Laptops

Italy, Intel Close To $5bn Chip Factory AgreementItaly, Intel Close To $5bn Chip Factory Agreement

Italy, Intel Close To $5bn Chip Factory Agreement

Increase In European chip production? Agreement for Intel semiconductor packaging and assembly factory in Italy reportedly nudges closer

3 years ago
TSMC Warns It Will Close Operations If China Invades TaiwanTSMC Warns It Will Close Operations If China Invades Taiwan

TSMC Warns It Will Close Operations If China Invades Taiwan

Chip warning. China's sabre rattling around Taiwan prompts plea from TSMC chairman that “war brings no winners, everybody’s losers”

3 years ago
US Congress Passes $52 Billion Chips ActUS Congress Passes $52 Billion Chips Act

US Congress Passes $52 Billion Chips Act

No more chip shortage? President Joe Biden can now sign US Chips Act into law after Congress approved funding for…

3 years ago
Chip Revenues To Decline 2.5 Percent In 2023, Warns GartnerChip Revenues To Decline 2.5 Percent In 2023, Warns Gartner

Chip Revenues To Decline 2.5 Percent In 2023, Warns Gartner

Global semiconductor revenues are projected to grow 7.4 percent in 2022, but will decline in 2023 as inflationary pressures take…

3 years ago
Apple Settles $50m Butterfly Keyboard LawsuitApple Settles $50m Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit

Apple Settles $50m Butterfly Keyboard Lawsuit

Faulty MacBook butterfly keyboards over a four year period ends up costing Apple $50 million, as it reaches lawsuit settlement

3 years ago
Global Chip Shortage Not Over, Warns IDCGlobal Chip Shortage Not Over, Warns IDC

Global Chip Shortage Not Over, Warns IDC

Global chip shortage is not over, as IDC analyst points to Russia's war in Ukraine impacting raw materials and the…

3 years ago
Apple To Slow Hiring And Spending In 2023 – ReportApple To Slow Hiring And Spending In 2023 – Report

Apple To Slow Hiring And Spending In 2023 – Report

Some teams at Apple will reportedly experience slow hiring and spending in 2023, as another tech giant tightens its belt

3 years ago
PC Shipments Worldwide Drop 15.3 Percent In Q2, IDC WarnsPC Shipments Worldwide Drop 15.3 Percent In Q2, IDC Warns

PC Shipments Worldwide Drop 15.3 Percent In Q2, IDC Warns

Worrying sign. Global PC shipments take a double-digit tumble in the second quarter, amid fears of worldwide economic downturn

3 years ago
Apple Introduces Lockdown Mode To Thwart Spyware MenaceApple Introduces Lockdown Mode To Thwart Spyware Menace

Apple Introduces Lockdown Mode To Thwart Spyware Menace

New Lockdown Mode feature for iPhones, iPads and Macs has been introduced, as Apple seeks to combat menace from state-sponsored…

3 years ago
Intel ‘Playing Politics’ Over Delayed Ohio Chip Factory, Alleges GovernorIntel ‘Playing Politics’ Over Delayed Ohio Chip Factory, Alleges Governor

Intel ‘Playing Politics’ Over Delayed Ohio Chip Factory, Alleges Governor

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine alleges Intel's Ohio factory delay is a negotiating tactic, despite Pat Gelsinger hinting investment could shift…

3 years ago
Steve Jobs Posthumously Awarded US Medal Of FreedomSteve Jobs Posthumously Awarded US Medal Of Freedom

Steve Jobs Posthumously Awarded US Medal Of Freedom

President Joe Biden has named Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Job, as a posthumous recipient of the US Medal…

3 years ago
Samsung Starts 3-nanometre Chip ProductionSamsung Starts 3-nanometre Chip Production

Samsung Starts 3-nanometre Chip Production

How small? Samsung says it is the first in the world to produce 3-nanometre chips, as it takes the fight…

3 years ago
Nasdaq Listing Most Likely For ARM, Says Softbank BossNasdaq Listing Most Likely For ARM, Says Softbank Boss

Nasdaq Listing Most Likely For ARM, Says Softbank Boss

Bad news for London's FTSE? Japanese owner of British chip designer ARM reiterates that Nasdaq is the likely listing location

3 years ago
EU Agrees Common Mobile Charging Port, In Blow To AppleEU Agrees Common Mobile Charging Port, In Blow To Apple

EU Agrees Common Mobile Charging Port, In Blow To Apple

End of the road for Lighting connector? Apple has until 2024 to standardise its charging ports on the USB-C connector

3 years ago
EU To Agree Universal Mobile Charger Port On Tuesday – ReportEU To Agree Universal Mobile Charger Port On Tuesday – Report

EU To Agree Universal Mobile Charger Port On Tuesday – Report

Apple's developer conference may be overshadowed by possible EU agreement for common charging port for all mobile devices

3 years ago

Samsung To Create 80,000 New Jobs, Plans $356 Billion Investment

South Korean electronics giant Samsung says it will create 80,000 jobs, and will sink a $356 billion investment into the…

3 years ago

Spain Approves $13.1bn To Attract Chip Sector Investment

Come build a Spanish fab! Government in Spain officially approves plan to spend 12.25 billion euros on the semiconductor industry

3 years ago

China’s SMIC Warns Of Plummeting Smartphone, PC Demand

Chip maker SMIC blames Russia's war in Ukraine and Covid lockdowns in China, as demand for smartphones, PCs drops “like…

3 years ago

Apple No Longer The Most Valuable Company In World

Oil giant Aramco has overtaken Apple as the most valuable company in the world, amid a decline in the iPhone…

3 years ago

Apple Store Union Vote To Take Place Next Month

First Apple store in the US is set to hold a vote on 2 June, over whether to join a…

3 years ago

EU Committee Agrees Common Charger For Mobile Devices

Apple not happy. Protracted effort by European Union to create universal charger for mobile devices nudges one step closer

3 years ago

Windows XP Still More Widely Used Than Windows 11, Says Lansweeper

At least it is beating Vista! Despite Windows 11 adoption almost tripling during Q1, overall uptake remains slow and lags…

3 years ago

Chip Shortage To Last Into 2023, Warns BMW CEO

No end in sight this year for the global chip shortage, warns CEO of BMW Oliver Zipse, with car industry…

3 years ago

Intel Latest Tech Firm To Suspend Operations In Russia

Chip giant Intel condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine and suspends all operations in Russia, after previously halting chip shipments

3 years ago

Spain Plans $12.4bn Chip Sector Investment

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Spain will spend 11 billion euros to boost the country's semiconductor and microchip industry

3 years ago

Apple Staff Unhappy At Return-To-Office Memo

Frustrated Apple staff push back against Tim Cook's demand for corporate staff to return to the office, and threaten to…

3 years ago

Samsung Begins Self-Repair Program For Galaxy Devices

Win for the 'right to repair' movement as Samsung gives customers ability to repair their own mobile devices under new…

3 years ago

Retro Computing Museum Destroyed By Russian Bombing

Hundreds of retro computers and consoles destroyed as museum in Mariupol is destroyed by Russian bombing campaign in the Ukraine…

3 years ago

US Senate Approves $52 Billion US Chips Act

One step closer? Senate approves $52 billion in US subsidies to encourage semiconductor manufacturing in the United States

3 years ago

Intel CEO: Chip Fabs Are As Strategical Important As Oil

For the past five decades oil reserves defined geopolitics, but Intel's Pat Gelsinger says semiconductor fabs are now equally important

3 years ago