Sony is seeing “very considerable” demand for its PlayStation 5 console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said, as the technology firm targets pole position in the race to tap the growth of gaming globally.
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Lee Kun-hee, who transformed Samsung Electronics from a copycat South Korean appliance maker into the world’s biggest producer of smartphones, televisions and memory chips, has died. He was 78.
Apple is planning updates to its AirPods earbuds next year, seeking to capitalise on the success of a product that has become an important source of growth.
With no short-term catalyst for gains on the horizon, Intel shareholders are now forced to ponder its long-term fundamental prospects, and they frankly remain bleak, even as its rivals prosper.
Intel on Thursday reported that margins tumbled in the latest quarter as consumers bought cheaper laptops and pandemic-stricken businesses and governments clamped down on data centre spending. Its shares tumbled.
Huawei introduced the Mate 40 smartphone series on Thursday, potentially its last major release powered by its self-designed Kirin chips.
Microsoft said on Thursday that it has expanded the Surface device range offered in South Africa with the introduction of the Surface Go 2 for both commercial and retail customers.
Chinese technology companies including Huawei have expressed strong concerns to local regulators about Nvidia’s proposed acquisition of ARM, potentially jeopardising the $40-billion semiconductor deal.
Intel has agreed to sell its NAND memory chip business to SK Hynix for US$9-billion in an all-cash deal that would propel the South Korean chip maker to second in the global rankings.
Logitech on Tuesday reported a surge in second quarter revenue and net profit as the computer peripherals maker benefited from a shift to working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.