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The new Windows-on-ARM laptops from Huawei should appeal to the budget-oriented users. (Source: CIO Bulletin)

Huawei to launch new Windows-on-ARM laptops in the U.S., despite bans

Even if Huawei's CEO of consumer division himself confirmed the MateBook X launch is going to be postponed amid the U.S. - China trade wars and an earlier report was warning that Huawei could stop producing laptops altogether, the...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Jun 2019 16:34

The Samsung Galaxy S10+ for US$799 is excellent value for money. (Source: Trusted Reviews)

The Samsung Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ are suddenly US$200 cheaper

The Samsung Galaxy S10 phones are without a doubt the best flagships on the market right now. The three devices ship with top of the line hardware and Samsung's new One UI ensures that things are great on the software side, too. P...

Ricci Rox, 13 Jun 2019 15:49

AT&T's original pre-order page for the Galaxy Fold. (Source: Android Authority)

AT&T cancels its Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders

The US carrier AT&T has sent emails to customers who have pre-ordered the (still) upcoming Samsung Galaxy Fold informing them that these reservations have been cancelled. The company states that it will refund any advance charges ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 13 Jun 2019 15:19

Apple has been eying Intel's 5G business for almost two months now. (Source: Wall Street Journal)

Apple considering acquisition of Intel's 5G modem business

According to a new report from The Information, Apple has been considering the acquisition of Intel's 5G modem business for almost 2 months now, but Intel has not yet provided a clear valuation for its wireless asset portfolio. Th...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Jun 2019 12:56

The Dell XPS 15 7590 can be configured with a touchscreen panel. (Image source: Dell)

Dell XPS 15 7590 should start shipping by early July

The Dell XPS 15 7590 laptop is getting closer to finally being in the eager hands of expectant buyers. According to a recent tweet from XPS chief Frank Azor, shipments of the device should begin in the first week of July, although...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Jun 2019 01:55

2 nm mass production should begin by 2024. (Source: 9to5Mac)

TSMC ready to begin research for 2 nm nodes

The race for miniaturization continues, as TSMC is first to announce R&D for the 2 nm node, which will be built in the 3 nm facility from Hsinchu, Taiwan. TSMC plans to complete the 3 nm facility by 2021 and begin 3 nm mass produc...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Jun 2019 20:47

An OLED micro-display. (Source: Road to VR)

The micro-display market will be worth over US$3 billion by 2025

A micro-display is a panel that may be made of conventional materials such as OLED or LCD, yet are 2 inches at most on the diagonal. They are incorporated into everyday devices such as digital cameras, and in emerging categories s...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 Jun 2019 17:37

There are over 1 million 5G users in South Korea now. (Source: Nikkei Asian Review)

5G networks gain over 1 million users in South Korea

South Korean telecommunications bodies have confirmed that the number of people who use 5G in the country has grown to over 1 million. This figure is based on the volume of relevant phone plans sold by the carriers that have deplo...

Deirdre O Donnell, 12 Jun 2019 16:02

The U19e and Desire 19+ are new HTC phones for the Taiwanese market

HTC has released new phones for 2019, albeit not flagship-level and only for the OEM's home market. They are the U19e, as projected earlier, and a new Desire-line device. They have 6.0- and 6.2-inch displays, and have double and t...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 Jun 2019 22:57

TSMC manufactured the Snapdragon 855, Qualcomm's first 7 nm chipset. (Image source: THE ELEC)

Snapdragon 865 to enter mass production by Q4 2019 or Q1 2020: New report

People may have only just got their hands on the Snapdragon 855, but Qualcomm is already making plans to mass produce its successor, the Snapdragon 865. Qualcomm is looking beyond TSMC to produce its next flagship Snapdragon chips...

Alex Alderson, 11 Jun 2019 18:56

Huawei has reportedly shipped 1 million phones with its custom HongMeng OS for testing

Despite massive business embargoes levied against it by the United States Government, Huawei seems to be rolling along. The Chinese company has reportedly shipped one million smartphones running its custom HongMeng OS to testers t...

Sam Medley, 11 Jun 2019 16:48

HP wants to help doctors with the EliteBook 840 G6 Healthcare Edition

According to HP, 45 percent of ransomware attacks affected healthcare organizations and 2018 was a record-breaking year for healthcare data breaches. The company will be offering a super-secure EliteBook 840 G6 designed specifical...

Allen Ngo, 11 Jun 2019 06:01

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 will be even thinner than last year's model, sport up to 4K OLED touchscreen and Quadro T2000 graphics

The second generation refresh is set to be the thinnest and lightest 15.6-inch workstation Lenovo has ever offered when it launches later this month for $1950. Nvidia Quadro Turing will replace last year's Pascal offerings.

Allen Ngo, 11 Jun 2019 06:01

Lenovo ThinkPad P53 and P73 looking to be huge graphical upgrades over the previous generation

Launching before the end of Summer, both the 15.6-inch ThinkPad P53 and 17.3-inch ThinkPad P73 can each be configured with Quadro RTX 5000 graphics for desktop-class performance. NVMe SSDs and three-year manufacturer warranty will...

Allen Ngo, 11 Jun 2019 06:01

Entry-level Lenovo ThinkPad P43s and P53s coming this Summer with refreshed hardware and a new look

The 14-inch ThinkPad P43s and 15.6-inch ThinkPad P53s balance performance with both mobility and price in contrast to the "world's fastest" ThinkPad P53 and P73 alternatives. The P53s will be both thinner and lighter than its 2018...

Allen Ngo, 11 Jun 2019 06:01

Intel Unite Cloud service simplifies business collaboration. (Source: Intel)

Infocomm 2019 | Intel announces the Unite Cloud Service — an open, low-cost, and IT-friendly collaboration solution

At the ongoing Infocomm 2019 conference, Intel announced the Unite Cloud service that leverages the power of the cloud to simplify business collaboration. Unlike the Unite Solution that requires an on-premise PIN server, Unite Clo...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Jun 2019 17:00

Huawei has created a good laptop series with the MateBooks. (Image source: Huawei/edited)

Exclusive: Huawei could be preparing to kill off its budding laptop business

Huawei’s current issues in regard to the US Department of Commerce adding the Chinese technology company to its entity list under the Export Administration Regulations have been well documented. However, while many reports have fo...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Jun 2019 15:50

Industrial-grade balloons are increasingly common in near-space travel and transport. (Source: SpaceNews)

Vivo's iQOO phone allegedly falls from 102,000 feet in the air and survives

The OEM Vivo has posted a video on Weibo, which portrays a project in which an iQOO phone was loaded onto an industrial-grade balloon. These hydrogen-filled craft are used with increasing frequency to visit extreme, near-space alt...

Deirdre O Donnell, 10 Jun 2019 14:51

The introduction of the Super range could force price cuts on the GeForce RTX 20 series. (Image source: Firstpost)

Rumored Nvidia Super graphics card prices should lead to super price drops for current GeForce RTX 20-series cards

Nvidia’s Super range of graphics cards could soon be upon us and there has been some speculation about how much the new products could cost. Along with that, there is a rumor that the current GeForce RTX 20-series cards will recei...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Jun 2019 01:18

Unfortunately, there was no glimpse of the actual physical Project Scarlett Xbox console. (Image source: Mixer/screenshot)

E3 2019 | Project Scarlett with its new generation SSD and Halo Infinite take center stage at the Xbox E3 briefing

A few details about Project Scarlett were revealed at the Xbox E3 2019 briefing, but it seems in the end it was the next episode in a very famous game franchise that did most of the talking for the next-generation console. A tease...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Jun 2019 00:22

The LG W series' apparent color options. (Source: Amazon.in)

LG targets Samsung Galaxy M line's market with upcoming W smartphone series

The US$100-250 price category is a competitive place for smartphones these days, particularly in the Indian market. Nevertheless, this is where LG reportedly intends to wade in with its new W-series smartphones. These devices have...

Deirdre O Donnell, 09 Jun 2019 17:34

Realme plans to launch 5G phones globally this year. (Source: Gadgets360)

Realme all set to be among the first brands to launch 5G phones globally this year

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth confirmed on Twitter that the company is looking for a global launch of 5G smartphones in 2019 and also said that 5G Realme phones will launch in India 'as early as possible'. 5G networks in India and...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 09 Jun 2019 13:32

Schematics of the U19e. (Source: MyDrivers)

Against all odds, HTC is set to release a new smartphone

One could be forgiven for completely forgetting about HTC. The Taiwanese company's mobile division has been in quite the quagmire and looks certain to not even release a flagship phone this year. The company has something in the w...

Ricci Rox, 09 Jun 2019 11:41

Lenovo ThinkPad L490/L590: Affordable, upgradeable enterprise laptops with Whiskey Lake CPUs

Without an huge announcement, Lenovo has released two new ThinkPads. It is understandable that Lenovo did not kick up a fuss about these new laptops: The Lenovo ThinkPad L490 and ThinkPad L590 are mostly targeting companies and th...

Benjamin Herzig, 08 Jun 2019 20:46

GlobalCoin is set to enable Facebook users to make fast payments for the items sold on the Facebook Market. (Source: IGuRu)

Facebook could be launching its own cryptocurrency in late June

Facebook is preparing to launch its own digital currency named GlobalCoin, which will enable almost 2 billion users to make fast payments for the items sold through Facebook Marketplace. GlobalCoin will be fully integrated with Wh...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Jun 2019 19:29

The 4G/LTE and 5G broadcast market's value is set to increase by 73% by 2024

Broadcasts over 4G/LTE are common these days. The technology behind them is used for TV feeds, on-demand video, notifications and data-feeds. Their market will soon also be augmented by 5G analogs, which could push its value to ab...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 Jun 2019 14:11

The Sony Xperia 1 is now also available in China. (Source: Weibo)

The Sony Xperia 1 goes on sale in China

Sony's latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1, started sales in the US for a price of US$949. It is also available in the EU and UK. Now, it has also been released in China, where it retails for a price translating to about $912...

Deirdre O Donnell, 07 Jun 2019 13:25

Dell ExpressSign-in makes its debut on the Latitude 7400 2-in-1

Hands-on with the hands-off Dell ExpressSign-in unlock feature

The world's first laptop PC with a proximity sensor makes Windows Hello even easier to use. The Dell-exclusive feature lets you initiate Windows Hello by simply walking in front of your laptop instead of needing to push a key to w...

Allen Ngo, 07 Jun 2019 09:42

Previously thought to release in 2018, the Ampere architecture is now confirmed to launch in 2020 as the Turing successor. (Source: OC3D)

Nvidia's next gen Ampere GPUs to get 7 nm Samsung treatment, slated for 2020

Ampere was initially rumored to launch as the RTX 2000-series in early 2018, but sources now confirm that this new architecture will be featured in Nvidia's 2020 GPUs. No details regarding differences between Turing and Ampere for...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Jun 2019 16:50

The more, the merrier. (Source: Tiger Mobile)

Two holes, one phone: ZTE patents a phone design with two punch-hole cameras

ZTE has recently filed a new patent for a smartphone design sporting two punch holes. This isn't a pill like the S10's either; it's literally two different holes that will house separate selfie cameras.

Ricci Rox, 06 Jun 2019 15:19

Wireless audio has been revolutionized over the last few years. (Source: Outer Audio)

The portable Bluetooth speaker market will be worth nearly US$3 billion by 2025

Speakers with built-in Bluetooth have become better and better at bringing your music places where traditional wired devices can't go. The market built up around these products is now estimated to grow to the tune of US$2.64 billi...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 Jun 2019 14:17

Even though research on the 6G standard is already being conducted, do not expect to see 6G-ready handhelds and working networks sooner than 2025. (Source: PocketNow)

Samsung already researching a future 6G standard

5G is not exactly fully operational, but this does not stop Samsung to prepare for the next generation of cellular networks. In order to start the research for a 6G standard blueprint, Samsung expanded its former 5G research team,...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Jun 2019 20:22

CooTek hid BeiTaAd within over 200 apps on Google Play Store like TouchPal

BeiTaAd adware found in over 200 Android apps on the Google Play Store

A major app developer has been found sneaking adware into over 200 Android apps listed on the Google Play Store. The adware, named BeiTaAd, would only present adverts after at least 24 hours from an affected app being first opened...

Alex Alderson, 05 Jun 2019 19:02

Early rumors claimed the Mate 30 Pro would feature a rear secondary display. (Source: LetsGoDigital)

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro could launch a lot earlier than expected

The Huawei Mate flagships have traditionally been released around October but new developments could mean that the company launches the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro quite a bit earlier than is expected.

Ricci Rox, 05 Jun 2019 14:58

The Razer Blade 15 was just one of a half-dozen or so laptops introduced at Computex with OLED display options.

OLED boom may mean LED bust for panel manufacturers

As 2019 sees the more widespread adoption of OLED panels in notebooks and other portable technology, reports from Digitimes suggests that some LED-panel manufacturers in China may be in trouble.

Douglas Black, 05 Jun 2019 07:46

The 16TB Seagate Exos X16. (Source: Seagate)

Seagate introduces world-first 16TB Exos HDD and IronWolf NAS drives

Seagate announces that it is now prepared to market enterprise- and server-grade hard-drives with capacities of 16TB for the first time. The Exos X16 is a helium-based 7200rpm drive, whereas the IronWolf 16TB and IronWolf Pro 16TB...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Jun 2019 18:22

Nvidia RTX Studio could spell trouble for the long-running HP ZBook, Dell Precision, and Lenovo ThinkPad P series

Why can't professional workstations look more like ultra-thin gaming laptops? RTX Studio will kick-off a new generation of sleek professional laptops that are expected to appeal to younger CAD users and digital artists who may not...

Allen Ngo, 04 Jun 2019 05:41

WWDC19 | MacOS 10.15 throws out iTunes in favor of three dedicated apps

The new version of macOS, 10.15 Catalina, is getting rid of iTunes in lieu of three dedicated media management apps. Replacing the storied software is Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts. MacOS 10.15 will also use Finder to ...

Sam Medley, 04 Jun 2019 05:30

The "rugged S9 Active" seen at MWC 2019. (Source: YouTube)

Apparently doomed Samsung Galaxy S9 Active may re-emerge as new mid-range toughphone

Once, rumors of a phone with the same internals as a 2018 Samsung flagship phone, but with a much different, ruggedized chassis, did the rounds. However, the OEM also eventually took it off the cards as a product. Now, a device wi...

Deirdre O Donnell, 03 Jun 2019 23:13

Avengers Assemble: AMD and Samsung unite to bring Radeon graphics to Exynos chipsets

AMD has agreed to license its Radeon graphics technology with Samsung in a multi-year partnership. The deal brings the American company back into the mobile GPU market for the first time in over ten years. It also spells the end t...

Alex Alderson, 03 Jun 2019 18:14

Starkly superior in terms of value for money, we must agree. (Source: Manu Jain)

New Redmi ad campaign takes bold shots at the OnePlus 7 phones

OnePlus have traditionally been the holders of the "flagship killer" title, although most would claim they lost the rights to it with the continuous hikes in prices. The Redmi K20 Pro is, without a doubt, the new flagship killer o...

Ricci Rox, 03 Jun 2019 15:35

The Samsung Galaxy A50. (Source: Samsung)

New information points towards an imminent US release for the Samsung Galaxy A50

The Samsung Galaxy A50 was released a while ago for the global market but is yet to make its way into the US officially. That will likely change in the coming weeks, as there has now been semi-official confirmation of an imminent ...

Ricci Rox, 03 Jun 2019 15:35

A BBC news report over 5G gets distinctly low-res. (Source: BBC)

BBC broadcast fails highlight potentially serious drawbacks of 5G

The UK's first 5G network launched recently, at the end of May 2019. The country national broadcaster, the BBC, attempted to conduct some news reports over the new data standard. Unfortunately, they faced severe issues due to the ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 02 Jun 2019 22:46

OnePlus 7 Pro users on T-Mobile can now convert their phones to international units without the usual hurdles

Buying through T-Mobile may be a more intuitive way of getting one's hands on a OnePlus 7 Pro in the US. However, those units of this flagship are often subject to restrictions that keep them on this carrier's software update plan...

Deirdre O Donnell, 02 Jun 2019 17:58

The Panasonic LUMIX S1H. (Source: Panasonic)

Panasonic unveils the LUMIX S1H, the world's first 6K/24p digital single-lens mirrorless camera

Panasonic introduces a new LUMIX S-series camera, which, as it claims, "combines the video quality of a professional camera and the high mobility of a mirrorless camera". This is because it is capable of recording 6K video at up t...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Jun 2019 18:29

Huawei reportedly finishes work on Kirin 985 and 990, but what about their successors?

According to a new Nikkei Asian Review article, Huawei has finalized the blueprints for its next upcoming smartphone SoCs. However, the OEM has now lost the support of the chipset-design supplier Synopsys, as it has that of ARM. T...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Jun 2019 17:53

The Z2 Force was the last true Moto flagship. (Source: CNET)

Motorola may have finally quit the business of making flagship phones

Motorola launched the Moto Z4 a few days ago and has now confirmed that it has no plans of releasing any other Moto Z devices this year. This is bad news, as it could mean that the company has given up on releasing flagship phones...

Ricci Rox, 01 Jun 2019 12:33

Business Articles

Huawei to launch new Windows-on-ARM laptops in the U.S., despite bans

The Samsung Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ are suddenly US$200 cheaper

AT&T cancels its Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders

Apple considering acquisition of Intel's 5G modem business

Dell XPS 15 7590 should start shipping by early July

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TSMC ready to begin research for 2 nm nodes

The micro-display market will be worth over US$3 billion by 2025

5G networks gain over 1 million users in South Korea

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The U19e and Desire 19+ are new HTC phones for the Taiwanese market

Snapdragon 865 to enter mass production by Q4 2019 or Q1 2020: New report

Huawei has reportedly shipped 1 million phones with its custom HongMeng OS for testing

HP wants to help doctors with the EliteBook 840 G6 Healthcare Edition

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 will be even thinner than last year's model, sport up to 4K OLED touchscreen and Quadro T2000 graphics

Lenovo ThinkPad P53 and P73 looking to be huge graphical upgrades over the previous generation

Entry-level Lenovo ThinkPad P43s and P53s coming this Summer with refreshed hardware and a new look

Infocomm 2019 | Intel announces the Unite Cloud Service — an open, low-cost, and IT-friendly collaboration solution

Exclusive: Huawei could be preparing to kill off its budding laptop business

Vivo's iQOO phone allegedly falls from 102,000 feet in the air and survives

Rumored Nvidia Super graphics card prices should lead to super price drops for current GeForce RTX 20-series cards

E3 2019 | Project Scarlett with its new generation SSD and Halo Infinite take center stage at the Xbox E3 briefing

LG targets Samsung Galaxy M line's market with upcoming W smartphone series

Realme all set to be among the first brands to launch 5G phones globally this year

Against all odds, HTC is set to release a new smartphone

Lenovo ThinkPad L490/L590: Affordable, upgradeable enterprise laptops with Whiskey Lake CPUs

Facebook could be launching its own cryptocurrency in late June

The 4G/LTE and 5G broadcast market's value is set to increase by 73% by 2024

The Sony Xperia 1 goes on sale in China

Hands-on with the hands-off Dell ExpressSign-in unlock feature

Nvidia's next gen Ampere GPUs to get 7 nm Samsung treatment, slated for 2020

Two holes, one phone: ZTE patents a phone design with two punch-hole cameras

The portable Bluetooth speaker market will be worth nearly US$3 billion by 2025

Samsung already researching a future 6G standard

BeiTaAd adware found in over 200 Android apps on the Google Play Store

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro could launch a lot earlier than expected

OLED boom may mean LED bust for panel manufacturers

Seagate introduces world-first 16TB Exos HDD and IronWolf NAS drives

88% Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 (i7-8665U) Convertible Review

Nvidia RTX Studio could spell trouble for the long-running HP ZBook, Dell Precision, and Lenovo ThinkPad P series

WWDC19 | MacOS 10.15 throws out iTunes in favor of three dedicated apps

Apparently doomed Samsung Galaxy S9 Active may re-emerge as new mid-range toughphone

Avengers Assemble: AMD and Samsung unite to bring Radeon graphics to Exynos chipsets

New Redmi ad campaign takes bold shots at the OnePlus 7 phones

New information points towards an imminent US release for the Samsung Galaxy A50

BBC broadcast fails highlight potentially serious drawbacks of 5G

OnePlus 7 Pro users on T-Mobile can now convert their phones to international units without the usual hurdles

Panasonic unveils the LUMIX S1H, the world's first 6K/24p digital single-lens mirrorless camera

Huawei reportedly finishes work on Kirin 985 and 990, but what about their successors?

Motorola may have finally quit the business of making flagship phones

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