Tablets

IT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – Gartner

Good news for tech suppliers, after worldwide IT spending is forecasted by Gartner to grow 7.4 percent in 2024

1 week ago

PC Recovery Continues As Shipments Grow, Says IDC

Global shipments of PCs rose by 3 percent in Q2, IDC finds, as recovery in the personal computer market continues

2 weeks ago

Samsung Workers To Extend Action To Strike ‘Indefinitely’

Worker unrest in South Korea, as unionised workers at Samsung Electronics declare an indefinite strike at tech giant

2 weeks ago

Apple Delays AI Features In EU Over DMA Rules

Apple to delay launch of AI and two other new features in EU, arguing new competition rules pose privacy and…

1 month ago

Apple Drops ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Service

Apple sunsets its buy now, pay later service known as 'Apple Pay Later', and will rely on established third-party players

1 month ago

Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple Ban

Surprising twist by Elon Musk after he ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, and also threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT…

1 month ago

Apple Store Workers Vote To Strike Over Contract Talks Delay

Workers at unionised Apple store in Maryland vote to authorise first ever strike, after delays in bargaining for contracts

2 months ago

Apple Scraps TV Plans For ‘Crush’ Advert After Criticism

Apple scraps plans to commercially air iPad advert that showed musical instruments being violently crushed, after criticism

2 months ago

Apple ‘Let Loose’ Event Updates iPad Air, iPad Pro, Accessories

Updates arrive for two iPad models (iPad Air and iPad Pro) as well as some accessories, but puzzles still remain

3 months ago

Apple Announces Record Share Buyback, Amid iPhone Sales Decline

Investor appeasement? Apple unveils huge $110 billion share buyback program, as sales of iPhone decline in almost all global markets

3 months ago

EU Designates Apple’s iPad OS As DMA ‘Gatekeeper’

European Commission says Apple's iPadOS is 'gatekeeper' due to large number of businesses 'locked in' to platform by large app…

3 months ago

Tim Cook Says Apple Considering Factory In Indonesia

CEO Tim Cook during visit to Jakarta says Apple will look into building a manufacturing facility in Indonesia

3 months ago

Apple Staff At New Jersey Store Seek To Unionise

Union push. Workers at another Apple Store in the United States have reportedly filed for trade union representation

4 months ago

China Bans Intel, AMD Chips, Windows OS From Government Computers

Beijing reportedly begins blocking the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, and sidelines Microsoft's Windows OS

4 months ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Circular Computing Equals a Circular Economy

Learn how your business can accelerate its sustainability journey by adopting circular computing as a core principle of its ESG.

4 months ago

Apple’s Tim Cook Reassures China Of Supply Chain Importance

CEO Tim Cook visits Shanghai and stresses China's importance in Apple's supply chain, amid Chinese sales squeeze

4 months ago

UK Joins EU’s Chip Research Program

UK joins European Union's chip funding research scheme, pledging £35 million for EU's 'Chips Joint Undertaking'

5 months ago

TSMC Opens First Factory In Japan

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC celebrates opening of first Japanese factory, in key step in global expansion plans

5 months ago

Intel Signs Microsoft As Foundry Customer

Microsoft will use Intel’s chip contract manufacturing division to manufacture a custom computing chip, chip giant says

5 months ago

United States Suspends Exports To China’s Top Chipmaker SMIC – Report

After SMIC produced sophisticated chip for Huawei's Mate 60 Pro phone, US suspends export permissions to the firm

5 months ago

ARM Shares Nearly Double Amid AI Surge

Shares in ARM Holdings have exploded over the past week, after an optimist forecast almost doubled its share price

5 months ago

TSMC To Build Second Factory In Japan

World’s largest chipmaker TSMC confirms it will build second fab in Japan, with backing from Sony and Toyota

6 months ago

Chinese Tablet Vendors Post Strong Growth Amid Global Slump

China's Huawei, Lenovo show strong tablet shipment growth in fourth quarter of 2023 amid global market slump, as Apple iPad…

6 months ago

Apple Lowers iPhone Forecast, As Tim Cook Touts ‘AI Announcement’

Modest increase in first quarter profit and revenues, as Apple lowers iPhone shipment forecast, amid China sales decline

6 months ago

US Supreme Court Snubs Apple App Store Appeal

Highest court in the United States declines to hear Apple appeal of lower court ruling in antitrust case from Epic…

6 months ago

Al Gore Steps Down From Apple Board, Due To Age

Former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, steps down from Apple board, because he is now 75 years…

7 months ago

China Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop Senders

Apple's encryption for AirDrop file-sharing has alleged being cracked, as Chinese authorities claim they can ID senders

7 months ago

Apple Design VP To Join Jony Ive, Sam Altman For AI Device – Report

Apple’s iPhone design boss Tang Tan will leave Apple and join Sir Jony Ive's LoveFrom, to work on AI device…

7 months ago

US Commerce Dept To Review Semiconductor Supply Chain

National security move, as the US Commerce Dept says it will launch survey of US semiconductor supply chain

7 months ago

Apple To Overhaul ‘Confusing’ iPad Family – Report

New versions of iPad Pro and iPad Air reportedly on the way, as Apple seeks to make iPad portfolio less…

8 months ago