Hi John, Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of the iTWire UPDATE newsletter for 2020.
Another confrontation may be brewing between the FBI and Apple, after the US domestic intelligence agency asked the company to help decrypt data on two iPhones which belong to a man named Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani who is suspected of carrying out a shooting that killed three people at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida last month. Global mobile operator voice revenue will drop to US$208 billion by 2024 from US$381 billion in 2019, as users continue to prefer more flexible and free OTT (Over-the-Top) services, according to a new report. University students are being offered special pricing from Apple on Macs and iPads, with the added bonus of Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones, a free year of Apple TV+, as well as special pricing on various apps and Apple Music. The Australian Computer Society, which prefers to be known as simply ACS, is still a computer society. Late last year it attempted to become a company limited by guarantee, a structure often used by charitable and not-for-profit organisations, but to do so it needed a 75% vote in favour at a Special General Meeting. Global foreign exchange dealer Travelex has been hit by Windows malware and has taken its website down. And to welcome in the new year, the Indian Government has given Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies the go-ahead to participate in the forthcoming trials of 5G networks. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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