Retail

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Policy & Regulation

CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google to testify before the US Congress

Retail

Retail returns – O2 reports strong customer demand with promising signs for the high street as stores in England reopen

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5G

Mobile operators fall short in enterprise 5G considerations

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Coronavirus

Just how advantageous is being ‘digital’ in the current crisis?

Cloud

Microsoft, Workday announce strategic partnership to accelerate planning for today’s world

5G

Telia Sweden’s first major 5G network up and running in Stockholm with Ericsson gear

Transformation

SAP Offers Free Trials for Employee Communication and Customer Engagement Solutions

AI & ML

IDC Introduces an Interoperable Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Stacks and Assesses the AI Infrastructure Stacks Currently on the Market

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Policy & Regulation

US starts to wonder "Is Google too big for its cowboy boots?'

Smartphones

India smartphone market posts 1.5% YoY growth In 1Q20 with 32.5 million units shipped, IDC India reports

Google Meet and Zoom meetings will likely become emblematic reminders of 2020. Source: Google

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: How is the DSP scorecard measuring up?

Coronavirus

Gartner finds tech CEOs were not prepared for an economic downturn prior to the pandemic

Coronavirus

IT buyer confidence plunges in the US while tentative signs of stabilization appear in Asia/Pacific, according to IDC COVID-19 tech index

Coronavirus

B2B website launched in a week for companies to purchase Covid-19 protective equipment

Coronavirus

COVID-19 increasing consumers' focus on "Ethical Consumption," Accenture survey finds

Rakuten Mobile

Rakuten launches takeout support service for restaurants: “Rakuten Realtime Takeout” offers pre-orders and pre-payment

Semiconductor

Power semiconductor market set for 6.9 percent decline in 2020 as coronavirus ravages the smartphone and automotive segments

PCs

Amid COVID-19, manufacturing and logistical supply chain constraints inhibit vendors' capacity to address the high demand for mobile PC devices in EMEA, says IDC

Intel

Building an Intel NUC 9 Extreme kit

IoT

Qualcomm Announces World’s Most Power-Efficient NB2 IoT Chipset

Devices

Verizon unveils Care Smart Watch

Apple

iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone in a popular design

PCs

Work-at-Home Causes One-Third Surge in Demand for Notebooks and Tablets Across Europe, says IDC

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Data & Analytics

Google to track people's movements and activities - globally