Indeed, defect detection is challenging.

Apple could also use the event to introduce a new low-cost iPad and a new version of AirPods.

The US has told Germany it would curb intelligence sharing with Berlin if it allows Huawei to participate in its 5G mobile network.

With 83% of Samsung's semiconductor sales being memory devices last year, the memory market downturn is expected to drag the company's total semiconductor sales down by 20% this year. Although Intel's semiconductor sales are forecast to be relatively flat in 2019, the company is poised to regain the number 1 semiconductor supplier ranking this year, a position it held from 1993 through 2016.

The acquisition will unite two of the world's leading companies in high performance computing (HPC).

Microsoft has also accused the company of not paying royalties on time.

Thousands of people in Russia have protested against plans to introduce tighter restrictions on the internet.

Anil Nanduri says it's cheaper to put cars in the air than under cities in tunnels.

LG is looking to expand the model sizes of its OLED panels, with plans to start manufacturing 48-inch varieties over the coming years.

Apple may only be planning to add 5G to 2020 iPhones, but even then the company might have a hard time acquiring needed modems, according to analysts.

Cape Town and Johannesburg data centers are now live

The French government on Wednesday unveiled plans to slap a 3 percent tax on the French revenues of internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook.

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday approved a proposed legal revision to lower fees for mobile phone services amid criticism that domestic carriers charge too much compared to other countries.

Automotive chipmaker Renesas Electronics plans to halt production at six plants in Japan for up to two months this year as it braces for a further slowdown in Chinese demand, the company said on Thursday.

Responding to Korea's PumaX financial news service, Samsung said it has "officially denied that it has reviewed the acquisition of NXP," further noting that earlier reports that it is considering an NXP acquisition "are not true."

Whether it's named or used anonymously, Corning's Gorilla Glass has been a key ingredient in smartphones since the first iPhone - except for folding phones, where the screens are covered in flexible plastic.

The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation

Mate X-style foldable and vertical clamshell said to be in the works

The Facebook founder says he believes a privacy-focused communications platform will become even more important than today's open platforms.

Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts government agencies from using its products. It said the US failed to provide evidence to support the ban.

Technology allows vehicle to be unlocked, started, and driven without a physical key

Microsoft is making a Chrome OS-like version of Windows

Intel has confirmed that it recently ended its deal with Chinese smartphone chipmaker Unisoc, citing a need to "make sure we can scale 5G as quickly as possible."

Workers at Foxconn's Yukang dormitory compound in Zhengzhou queue up to resign from their jobs which attract a basic salary of CNY2,100 (US$314) per month.

"While March mix is still bad, the tone in the supply chain is starting to improve and price reductions in China may be starting to clear channel inventory," UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri wrote.

As it prepares to go public, Lyft reveals booming revenue, monster losses and a big bet on the future of transportation.

The Model Y is about 10% larger than the Model 3.

The crypto bust has left AMD and Nvidia with an excess amount of GPUs, and the Jon Peddie Research says this will continue on for almost half a year.

The chief financial officer of China's tech giant Huawei is suing Canada over her arrest at the request of the US.

The telecoms industry is acutely aware of the need to ensure that ever-more complex mobile networks are safe.

Researchers at CEA-Leti and Stanford University have demonstrated a chip that integrates multiple-bit non-volatile memory (NVM) resistive RAM (ReRAM) with silicon computing units and new memory resiliency features that provide 2.3x the capacity of existing ReRAM.

By 2025, 15% of the global mobile industry will run on fifth generation (5G) technology, finds The Mobile Economy 2019 report.

The secure wallet is now compatible with the Opera browser, too.

Intel has ended a partnership to share its latest 5G modem chips with China's second largest mobile chipmaker amid concerns that the technology transfer could cause problems in Washington, sources have told Nikkei Asian Review.

UTAC Holdings, the Singapore-based chip testing firm backed by TPG, has appointed Citigroup to advise on a planned sale of its business, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Available in May.

The new solutions advance existing 4G wireless technologies and will usher in 5G wireless and precise positioning technologies as well.

Intel on Monday announced new chips and partnerships that it hopes will persuade its investors that the billions of dollars in research and development that it has poured into 5G networking technology will pay off.

South Korea's LG Electronics unveiled a 5G smartphone on Sunday with a dual screen.

A new Nokia smartphone fuses together shots taken simultaneously by five rear cameras to offer owners what it says is "the richest image capture possible".