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Google helped kickstart people's interest in virtual reality. Now it's giving up.
CNET
After months of leaks, Google just made the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL official.
CNN
Years after resisting pressure to move to China, Lee Hung Lung says his bet has paid off. Sales at his Malaysia-based Hotayi Electronic are surging, it's hiring more workers, considering an expansion, and picking and choosing orders.
Reuters
'Chinese government is putting in place new tools that make it much more difficult for companies to keep their information private,' cybersecurity expert says
South China Morning Post
The emergence of two new wireless standards will cause IT decision-makers to think carefully.
ZDNet
Microsoft president Brad Smith thinks it's time antitrust laws are updated for the digital age.
CNN
The list of OEMs includes vendors from around the world - Arcadyan, Askey, AVM, Casa Systems, Compal, Cradlepoint, Fibocom, FIH, Franklin, Gemtek, Gongjing, Gosuncn, Inseego, LG, Linksys, MeiG, Netgear, Nokia, Oppo, Panasonic, Quanta, Quectel, Sagemcom, Samsung, Sharp Corporation, Sercomm, Sierra Wireless, Sunsea, Technicolor, Telit, Wewins, Wingtech, WNC, and ZTE.
Forbes
The producer price index (PPI), considered a key barometer of corporate profitability, dropped 1.2% year-on-year in September, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on Tuesday.
Reuters
Intel has now officially denied the rumor, stating that it still has plans to bring chips with the 10nm process to the desktop.
Tom's Hardware Guide
China's Huawei Technologies is ready to enter into a "no backdoor" agreement with India to allay security concerns, the telecom group's local head said on Monday, as the giant South Asian country prepares to launch next generation 5G networks.
Reuters
Germany has finalised rules for the build-out of 5G mobile networks that, in a snub to the United States, will not exclude China's Huawei Technologies.
Reuters
A tentative truce between the United States and China has raised hopes - yet again - that the two economic superpowers are inching toward a resolution to the trade war.
CNN
Instead of a pop-up selfie camera, the Z20 uses two screens to get rid of any display notches.
engadget
The world of computer chips just got a wake-up call.
Time
Goldman Sachs sees a 60% chance that the announced 15% tariffs will take effect, but expects a delay until early 2020 as opposed to the current deadline of Dec. 15
CNBC
Just because it's virtual doesn't mean it's exempt.
engadget
As original shows for Apple TV Plus were in development, executives reportedly told some creators to refrain from unflattering portrayals of the country.
CNET
The search giant will soon unveil a flagship smartphone with radar technology, marking a significant milestone for the company.
CNET
Intel announced plans to discontinue its Kaby Lake-G processors, which pair the company's 8th-gen processing cores with long-time rival AMD's discrete Radeon RX Vega M graphics.
Digital Trends
While corporate CIOs see the distributed ledger technology as innovative, blockchain is unlikely to become technically and operationally scalable anytime soon.
Computerworld
The European Union has warned that 5G networks could be left vulnerable to attack from state-backed hackers if operators use too many parts from a single supplier.
CNN
It can capture your outdoor adventures in Full HD.
engadget
Arm Holdings, the semiconductor technology firm owned by Softbank Group, still plans to return to the public markets by 2023, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Reuters
"Japan is still a problem, but they don't actually need it to make billions of dollars," Takahashi said.
CNBC
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 is going to launch globally at the end of next year.
BBC News
The United States is less competitive than it was a year ago and the global economy remains hobbled by low productivity despite a decade of cheap money from central banks, the World Economic Forum said Wednesday.
AP
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said "stay tuned," when asked whether China would retaliate for the blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Muslim minorities.
CNBC
You might've given your phone number to Twitter for two-factor authentication. The company said that number could've been used for advertising.
CNET
However, Facebook said that it's working on bringing the feature back.
engadget
Oracle plans to hire nearly 2,000 additional workers as part of an aggressive plan to roll out its cloud computing services to more locations around the world, its cloud chief told Reuters on Monday.
Reuters
Austrian sensor specialist AMS has pledged to find another way to take over Germany's Osram to form a global leader in sensors and lighting, after its $4.9 billion bid for the larger firm fell through on Friday.
Reuters
Japan Display said it aims to clinch a deal this month for least 50 billion yen ($470 million) in vital funding, having had to scramble after an investment group suddenly pulled out of a bailout plan for the Apple supplier.
Reuters
"When I look at the growth of U.S. and Chinese companies, I feel strongly it's not good enough," Son said in an interview.
Reuters
Microsoft does more research and development in China than it does anywhere else outside the United States. But, as US-China relations continue to sour on issues of trade and cyber-security, the decades-long ties Microsoft has in China are coming under close scrutiny.
BBC News
Amazon announced a new Fire HD 10 tablet on Monday.
CNBC
Hikvision was one of 28 companies added to the Entity List.
CNBC
In late September, electronics distributor Avnet Inc. formed an alliance with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to boost its online capabilities in China. E-commerce shopping sites such as Amazon and Alibaba, which sell electronic devices and components, are considered distribution's competitors. The announcement stirred up a lot of interest in the electronics industry.
EE Times
Chip designer Dialog Semiconductor on Monday said it agreed to buy Germany's Creative Chips as part of its push into low-energy connectivity used for devices in the internet of things.
Reuters
7 Oct 2019
UAE telecoms company du saw no evidence of security concerns about Huawei's 5G technology, the company's chief technological officer Saleem Albalooshi told Reuters on Sunday.
Reuters
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