Tag: USB-C
Tech Digest daily roundup: EU votes to use USB-C connectors as standard
The European Parliament has voted to introduce an EU standard charging port for mobile phones. By 2024 all phones, tablets and cameras will have to use USB-C connectors, the current standard charger on Android products. The move will have big implications for Apple, which uses its own Lightning connector on its products. Along with mobile…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Uber helps UN deliver food and water in Ukraine
Uber has built a "private-label" version of its delivery platform to help the United Nations deliver food and water supplies to war-torn areas of Ukraine. The tech firm is working with the UN's World Food Programme (WFP). It's difficult for large delivery trucks to access some parts of Ukraine because of structural damage and the…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple discontinues iPod Touch
The Apple iPod Touch first launched in 2001 Apple has announced it is discontinuing its music player, the iPod Touch, bringing to an end a device widely praised for revolutionising how people listen to music. When the first iPod was launched in 2001, it could store 1,000 tracks. Today there are…
Apple may have to remanufacture iPhone 13 for Euro market, says GlobalData
USB-C proves to be a double-edged sword for Apple, with sentiments around European regulation down 15% in Q3 2021, says GlobalData The EU’s new rules around USB-C chargers are expected to further impact Apple’s sentiments, according to GlobalData. The data and analytics company notes that Apple’s sentiments around Europe were already down by 15% in…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple resists EU call for common USB-C charger
The European Commission has set out plans for a common charger port for all mobile phones, tablets and headphones, in the face of resistance from US tech giant Apple. An 18-page directive released on Thursday said a common charger for all brands “would benefit consumers and reduce electronic waste”. It estimates that it will save EU…
Panasonic launches rugged smartphone, FZ-T1
At an event in Cardiff Castle attended by Tech Digest earlier today (21st June, 2018), Panasonic launched its latest rugged mobile device aimed at business users. Dubbed the FZ-T1, and branded Toughbook, it will be available in two versions: a wi-fi model for £1142 on sale from August and a 4G model for £1214 which…
USB Type C coming to Android phones and Chromebooks
One of the big changes with the new Macbook which Apple unveiled on Monday as the use of a single USB-C port for, well, pretty much everything - monitor outputs, USB, network cables, everything. The new standard isn't just Apple-specific but has been agreed across industry - and we've just got confirmation that it will…