REVIEW: Motorola’s Edge 20 Fusion Is Affordable And Excellent
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September 13, 2021
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Motorola recently rolled out its Edge 20 range, featuring the Edge 20 Pro, the Edge 20, and the affordable option: the Edge... Read More
CE Costs Could Rise As TSMC Hikes Chip Prices
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September 7, 2021
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Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC is hiking prices on its chips by up to 20 per cent amid the global semiconductor shortage, a... Read More
Chipmakers Combat Shortage With Record Inventory
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August 23, 2021
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Inventory at the world’s nine biggest chipmakers has hit record highs as the industry battles against the global semiconductor shortage. As reported... Read More
Intel Muscles Into Gaming Graphics
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August 17, 2021
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Intel is turning the great graphics card war into a three-cornered fight, unveiling its own Intel Arc brand of high-performance GPUs. The... Read More
Chip Supply Getting Worse, Not Better
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August 12, 2021
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The global chip shortage is continuing to bite, with lead times for semiconductors now stretching beyond 20 weeks. Companies that order semiconductors... Read More
Global Chip Sales Rise In Q2
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August 5, 2021
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Unsurprisingly, worldwide sales of semiconductors were up more than eight percent in Q2, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales totalled... Read More
HP First In Chromebooks As Education Drives Demand
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August 2, 2021
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HP has taken the top spot in Chromebook shipments as the market continues to grow despite headwinds from the global chip shortage.... Read More
Printer Inks Cost As Much As Champagne
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July 27, 2021
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A study by UK consumer watchdog Which? has found that branded printer ink remains more expensive than third-party alternatives and in some... Read More
Texas Instruments Report Adds To Chip Supply Concerns
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July 23, 2021
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Texas Instruments (TI) has raised further concerns about the global chip shortage, after the company forecast lower-than- expected revenue for the next... Read More
Is Intel Set To Boost Its Chipmaking With $40bn Deal?
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July 16, 2021
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Rumours are swirling that Intel is planning to buy the world’s fourth largest chip foundry in a $30 billion USD (around $40... Read More
UK Tech Sector Concerned About Newport Wafer Takeover
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July 5, 2021
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The UK’s largest chip producer, Newport Wafer Fab, is set to be acquired by Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia for around US$87 million.... Read More
Chip Shortage Hampers Aust Navy Helicopters
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June 28, 2021
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Submarine contract issues are not the only problem dogging the Australian Defence Force. The ADF has extended the grounding of its fleet... Read More
US PC Sales Soar 73 Percent
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June 10, 2021
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US PC sales were up 73 percent in Q1, compared to the same period last year, according to technology research outfit Canalys,... Read More
Bosch Opens Massive Chip Factory In Germany
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June 9, 2021
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German technology company Bosch has opened a €1billion chip factory in the eastern city of Dresden to help meet the growing demand... Read More
Pandemic Push Sees Oz Tablet Sales Soar: Telsyte
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June 9, 2021
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The Covid pandemic has helped buoy the tablet and PC market amid a shift to working from home (WFH), more remote learning... Read More
Chip Giants See Revenue Surge
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June 3, 2021
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Market research firm TrendForce says the world’s 10 biggest chip manufacturing companies saw revenues surge to a record high in Q1 2021.... Read More
Yes, The Global Microchip Shortage Is COVID’s Fault. No, It Won’t End Any Time Soon
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June 2, 2021
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The manufacturing world is facing one of its greatest challenges in years — a global shortage of semiconductors — and there doesn’t... Read More
PCs Prevail As Dell and HP Sales Soar In First Quarter
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May 28, 2021
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Both Dell and HP’s first quarter sales suggest that PC purchases haven’t slowed, despite the easing of the pandemic. Dell’s Jan-March sales... Read More
US Chip Funding Could Result In Up To 10 New Factories: Officials
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May 26, 2021
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The new US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says a proposed US$52 billion boost in government funding for semiconductor production could result in... Read More
Sound United Rolls Out New Denon and Polk Ranges
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May 19, 2021
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Global audio Company Sound United, who recently acquired Melbourne based audio and connected home distributor Qualifi, has rolled out a new range... Read More
Europe Naive On Chip Supply
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May 6, 2021
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Europe’s industry commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU has been naive to outsource so much of its semiconductor design and manufacturing in... Read More
Worldwide Smartphone Market Rises 27%
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April 29, 2021
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In the first quarter of this year, 347 million smartphones shipped worldwide, a 27 per cent year-on-year increase. Samsung shipped 22 per... Read More
Google To Announce “Significant Product Updates” In Three Weeks
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April 29, 2021
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At Alphabet’s earnings report this week, CEO Sundar Pichai teased “significant product updates and announcements” would be made during Google IO 2021. The... Read More
AudioQuest Announces New USB Noise Filter
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April 29, 2021
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If you’re reading this on a laptop or PC, you’ll probably be mildly aware of noise emanating from your computer. It comes... Read More
Amazon Reveal New Range Of Fire Tablets
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April 28, 2021
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Amazon has announced the new 11th-generation version of its Fire HD10 tablet, adding wireless charging, a front camera positioned for landscape, and... Read More
Chip Shortage To Last Another Six Months: Cisco Chief
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April 27, 2021
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Cisco boss Chuck Robbins says the current computer chip shortage will last at least another six months. Robbins told the BBC the... Read More
Siri Remote Lacks Key Gaming Features, Fuelling Speculation Of An Apple Gaming Controller
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April 23, 2021
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You might have missed this factoid during the rush of Apple products announced on Tuesday, but a new version of the Siri... Read More
The First HDMI 2.1 Gaming Monitor Will Hit The Market Next Month
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April 23, 2021
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Asus’ 43-inch ROG Stri XG43UQ is looking likely to be the first HDMI 2.1 gaming monitor to come to market, with pre-order... Read More
REVIEW: SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD (1TB)
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April 22, 2021
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SanDisk’s latest pocket-sized Solid State Drive boasts a lot of space and premium performance in a tiny package. Boasting 1TD of space,... Read More
Back To Basics As Older Chip Tools Now In Short Supply
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April 19, 2021
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Global semiconductor makers are having to rely on older style chipmaking machinery which is in short supply because of soaring demand for... Read More
Global PC Market Up By 51% In Q1 2021
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April 19, 2021
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U.S analyst company Canalys reports that shipments of desktops and notebooks has risen 55 per cent year on year throughout Q1 2021.... Read More
Samsung Unveil Smaller, Improved Capacitor For Smart Phones And Self-Driving Vehicles
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April 16, 2021
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics has today announced the creation of a tiny, high-capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor, a vital component in electrical devices. The capacitor... Read More
TSMC Confirm Chip Shortage Will Last Until 2023
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April 16, 2021
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The CEO of the world’s largest chip foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has echoed recent claims from Intel’s CEO that the worldwide... Read More
Samsung’s Rumoured Tri-Fold Tablet IS Coming
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April 16, 2021
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There have been leaks and whispers surrounding a potential double-hinge Galaxy Z being in the works. Now, as confirmed by GizmoChina and... Read More
Apple Rumoured To Be Developing A Soundbar
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April 15, 2021
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Apple may be working on a soundbar with built in Apple TV and a video conferencing camera. Bloomberg has quoted “people familiar... Read More
Power Sound In 8 Rooms With Bowers & Wilkins’ 16-Channel Amp
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April 15, 2021
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Bowers and Wilkins wants to bring high-quality studio sound to every room in your house, with the new CDA-16 distribution power amplifier.... Read More
Intel CEO Says The Chip Shortage Will Last “A Couple Of Years”
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April 15, 2021
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It doesn’t look like the market is going to be flooded with chips anytime soon, as Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger tells The... Read More
Dell Reimagines Its Inspiron Range, With A Greener Design
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April 14, 2021
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Like a lot of companies, Dell has made a commitment to go green, which can be seen in the completely revamped series... Read More
US Industry Wants Biden To Help End Chip Shortage
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April 7, 2021
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A US auto industry group is urging the Biden administration to help it ride out the global semiconductor shortage. The Alliance for... Read More
Apple iMac Due For Supersized Makeover
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April 6, 2021
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“The iMac’s screen is really big, bigger than the biggest one.” This was tweeted over the weekend by credible leaker @l0vetodream, as... Read More
Apple Tipped To Get Rid Of MacBook Keyboards
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March 31, 2021
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Apple has just secured a patent on a MacBook with a solid-state keyboard (SSK) – a flat glass surface that can be... Read More
Arm Takes On AI With New Chip Architecture
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March 31, 2021
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Arm has unveiled its first new architecture in more than 10 years, pushing security and AI as potential markets for its processor... Read More
Governments Pour Billions Into Building Chip Arsenals
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March 29, 2021
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Governments around the world are subsidising the construction of semiconductor factories, as chip shortages jam auto production and the electronics industry. The... Read More
Is Samsung Planning Drone Delivery? New Service Rolled Out
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March 25, 2021
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Interesting things are happening on the Emerald Isle. Over in Ireland, Samsung Electronics Co. is about to launch a service that delivers... Read More
Apple Tipped To Discontinue 13.3″ MacBook Pro
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March 23, 2021
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Apple may soon discontinue its high-end 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, if its impending new laptop release and plans to eradicate Intel processors are... Read More
Texas Storm Hits Infineon
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March 23, 2021
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German chipmaker Infineon is expecting a quarterly hit to revenue in the high double-digit million-euro range, due to a production outage at... Read More
Oz PC Market Soars By 11.8% During Pandemic
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March 22, 2021
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Australia’s personal computer market skyrocketed by 11.8 per cent to a total of 4.87 million units during 2020’s COVID-19 lockdown. According to... Read More
Notebook Demand Plummets, Shipments Fall By 8%
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March 17, 2021
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Notebook demand is sinking after a stellar run of pandemic-driven sales, industry sources claim. According to Digitimes, one of the top-three notebook... Read More
New LG Notebook Gram Pricing & Availability
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March 12, 2021
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LG has launched its 2021 line-up of Gram laptops in Australia, with the ultra-light notebooks releasing in three sizes – 14, 16... Read More
Insta360 GO 2, the Thumb-Sized Action Camera
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March 11, 2021
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In its next iteration of 2019’s GO action camera, Insta360 has released the GO 2. The oval-shaped device has kept its dinky... Read More