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9 September, 2024

Apple MacBook Pro laptops for sale at the Macy’s flagship store on Black Friday in New York on November 24, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg

Apple readies new iPads and M3 MacBook air to combat sales slump

Apple, seeking to reverse a decline in Mac and iPad sales, is preparing several new models and upgrades for early next year, according to people familiar with the situation.

7 Dec 2023 - 6:51PM

China chip design expert warns of losses due to industry overcrowding

13 Nov 2023 - 7:33PM

Artificial intelligence

PC market recovery gathers pace as Intel, AMD tout potential of ‘AI PC’

2 Nov 2023 - 2:11PM

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics posts record chip losses as memory slump nears nadir

South Korean smartphone and memory chip maker Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly losses in its chip division, a sign of the ongoing global downturn in technology.

27 Apr 2023 - 11:20PM

A Samsung Electronics flag flutters outside the company’s Seocho building in Seoul on April 27, 2023. Photo: AFP

Apple ships 40 per cent fewer computers, as pandemic demand evaporates

The cooling demand is giving manufacturers the time ‘to make changes as many factories begin to explore production options outside China’, IDC said.

10 Apr 2023 - 9:28PMvideocam

Samsung Electronics to cut chip output to ride out downturn

Samsung Electronics said it would make a ‘meaningful’ cut to chip production as it grapples with a sharp global downturn in semiconductor demand that has sent prices plummeting.

8 Apr 2023 - 2:43PM

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Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than Nvidia A100 chip

Google released new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its AI models, saying the systems are both faster and more power-efficient than comparable systems from Nvidia.

5 Apr 2023 - 1:23PM

Sanctions-hit Huawei sharpens focus on enterprise market with new office products range

Huawei has unveiled a new range of commercial office products – including laptop and desktop computers, printers and displays – that come with cloud storage and data protection services.

22 Apr 2022 - 4:14PM

‘The internet’s on fire’: millions of servers at risk from Log4Shell bug

Until fixed, the ‘Log4Shell’ vulnerability grants criminals, spies and programming novices alike easy access to internal networks where they can loot valuable data, plant malware, erase crucial information and much more.

11 Dec 2021 - 12:43PM

Lenovo keeps global PC crown amid domestic controversy

The world’s top PC maker beat HP, Dell and Apple in global shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations in the third quarter.

30 Nov 2021 - 11:57PM

Lenovo and the global market saw PC shipment growth slowed in the third quarter from a year earlier. Photo: Shutterstock

5G iPhones push Apple to record second quarter in China

CEO Tim Cook said the Californian giant saw robust demand for iPhone 12 models in China during the three months ending March.

29 Apr 2021 - 6:00PM

Apple fans line up to visit a new flagship store at Sanlitun in Beijing, China, on July 17, 2020. Photo: Simon Song

Apple unveils AirTags, candy-coloured Macs and more versatile iPad Pro

The Californian giant introduces a slate of new products, including its new tracking gadget, AirTag, which has raised antitrust concerns.

21 Apr 2021 - 9:35AMvideocam

US needs to invest to be world leader in computer chips, Joe Biden tells executives

US president made an appearance at a virtual meeting between administration officials and company leaders held to discuss developing a stronger US computer chip supply chain.

13 Apr 2021 - 5:48AM

US-China tech war

US blacklists seven Chinese supercomputer centres over weapons concerns

The Commerce Department says Beijing’s growing efforts in the field could have military uses that pose dangers.

9 Apr 2021 - 2:41PM

Chinese supercomputer Sunway TaihuLight is seen at the Chinese National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi in October 2018. Photo: Xinhua

Machine learning, data-powered innovations

How artificial intelligence makes travel safer during Covid-19 pandemic

AI can help computers recognise speech, predict people’s behaviour, detect signs of illness in passengers at airport check-ins and reduce fraudulent business transactions

13 Jan 2022 - 2:17PM

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in travel disruptions around the world. Photo: Shutterstock

Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Computex Taipei postponed again, this time until 2021

2020 has been devastating for big tech events

12 Jun 2020 - 4:02PM

US-China tech war

China’s homegrown operating system could take years to rival Windows

UOS aims to wean China off American technology, but the creator says it won’t be soon

7 May 2020 - 6:00PM

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Meet the Chinese operating system that’s trying to shift the country off Windows

Union Tech is ramping up work on its UOS Linux distribution by recruiting 5,000 people to work on it and using Chinese-made chips

18 Mar 2020 - 5:00AM

Union Tech has been working with Chinese chipmaker Sunway in China’s push to become self-sufficient in hardware and software. (Picture: Union Tech)

Tablets and printers fly off the shelves

Demand for computers and tech accessories surges as people hunker down at home to avoid catching Covid-19

24 Feb 2020 - 7:21PM

Windows 7 is gone, but China’s dedicated users aren’t ready to let go

Experts warn users to upgrade as Microsoft stops providing security updates for the decade-old OS

16 Feb 2020 - 6:16PM

Microsoft just ended support for the dominant PC OS in China

Around two-thirds of PCs running Windows in the country are still on the 10-year-old platform

16 Feb 2020 - 6:37PM

A display for Microsoft’s Windows 7 in New York in 2010. (Picture: AP)

With Lenovo’s founder retiring, what's next for the company that bought IBM's computers and Motorola's phones?

Lenovo is preparing a ThinkPad with a foldable screen, VR headsets, 5G edge computing and IoT devices

19 Dec 2019 - 10:00AM

They lag behind Google, but Alibaba and Baidu are also fighting for quantum supremacy

China has been pouring millions into quantum computing, but it’s still looking for ways to catch up

28 Oct 2019 - 6:17PM

Lenovo PCs getting more expensive thanks to tariffs

Lenovo warned than an increase in tariffs would raise retail prices for its products

20 Sep 2019 - 9:11AM

The best gadgets I saw at Computex 2019

Dual-screen laptops, flip-up selfie cameras and so much more

20 Sep 2019 - 9:05AM

It’s like a giant Touch Bar, except it actually does stuff.

Razer's CEO is "super excited" about 5G's impact on gaming

I'm not the only one excited by game streaming: The CEO of Razer, a company dedicated to making hardware and accessories for hardcore gamers, told me that he's really excited about how 5G will enable him to play any game on any device, no matter where he is. We spoke to Min-Liang Tan live on Twitch, so check out the story for much more -- including his take on Razer's tie-up with Tencent, and his favorite game of all time.

6 Aug 2020 - 10:45PMvideocam

Autonomous vehicles

Electric cars and laser TVs: What to expect from Chinese gadget makers at CES 2019

An electric car with multiple touchscreens, a smaller laser TV, new Razer products and more from the world’s largest tech show

20 Sep 2019 - 8:49AMvideocam

This model of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise is also a badass PC

Lenovo’s spaceship-shaped PC has a projector in the hull

20 Sep 2019 - 8:40AMvideocam

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