US wants to wall off trade, but digital world bridles at barriers

Washington: President Donald Trump has finally succeeded in building his wall: not the one he keeps demanding on the southwestern border, but a far more complex barrier meant to block China’s national telecommunications champion, Huawei, from operating in the United States and starve it of US technology as it builds networks around the globe. After […]

du launches 5G service in UAE, giving away free phones to select customers

Dubai: UAE telecom services provider du has announced it is giving away free phones to some customers as it brings in the much-anticipated 5G to UAE devices. The company turned on the 5G connectivity, which promises to offer much faster internet connections, on Saturday and can now be accessed through the Axon Pro10 handset. Du rolled […]

Tria tells EU Italy will review spending, tax system to cut debt

Brussels. Italy told the European Commission that the populist government in Rome will launch a review of both the nation’s tax system and public spending, in a bid to avoid an infringement procedure for failing to reduce its heavy public debt load. “The government is setting up a comprehensive program to review the current spending” […]

Apple will shut down iTunes, ending the download era, report says

On Friday afternoon, social media erupted after Bloomberg News reported that Apple was set to announce the end of its iTunes store, which transformed the music business when it was launched in 2003. Apple will hold its annual developer conference Monday, and among the slate of expected announcements is a reconfiguration that will divide iTunes’ […]