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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
Google says it will appeal the decision.
engadget
The new phone will reportedly have a periscope telephoto lens.
CNET
It wants automated systems to echo state policies.
engadget
Satellites could help with maps, tracking, coverage, and more
The Verge
The Japanese government has reversed curbs on exports of photoresists to South Korea, one of three technology materials which it had restricted since July, a Trade Ministry official said on Friday.
Reuters
It's no secret that Facebook is looking to expand further into the hardware space as it's already done with its Portal smart display and its series of Oculus VR headsets.
Andorid Authority
Researchers are revising the ImageNet data set. But algorithmic anti-bias training is harder than it seems.
Wired
After the Galaxy Fold, Samsung's next foldable looks like an S10 that folds in half.
Ars Technica
Micron was allowed to sell and support some of its products to Huawei, but it was forbidden to supply Huawei with new products or sign new sales agreements.
Anandtech
The 2020s could be even better for Tesla than the 2010s.
Ars Technica
Optimism over a "phase one" trade deal between the United States and China is pushing stocks to record highs in the final days of the year. But Wall Street banks still believe trade is one of the biggest risks for markets in 2020.
CNN
Broadcom is looking to sell one of its wireless-chip units, a move that would accelerate the company's shift away from its roots as a semiconductor maker.
Wall Street Journal
China has been reluctant to commit to the amount of agriculture products it's willing to buy, while big numbers are floating from Washington.
CNBC
The third outstanding antitrust case involving Google was finally resolved in 2019, but the EU has a whole new set of targets in its sights.
CNET
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