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An estimated 20 million PC gamers could defect from their trusty PCs to consoles by 2022, according to a report from technology marketing and management consulting firm Jon Peddie Research.
Digital Trends
After years of problems, the company has finally had some good news about 10nm.
Ars Technica
China's vice premier said Friday that China will handle its antitrust probe into Samsung Electronics and SK hynix according to a fair procedure and in line with its laws, South Korea's finance ministry said.
Yonhap News
Avaya's rollercoaster couple of years could be set for another twist, following reports that fellow comms giant Mitel is preparing a bid for its competitor.
CRN
That's according to a new story in the the Wall Street Journal.
Mashable
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) must be green and sustainable, President Xi Jinping said in opening a summit on his grand strategy, adding that the massive infrastructure and trade plan would deliver "high-quality" growth for all.
Reuters
Sony's Interactive Entertainment arm has commented on the PlayStation's future, in that there's no chance of seeing the successor to the PlayStation 4 in stores any time between now and April 2020.
engadget
China on Sunday warned Britain not to discriminate against companies involved in developing the 5G network and to resist pressure from other countries.
Reuters
While Microsoft's $9.6 billion in 'commercial cloud' revenues stole the headline show for its Q3 FY19, Windows also contributed significantly to Microsoft's numbers.
ZDNet
Shares of 3M fell 11 percent on Thursday after the U.S. manufacturing conglomerate cut its 2019 earnings forecast and said it would lay off 2,000 workers
Reuters
Amazon reported a huge beat on profits and matched estimates for revenue in its first-quarter earnings results.
CNBC
Intel said it expects full year revenue of $69.0 billion compared to analyst estimates of $71.05 billion.
CNBC
Early adopters beware
The Verge
The Washington Post reported in January that the FTC is considering a "record-setting fine" for Facebook.
CNBC
SK Hynix said it expected demand for DRAM chips to recover later this year, with new smartphones adopting high-density chips.
CNBC
Yet another source claims that Nintendo will launch a cheaper Switch model this summer.
BGR
The research may one day give voice to people who lost speech from neurological disorders.
National Geographic
One of them could represent an 'all-new' design.
engadget
Experts and policymakers are wary of letting China get involved in domestic infrastructure
The Verge
LG Electronics plans to relocate its Korean smartphone production line to Vietnam in a bid to cut costs for its money-losing mobile business.
Yonhap News
Chipmaker Texas Instruments said on Tuesday a slowdown in demand for microchips that started late last year may last a few more quarters. The warning from the company, often seen as a bellwether for a semiconductor industry, dragged its shares 3% lower to US$113.88.
Reuters
Huawei Cloud and Infosys today signed a memorandum on strategic cooperation to help enterprise customers transition quickly to the digital cloud.
Company release
Google offshoot becomes only drone firm approved as an airline
Bloomberg
Tesla unveiled a new microchip that Musk said was being included in every new Tesla produced today. He called "the best chip in the world... objectively."
The Verge
We knew 8K TVs would be expensive, but we never thought they could be this expensive.
Digital Trends
South Korea's SK Hynix is looking at buying part of logic chip maker MagnaChip Semiconductor.
Reuters
It will be interesting to see whether Samsung Electronics will be able to win back Apple's orders and expand its foundry and non-memory businesses by strengthening its competitive edge in packaging.
ETNews.com
"Samsung Display will be the biggest beneficiary when the foldable display market grows. The company will be able to increase its market share significantly while other companies follow behind"
The Korea Times
The U.S. should abandon its efforts to reform China's economy and insist instead on a rapid rebalancing of bilateral trade accounts.
CNBC
Samsung Electronics delayed the rollout of its Galaxy Fold because of technical problems.
Wall Street Journal
To Nintendo, the innovative part of Labo VR isn't the screen, it's the inputs.
CNET
China's press and publication regulator has issued new rules on applications for publishing online games in China, signaling a possible acceleration in the handing out of formal approvals.
Reuters
The second round of early 5G devices is coming very soon.
Venturebeat
LG has reportedly filed a patent for a smartphone with three front-facing cameras
Digital Trends
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has pledged to nurture its chemicals unit SK Innovation as "one of the world's major energy companies"
The Korea Times
China's Tencent has won a key approval to start selling the Nintendo Switch in the country, paving the way for the console to enter the world's largest video games market two years after it was first released worldwide.
Reuters
A joint venture between Qualcomm and the government of a rural Chinese province to make server chips will wind down by the end of April, according to 10 employees at the venture.
The Information
Chromebooks continue to march into the mainstream with bigger displays, backlit keyboards and flash memory.
CNET
Telecomm giant received funding from China's military, The Times reports.
CNET
Just days after reports of broken review devices
The Verge
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