US chipmaker Wolfspeed to open plant in Germany

Frankfurt, Germany, Feb 1 (AFP/APP):US chipmaker Wolfspeed said Wednesday it will open a plant in Germany to support the car industry’s shift to electric vehicles, as Europe seeks to reduce reliance on Asia and the United States. The factory will be built in the western […]

China launches three new satellites into space

JIUQUAN,Jan 13 (Xinhua/APP):China on Friday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing three satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 3 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the satellites Yaogan-37, Shiyan-22A, and Shiyan-22B into preset orbit. […]

PTA blocks 175,000 stolen IMEI devices

ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked 175,000 International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) devices to prevent the use of stolen mobile phones under the Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) during the last fiscal year. Besides, the DIRBS identified and suspended around […]

CES tech gala looks to shake off economic gloom

Las Vegas, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):The annual CES consumer electronics extravaganza threw open its doors in Las Vegas on Thursday as the industry looks to the latest innovations to help cure the pain from an ailing global economy. High inflation, lingering supply chain troubles and tech […]

France regulator raps Apple over App Store ads

Paris, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):France’s data regulator said Wednesday that it had fined Apple eight million euros ($8.5 million) for breaching privacy laws on its App Store. The CNIL said the US tech giant had installed trackers on the devices of French users without directly asking […]

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