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Oppo’s expanding phone can grow and shrink on demand

Shawdesh Desk: A smartphone with an expanding display that can grow and shrink on demand has been demonstrated by Chinese phone-maker Oppo. The device has a flexible display that rolls

Parler drops Amazon web-hosting legal challenge

Shawdesh Desk: Parler has withdrawn its antitrust action against Amazon, two months after filing the case against the tech giant. The website was removed from Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) hosting

Microsoft sets stage for mixed-reality future

Shawdesh Desk: Microsoft on Tuesday set the stage for a future in which long-distance coworkers can collaborate as though in the same room, using augmented reality glasses and cloud computing

India launches 19 satellites into space

Shawdesh Desk: India Sunday successfully launched into space as many as 19 satellites, including the 637-kg Amazonia-1 for Brazil. The 19 satellites were launched on board the state-owned Indian Space

Twitter unveils ‘super follow’ feature

Shawdesh Desk: Twitter has announced plans for a new “super follow” feature which will enable account holders to charge for exclusive additional content. This could take the form of extra

Apple users targeted by ‘mysterious’ malware

Shawdesh Desk: About 30,000 Mac devices have been infected with a mysterious piece of malware. The “unusual” Silver Sparrow strain silently affected systems in more than 150 countries around the

Bitcoin keeps hitting new highs after Tesla backing

Shawdesh Desk: Much talked-about cryptocurrency bitcoin has continued to hit record highs having broken through $50,000 (£35,700) last week. On Sunday, bitcoin hit another peak rising above $58,000 as it

Mars landing: Photo shows Perseverance about to touch down

Shawdesh Desk: The American space agency has released an astonishing image sent back from Mars by its Perseverance rover. It shows the robot heading down to the ground on Thursday