Around the web
3 Jan 20202 Jan 202031 Dec 201930 Dec 201927 Dec 201926 Dec 201925 Dec 201924 Dec 201923 Dec 2019
Apple won a patent for making the acoustics coming from a MacBook sound far away. It's an idea that could make watching movies, TV shows or videos on a laptop feel significantly more immersive.
CNN
From new devices to health boosts to cord cutting to securing your privacy, tech has new stuff to convince you it can make your life better.
CNET
A power failure at a Samsung Electronics factory disrupted production of semiconductors on Tuesday, industry sources said.
Yonhap News
Tesla has delivered its first cars made in China, marking a major milestone for the electric vehicle maker.
BBC News
China's official Purchasing Managers' Index for manufacturing came in at 50.2 for the month of December, the country's statistics bureau said on Tuesday.
CNBC
Despite pressure from the U.S., Huawei has continued to increase its revenue and sign some 5G contracts.
CNBC
Elon Musk's electric car company might report record quarterly deliveries Thursday, but a look under the hood is less pleasing
Wall Street Journal
The country's central bank will in effect inject $115 billion into the financial system despite signs the economy has been improving.
New York Times
Extreme ultraviolet lithography is the next phase of chip manufacture.
engadget
Microsoft said on Monday it has taken control of web domains which were used by a hacking group called "Thallium" to steal information.
Reuters
The Indian government has allowed Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co to participate in trials for 5G networks, a company spokesman said on Monday.
Reuters
Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said its full-year revenue would likely jump 18% in 2019 to 850 billion yuan ($121.72 billion), lower than its earlier projections, as a U.S. trade blacklisting curbed growth and disrupted its ability to source key parts.
Reuters
You'd get a truly frame-free picture.
engadget
Cardiologist says he's owed royalties on Apple Watch
Bloomberg
Smartphone-makers would do well to keep these lessons in mind.
engadget
Who knew power dongles could be so interesting?
CNET
Many Chinese phones are already prepared to use it.
engadget
Thirty years ago, Shenzhen was a fishing village, surrounded by paddy fields.
BBC News
At least according to a competition page on Samsung Korea's website.
engadget
It's another brick in Russia's own Great Firewall.
engadget
The Chinese tech giant Huawei attacked The Wall Street Journal for a report detailing $75 billion in state aid that the outlet said underpinned its explosive growth.
Business Insider
Three developments have emerged from the survey: signs that cash flows have deteriorated quickly; new orders continue to fall; and the Chinese economy saw record levels of corporate borrowing.
CNBC
DRAM is used for main memory in systems, and today's most advanced devices are based on roughly 18nm to 15nm processes. The physical limit for DRAM is somewhere around 10nm. There are efforts in R&D to extend the technology, and ultimately to displace it with new memory types. So far, however, there is no direct replacement.
Semiconductor Engineering
The office space market in Taiwan is already overcrowded, thanks to reshoring - or the practice of bringing production and manufacturing for homegrown companies back to the country of origin.
CNBC
Without a doubt, the Galaxy S11 will be one of the most important Android handsets of the first half of the upcoming year.
BGR
Sony is working around the clock to manufacture its in-demand image sensors, but even a 24-hour operation hasn't been enough.
Los Angeles Times
Taiwan's stock market is racing toward its first record high in almost three decades. Investors are taking an upbeat view on the global semiconductor industry, but President Trump's standoff with China over technology has also helped.
Wall Street Journal
In 2010, artificial intelligence was more likely to pop up in dystopian science-fiction movies than in everyday life. And it certainly wasn't something people worried might take over their jobs in the near future.
CNN
Commentary: The carriers were largely in testing mode, and consumers were the guinea pigs.
CNET
A big push towards replacing Google Services
Tom's Hardware Guide
Demand from automakers for Amazon's voice-enabled technology is "through the roof" heading into 2020, according to Ned Curic, vice president of Alexa Auto.
CNBC
LG Electronics will showcase its new flagship smartphone with a dual screen and 5G connectivity at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in February, industry sources said Tuesday.
Korea Herald
The most exciting Samsung handsets you can think of right now do not yet officially exist, as Samsung won't unveil the rumored Galaxy S11 series and the Motorola Razr-like Galaxy Fold 2 until mid-February, a few days ahead of MWC 2020.
BGR
From the floppy disk to the headphone jack, Apple has a history of removing ubiquitous technology from its gadgets before people think they're ready to give them up.
CNN
'The only natural option,' according to confidential 2015 report
The Verge
Custom chips are the future that Samsung wants to profit from
Bloomberg
A breakthrough new battery created by engineers from IBM Research may present a path forward, however. IBM recently announced that it is hard at work developing a novel battery technology that could eliminate the need for heavy metals altogether in battery production.
Digital Trends
Toshiba said on Monday it would extend the period of its tender offer for chip equipment unit NuFlare Technology until Jan. 16.
Reuters
At January's big electronics show, you'll see lots TVs with of 8K, ATSC 3.0, HDMI 2.1, OLED, streaming and gaming tech. Buckle up.
CNET
Motorola's reboot of its legendary Razr flip phone reportedly isn't going to arrive in 2019.
CNN
72/1504 pages