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Tuesday 28 July 2026
Qualcomm chip price hike to squeeze China's Android makers on two fronts
China's smartphone brands are bracing for a new round of cost pressure after Qualcomm reportedly notified customers of double-digit percentage price increases on products shipped from...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
SK Hynix enters LPDDR6 production race with Xiaomi first in line
SK Hynix reportedly plans to begin mass production and shipments of LPDDR6 in the second half of 2026, with Xiaomi expected to become its first customer for mobile devices. Industry...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Samsung eyes Chinese DRAM sourcing to cut costs, expand budget-phone share in China
Samsung Electronics is evaluating the use of lower-cost Chinese DRAM in some smartphones as it seeks to offset rising component costs and regain momentum in China's highly competitive...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Apple, Micron's clash over CXMT puts White House in the middle
Apple and Micron are fighting over whether the smartphone maker can buy memory chips from Chinese manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for non-US devices, a move opposed...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Optics remain hardest technological hurdle for smart glasses, says Jorjin chairman
Jorjin Technology chairman Wen-lung Liang believes that smart glasses that combine AI with spatial computing are the next smartphone-killers, going beyond mere hardware upgrades to...
Monday 27 July 2026
WIN Semiconductors sees optical communications ramp accelerate AI revenue contribution

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry WIN Semiconductors (WIN) expects infrastructure revenue to continue growing in the third quarter of...

Monday 27 July 2026
Qualcomm tells customers chip prices will rise by double digits from September

Qualcomm plans to raise chip prices by a double-digit percentage from September 1, passing higher supplier costs into a smartphone market...

Monday 27 July 2026
India roundup: India accelerates electronics and space ambitions as manufacturing and market shifts reshape its tech ecosystem

India expanded manufacturing incentives, entered private orbital launches, attracted new investment,...

Sunday 26 July 2026
Optical PD volume production lifts WIN Semiconductors' Q2 revenue 39% YoY
WIN Semiconductors, a gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry, reported consolidated revenue of NT$5.26 billion (US$178 million) for the second quarter of 2026, up 14.5% sequentially and 39%...
Friday 24 July 2026
Realme exits China smartphone market, Oppo hands domestic focus to OnePlus

Realme has stopped producing smartphones for China and will launch no new models there, ending its domestic expansion as parent company...

Friday 24 July 2026
AI memory crunch hits smartphones and PCs, splitting winners from losers

AI-driven memory demand is raising smartphone and PC costs, weakening mass-market sales and widening the gap between premium brands and...

Thursday 23 July 2026
Transsion raises phone prices to offset memory-chip inflation and weaker shipments

Transsion Holdings, Africa's largest smartphone vendor, expects revenue and profit to rise sharply in the first half of 2026 after higher...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Samsung's next Galaxy phones may deepen Qualcomm reliance, underscoring the limits of Exynos revival
Samsung Electronics is expected to rely heavily on Qualcomm chips in its next Galaxy phones, according to market reports, a sign that the company is still prioritizing flagship performance...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Memory price surge may soften 2026 smartphone shipment declines

Rising memory prices and higher costs for other key upstream components are forcing smartphone brands to reduce mid- and low-end models...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
China smartphone shipments fall 3% in first half as Huawei regains No. 1
China smartphone shipments fell about 3% in the first half of 2026, even as major vendors accelerated new product launches and pushed harder into mid- to high-end models to protect...