Consumer electronics
Huawei takes aim at Qualcomm, Nvidia with new AI chips
Huawei has overtaken Apple in smartphones. Now it wants to take on some of America’s largest technology companies in semiconductors.
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Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 232 – ‘Blustery’
On the TalkCentral podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about Nvidia’s new ray-tracing GPUs, Telkom’s unhappiness with Icasa, Nikon’s new mirrorless cameras and Apple’s forthcoming keynote.
News
Nvidia unveils new high-end graphics cards
Nvidia has unveiled a new graphics-chip design for computer gamers, aiming to bolster demand amid concerns that growth may be slowing.
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 231 – ‘Give us gigarays!’
In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg preview Nvidia’s big graphics card announcement happening on Monday – what can we expect from the GeForce RTX 2080ti. Plus plenty of other tech news.
World
Nvidia falls as crypto demand evaporates
Nvidia’s nine-month crypto gold rush is over. Sales of graphics chips to miners of cryptocurrencies like ethereum dried up faster than expected, the company said.
World
Delay in 10-nanometre chips pummels Intel
Intel fell as much as 8.4% on Friday after executives said a key new chip technology wouldn’t be out until late next year, prompting concerns the company could be vulnerable to rivals.
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 225 – ‘Home automation special’
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are joined by special guest – and veteran podcaster – Glen Verran for a wide-ranging discussion on home entertainment and home automation
World
Sales outlook ignites fears that smartphones have peaked
Asian technology stocks joined their peers in a global swoon after a disappointing sales outlook from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Apple’s main chip supplier, rekindled concerns that the smartphone
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 206 – ‘Elon Musk, starman’
Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are back for another packed episode of technology news. In the show this week, Elon Musk puts a Tesla in space – and why it was such a monumental achievement
World
Nvidia now worth more than IBM
Nvidia said on Thursday that demand for graphics chips from its main video gaming market, cryptocurrency miners and data centre owners propelled sales higher than projected in the current quarter. Its shares surged in