Apple has failed to develop its own 5G modem chips in time for the iPhone 15 that is expected to launch in the second half of the year 2023, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in his tweet. Qualcomm is expected to remain the exclusive supplier for 5G modem chips for new iPhones. Qualcomm had earlier expected…
Amazon has placed a temporary purchase limit of three units per week on emergency contraceptive pills, the company said. The move comes days after the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs Wade ruling.Read More
MediaTek, the world’s fourth largest chip designer by revenue, plans to create a new design centre in US’ Indiana in partnership with Purdue University. While there is no clarity on how much the company would invest in its first Midwestern design hub, MediaTek said it will receive $1.4 million from the state for the centre.Read…
After the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion across the country, Big Tech is facing calls to limit surveillance and tracking of users. There is evidence that personal data that is collected can be misused and abused, including location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous…
Google is reportedly trying to keep campaign emails from authorised candidate committees exempted from the spam detection as long as they are not violating any policies of Gmail. The new program from Google will let emails from authorised candidate committees, political party committees, and leadership political action committees registered with the FEC to not get…
Google has released the third build for Android 13 Beta 3. The latest rollout solves the essential fixes for beta testers. Users who are already enrolled in the Android 13 beta will automatically receive an over-the-air (OTA) update to Beta 3.3.Read More
Arm, the British chip technology firm, has unveiled a set of new chip technologies aimed at making video games on smartphones look better while preserving battery life. The latest push to improve mobile chips comes as Arm customers like Apple and Qualcomm are reducing their dependence on Arm.Read More
Pinterest Chief Executive Officer Ben Silbermann would step down, handing over the reins of the social media platform to Google commerce executive Bill Ready. The new head for the past two years ran commerce and payment operations at the Alphabet-owned search giant Google. Ready has also held senior leadership roles at PayPal.Read More
A recent report from ERAI concluded that in 2021, there were 101 wire fraud cases reported to the US-based firm, up from 70 in 2020. Companies looking for chips they could not find through authorised and vetted distributors were trying to buy them from shadier brokers and transferring funds for goods that never got delivered, ERAI…
Qualcomm is reportedly going to announce launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC two weeks earlier than it usually unveils its new SoCs. The new information has surfaced after the company mistakenly made public the Snapdragon Summit event on its website for a brief period of time, as per a report.Read More