Recent rumors stated that Microsoft mandated its Chinese employees to only use iPhones when logging into the company's systems and performing identity verification.
The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced that it is nearing completion of the next version of its highly anticipated High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) DRAM standard.
Bengaluru-based Indkal Technologies has entered into a brand licensing agreement with Taiwan-based Acer to produce and sell Acer smartphones in India. As per the agreement, Indkal will handle the design, manufacturing, and distribution of Acer-branded smartphones, with the launch expected in the coming months. This collaboration marks Acer's entry into the highly competitive Indian smartphone market.
As the traditional year-end peak season approaches, opinions are divided concerning the actual demand for AI PCs. Optimists anticipate a wave of device upgrades in the second half of 2024, especially in the business market. Skeptics, however, argue that improvements in AI functionality and hardware are still needed, and current high prices may delay mass adoption for another year or two.
Ever since Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang championed the "Sovereign AI" strategy at the 2024 World Government Summit, global governments have been in a rush to establish their own AI infrastructure and invest in semiconductors.
Amid the wave of Industry 4.0, Xiaomi announced the operation of its fully automated smart factory in Beijing. It aims to be one of the lighthouse factories, with implications for its relationships with contract manufacturers and its balance sheet.
Recent years have seen shakeups in the traditional dichotomy of the processor landscape, in which Arm ruled the mobile market with its low power consumption and cost, while Intel dominated the x86 space aimed mainly at PCs and servers.
