ARM on Tuesday released new technology aimed at helping Android devices catch up to Apple’s iPhones for certain computing tasks such as videogames.
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The latest US government action against Huawei takes direct aim the company’s HiSilicon chip division – a business that in a few short years has become central to China’s ambitions in semiconductor technology.
Apple is acquiring older movies and shows for its TV+ streaming service, aiming to build a back catalogue of content that can better stack up against the huge library available on Netflix.
The Trump administration on Friday moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chip makers, in an action that could ramp up tensions with China.
Hon Hai Precision Industry’s profit plunged by the most on record after the coronavirus disrupted its China production and walloped global smartphone demand.
The world’s biggest contract chip maker said it plans to build a $12-billion factory in the US in an apparent win for the Trump administration’s efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China.
China is ready to put US companies in an “unreliable entity list” as part of countermeasures against Washington’s move to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies, the Global Times reported on Friday.
Apple has acquired NextVR, a start-up that provides sports and other content for virtual-reality headsets. The acquisition may help Apple’s development of VR and AR headsets with accompanying software and content.
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Government apps designed to help authorities track and slow the spread of Covid-19 are struggling to accomplish their goals because of restrictions on data collection built into smartphones by Apple and Google.