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Alphabet-owned Google announced Thursday it's completed its acquisition of Fitbit.
CNBC
Digital decoupling between China and the United States could severely impact EU businesses in China and they should "prepare for the worst" and may be forced into a costly separation of their international operations, European business groups said.
Reuters
Tech will be used in laptops, phones, cars, and more.
Ars Technica
Senior Trump administration officials had been mulling plans to add the tech giants to a list of firms with alleged Chinese military links
South China Morning Post
The two companies first announced a partnership in 2019.
engadget
12 Jan 2021
Microsoft's new Surface Pro 7+ for Business is not available to consumers, at least for now.
CNBC
One expert said that the new rules, especially around data, are part of China's broader effort to become a "technological superpower."
CNBC
Qualcomm's new in-screen reader is 77 percent larger and 50 percent faster.
Ars Technica
Today, TCL is announcing a trio of Android tablets to be released over the next few months, including a model using a NXTPAPER display, their competitor to color E Ink.
9to5Google
The Korean giant adjusted to the new reality of 2020. This year, it needs to be bolder and it all starts this week.
CNET
The so-called "lighter than air" laptops will be available in January.
engadget
It starts at $1,149.99
The Verge
Micron on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates as a global shift to remote work and a recent uptick in 5G smartphone adoption drove demand for its chips.
Reuters
Samsung predicts its profits rose nearly 26% last quarter. That suggests demand for many of its products has kept up during the coronavirus pandemic even as it faces tough competition in the smartphone market.
CNN
The shares of Alibaba and Tencent fell after a Wall Street Journal report said the Trump administration could be about to add the Chinese tech giants to a U.S. blacklist.
CNBC
South Korea's Hyundai Motor said on Friday it was in early, unspecified talks with Apple after a local broadcaster said the pair were discussing an electric car and b
Reuters
Verizon will kick off the show with a keynote on 5G. And while not officially part of CES, Samsung will cap things off by introducing its 5G-enabled Galaxy S21 line.
CNET
Tencent along with a number of investors including CITIC, CICC Capital and Primavera invested 1.8 billion yuan ($278.5 million) in Shanghai-headquartered Enflame Technology.
CNBC
Huawei this year will likely see slower 5G business and push further into software, while hoping its smartphones get a reprieve from U.S. sanctions which last year struck the chip-reliant heart of its group, analysts said.
Reuters
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf is retiring this year, the company just announced.
CNBC
Alibaba founder Jack Ma is lying low, but not missing, CNBC's David Faber reported Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
CNBC
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's Alipay, the White House said, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office this month.
Reuters
The chipset's headline feature is its X51 5G and LTE modem.
engadget
A notable milestone but not a huge change
The Verge
Activity in China's factory sector rose in December as the world's second-largest economy sustained its recovery to pre-pandemic levels, a business survey showed on Monday, however, increasing cost pressures slowed the pace of expansion.
CNBC
The New York Stock Exchange said it no longer plans to delist three Chinese telecommunications giants: China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom.
CNBC
Microsoft is 'working as hard as we can' to increase Xbox Series X/S stock
Tech Radar
Ring in 2021 with Samsung's latest smartphones
The Verge
Speculation has swirled around Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's whereabouts after reports surfaced that the high-profile businessman has not made a public appearance in more than two months.
Yahoo! Finance
China's three biggest telcos saw their shares drop as much as 5% in Hong Kong on Monday, the first trading session since the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it would delist the firms under a plan China branded "political" and of "limited" impact.
Reuters
Q3 2020 was the second-strongest quarter for venture capital investments to U.S. companies ever, according to CB Insights.
CNBC
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday requested a nine-year prison term for Samsung's de facto chief, Lee Jae-yong, during his bribery retrial, where Lee apologized and vowed not to be implicated in similar allegations in an apparent plea for leniency.
AP
The approach of cutting off China's technology companies could continue under a Biden presidency, said Adam Segal, director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
CNBC
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is one of the most futuristic devices of the year - the world's first foldable PC. But like so many other first-generation products, it's not for everyone.
CNN
LG's stylus-equipped Stylo series usually ends up among the most popular mid-range phones every year, and in 2021 it seems like there might be two options.
9to5Google
The firm allegedly used thousands of forced labor workers from the Muslim region of Xinjiang
The Verge
Corellium helps customers find bugs in Apple's mobile operating system. Apple aimed to shut it down.
Washington Post
Let the countdown to the Countess begin.
Tom's Hardware Guide
A good indication of Android flagship trends for 2021
The Verge
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