Tag: Consumer electronics

London school fights COVID fallout with laptops, bean bags

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LONDON — Nik Geraj’s voice fills with pain as he talks about how he struggled to help his daughter study during the coronavirus lockdowns...

Facebook aims to prove VR’s popularity more than virtual

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NEW YORK — Virtual reality — computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands — has been on the...

EXPLAINER: How vaccine passports for global travel will work

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LONDON — Boarding pass, suitcase, passport and ... digital vaccination certificate? ...

Judge digs into Apple app store policies as Epic trial ends

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — The judge who will decide a case challenging Apple’s stranglehold on its iPhone app store indicated on Monday she would...

Schwarzenegger, Abrams make pitch for movie theater return

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LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger chanted with enthusiasm, “We are back! We are back!” before he spoke Wednesday about the importance of resurrecting the...

Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify Friday as Epic trial nears end

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SAN RAMON, Calif — Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand this Friday in a high-stakes courtroom battle over the lucrative commissions...

Report says Myanmar internet a ‘virtual battlefield’

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BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to limit access to the internet to an internal network of only “whitelisted” sites to quash opposition...

Apple holds edge in app store trial despite nagging issues

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple seems to be prevailing in an antitrust trial examining whether its mobile app store illegally skims profits from smaller...

Stellantis CFO: Chip shortage impact remains ‘controlled’

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MILAN — The Stellantis automotive company created out of the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot reported Wednesday a 14% increase in...

Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend...