President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an evaluation of the US Postal Service’s finances, after weeks of accusing Amazon of not paying its fair share of postage. In an executive order, Trump created a task force, chaired by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, to evaluate the Postal Service’s finances and operations. The order directs the task …

Chinese phone maker Huawei may be gunning for the “world’s first” foldable smartphone. The company reportedly plans to announce its foldable phone in November this year, according to Korean news outlet ETNews (via PhoneArena). Enlarge Image The foldable Huawei phone will reportedly use flexible displays from LG Display. LG Display If the concept of a folding smartphone that could double …

Apple’s HomePod delivers superb sound quality, gives you access to Siri without using your iPhone, and lets you control your smart home devices through HomeKit. The $349 (£319, AU$499) smart speaker has a 4-inch high-excursion woofer, seven horn-loaded tweeters, and a six-microphone array (there’s a seventh microphone). It offers both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. To find out how Apple packed …

Dendy Direct is closing shop. After launching in 2014, the video-on-demand service, which lets you rent and buy the latest films and TV shows, will be pulled on May 14.  “Since launching the on-demand service 4 years ago, there have been several disruptors to the Australian VOD landscape,” Dendy’s press release read. This is of course a reference to the …

If the Facebook privacy scandal has you freaked out, you might be interested to know that Firefox for iPhones and iPads now blocks websites from tracking your online behavior. Mozilla’s browser has an option called tracking protection that blocks tracking software embedded in websites — from website publishers, advertising companies and tech giants like Google and Facebook. Now that option …

An effort by Qualcomm’s former CEO to take the company private may actually have a chance.  Paul Jacobs left his role as the company’s chairman last month after Broadcom’s hostile takeover attempt failed. Qualcomm announced that Jacobs was looking at buying out the company his father, Irwin Jacobs, co-founded. At the time, such an offer seemed to have little chance …

Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek     He thinks business can solve the world’s problems. He’s an actor. SAP/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Businesses are in a peculiar situation these days. They’re often stepping in to fight social problems, as (some) governments seem incapable of addressing them — …

Google is releasing an app intended to help internet users in Africa overcome poor connectivity and the high cost of data. The app, Google Go, reduces the amount of data needed to display search results by 40 percent and allows previous searches to be accessed offline, the search giant said in a company blog post. Voice search has been adapted …

T-Mobile users with an iPhone can now use Apple Business Chat, T-Mobile said Thursday. The messaging feature, which Apple launched in March, lets you do things like schedule appointments or place orders with businesses. In this case, T-Mobile users can change their rate plans and address, pay a bill, check their balances or even buy a new phone using Apple …

Optus, the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, has apologised for a racist job advertisement. Under “preferred” (mispelled as “preffered”) the job ad listed “Anglo Saxon”, suggesting that white people would be preferred for the position in an Optus store in the North Shore. Preferred: Candidates who are Anglo Saxon | @Optus apologises for advert saying it is ‘unacceptable’ | …