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US bank Silvergate hit with $8bn in crypto withdrawals
Customers of US bank Silvergate, which provides cryptocurrency services, have withdrawn over $8bn (£6.7bn) of their crypto-linked deposits. Around two-thirds of the bank's customers pulled their deposits in the final three months of 2022. The bank has sold $5.2bn in assets to cover the cost and remain liquid. It came as three US regulators warned banks that issuing or holding crypto was "h ... Read more
2023-01-06 19:35:58
Need More iPhone Storage? You Can Get It Without Deleting Anything
Stop removing photos, videos and apps from your phone to free up more storage on iOS. You've had a good run with your iPhone, but after a few years you have very little storage left. And unfortunately, you only have a few options for fixing this issue. You can delete large files, like movies, TV shows and music albums, but maybe you're not ready to give those up. There are also various cloud alt ... Read more
2023-01-05 19:27:56
Motorola's New Phone Is for People Who Really, Really Love Their Lenovo ThinkPad
The business-oriented ThinkPhone takes its design cues from Lenovo's popular laptop line. Lenovo's popular ThinkPad laptop line is finally getting a mobile sidekick. The ThinkPhone by Motorola, announced at CES, will have a similar aesthetic to that of the ThinkPad computers, down to their signature red button. Motorola, which is owned by Lenovo, appears to have focused on three specific areas fo ... Read more
2023-01-05 19:26:58
Many Android phones to get satellite connectivity
A new partnership between the satellite phone firm Iridium and chip giant Qualcomm will bring satellite connectivity to premium Android smartphones later in the year. It means that in places where there is no mobile coverage, handsets can connect with passing satellites to send and receive messages. Qualcomm's chips are found in many Android-powered smartphones. Apple announced a satellite feat ... Read more
2023-01-05 19:25:07
Asus' New Cloud Gaming Chromebook Is Ready for Battle
The Asus Chromebook Vibe CX34 Flip two-in-one is ready for gaming right down to its RGB keyboard and 144Hz display. Asus was one of the first companies to launch a Chromebook made for cloud gaming last October, and now it's launched its second, the CX34 Flip. Announced during Asus' CES 2023 live event, it's an all-white two-in-one Chromebook with color-blocked WASD keys and a four-zone RGB backli ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:55:56
New Year's Resolution: Start Clearing Your iPhone's Cache
You've let your browsers suffer long enough. Here's how to give them a fresh start. An iPhone is an amazing little device, letting you fit a flashlight, camera and computer in your pocket. It gives you access to the entire worldwide web on the go, letting you browse through page after page of information online at high speeds. But even the latest iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models might start to fe ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:55:23
Acer Adds More OLED Laptops With New Swift Go and Swift X
There are going to be a lot of OLED laptops this year and Acer is doing its part to make that happen. At CES 2023, the PC maker announced four new models in its ultraportable Swift line and all but one have an OLED display option. Acer released two OLED laptops in 2022, the 14-inch Swift 3 OLED and the 16-inch Swift Edge. The new Swift Go 14 and 16 are thin-and-light laptops falling somewhat in ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:54:59
The iPhone Has a New Siri Voice Command You'll Want to Know About
This feature only works on iOS 16. You can use your voice to do so much on your iPhone. Thanks to Siri, you can do really basic things like send a text message and get directions or you can get more complicated and use your voice to pull up all the movie showtimes for your local theater -- no hands needed. Apple is always adding new commands to Siri, and with the somewhat recent release of iOS 1 ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:54:33
Meta fined €390m over use of data for targeted ads
Meta has been fined €390m euros (£346m) for breaking EU data rules. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) says the way Meta asked permission to use peoples' data for ads on Facebook and Instagram was unlawful. Meta, which owns both platforms, has three months to change how it obtains and uses data to target ads. Meta says it is "disappointed" and intends to appeal, stressing that ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:53:04
Amazon to shed over 18,000 jobs as it cuts costs, CEO says
Amazon aims to shed more than 18,000 roles as it cuts costs, the technology giant's boss says. He added the announcement was brought forward "because one of our teammates leaked this information externally". The job cuts amount to around 6% of the company's roughly 300,000-strong corporate workforce. Amazon is the latest big technology firm to unveil major layoffs as the cost of livin ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:52:38