A major earthquake in Taiwan has halted some TSMC chip production lines, potentially impacting the manufacture of Apple devices (via Bloomberg). A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan in the early hours of the morning, causing significant damage to infrastructure and disrupting operations at several TSMC key manufacturing sites. Sources familiar with TSMC’s operations said that the […]
Read MoreSony launched the PS VR2 headset back in February of 2023, with a lot of confidence in its success. That hasn’t materialized into actual huge sales numbers, however, and today a rumor claims the company has chosen to halt production of the headset in order to clear up existing inventory. Sony is allegedly sitting on […]
Read MoreOpenAI, the creators of the ChatGPT large language model chatbot, is no longer accepting new sign-ups to the premium ChatGPT Plus service. This is a temporary solution to an unexpected surge in usage following OpenAI’s recent developer conference. At the moment, users can sign up and be notified when the restriction will be lifted. However, […]
Read MoreThe District Court of Mannheim, Germany has ruled in favor of Nokia in a patent case against vivo. The lawsuit concerns a Nokia 4G standard-essential patent (SEP) and could see vivo forced out of the German market. Nokia previously won cases against Oppo and OnePlus over the same SEPs which resulted in a ban on […]
Read MoreApple is in a battle to reduce its reliance on third-party suppliers by taking component manufacturing in-house. Just as it did with its A-series mobile chipsets and M-series SoCs, Cupertino is rumored to bring wireless chips, 5G modems and even display production for its iPhones, Apple Watches and Macs in-house. The latest semiconductor survey from […]
Read MoreSome Galaxy Watch 4 owners have been suffering from a rather scary issue after updating their watch to the last released firmware update (R8xxXXU1GVI3). As we reported before, the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic have an issue that stops them from turning on once they’re turned off, which has forced users to […]
Read MoreIf you have the option to update your Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch Classic smartwatch to the latest software update, you may want to think twice. That’s after widespread reports of firmware version R8xxXXU1GVI3 bricking some Samsung watches following installation, leaving them completely unusable. Related: Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Galaxy Watch 4 […]
Read MoreSamsung Electronics is reportedly facing issues shipping enough TVs and is stuck with an oversupply of LCD panels. Because of this, Samsung has reportedly suspended the purchase of LCD panels from its suppliers until further notice. Market watchers expected Samsung to procure around 54 million LCD panels for its smart TV division this year. However, […]
Read MoreSamsung Electronics is reportedly reevaluating supply and demand amid concerns over global inflation levels. The company has temporarily suspended orders for several components that are required to manufacture various consumer electronics. Samsung appears to have sent a notice to multiple suppliers asking them to delay shipments or reduce part orders due to bloated inventories. (via […]
Read MoreWell, it seems like not everything is going well for Samsung at the moment. According to Reuters, Samsung chip production in China is facing huge interruptions because of an ongoing trucker strike in South Korea. This is blocking the free movement and export of key raw materials for manufacturing, said the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). […]
Read MoreRoughly 24 hours after saying it would ramp up hiring and incentives for new employees, Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone supplier, said today it would abruptly stop hiring new workers for its plant in Zhengzhou, China, after new COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions were imposed on the city of nearly 11 million residents. Just yesterday, Foxconn was […]
Read MoreApple today stopped all product sales from its online website in Russia, which means customers in Russia can no longer purchase Macs, iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices. Attempting to make a purchase from the Russia store results in a “delivery unavailable” result when trying to add a product to the online cart. Sales have […]
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