For fiscal third-quarter 2017 (to end-June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $900.8m, up 5.8% on $851.7m last quarter and up 20% on $751.7m a year ...
Tags: Skyworks, semiconductors
Vodafone is launching its very own “skill” for Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant to improve customer service. The voice-controlled Amazon Alexa digital assistant launched back in 2014, and can perform basic tasks like ...
The upcoming Galaxy Note 8 smartphone's long-rumoured dual camera module could trump rival offerings, if a new report is to be believed. Over the past year, we’ve seen several phone makers opt for dual-camera designs on their ...
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We’re now almost certain about regional European pricing for Huawei’s next budget smartphone, the Honor 9. Huawei launched the Honor sub-brand back in 2013, in a bid to better compete with China’s online phone brands ...
At the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, Japan (5-8 June), nanoelectronics and photovoltaics research centre Imec of Leuven, Belgium unveiled new process improvements for next-generation devices. For the first time it ...
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At the 2017 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, Japan (5-8 June), nanoelectronics and photovoltaics research centre Imec of Leuven, Belgium reported record values below 10-9Ω.cm2 for PMOS source/drain contact ...
Tags: PMOS Transistors, wafers
The OnePlus 5 is almost here, and while we know the handset will almost certainly arrive with a dual camera, it seems there could be more to the story. New images have hit the internet which appear to suggest the phone will come with one ...
Tags: OnePlus 5, Monochrome Sensor
Android creator Andy Rubin has been teasing his next project for some time, and now the Essential Phone has been unveiled. A preview of the phone, published by The Verge and which arrived ahead of the official launch, shows the handset to ...
Tags: Packing Modules, Apple
A supposed new Samsung leak appears to bolster rumours that the company is working on a phone with a dual camera. Like all industries, the smartphone market is prone to trends. This year one of those prevailing trends is the dual camera. ...
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A new OnePlus 5 leak that suggests a key feature may be scrapped could worry fans of the brand. Indian blog PriceRaja has posted images of what it claims to be the OnePlus 5, potentially revealing important design points about the phone. ...
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As the OnePlus 5 launch draws near, the frequency and the quality of leaks ramps up. Chinese social media website Weibo has churned out another OnePlus 5 leak, giving us a full glimpse of what might be the handset. While we can’t ...
There will be 35.08 million tablets shipped globally during the second quarter of 2017, decreasing 5.7% on quarter and 13.7% on year, according to Digitimes Research. iPad models will account for 25.4% of the shipments, tablets launched ...
Tags: tablets, TCL, Electronics
As China's smartphone market is seeing weakening growth, China-based smartphone vendors including Oppo, Xiaomi and Huawei, have been aggressively expanding their products into overseas markets. Oppo currently considers India as one of its ...
Tags: Overseas Markets, Smartphone
Qualcomm has taken the wraps off its latest processors, revealing the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630, which promise high-end peformance at mid-tier pricing. Here's everything we know so far including the specs and which phones will get ...
Tags: Snapdragon 660, Qualcomm
For fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 (to 1 April), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $642m, up 5.7% on $607.1m a year ...
Tags: Smartphone, Qorvo