Samsung issues profit warning amid collapse in memory chip prices March 26, 2019 Samsung issued a surprise warning to its shareholders this morning that its first-quarter results would be worse than expected due to collapsing memory chip prices and lower demand for its display panels business. In a regulatory filing issued to the London Stock Exchange before its earnings guidance next week, the South Korean tech giant said: [...]
Dialog shares boosted as deal with Apple fails to drag on predictions March 6, 2019 Shares in Dialog Semiconductor rose 2.2 per cent today despite fourth quarter results which showed a drop in revenues and predicted of a further fall in 2019. The Anglo-German chipmaker made a stock market bounce after posting better-than-expected fourth quarter results in the midst of an ongoing $600m (£460m) technology transfer deal with its biggest customer Apple. Read [...]
‘Don’t believe everything you hear,’ Huawei tells Wall Street Journal readers March 1, 2019 Huawei has taken out a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal, telling readers “Don’t believe everything you hear”, in an attempt to salvage its tarnished reputation in the US. Read more: Huawei takes ground from Apple and Samsung in smartphone war Catherine Chen, a director at the Chinese telecom giant, claimed the US government [...]
Huawei chairman says the US has ‘no evidence, nothing’ of Chinese backdoors in 5G February 26, 2019 Huawei's chairman Guo Ping has said there is "no evidence, nothing" to support US claims of spying via its telecommunications equipment. "We don't do bad things," said Ping, speaking in a keynote address at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. "Here, let me say this as clearly as possible: Huawei has not and will never plant backdoors. [...]
Huawei boss pledges to be ‘more transparent’ on European cyber security February 25, 2019 Huawei's top executive in Europe has said the company needs to be "more transparent" in its cyber security practices, hours after Britain's spy agency voiced concerns about its tech. Vincent Peng told reporters at a trade event in Barcelona that the problems the firm is facing are "a technical challenge, not a political challenge". "I want to emphasise, [...]
Sony taps into cinematic screens for the Xperia 1 smartphone February 25, 2019 In a long-overdue revival of its smartphone line, Sony has attempted to utilise its history of producing high-quality cinema experiences to its advantage. Launching its new premium flagship phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Xperia 1 features a 21:9 aspect ratio screen at 6.5 inches tall, making it one of the longest phones on the [...]
Microsoft goes all-in on holograms in the workplace with the new Hololens 2 February 24, 2019 Microsoft's long-awaited update to its mixed reality headset, the Hololens 2, has placed big bets on businesses including holograms in their day-to-day working life. Revising several major issues to the 2016 Hololens such as comfort and immersion, the biggest change to the Hololens 2 is the price. Coming down 30 per cent from the cost of [...]
Nokia shows off a five camera array in the Nokia 9 Pureview February 24, 2019 Nokia's latest addition to its premium smartphone range includes a hexagonal array of five cameras, which work together to create one large, high-definition photo. The Nokia 9 Pureview, developed under the Nokia brand by Finnish startup HMD Global, has five cameras on the back joined by two flash and colour sensors, and then two more cameras [...]
Huawei can survive without US, chairman says as tensions grow over cybersecurity fears February 24, 2019 The chairman of Huawei said his company can survive without US business amid a global controversy over its products, while welcoming a conciliatory tone from President Donald Trump. Guo Ping, whose firm is facing a backlash from western governments over cybersecurity concerns, said he agrees with recent tweets from Trump, where he seemed to take [...]
Huawei one-ups Samsung with world’s fastest foldable 5G smartphone February 24, 2019 Huawei has stepped up to the plate with a foldable smartphone that is bigger, thinner, and faster than Samsung's model launched earlier this week. The Huawei Mate X features screens on both the front and the rear of the phone that fold outwards to form one larger, eight-inch OLED display. The front and back screens on [...]