Global sales of smartwatches have fallen for the first time, new figures indicate, in large part due to a sharp decline in the popularity of market leader, Apple. Market research firm Counterpoint says 7% fewer of the devices were shipped…
Apple’s appeal against a UK government demand to be able to access its customers’ most highly encrypted data is set to be considered at a secret hearing at the High Court on Friday, the BBC understands. It is due to…
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will pay $3.5bn (£2.7bn) to buy the gaming division of developer Niantic, whose titles include the hit mobile game Pokémon Go. The game involves players walking around in…
Daniel Thomas Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Almost 80% of smartphones sold in the US are made in China Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump’s first term…
Zoe Kleinman & Georgina Hayes Technology editor & reporter Getty Images Roblox has seen meteoric growth among young gamers Parents who are worried about their children being on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the…
Belgian police have raided several locations in the country as part of an investigation into corruption within the European Parliament. Prosecutors said the alleged corruption was “under the guise of commercial lobbying”, and that several people had been detained for…
Two US judges have ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. In California, District Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a…
Apple’s encrypted data case against the UK government has begun in secret at the Royal Courts of Justice. The Home Office has demanded the right to access data from Apple users that have turned on Advanced Data Protection (ADP), a…
Peter Gillibrand and Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat EA/Hazelight Studios Video game director Josef Fares says his studio is “the best in the world” at making co-operative adventures Think of video games, and you’ll probably think of something competitive. Some of…