Consumer electronics
Google doubles down on Wear OS with Fossil deal
Google is to take over part of fashion firm Fossil’s smartwatch technology in a $40-million deal to bolster its wearable efforts.
Browsing: Apple
World
Tim Cook takes aim at ‘invisible’ data brokers
Apple boss Tim Cook has taken aim at invisible data brokers who trade users’ personal data, as the iPhone maker continues to distance itself from rivals on the issue of privacy.
Investment
TSMC’s dismal outlook muddies picture for iPhone demand
The company has forecast quarterly revenue sharply below projections, underscoring the deepening slowdown in both iPhone sales and the global economy.
Consumer electronics
Apple reducing new hires amid iPhone crunch
Apple will cut back on hiring for some divisions after selling fewer iPhones than expected and missing its revenue forecast for the holiday quarter, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reviews & Weekend
The 2018 MacBook Air reviewed
The MacBook Air single-handedly changed the laptop industry a decade ago. Then Apple neglected the line-up for many years. It’s back with a new model. Is it worth considering?
Cars & Gadgets
Cars & Gadgets: Unpacking the new MacBook Air
In this episode of the Cars & Gadgets podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to Nafisa Akabor about the new Apple MacBook Air.
Consumer electronics
Qualcomm had a ‘gun to our head’, Apple says
Apple didn’t mind paying a modest technology fee to Qualcomm when it first launched the iPhone, but times have changed.
Consumer electronics
Samsung ‘unfolds’ Galaxy smartphone hype ahead of grand unveiling
Samsung Electronics is building up to the launch of its latest Galaxy smartphone in February with billboards teasing its big unveiling event.
Consumer electronics
How Apple succeeded at CES – without even attending
CES is the biggest technology show in the world but there has been one glaring absence since 1992 – Apple. However, the company’s decision not to attend hasn’t stopped it from leaving its mark in other ways.
Consumer electronics
Apple planning three new iPhone models this year, report says
Apple is planning to release three new iPhone models this year, including a device to succeed the newly-created XR model, The Wall Street Journal reported.