Japan and South Korea are showing no signs of resolving an escalating trade dispute, which traces back to 1910. It now poses a threat to the world’s technology supply chain.
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The trade war between the US and China is about to take its biggest bite out of Huawei yet, after Google confirmed the upcoming Huawei flagship phone won’t have licensed Google apps.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said he believes the company should have split into different divisions years ago, as he called for greater competition among big technology firms.
Apple has confirmed the date for its next product launch event, where it is expected to unveil its newest iPhone handsets.
Despite growing competition, Garmin has boosted full-year guidance, with its fitness and outdoor trackers expected to grow a combined 23% this year.
Huawei retained its place as the world’s second largest smartphone maker in the second quarter, behind Samsung Electronics, despite the US government’s crackdown on the Chinese company, which began in May.
Apple’s reliance on China is looking increasingly like its biggest handicap, with the world’s most influential consumer electronics company shedding $44-billion of market value on Friday.
Apple is readying a clutch of new hardware for the coming weeks and months, including “Pro” iPhones, upgrades to iPads and its largest laptop in years.
US President Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook voiced concerns about Samsung Electronics getting an edge because its products, unlike Apple’s, won’t be subject to tariffs when imported by the US.
Xbox has no current plans to develop a “streaming-only” games console, the company’s boss has said.