Scarce components have pushed the manufacturing costs for Sony’s next PlayStation to around $450/unit, forcing a difficult price-setting decision in its battle with Microsoft.
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Essential Products, a smartphone start-up founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, has shut down. The company said it “made the difficult decision to cease operations”.
Samsung Electronics is starting a new decade with a new chief in charge of its mobile business, but it’s doing it in the same old fashion: by leaning into its semiconductor advantage to overwhelm consumers with unmatched specs.
Samsung Electronics is expected to unveil a range of new flagship smartphones on Tuesday night, including its latest foldable handset and its new Galaxy S20 series.
As Chinese-based manufacturers begin to restart factories on Monday, no one knows for sure when they’ll be back at full-speed – or what sort of chaos may ensue.
Samsung Electronics on Sunday gave the world its first official look at the company’s upcoming, more compact foldable smartphone in a commercial that aired during the Academy Awards ceremony.
Setting aside the global health implications, Apple and its suppliers may have got lucky with the timing of the coronavirus outbreak.
BlackBerry’s future as a smartphone brand has been thrown into question after its current manufacturer said it would stop selling BlackBerry mobile phones later this year.
While 2019 started off with expectations of Huawei challenging Samsung for the title of world’s most prolific smartphone vendor, it’s the more familiar foe of Apple that’s now threatening the South Korean titan’s throne.
Samsung Electronics’ earnings report and outlook reflect doom and gloom. Many are surprised. Positive signs from chip rival TSMC and smartphone stalwart Apple had fed the belief that it would put the worst behind it.