Record iPhone shipments pushed Apple to the top position in the global smartphone market as Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies lost significant ground, market research firms said on Thursday.
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Intel’s surprise resolve to stick with chip manufacturing is a move that ought to bring a sigh of relief to leading foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Apple’s first crack at a headset is designed to be a pricey, niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality product that will take longer to develop, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Apple is planning upgraded MacBook Pro laptops this year with much faster processors, updated displays and the return of its magnetic charger, according to a person with knowledge of the plans.
Samsung on Thursday unveiled the first Galaxy S smartphone with a stylus, more than a month ahead of its usual annual release schedule for models of its flagship phone.
TSMC expects to boost capital spending to as much as $28-billion this year to safeguard its lead in advanced technologies that made it chip maker of choice to the world’s technology and car giants.
Chip maker Intel said on Wednesday it would replace CEO Bob Swan with VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger beginning 15 February. The company’s shares were up nearly 10% in morning trading.
Intel plans to tap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to make a second generation discrete graphics chip for PCs that it hopes will help it combat the rise of Nvidia.
Samsung Electronics rose the most in almost 10 months after Intel was said to be considering asking the South Korean giant and TSMC to make some of its most sophisticated chips.
Makers of cars and electronic devices from TVs to smartphones are sounding alarm bells about a global shortage of chips, which is causing manufacturing delays.