It's been 15 years since Apple released its first ever , skiptheplay the device that redefined the mobile phone and helped make Apple one of the most valuable companies in the world. Apple's original iPhone model sold a whopping 2.2 billion units after just a year of sales, and now, 15 years later, the Cupertino firm is developing one of its numerous successors, the iPhone 14.In 15 years, the iPhone has...
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Alphabet Inc's said on Wednesday it would slow the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, the latest company to make such a move as decades-high and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis pressure businesses.The announcement aligns Google with other major tech companies including Technologies Inc and Inc and comes a day after Microsoft Corp said it would eliminate some positions.'Like all companies,...
The Trojan horse app used by cops to infiltrate some of the world's most dangerous criminal gangs has led to police identifying more than 5000 members of the notorious Italian mafia, who are all living in Australia to conduct their illegal business. The Australian Federal Police is investigating 51 Italian organised clans, including 14 from the infamous 'Ndrangheta mafia, a year after their secret app...
Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey has died aged 65 after battling a 'long illness', her publicist confirmed today.The Bolton-born multi-millionaire entrepreneur passed away at her holiday home in Morroco on Saturday night.She joined BBC Two programme Dragons' Den in 2011 and left in 2012, going on to present Channel 4's The Intern. Hilary, who was married three times, became a popular figure after...
A whopping 4.3 million people in the UK have 'hacked' a neighbour's WiFi, a new report reveals.Paris-based satellite broadband provider Konnect has surveyed 2,000 UK residents about how far they've gone in the bid to stay connected. The average time perpetrators spent using a neighbour's internet without permission was 52 days, although one in 20 people remained logged on for over a year. Brits use...
id="article-body" class="row " section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> It doesn't matter what you're paying for at home -- you're going to need with plenty of range if you want to put those speeds to work in whatever room you want. Too often, a single router won't quite cut it on its own, leading to dead zones where you can't connect.This is where a Wi-Fi range extender can come...
id="article-body" class="row " section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> A money market account is a type of savings account that earns you interest. But unlike a , money market accounts typically offer , including access to your cash through debit card withdrawals and physical checks. Because money market accounts offer competitive interest rates, they can be a good way to save up,...
Howard Brown was the wonderfully cheery, bespectacled, sharp-suited customer-services rep who was plucked from obscurity more than 20 years ago to put some bang into banking as the all-singing, all-dancing new face of the .He sprang on to our screens in 2000 with a cover version of Tom Jones's song Sex Bomb.It was the first of a series of TV adverts that sought to achieve what many thought impossible -...
Coles has quietly released its new novelty crumbed chicken 'doughnuts' which are dividing shoppers online. The supermarket giant's new panko crumbed chicken doughnuts are made from RSPCA-approved Australian chicken, are just $7.50 and can be ready in 15 minutes in the oven or air-fryer. Customers have taken to the internet to express both their excitement and confusion over the 'doughnuts' which are...
id="article-body" class="row " section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> Sarah Tew/CNETI think T-Mobile is feeling pretty chuffed about its . It recently rolled out an aggressive "Internet Freedom" campaign, which includes the tagline, "," and it also made a splash with the , which placed the upstart T-Mobile Home Internet second among all national ISPs. Not too shabby.T-Mobile Home...