Samsung Electronics’ second quarter earnings seem like good news. But it’s really not as simple as that.
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Samsung Electronics flagged a 23% rise in second quarter operating profit on Tuesday, beating analysts’ estimates on solid chip sales to data centres.
Twenty advocacy groups from the US, Europe, Latin America and elsewhere signed a statement on Wednesday urging regulators to be wary of Google’s bid for fitness tracker company Fitbit.
Sony’s image sensor business aims to replicate PlayStation’s success to address its reliance on a handful of manufacturers in the fickle smartphone market by selling software by subscription for data-analysing sensors.
Apple has unveiled the next version of software to power its iPhone. The new software has overhauled how users can organise and display their apps as well as bringing updates to features such as Siri.
Apple on Monday said it will switch to its own chips for its Mac computers, ending a nearly 15-year reliance on Intel to supply processors for its flagship laptops and desktop.
Qualcomm on Tuesday said it is putting 5G technology into chips for smartphones that will sell for as little as R5 000 and that will come to market in the second half of this year.
Shipments in South Africa’s smartphone market declined 22.9% in the first quarter of 2020, compared to the quarter ended December 2019, International Data Corp said on Monday.
Sony has unveiled its forthcoming PlayStation 5 and a raft of titles set to land on the next-generation console.
Apple analysts have grown more positive on the company’s prospects, pointing to the upcoming launch of a 5G version of the iPhone, as well as continued growth in its services business.