Japan’s Nintendo will launch a new model of its Switch videogame console with an upgraded display on 8 October, priced at $349.99 (R5 000 before duties and taxes).
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Car makers slashed production. PlayStations got harder to find in stores. Broadband providers faced months-long delays for Internet routers. The reason? An abrupt and cascading shortage of semiconductors.
Apple is working on new Apple Watch models and health features, spanning display and speed upgrades, an extreme sports edition, and body temperature and blood sugar sensors.
Samsung Electronics has suspended production of one of its midrange phones because of a chip shortage, South Korea’s Electronic Times reported, in the latest sign of global semiconductor supply problems.
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming unit is working on new hardware and deals with TV makers that will let people play games and experience the Xbox without needing to buy a gaming machine.
Apple is giving the iPad software the biggest revamp to its Home screen since launching the device over a decade ago, adding a new widgets system.
A cluster of Covid-19 infections at a factory in Taiwan has stopped operations at one of the world’s largest chip-testing companies.
Apple will debut major software updates for the iPhone and iPad at its developers conference on Monday to an audience that has grown increasingly critical of the company’s App Store policies.
Apple is working on a new iPad Pro with wireless charging and the first iPad mini redesign in six years, seeking to continue momentum for a category that saw rejuvenated sales during the pandemic.
Huawei has announced the launch of its proprietary HarmonyOS operating system for smartphones, as the embattled company looks to recover from US sanctions that have hobbled its handset business.