LG finally throws in the towel. LG has finally thrown in the towel on smartphones in an admission to what has been patently clear for many years which is that...
Arm lays out its position with Armv9. Arm has announced its first new processor architecture for quite some time but the real test of this will come when it goes...
Xiaomi’s looks to be going after Huawei’s business. Xiaomi’ latest launches signal a change in direction for the company that I suspect has been triggered by Huawei’s problems which have...
Intel rides the perfect storm. Intel has made maximum use of both tensions with China and the current semiconductor shortage to push its new foundry strategy which is going to...
Patents are no panacea. Huawei may be down, but it is far from out as it is now putting its efforts into replacing the revenues it is losing from US...
Huawei finally hits the wall. After nearly 2 years of ducking and diving combined with superlative execution on the part of Huawei’s management, its dependence on US technology has finally...
The Chinese may provide a long-needed boost for this technology. Oppo is the latest of three Chinese handset vendors that have jumped into the far-field wireless charging game in a...
8K pricing seems to be falling off a cliff. If CES and Samsung are anything to go by, the 8K product cycle looks set to be a financial disaster as...
Twitter Q4 2020 – User issues. Twitter reported good Q4 2020 results, but it has run out of road when it comes to user metrics. Q4 2020 revenues / EPS...
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Samsung Q1 21 – Double barrelled.
Semis and smartphones drive results. Samsung reported excellent Q1 21 results as mobile devices and semiconductors look like they have underpinned a substantial recovery compared to Q1 20. However, as...