Sam Varghese
Sam Varghese has been writing for iTWire since 2006, a year after the site came into existence. For nearly a decade thereafter, he wrote mostly about free and open source software, based on his own use of this genre of software. Since May 2016, he has been writing across many areas of technology. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years in India (Indian Express and Deccan Herald), the UAE (Khaleej Times) and Australia (Daily Commercial News (now defunct) and The Age). His personal blog is titled Irregular Expression.
Monday, 18 January 2021 11:50
WhatsApp puts off privacy changes after users desert it in droves
End-to-end encrypted messaging platform WhatsApp has put off privacy changes it planned, after pushback from users who have been moving over to Signal and Telegram in droves.
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Apps
Monday, 18 January 2021 11:22
Taiwan telco APT signs 5G deal with Ericsson
Taiwan's Asia Pacific Telecom has selected Sweden's Ericsson to modernise its LTE network, the telecommunications firm says, adding that this would include 5G non-standalone multi-operator core network readiness.
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Telecoms & NBN
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Monday, 18 January 2021 10:49
US revokes some licences issued for sales to Huawei, to deny others
In its last days, the Trump administration has revoked licences issued to some US companies to sell goods to Huawei, a report claims, with Intel and Japan flash memory maker Kioxia Corporation, formerly known as Toshiba Memory Corporation, among those who had licences revoked.
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Government Tech Policy
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