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MicroLED could oust OLED as the next big display technology, but it won't be easy. Here's what's behind the technology powering Samsung's modular screens.
CNET
Chinese smartphone maker Realme shipped 25 million phones in 2019 hopes to ship 50 million in 2020, the company said on Tuesday at an event announcing its first 5G device.
Reuters
Coolpad's Legacy 5G phone costs just $400.
CNET
Samsung's Neon, a venture from Star Labs, introduced the new NEON "artificial human" during CES 2020.
CNBC
Qualcomm announces new chips to give cars autonomous capabilities.
CNBC
Australian researchers claim they have developed a battery that can keep a smartphone charged for five days or power an electric car for 1,000 kilometers (over 600 miles).
CNN
SK hynix said Tuesday it will showcase its latest memory chip solutions at the world's largest annual tech show in Las Vegas.
The Korea Herald
The company also announced true wireless in-ear buds for $150.
engadget
On the eve of the world's largest consumer technology show in Las Vegas, reporters roamed a giant conference center full of booths featuring tech products ranging from fertility trackers to robots and high-tech cosmetics.
CNN
And it'll reach up to 5GHz with an i9 processor.
engadget
With Samsung Electronics expected to suffer its biggest annual profit drop in at least a decade, investors are counting on an expected uptick in the memory-chip market to cure the tech giant's ills this year.
Reuters
The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the country's Prime Minister, people familiar with the effort told Reuters.
Reuters
Iran has vowed revenge after a US air strike ordered by President Donald Trump killed the country's top general Qasem Soleimani. One likely way it could retaliate is through cyber attacks, experts say.
CNN
HP was awarded $439 million in damages against Quanta Storage and its US subsidiary after a federal judge tripled a jury's 2019 award for damages caused by a widespread scheme to inflate the price of optical disk drives.
Bloomberg
Office equipment makers to become rivals in Asian markets
Nikkei Asian Review
The China-based TV manufacturer will also sell a selection of budget-friendly LCD TVs.
CNET
Its Neon avatars could deliver uncannily lifelike expressions.
engadget
Samsung is expected to unveil three Galaxy S11 devices and a new foldable phone at Unpacked 2020 in San Francisco.
Tech Radar
And an always-on display too?
Tech Radar
It will come in 55- and 65-inch sizes, but pricing hasn't been announced.
CNET
Coming this spring
The Verge
Apple previously used graphics chips designed by Imagination Technologies in its iPhones and iPads, but moved to its own internal chip designs from 2017
South China Morning Post
It plans to produce them at scale to keep self-driving costs down.
engadget
The company expands its QLED notebook series with the Flex Alpha.
engadget
Google says it has developed an artificial intelligence system that can detect the presence of breast cancer more accurately than doctors.
CNN
The new TVs include an updated rollable model that will "roll down" from the ceiling.
CNET
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
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