Lenovo might take on Microsoft’s next major version of Windows with its own AI-powered operating system

What you need to know Lenovo is reportedly developing an operating system that will ship with AI capabilities. While details remain slim, the AI-powered OS “will be built around multi-terminal products, focusing on AI PCs and personal agents.” The AI-powered OS will be designed to promote the development of the AI-powered PC ecosystem, ultimately allowing […]

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Samsung may post a nearly 80% operating profit loss in Q3

In anticipation of Samsung Electronics publishing its Q3 earnings guidance later this week, market watchers expect the company to post an operating profit loss of nearly 80% on-year. Samsung’s biggest loss is attributed to its semiconductor business, which continues to experience difficulties in the current market climate. Analysts polled by the London Stock Exchange Group […]

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Samsung keeps making huge chip R&D investments despite falling operating profit

Samsung’s operating profit dropped by 96.6% in Q1 2023. The company experienced the worst quarterly operating profit decline in 14 years, and one of the primary factors was a severe semiconductor industry downturn. But despite this poor performance due to the market’s decline, Samsung recently confirmed that it will not slow down R&D investments and […]

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Sony posts record operating profit on great PS5 sales

Sony ended its fiscal year with the quarter closing this March on a high. It posted a record operating profit of 1.21 trillion JPY (€8.1 billion, converted), beating its own forecast. Sony forecasts sales for its next fiscal year, ending March 2024, to be around 11.5 trillion JPY – about the same as this year. […]

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Apple trademarks “xrOS” as the new name for its XR headset operating system

Analysts expect Apple to launch its first mixed reality headset in 2023. The company has reportedly come up with a new name for the platform – “xrOS” instead of “realityOS” or “rOS” – which Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman sees as a sign that the launch is near. “XR” stands for eXtended Reality, a term applied to […]

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Apple Now Calling AR/VR Headset Operating System ‘xrOS’

Apple has decided to call the software that will run on its upcoming AR/VR headset “xrOS,” an update from the original “RealityOS or “rOS” naming the company was planning on, according to Bloomberg. Render created by Ian Zelbo based on rumored information The name change comes as Apple begins to prepare for the launch of […]

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Samsung SDI logs best-ever EV battery sales and operating profit in Q2

According to the latest numbers by Yonhap Infomax, Samsung SDI posted its best ever operating income and sales figures in the second quarter. This is all thanks to the robust EV battery sales and the world’s shift to electric vehicles. As per the report, the operating income reached KRW 429 billion (around $330.4 million) during […]

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Poll: Windows 12? Windows 11? What should Microsoft call its next operating system?

What you need to know Microsoft will shift to a new development cycle, according to our sources. The company will move to a three-year release cycle for major versions of the Windows client but will also ship new features between major releases. Some have speculated that the shift could bring a new name to the […]

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Samsung Q2 operating profit to rise thanks to strong memory chip sales

Samsung is expected to announce its Q2 earnings guidance on Thursday, and market watchers estimate that the company’s operating profit for the second quarter rose more than 15% from a year ago. A new survey suggests that Samsung enjoyed a bump in sales and net income in the second quarter of 2022, though some of […]

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Samsung likely to post 50% higher operating profit for Q1 2022

Samsung announced its Q1 2022 earnings estimates earlier today. Thanks to solid gains through semiconductor chip and smartphone sales, the South Korean tech giant expects to post its highest Q1 earnings since 2018. In its earnings guidance, the company said that it expects its revenue to reach up to KRW 78 trillion (around $64 billion) […]

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