Daily Archives: April 17, 2018

Yesterday was a rough one for ZTE. A year after pleading guilty to violating sanctions with Iran and North Korea, the U.S. Department of Commerce brought the hammer down and announced a seven-year export restriction on goods sporting U.S. components. That applies to more than a quarter of the components used in the company’s telecom […]

ZTE said to be meeting with Google over US export ...

This entry was posted in Android Mobile Policy and tagged google on April 17, 2018 by Brian Heater

The Instagram account for the virtual celebrity known as Lil Miquela has been hacked. The multi-racial fashionista and advocate for multiculturalism, whose account is followed by nearly 1 million people, has had “her” account taken over by another animated Instagram account holder named “Bermuda.” Welcome to the spring of 2018. The hack of the @Lilmiquela […]

Virtual Instagram celebrity ‘Lil Miquela’ has had her account hacked

This entry was posted in California hack photo sharing Social Spotify TC world wide web and tagged facebook instagram social media on April 17, 2018 by Jonathan Shieber

Amazon has quietly launched an Android web browser app for emerging markets, where access to mobile data and high-speed connectivity is more limited. The browser has the rather generic name of: “Internet: fast, lite and private” on Google Play, and promises to be “lighter than the competition.” The app first appeared on the Play Store […]

Amazon launches a “lite” Android web browser app in India

This entry was posted in Amazon Android apps Apps india Mobile on April 17, 2018 by Sarah Perez

At the end of last year, Snap introduced Lens Studio, a platform that allows developers to create AR lenses for Snapchat. Today, the company is announcing new features for Lens Studio, including seven brand new templates for the creation of face lenses. Before now, only World Lens creation was available to everyone within Lens Studio, […]

Snap launches new features for Lens Studio

This entry was posted in Apps AR augmented reality Social Startups and tagged snapchat on April 17, 2018 by Jordan Crook

Hardware isn't easy — especially if you decline to take advantage of the global manufacturing infrastructure, build everything in a flat in London, and use only local labor and materials. But that's what the creators of successful Kickstarter project Moon did, and they have no regrets.

Building the Moon without leaving the London area

This entry was posted in Crowdfunding DIY Europe Gadgets hardware Kickstarter TC on April 17, 2018 by Devin Coldewey

A court in Russia ordered a block of messaging app Telegram this week but founder Pavel Durov has shrugged off the impact of the ban 24 hours in — claiming the app hasn’t seen “a significant drop in user engagement so far.” Russia began (trying to) block Telegram yesterday, following a court ruling in Moscow earlier […]

Telegram plays down Russian block — claiming no ‘significant’ impact ...

This entry was posted in Apps Europe Government Social Telegram on April 17, 2018 by Natasha Lomas

Reports of Twitter being down are coming in from across the globe. The homepage and mobile app are currently down. The desktop API still works so users can connect to the service through apps like Tweetdeck and Tweetbot. According to downdetector.com, users are experiencing an outage across the world. The issue appeared at 9:50 AM EDT. […]

Twitter is down [UPDATE: It’s back]

This entry was posted in mobile app Social TC tweetdeck and tagged social media twitter on April 17, 2018 by Matt Burns

Huawei is readjusting its approach the the U.S. In an annual meeting in Shenzhen, the company asserted its commitment on existing customers and markets. It’s a shift in focus for a company that has been aggressively targeting new territories, looking to expand its position as the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer. It’s understandable, of course. […]