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The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday approved a proposed legal revision to lower fees for mobile phone services amid criticism that domestic carriers charge too much compared to other countries.
The Japan Times
Whether it's named or used anonymously, Corning's Gorilla Glass has been a key ingredient in smartphones since the first iPhone - except for folding phones, where the screens are covered in flexible plastic.
Venturebeat
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation
IDC
Mate X-style foldable and vertical clamshell said to be in the works
The Verge
The Facebook founder says he believes a privacy-focused communications platform will become even more important than today's open platforms.
The Guardian
Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts government agencies from using its products. It said the US failed to provide evidence to support the ban.
BBC News
Technology allows vehicle to be unlocked, started, and driven without a physical key
Company release
Microsoft is making a Chrome OS-like version of Windows
The Verge
Intel has confirmed that it recently ended its deal with Chinese smartphone chipmaker Unisoc, citing a need to "make sure we can scale 5G as quickly as possible."
ZDNet
Workers at Foxconn's Yukang dormitory compound in Zhengzhou queue up to resign from their jobs which attract a basic salary of CNY2,100 (US$314) per month.
South China Morning Post
"While March mix is still bad, the tone in the supply chain is starting to improve and price reductions in China may be starting to clear channel inventory," UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri wrote.
Business Insider
As it prepares to go public, Lyft reveals booming revenue, monster losses and a big bet on the future of transportation.
Economist
The crypto bust has left AMD and Nvidia with an excess amount of GPUs, and the Jon Peddie Research says this will continue on for almost half a year.
Tom's Hardware Guide
The chief financial officer of China's tech giant Huawei is suing Canada over her arrest at the request of the US.
BBC News
The telecoms industry is acutely aware of the need to ensure that ever-more complex mobile networks are safe.
Reuters
Researchers at CEA-Leti and Stanford University have demonstrated a chip that integrates multiple-bit non-volatile memory (NVM) resistive RAM (ReRAM) with silicon computing units and new memory resiliency features that provide 2.3x the capacity of existing ReRAM.
EE Times
By 2025, 15% of the global mobile industry will run on fifth generation (5G) technology, finds The Mobile Economy 2019 report.
Forbes
The secure wallet is now compatible with the Opera browser, too.
engadget
Intel has ended a partnership to share its latest 5G modem chips with China's second largest mobile chipmaker amid concerns that the technology transfer could cause problems in Washington, sources have told Nikkei Asian Review.
Nikkei Asian Review
Available in May.
The Verge
The new solutions advance existing 4G wireless technologies and will usher in 5G wireless and precise positioning technologies as well.
Forbes
Intel on Monday announced new chips and partnerships that it hopes will persuade its investors that the billions of dollars in research and development that it has poured into 5G networking technology will pay off.
Reuters
South Korea's LG Electronics unveiled a 5G smartphone on Sunday with a dual screen.
Reuters
A new Nokia smartphone fuses together shots taken simultaneously by five rear cameras to offer owners what it says is "the richest image capture possible".
BBC News
From smart speakers and smart TVs to conferencing systems and smart home appliances: electronic devices can be operated much more easily and intuitively with speech recognition. Consequently, demand for voice user interfaces (VUI) in electronic devices is increasing dramatically. Market researchers expect that the smart speaker market alone will grow 20% per year on average.
Company release
Huawei has revealed its first smartphone to feature a foldable screen, less than a week after its rival Samsung did the same. The Mate X has been priced to start at EUR2,299.
BBC News
By providing IP that is designed for high temperature operation on 22FDX, Synopsys enables designers to reduce their design effort and accelerate AEC-Q100 qualification of system-on-chips (SoCs) for automotive applications such as eMobility, 5G connectivity, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and infotainment.
Company release
Mobile phone group Vodafone has conducted a successful trial connecting next-generation 5G smartphones to its network.
Reuters
Lenovo posted better-than-expected quarterly results and shrugged off the impact of a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war, sending its shares soaring 11 percent to three-year highs.
Reuters
The Chinese company's newest phone is generally great, but you'll pay for what you get.
CNET
With US entry on hold amid trade friction, company spends big on smart appliances
Nikkei Asian Review
Russia's parliament has voted to ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty, after their social media use raised issues of national security.
BBC News
A spokesperson for Germany's interior ministry told CNBC on Tuesday that the nation was not planning to shut any firm out of its 5G network.
CNBC
The one thing that seems clear is that there will probably be a PS5 by the end of next year.
The Verge
Qualcomm continues to actively develop 5G solutions and today announced its latest modem and antenna module as it builds a robust commercial 5G platform. 5G is coming and support for it is much greater than the disparate 4G rollout.
ZDNet
Smartphone shipments in the China market were down 9.7% YoY to approximately 103 million units in the fourth quarter of 2018.
IDC
The founder of Huawei has said there is "no way the US can crush" the company, in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
BBC News
New Zealand will independently assess the risk of using China's Huawei Technologies in 5G networks.
Reuters
It's one of a family of foldable devices in development with the Chinese company, best known for budget televisions.
CNET
The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a settlement over the company's privacy lapses.
Reuters
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