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TSMC scores some of Qualcomm's chip business
Published in PC Hardware


Will make baseband chips produced on its 7nm process

TSMC has regained some chip orders from Qualcomm for baseband chips produced on its 7nm process, but not application processors.

Imagination up for sale
Published in News
Thursday, 22 June 2017 12:54

Imagination up for sale


The price of being dependent on Apple 

Imagination Technologies, the British firm that lost 70 percent of its value after being ditched by its biggest customer Apple, put itself up for sale.

Former Apple man finds life tough outside the reality distortion field
Published in News


Chris Lattner quits Autopilot


Tesla has announced that Chris Lattner, its vice president of Autopilot software, has left the company after only about six months.

Apple’s new phone threatens to suck up memory chips
Published in News


Unless no one buys it


Global electronics makers are worried that Apple is going to take all the supplies of memory chips for its new iPhone 8.

Big Tech tries to butter up Trump again
Published in News
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 11:48

Big Tech tries to butter up Trump again


Not Zuckerburg or Musk


Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley descended on the White House yesterday for the first meeting of the American Technology Council.

Galaxy Note announcement planned for August
Published in Mobiles


Galaxy Note expected 

Samsung is planing a launch event in New York City for its next Galaxy Note smartphone in the second half of August.

Jobs wanted iPhone to be more like Android
Published in Mobiles


But his designers said it was a bad idea


Steve Jobs wanted the iPhone to be more like Android and have a back button in addition to a home button, however the designers overruled him.

Next iPhone will have wireless charging
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 15 June 2017 12:21

Next iPhone will have wireless charging


At last Apple has invented it


The geniuses at Apple will finally invent gaming changing wireless charging technology, which none of its rivals have, and it will be in the next iPhone.

Users face collateral damage in Apple’s war with Qualcomm
Published in News


Iphones will be slower than anyone else


The Tame Apple Press has just woken up to something we have been saying for ages – the iPhone will have slower download speeds because Apple wants to punish Qualcomm for not doing what it is told.

Big five tech companies gutted in Black Friday
Published in News

Lost $97.5 billion in market value

The big five technology firms - Apple , Google, Microsoft , Facebook and Amazon - lost more than $97.5 billion in market value, sending Wall Street into a bit of a panic.