Ofcom has previously said that 84% of benefit recipients were […]

Allegations of Chinese cyber activity as the recent conflict broke out in Ukraine have been emerging. The details appear unusually murky but one Western intelligence official believes the aim was espionage – and the cyber-attack may have been broader than previously reported. The Times first reported that hackers, alleged to be based in China, began […]

Over the next five years, three new heavy-lift rockets will put thousands of satellites into low earth orbit as part of Amazon’s Project Kuiper. The project aims to provide broadband connections using a constellation of 3,236 satellites. Rival Starlink is said to have more than 2,300 satellites in orbit already. The rockets will be made […]