Apple has signaled disappointing demand for the new iPhone XR, telling its top smartphone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans for additional production lines dedicated to the relatively cost-effective model that hit shelves in late October, sources say.

A report from Fast Company says that Apple will go ahead with using Intel modems for the first 5G iPhone, set to launch in 2020.

China has promised to further cut import tariffs and open its economy as it tries to address criticisms that its trade practices are "unfair".

Start-up Royole has unveiled the world's first bendable smartphone.

The mediation committee for the dispute between Samsung Electronics and its former employees suffering from work-related illnesses announced the finalized settlement for the two parties, with the plan including compensation of up to 150 million won (US$132,000) per illness.

Cisco has 400G Ethernet switches that fall into two camps: The Nexus 9000 family aimed at large enterprise networks and the 3400-S class for hyperscale users.

Intel's exclusive deal to provide modem chips for new iPhones has strained its ability to supply such longtime personal computer partners as Taiwan's Acer and Asustek Computer, which face shortages of a key component heading into the year-end shopping season, industry sources said.

Over 2.6 billion people are now using Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or Messenger every month.

The Japanese electronics firm raised its annual profit forecast to 870bn yen ($7.7bn), up 30% from estimates given in July.

The company posted KRW 65.46 trillion in consolidated quarterly revenue, up 5.5 percent from a year earlier, and KRW 17.57 trillion in quarterly operating profit, up 20.9 percent.

The Chinese currency - the yuan - is flirting with the 7 mark against the US dollar, a level it hasn't seen since the 2008 global financial crisis. The movements in the yuan are closely monitored, not least because the currency is a flashpoint in the US and China's trade war.

More than 70 percent of U.S. firms operating in southern China are considering delaying further investment there and moving some or all of their manufacturing to other countries as the trade war bites into profits.

On Friday, Qualcomm said in a federal court hearing that Apple owes the chipmaker US$7 billion in unpaid patent royalty payments, according to a Reuters report. This allegation is just the latest in a string of accusations since this epic legal battle between the two companies started almost 2 years ago.

Partnership comes on the heels of Samsung-NEC tie-up

An increase of 37.5% R&D expense on a year-on-year basis.

China's foreign ministry has some suggestions for the Trump administration if it is worried about foreign eavesdropping on the U.S. president's iPhones: use a Huawei handset instead.

The UK's data watchdog has levied the maximum possible fine against Facebook for its failure to protect user's personal information in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Wingtech will indirectly own 75.86 percent of Nexperia as a result of the deals.

The White House has ordered a National Spectrum Strategy and task force to lead the way for 5G.

Pichai said 48 employees have been terminated for sexual misconduct over the last two years.

Google's third quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations.

Nokia announced a new cost-cutting program on Thursday, targeting annual cost savings of 700 million euros by the end of 2020.

The iPhone XR might have been dubbed the best value iPhone in years, but shoppers weren't giving it the usual show of love.

Researchers say they have developed tiny readers that can detect information in light spirals

Italian investigation found software updates 'significantly reduced performance', hastening new purchases

Shares in AMS fell as much as 31.5 percent Tuesday, the steepest intraday decline since January 11, 2008.

Qualcomm has announced with Samsung Electronics that they are working together to develop 5G small cells - opening the door for massive 5G network speed, capacity, coverage and ultra-low latency.

Super Micro Computer says it will review its hardware for any proof of malicious chips as alleged in a recent media report.

Brendan Iribe, the co-founder and former CEO of Oculus, has announced he is leaving Facebook. Iribe is leaving Facebook following some internal shake-ups in the company's virtual reality arm last week that saw the cancellation of the company's next generation "Rift 2" PC-powered virtual reality headset.

Nidec Corp, a Japanese supplier to Apple, and Germany's Schaeffler AG are among bidders competing for Taiwanese components maker Precision Motion Industries Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple late Monday sold out of launch day iPhone XR supply in the US and beyond, with orders placed through the company's online storefront now showing estimated delivery dates pushed out to November.

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The company has previously targeted 2019 to release a folding device.

It's the latest and strongest of denials from Apple in response to the October story in Bloomberg Businessweek.

Samsung Electronics has announced its acquisition of Zhilabs, known for its AI-based network and service analytics, to further enhance its 5G capabilities. The acquisition lays the foundation for Samsung to foster its 5G offerings of automation and network analytics to finely tune the customer experiences in the 5G era.

Semiconductors are key components for the IoT, connecting the real with the digital world now evolving to cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) functionality.

Huawei will begin manufacturing mobile phones in India from next year as the US$150 billion Chinese giant plans to open 1,000 company-branded stores across the country.

Huawei sued CNEX last year for the same reason

Mobile telecom equipment maker Ericsson has reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter sales figures, boosted primarily by high activity levels in North America. In posting its third consecutive quarter of progress toward reaching its 2020 financial targets, the company saw its net sales jump by 9% year-on-year and 8% since the last quarter.

The Mate 20 series is powered by the Kirin 980 SoC manufactured with the advanced 7nm process incorporating the Cortex-A76-based CPU and Mali-G76 GPU.