Today: September 15, 2024
Today: September 15, 2024

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Apple's China smartphone shipments drop 6.7% as Huawei surges, data shows

Apple's smartphone shipments in China fell by 6.7% in the second quarter of 2024, as the tech giant faced intensifying competition from rivals like Huawei, according to data from

Apple's China smartphone shipments drop 6.7% as Huawei surges, data shows
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Apple’s new iPhones get faster chips, better cameras and new charging ports

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPhones — a lineup that will boast better cameras, faster processors, a new charging system and a price hike for the fanciest model

Apple’s new iPhones get faster chips, better cameras and new charging ports
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Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle

Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle
Business

Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch with new AI feature

By Yuvraj Malik and Max A.

Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch with new AI feature
Business

Arm gets Wall Street's 'buy' on royalty plan, cloud expansion

Several Wall Street brokerages started coverage of Arm Holdings with their top ratings on Monday, saying the chip designer's dominance in the smartphone

Arm gets Wall Street's 'buy' on royalty plan, cloud expansion
Business

China's Huawei sells 1.6 million Mate 60 series handsets in six weeks - research firm

(This Oct. 19 story has been corrected to say '1.6 mln Mate 60 series sold', not just 'Mate 60 Pro handsets' in headline and paragraph 1 and to clarify that Mate 60 Pro is

China's Huawei sells 1.6 million Mate 60 series handsets in six weeks - research firm
Business

China iPhone sales strong, Apple tells investors as Huawei threat looms

Apple said on Thursday that demand for its iPhones in China was strong, trying to reassure investors who are worried it is losing ground to a newly

China iPhone sales strong, Apple tells investors as Huawei threat looms
Business

Huawei sales up 83%, boosting China's October smartphone sales

Strong sales growth at Huawei helped power an 11% rise in China's total smartphone shipments in October, data from research firm Counterpoint showed on

Huawei sales up 83%, boosting China's October smartphone sales
Business

Volume of Apple sales underperforms Huawei, Xiaomi on China's Singles Day - data

Apple saw a decline in the number of smartphones sold during China's recent Singles Day shopping festival, data from Counterpoint Research showed,

Volume of Apple sales underperforms Huawei, Xiaomi on China's Singles Day - data
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Samsung vies to make AI more mainstream by baking more of the technology into its Galaxy phones

Smartphones could get much smarter this year as the next wave of artificial intelligence seeps into the devices that accompany people almost everywhere they go

Samsung vies to make AI more mainstream by baking more of the technology into its Galaxy phones
Business

Samsung to embed Google's generative AI tech in S24 smartphone series

Samsung will deploy Google's generative artificial intelligence technology in its Galaxy S24 series smartphones that were unveiled on Wednesday, the companies said.

Samsung to embed Google's generative AI tech in S24 smartphone series
Business

Corning forecasts weak quarterly profit on lower demand for optical fiber cables

Specialty glass maker Corning on Tuesday forecast first-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations, as it grapples with lower demand for its optical fiber cables from telecom customers.

Corning forecasts weak quarterly profit on lower demand for optical fiber cables
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Samsung reports decline in profit but anticipates business improvement driven by chips

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported an annual 34% decline in operating profit for the last quarter as sluggish demands for its TVs and other consumer electronics products offset hard-won gains from a slowly recovering computer chip market

Samsung reports decline in profit but anticipates business improvement driven by chips
Business

Apple is developing foldable clamshell iPhones - The Information

Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the situation.

Apple is developing foldable clamshell iPhones - The Information
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Google's Gemini AI app to land on phones, making it easier for people to connect to a digital brain

Google has introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will implant the technology on smartphones

Google's Gemini AI app to land on phones, making it easier for people to connect to a digital brain
Business

Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop, IDC says

Apple's smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot, data from research firm

Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop, IDC says
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Global smartphone shipments climb nearly 8% in 1st quarter as Samsung retakes the lead

Global smartphone shipments rose nearly 8% in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from International Data Corp. It’s the third straight quarter of shipment growth and marks the return of Samsung to the No. 1 spot

Global smartphone shipments climb nearly 8% in 1st quarter as Samsung retakes the lead
Business

Huawei starts sales of new Pura 70 smartphone amid scrutiny on chips

Chinese technology giant Huawei started selling two models of its highly anticipated, high-end Pura 70 smartphone series

Huawei starts sales of new Pura 70 smartphone amid scrutiny on chips
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Apple's Q1 smartphone shipments in China tumble 19%, data shows

Apple's smartphone shipments in China tumbled 19% in the first quarter of the year, the worst performance since 2020, as the iPhone maker took a hit from

Apple's Q1 smartphone shipments in China tumble 19%, data shows
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Apple loses top spot in China market with shipments down 6.6% in Q1, data shows

Apple lost its crown as China's biggest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2024 as its smartphone shipments fell 6.6% from a year ago amid intense competition, preliminary data from

Apple loses top spot in China market with shipments down 6.6% in Q1, data shows
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Qualcomm jumps as AI sparks rebound in Chinese smartphone market

Qualcomm shares climbed about 10% to a more than two-year high on Thursday after the smartphone-focused chipmaker signaled an AI-fueled rebound in demand, especially in China, following a

Qualcomm jumps as AI sparks rebound in Chinese smartphone market
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Huawei's new phone uses more China-made parts, memory chip

Huawei's latest high-end phone features more Chinese suppliers, including a new flash memory storage chip and an improved chip processor, a

Huawei's new phone uses more China-made parts, memory chip
Business|Technology

Factbox: What is in Huawei's new Pura 70 smartphones

Huawei's new high-end Pura 70 smartphone series quickly sold out after it was launched last month with analysts touting it as another Apple iPhone challenger and adding to signs of how the

Factbox: What is in Huawei's new Pura 70 smartphones
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Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple

Huawei is revamping its retail strategy and aggressively opening flagship stores in China, with some just a stone's throw away from Apple shops, as it seeks to retake

Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple
Technology

Apple set to release slimmer iPhone in 2025, the Information reports

Apple is developing a slimmer version of the iPhone that is likely to be launched by 2025, the Information reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the project.

Apple set to release slimmer iPhone in 2025, the Information reports

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