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Pricier iPhones? Global memory chip crunch puts spotlight on Apple
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (649+ words) As the global memory chip shortage hits the smartphone market, a key question is echoing from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: Will Apple raise prices, or sacrifice profit to gain new customers? The iPhone maker predicted strong sales growth last week,…...
AI coaches and 5G drive premium wearable growth
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (598+ words) The global wearable band market saw its value surge by 12 per cent to 12.3 billion in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest research from Omdia, reflecting a strong shift towards premium devices despite only modest volume growth. The market…...
Drones and counter-drone technologies
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) By Michael Ioannou and Emilios Charalambous As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become increasingly accessible and capable, the parallel growth of public concern over privacy, safety and the potential misuse of drones has fuelled heightened interest in so-called "anti-drone" or counter-UAV…...
Cyprus hosts Junior Balkan Informatics Olympiad, bags gold medal
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (619+ words) The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS), in collaboration with the Education Ministry, this week hosted the Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics (jBOI) 2025 at the Tassos Mitsopoulos Lyceum in Aradippou. The jBOI 2025, which took place on Wednesday, brought together delegations from nine…...
Real-time analytics leads enterprise IoT priorities in 2025
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) Real-time analytics has emerged as the dominant technology priority for enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, according to the latest findings from Omdia's IoT Enterprise Survey. The study found that 82 per cent of organisations are either currently using or planning…...
Smartwatches drive wearable band boom
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (551+ words) The global wearable band market reached a record 50.2 million devices shipped in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 13 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, according to new research by Omdia. Strong demand for entry-level devices and…...
How to unlock iPhone free with IMEI number (any carrier & model)
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) To unlock iPhone free with IMEI number, the very first step is to obtain your device's IMEI. This number (International Mobile Equipment Identity) works like a digital fingerprint for your iPhone and is required for unlocking, registration, theft checks, and…...
India emerges as a global AI-ready PC powerhouse
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (654+ words) India's PC market grew six per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2025, reaching 3.6 million units, according to industry analysts Canalys. Notebook shipments drove the expansion, rising eight per cent to 2.7 million units, fuelled by strong enterprise demand…...
Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building kills four, disrupts internet, phone
7+ mon, 22+ hour ago (254+ words) Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt's Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday. The blaze…...
Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge set for June 27-July 13, 2025
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (222+ words) The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) and the CyberMouflons Cybersecurity Team announce the eighth Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge (CCSC) to be held online from June 27 to July 13, 2025. This year, the competition is co-organised with the Greek National Cyber Security Team, offering…...